Category: Polls
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As Netanyahu Heads to Washington, He Finds an Ally in Trump
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT News Analysis President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are using similar playbooks as they face turmoil. In Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s view, the first term of the Trump administration was a boon for Israel.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times April 7, 2025, 12:01 a.m. ET Before President Barack Obama was sworn into…
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Parliament Updates: After Heated 2-Day Debate, Waqf (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament
After Heated 2-Day Debate, Waqf (Amendment) Bill Clears Parliament In the Rajya Sabha, the Bill was passed after a division of votes – 128 in favour and 95 against. What Does The Waqf (Amendment) Bill Say? As per the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, while Waqf institutions’ mandatory contribution to Waqf boards is reduced from 7 per…
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Israel’s security is America’s security. Americans should not ignore that – opinion
American regional security depends on Israel transforming its tactical victories against Hamas. The last thing Israel needs is internal strife that contributes to regional destabilization. By ERIC R. MANDEL APRIL 3, 2025 02:23 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump attend a joint news conference in the White House in February. Says the…
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My Fellow Republicans and President Trump, We Must Stand Up to Putin
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Guest Essay My Fellow Republicans and President Trump, We Must Stand Up to Putin March 31, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ET Credit…Maxim Shemetov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Don Bacon Mr. Bacon is the representative for Nebraska’s Second District. Three years on, the war for Ukraine continues to burn, consuming lives and the…
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Erdogan takes Turkey to new crossroads with mayor’s arrest: analysts
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken Turkey closer to autocracy with the arrest of the elected mayor of Istanbul, but the scale of the ensuing protests could yet shake his grip, analysts say. Long accused by opponents of presiding over a drift into authoritarianism, analysts say Erdogan crossed a new line with the arrest last…
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Israel’s New Spending Plan Is a Win for Netanyahu
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Israel’s New Spending Plan Is a Win for Netanyahu A budget approved by Israel’s Parliament cements Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s power and includes significant military spending. Israeli military vehicles along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel last week. Credit…Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Lara Jakes and Patrick…
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AMERICAS The confidence game
LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, opens new tab , Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Sign up here. Wall Street stocks jumped on Monday, spurred by hopes that the White House is hesitating in its plan for sweeping “reciprocal” tariff hikes next week. The…
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Naftali Bennett’s attack on Amit Segal could cost him politically – analysis
Bennett’s strategy of maintaining silence was effective in the polls. However, the attack on popular Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal might change the course of his political future. By HERB KEINON MARCH 24, 2025 19:41 Updated: MARCH 24, 2025 19:47 Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI) If new elections were held today,…
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Exclusive: Zelensky on Trump, Putin, and the Endgame in Ukraine
Nearly six years have passed since Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine, yet he still cringes at all the polished brass and chandeliers that crowd his office. The place does seem rather gaudy, like a room plucked straight from Mar-a-Lago, and Zelensky can’t seem to stop apologizing for it as he shows me around…
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Opinion | Israel May Be Planning To Occupy Gaza Indefinitely
The number of people killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war reached a new milestone over the weekend. More than 50,000 people have now died, including 15,613 children, according to figures released by Gaza’s health ministry on Sunday. Nearly 700 Palestinians have lost their lives since last Tuesday, when Israel restarted lethal air strikes in…