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Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim

Senior US Correspondent, i24NEWS


Mike Wagenheim serves as i24NEWS' Senior US Correspondent, covering American government, diplomacy, religion, business and culture, all through the lens of the Middle East. Previously based in the network's headquarters in Israel, his beats included the Israeli government and religious issues.


Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington.

2 min

US / Canada

Sec. Marco Rubio's office planning memorial for American victims of Oct. 7, i24NEWS learns

At least 46 American citizens were killed on October 7 or in the subsequent hostage-holding by Gazan terrorists

Read time: 2 min.


Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington.

2 min

US / Canada

Sec. Marco Rubio's office planning memorial for American victims of Oct. 7, i24NEWS learns

At least 46 American citizens were killed on October 7 or in the subsequent hostage-holding by Gazan terrorists

Read time: 2 min.


Marco Rubio arrives with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, not shown, to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington.

6 min

US / Canada

Rubio warns against new West Bank crisis as tensions mount

The US secretary of state said Iran remains a threat to the region and questioned whether Tehran’s leaders want “to be a country or … a revolution"

Read time: 6 min.


President Donald Trump walks to the Abraham Accords signing ceremony at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington

6 min

Analysis & Opinion

Abraham Accords need 'constant push' six years on, says Sen. Lankford in i24NEWS special interview

Reflecting on the six years since the signing ceremony on the White House South Lawn, Lankford said the accords proved more durable than critics expected, including in the aftermath of October 7

Read time: 6 min.


jd vance

3 min

US / Canada

EXCLUSIVE: US VP JD Vance planning Shabbat dinner in outreach to Jewish Republicans

The guest list, originally set at around 40 people, has been sharply scaled back to keep the conversations from becoming public

Read time: 3 min.


A large video board is shown inside American Airlines Center during a media walkthrough in Dallas, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Republican National Convention.

7 min

US / Canada

Iran war takes back seat as Republicans focus on economy at midterm convention

GOP lawmakers tell i24NEWS Trump should tout his decision to confront Tehran, even as higher gas prices complicate the party’s appeal to voters

Read time: 7 min.


Ronen and Orna Neutra speaking to i24NEWS on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

3 min

US / Canada

Omer Neutra’s parents reflect on 9/11, October 7 and the fight against terrorism

'Orna was pregnant with Omer during 9/11,' Ronen said, '25 years later, we found ourselves losing our son'

Read time: 3 min.


A large video board is shown inside American Airlines Center during a media walkthrough in Dallas, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Republican National Convention.

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

Climate is different at upcoming RNC as Israel becomes a political hot potato - analysis

The party's commitment to Israel hasn't wavered, but with the timing colliding with Rosh Hashanah and polls showing economic concerns dominating, with Republicans steering toward domestic themes

Read time: 4 min.


Israeli settlers gather in front of Palestinian houses in the West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, August 13, 2026.

4 min

West Bank & Gaza Strip

Huckabee’s ‘terrorism’ label puts settler leaders, and Israel’s government, on the spot - analysis

By describing Jewish rioting as terrorism, the US ambassador has intensified pressure on Israeli officials to confront settler violence and those accused of enabling it

Read time: 4 min.


Le président des Émirats arabes unis, le cheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, s’exprime lors de sa rencontre avec le président russe Vladimir Poutine au Grand Palais du Kremlin, à Moscou, le 29 janvier 2026.

3 min

Middle East

UAE President hosts US antisemitism envoy Yehuda Kaploun

The UAE has made interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance prominent elements of its diplomatic agenda

Read time: 3 min.


View of a village in southern Lebanon during an Israeli military operation, May 17, 2026

5 min

Israel

US, Israel oppose new UN force in Lebanon as Security Council weighs post-UNIFIL options, officials tell i24NEWS

Washington warns against ‘UNIFIL-lite’ as Security Council weighs three options for a post-mission presence in southern Lebanon

Read time: 5 min.


Police officers stand guard next to a security perimeter set around the US embassy during a NATO summit in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021

3 min

US / Canada

US directs embassies to seek increased security for Jewish communities during high holidays

A source told i24NEWS that the State Department issued a similar directive ahead of Passover

Read time: 3 min.


The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem.

3 min

International

Dominican Republic adopts IHRA antisemitism definition, announces Jewish heritage museum

The Dominican Republic will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, becoming the 7th Latin American nation to do so

Read time: 3 min.


