Corinne Baum

Corinne Baum is a freelance writer and editor. She moved to Israel in August 2023 from Fort Worth, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri Reynolds Journalism Institute, where she specialized in cross-platform editing and production and minored in Russian. In her spare time, you can find her reading or at a yoga class. She currently lives in Jaffa.

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

Russian service members attend a ceremony organized by the People's Front political movement to hand over new motocross bikes, quad bikes and unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia's army for use in the ongoing military conflict against Ukraine, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, October 3, 2025.

Russia spending half its federal budget on military, war against Ukraine - report

A person uses a camera while standing behind a fence next to a police vehicle, with fireworks exploding as demonstrators use them against police officers while trying to block a road leading to the Santa Giulia Arena, on the day of a protest against the environmental, economic and social impact.

Italian police fire tear gas, water cannons at protesters outside of Milan Winter Olympics


Nuclear talks moved from Turkey to Oman after Iran threatens pullout - report

The Jerusalem Post learned that Iran told mediators that it is ready to discuss the nuclear issue and is even willing to consider compromises. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Moscow, December 17, 2025; illustrative.

Indian PM Modi visited Israel at suggestion of Jeffrey Epstein, released files imply

“The Indian Prime Minister Modi took advice. and danced and sang in Israel for the benefit of the US president. They had met a few weeks ago. IT WORKED,” the email message from Epstein reads.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, meet in Jerusalem in 2017.

IDF searching for slain hostage Ran Gvili's body in Gaza before Rafah crossing opens

The IDF is rushing to find the last Israeli hostage in Gaza as the clock ticks down for opening the Rafah Crossing.

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili

Iran will fire 'everything we have' if under attack by US, FM Araghchi warns in WSJ op-ed

"Our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack," Araghchi wrote in his opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives at the government palace to meet Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2026

Trump: US 'seeking immediate negotiations to discuss acquisition of Greenland' at Davos WEF

During his remarks at Davos, Trump said that the United States would not use force to acquire Greenland. • "We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won't give it," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran': Trump calls for regime change - Politico

“What [Khameini] is guilty of, as the leader of a country, is the complete destruction of the country and the use of violence at levels never seen before," Trump said in the interview.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 11, 2026.

Netanyahu asked Trump to pump brakes on US strikes in Iran, NYT reports

The report came after the US appeared to shift towards diplomatic means of pressure to stop the Iranian crackdown on protesters. 

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Shin Bet Chief Zini names 'N' as new deputy head, to enter role next month

Shin Bet Chief David Zini announced the appointment of "N." as the new deputy head, with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s approval.

Shin Bet director David Zini attends a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, October 5, 2025

IDF arrests three in West Bank for impersonating IDF soldiers, robbing stores

Military officials believe the suspects are members of a Bedouin terror cell, Army Radio reported. 

 Israel Police, Border Police, and IDF reinforce security in Hebron amid Passover pilgrimages to the Tomb of the Patriarchs, April 2025.

FM Araghchi says Iran will respond congruently to EU diplomat ban, claims Israel involved in unrest

“We will never allow terrorist agents and terrorist groups, especially those directed from abroad and particularly by Israel, to continue their actions," Iranian FM Araghchi told Al Jazeera.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.