Gulf countries' dependence on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz could be significantly reduced by a pipeline linking the Gulf to Europe via Israel, says Energy Minister Eli Cohen, which would allow them also to bypass Red Sea shipping disruptions.

"The Gulf countries do not want to be dependent on either Iran or the Houthis [in Yemen] when it comes to their oil exports, which are their primary source of income," Cohen tells Reuters in an interview in Jerusalem. "If you create a land route...

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen warns of Erdogan's ambitions to renew dominance in the Middle East, including control of Jerusalem.

In an in-depth strategic analysis with the TOV Hebrew media network, Hacohen warns of broad regional trends that threaten Israel.

Turkey aspires to revive the days of the Ottoman Empire, an aspiration that includes renewed dominance in the Syrian and maritime spheres and even control over Jerusalem.

As much as I dislike citing Maya Angelou-and absolutely loathe using a single plural pronoun to describe a single noun-one of the late activist-poet's famous quotes is so spot on that it bears repeating: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

This certainly applies to U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who illustrated it most recently on "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Evangelical Christian leader Laurie Cardoza-Moore has urged President Donald Trump to publicly distance himself from recent remarks by Vice President JD Vance, arguing that his comments about Israel and the Jewish people are unacceptable.

"As one of the millions of Evangelical Christians who stand with Israel and our Jewish brethren, I call upon President Trump to immediately distance himself from the Vice President's recent...

Mayor Mamdani did not simply express a personal political opinion. He used the authority, symbolism, and credibility of the mayor's office to issue what amounted to an official public address declaring that the democratically elected leader of the world's only Jewish state is a 'war criminal' who is 'not welcome in New York City.' That is a profound misuse of the office entrusted to him by all New Yorkers.

Some 49% of Americans think that the US should arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, according to a recent poll. After three years of war in the Middle East, Israel's once-solid support in the US has cratered.

Asked whether the US should enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for Netanyahu's arrest, 49% of respondents answered "yes" in an Economist/YouGov poll published on Tuesday, while 27% said "no" and 23% were unsure.

Astonishingly, in America and Britain, the vilification and scapegoating of Israel through an agenda of malice and mendacity-and with undertones of something even darker-has become a key driver of political life.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has ramped up his attacks on Israel by channeling anti-Jewish tropes of covert manipulation and warmongering.

TIME magazine has revealed that Israel funded an influence campaign organized by U.S. President Donald Trump's...

State lawmakers in West Virginia's Freedom Caucus are seeking to ban AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras statewide, arguing the technology violates citizens' Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

"The West Virginia Freedom Caucus strongly opposes the unchecked expansion of automated surveillance technologies, including Flock Safety camera systems, automated license plate readers (ALPRs), AI-powered facial recognition, multimodal vehicle...

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces the release of its latest report, Privacy roadmap: Halting Canada's surveillance state, authored by veteran journalist and public policy analyst Nigel Hannaford. The report sets out an eight-step legislative roadmap to restore Canadians' privacy by reversing recent federal laws that have expanded government surveillance powers and weakened long-standing privacy protections.

The report argues that privacy is not...

A rural New York school district intends to deploy a humanoid robot teaching assistant into the classroom this fall amid a debate over the place of artificial intelligence (AI) in education.

The Salamanca City Central School District (SCCSD) decided to buy the artificial intelligence-powered robot from Realbotix, an AI and technology company, at a school board meeting last month, according to the New York Focus. The Western New York district, located on a Seneca reservation, will cash out...