President Donald Trump listens to Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers speak during an event at the General Motors Proving Ground Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich.

4 min

US / Canada

Mike Rogers asks AIPAC to stand down in Michigan Senate race - analysis

If Mike Rogers can’t defeat Abdul El-Sayed, despite the massive financial advantages the Republican party has, it’s questionable what difference AIPAC funding would play

Read time: 4 min.


American View

3 min

Diaspora Affairs

Oct. 7 reshaped US Jewish media as trust in mainstream outlets eroded, media executive tells i24NEWS

Ami Eden says the Hamas-led attack drove greater demand for hard news as developments in Israel became increasingly intertwined with American Jews’ sense of identity

Read time: 3 min.


President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Washington.

4 min

US / Canada

Trump holds back on Netanyahu election endorsement as his influence in Israel wanes - analysis

With Trump’s standing among Israelis falling and Netanyahu increasingly willing to challenge him, a presidential endorsement may no longer carry the electoral weight it once did

Read time: 4 min.


United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives for a new conference and after his join meeting with Turkish Cypriot Leader Tufan Erhurman, and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides at a U.N. compound in Cyprus, Wednesday, July 29, 202

8 min

Analysis & Opinion

Israel stays silent on preferred candidate as UN weighs next secretary-general

Rebeca Grynspan, daughter of Holocaust refugees, topped the first straw poll for UN secretary-general with the fewest "discourage" votes of any candidate

Read time: 8 min.


People vote in the primary election at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

Anti-Israel progressives benefit from lack of pushback in primaries - analysis

The exception to Tuesday’s not-good-at-all results for Israel supporters was in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race, where democratic-socialist Francesca Hong lost to David Crowley

Read time: 4 min.


Diplomats take part in direct Israel-Lebanon talks hosted at the US State Department in Washington on June 23, 2026.

6 min

Diplomacy & defense

Israel and Lebanon make ‘structural’ progress toward framework: US official tells i24NEWS the details

Three days of technical talks finalize plans for pilot zones as Washington says the process remains on a positive trajectory despite security and political challenges

Read time: 6 min.


President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he exits Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after attending the World Cup final soccer match, Sunday, July 19, 2026.

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

Trump has three options in dealing with Iran, but only one is a smart tactic to save him from loss – analysis

And much like in chess, creating a stalemate can be a smart tactic to save you from a loss. Even for someone like Trump, the stalemate is the only wise play right now

Read time: 4 min.


Muhammad Halabi, manager of Gaza operations at World Vision, on charges of funneling up to $50 million to Hamas.

4 min

US / Canada

World Vision selected for 'historic' US aid program despite previous ties to Hamas financing

World Vision was found to have provided funding to a US sanctioned organization, and Israel jailed its Gaza operations manager for diverting as much as $50 million to Hamas

Read time: 4 min.


Le président des États-Unis, Donald Trump, lors de son discours après l’attaque américaine en Iran

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

US cannot give Tehran what it needs, and Iran cannot give Trump what he needs - analysis

'The US cannot give Tehran what it needs, and the IRGC cannot give Trump what he needs. Anything resembling an agreement, based on what the sides need to get out of it politically, has been impossible

Read time: 3 min.


Ilan Goldenberg on American View with i24NEWS' Mike Wagenheim

4 min

Diaspora Affairs

J Street official: ‘Quiet majority’ of US Jews reject both pro-Netanyahu and anti-Israel extremes

Ilan Goldenberg tells i24NEWS Netanyahu has lost the Democratic Party, but says a different Israeli government could begin rebuilding US-Israel ties

Read time: 4 min.


Tommy Pigott on American View

3 min

US / Canada

US State Department's Piggott outlines vision for Middle East peace, security and economic growth

"Peace, prosperity, sovereignty—that's what the president wants to see," Tommy Pigott said. "We believe those things are fully accomplishable."

Read time: 3 min.


American View

3 min

i24NEWS Magazine

"You cannot be a Christian and anti-Zionist," chair of Christians United for Israel Action Fund tells i24NEWS

i24NEWS launches 'American View,' a new weekly show on US-Israel relations. The debut episode features CUFI Action Fund chair Sandra Hagee Parker

Read time: 3 min.


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