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Analysis & Opinion

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

Mike Wagenheim

Read time: 8 min.


Israeli soldier looks over on south Lebanon, from the Northern Israeli border

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

The Middle East has no limbo - Hamas and Hezbollah exploit the space between war and peace

Ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon risk giving Hamas and Hezbollah room to regroup, test Israel and exploit diplomatic constraints on the IDF

Guy Azriel

Read time: 3 min.


A German national flag waves on top of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

9 min

Europe

Germany manages world’s highest level of antisemitism; Berlin needs methods to confront it - opinion

An examination of Germany’s growing antisemitism crisis, the political forces behind it, and why the country’s current efforts to combat Jew-hatred are failing to confront its deepest sources

Benjamin Weinthal

Read time: 9 min.


Hezbollah's main areas of operation in South America

6 min

Analysis & Opinion

Israel's new Venezuela diplomatic opening can bring down Hezbollah and IRGC in Venezuela in time - analysis

Tuesday’s agreement is modest by design. But it is the first crack in a door shut for seventeen years, at a moment when Venezuela needs outside help and has unusual room to maneuver

Brian McDonald

Read time: 6 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

Mike Wagenheim

Read time: 4 min.


Des partisans des Houthis, soutenus par l’Iran, scandent des slogans lors d’un rassemblement contre Israël et les États-Unis à Sanaa, au Yémen, le 27 mars 2026.

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

How a blocked Iranian plane set off the Houthis' latest escalation with Saudi Arabia - analysis

With Saudi forces building up in Yemen, the Houthis realized that they have to act now, before their opposition becomes too strong and might actually threaten their decade-long rule over Yemen

Ariel Oseran

Read time: 4 min.


FILE—Iranian-made drones of the Revolutionary Guard aerospace division are seen on a truck during an annual military parade in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sept. 22, 2023.

6 min

Analysis & Opinion

Adapting to drone warfare: Easier said than done - analysis

One of the main factors cited for why the US did not escalate its attack on Iran with a ground invasion was the danger such a mission would pose to US troops within drone range of the Iranian mainland

Robert Swift

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

Mike Wagenheim

Read time: 4 min.


ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان، ورئيس الوزراء الباكستاني شهباز شريف، والرئيس التركي رجب طيب أردوغان بعد توقيع الاتفاقية

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

The Mecca Agreement: Symbolic at best, impractical in reality

The new defense pact sends a clear warning to Tehran, but whether it can become a credible military alliance remains highly uncertain

Ariel Oseran

Read time: 3 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

Mike Wagenheim

Read time: 3 min.


Boy George

5 min

Analysis & Opinion

Boy George’s AI pro-Israel anthem is not the win some think it is

The song has been lauded by many in the pro-Israel and Jewish community. But its tacky, occasionally offensive execution may earn more detractors than supporters

i24NEWS, Joe Brown

Read time: 5 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

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

Cyprus after Guterres’ visit: diplomacy continues, but strategic contradictions prevent progress

The UN continues to pursue a comprehensive settlement based on established parameters, while Turkey promotes a vision centered on permanent military presence and strategic influence over Cyprus

Dr. Giorgos Kentas

Read time: 4 min.


Membres du Hamas à Gaza

4 min

Analysis & Opinion

A Gaza roadmap no Israeli government is likely to accept

The Board of Peace proposal would require Israel to halt military operations and withdraw from Gaza while leaving Hamas’s weapons under Palestinian control

Guy Azriel

Read time: 4 min.


Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts after scoring his third goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

6 min

FIFA World Cup 2026

When blood runs blue and white: Argentina and England renew soccer’s bitterest rivalry - opinion

As two old enemies collide in Atlanta for a place in the World Cup final, one proud, and thoroughly biased, Argentine writer explains why nobody should call this "just a soccer game"

Natasha Kirtchuk

Read time: 6 min.


Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, arrives to meet his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 28, 2026.

2 min

Analysis & Opinion

US reportedly concerned over alleged Israeli plot to assassinate top Iranian leadership | LIVE BLOG

A New York Times report exposes that US officials feared Israel would attempt to assassinate Iran's top negotiator and Foreign Minister in order to disrupt talks with Tehran

i24NEWS

Read time: 2 min.


Jared Kushner et Steve Witkoff

2 min

Analysis & Opinion

US-Iran technical talks set for Wednesday with Pakistani and Qatari mediators | LIVE BLOG

"On Wednesday, US and Iran delegations are expected to participate separately in technical talks with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan," a senior US official tells i24NEWS

i24NEWS

Read time: 2 min.


President Donald Trump gestures during a visit to the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pa., Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

2 min

Analysis & Opinion

Trump says talks with Iran will take place in Qatar on Tuesday | LIVE BLOG

Earlier, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi says no technical talks with US scheduled this week

i24NEWS

Read time: 2 min.


A banner at the pro-Palestinian rally in London

7 min

Analysis & Opinion

Woke culture is dying. The backlash is bringing swastikas back into the Western mainstream

It legitimized modern antisemitism in the name of the “oppressed,” but the collapse of woke culture is removing the gatekeepers and leaving behind a violent, radical and unrestrained counterculture

Ron Tsur

Read time: 7 min.


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

3 min

Israel

Peace through strength: Israel tests the limits of deterrence and diplomacy - opinion

Israel's pursuit of 'peace through strength' against Iran and its proxies may soon collide with Washington's diplomatic priorities, placing the US-Israel partnership under unprecedented strain.

Guy Azriel

Read time: 3 min.


Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025.

8 min

Analysis & Opinion

Sudan’s War Is Also an Islamist Power Struggle, Activist Warns

Tuesday marks three years since the turning point in the brutal civil conflict in Sudan, starting in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

i24NEWS

Read time: 8 min.


Israeli actress Gal Gadot attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Red Notice" at LA Live in Los Angeles on November 3, 2021.

9 min

Analysis & Opinion

The Thought Police: How Hollywood, the industry of dreams, turned into an economic nightmare

The stars are fleeing to Toronto and the studios are struggling to meet the Oscars’ diversity quotas: the collapse of the empire that forgot its true purpose

i24NEWS, Ron Tsur

Read time: 9 min.


File photo of hillside villages near the coastal city of Paphos, on the Greek side of Cyprus

5 min

Analysis & Opinion

A peace plan for Cyprus before year’s end?

Turkey’s posture on Cyprus cannot be understood in isolation from its grand strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean, where Erdogan's track record offers only the thinnest of bases for optimism

Dr. Giorgos Kentas

Read time: 5 min.


Much More Than a Pretty Face: Hedy Lamarr

7 min

Analysis & Opinion

More than just an actress: The story of Hedy Lamarr and the invention of WiFi

She was considered the most beautiful woman in the world, a Hollywood star. But behind the beautiful face hid a brilliant mind. A mind that was tragically not appreciated at the time.

i24NEWS

Read time: 7 min.


FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, The New York Times building is shown in New York.

4 min

US / Canada

Israel to sue NYTs over article alleging Palestinian rape in prisons

US Jewish activist groups announced a demonstration outside The New York Times on Thursday. The rally targets a controversial column that Israel's government called a modern-day blood libel

i24NEWS, Henry Kirshner

Read time: 4 min.


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