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The Nile dam standoff is heating up, and Israel is caught between allies - analysis

As Trump reenters the Nile dispute, tensions in the Horn of Africa rise, leaving Israel to navigate an increasingly complex and combustible regional landscape

 Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, which is still recovering from a two-year war between the Ethiopian government and allied forces on one side, and Tigrayan forces on the other, during which the region’s economy was devastated and many were displaced.
US passport, illustrative

US will offer passport services in West Bank for first time

A ZAKA ambulance and El Al aircraft are seen at an airport in New Zealand, February 23, 2025

Elderly Israeli woman killed in New Zealand car accident, ZAKA says

Caitlyn Jenner speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida.

'For me, it was my Holocaust': Caitlyn Jenner on visiting October 7 communities in Israel


An American thing

Sara’s Place in Ra’anana serves up kosher dishes with an American flare.

Sara’s Place

Thanksgiving and American Jewry

So the American Jews can enjoy Thanksgiving and have their turkey too.

‘The First Thanksgiving 1621,’ oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1899.

Thanksgiving beats cancer

Beyond the parade and the food, the festive tablescapes and the turkey bingo, is the real meaning of Thanksgiving – thankful for being alive another day to celebrate.

TOM THE Turkey floats by Macy’s during New York City’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, spreading holiday cheer.

A dangerous disconnect: Making millennials proud of Israel

While Israelis see themselves as custodians of the Jewish homeland, the American Jewish community simply cannot see beyond their decades-old role as benefactors of the Zionist dream.

Students walk outside the Library of Columbia University in New York.

Teen behind JCC threats suspected of making bomb hoax calls from prison

The two calls were traced back to the teenager who is currently awaiting trial at the Nitzan prison in the central Israel town of Ramle.

JCC bomb threats suspect

The future of Jewish giving to Israel

Jewish philanthropy need not be a zero-sum game.

American Jews marching in New York with Israeli flags. How can we bridge the divide between Israel and the Diaspora?

Navigating My White Israeli Identity in a Racialized American Society From Melting Pots to Fruit Salads

The Jerusalem Post

Israel-US fund, pivotal to launching local hi-tech, celebrates 40 years

Now that Israel is much more advanced technologically and economically, the BIRD model has shifted to support Israeli-American cooperation.

Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) program.

How US Jewish groups are reacting to Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Unsurprisingly, the right and the left had very different takes on the situation.

PEOPLE WATCH US President Donald Trump on TV at Mike’s Place in Jerusalem yesterday.

Two entirely different bets on the Jewish future

Most American Jews do not spend much time dodging rockets.

DEPUTY MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Hotovely