Netanyahu first foreign leader to meet Trump Tuesday: What to expect While President Donald trump is expected to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go through with the second phase of the hostage deal, the Israeli leader is expected to ask the American president to turn up the heat on Tehran. Israel
Donald Trump wins US presidency, signaling major shifts for Middle East Donald Trump on Wednesday won the race by securing key swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina. United States
Analysis Beyond Jerusalem, what's behind Israeli embrace of Donald Trump? Despite President Joe Biden’s standing by Israel since Oct. 7, only Israelis identified with the political left support presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. By Mazal Mualem In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics
Analysis Israel's far-right ministers dig deeper hole in Washington by attacking Harris After provocations on the part of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Missions Orit Strook and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen was the one to clash this week with the Biden administration. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Israel's intelligence chief wants next US president to continue Abraham Accords Eli Cohen told Ynet TV that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are "on the agenda" for recognizing the Jewish state. Israel
Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on US election In his first public speech on the US presidential election, Iran’s supreme leader said victory by a Democratic or a Republican candidate will not trigger any change of policy in Tehran. United States
US officials confirm Iranian hackers stole voter data The security breach is the latest attempt targeting the 2020 US election, US intelligence officials warned, including attempts to hit the campaigns of President Donald Trump and his opponent, Joe Biden. Iran
Senior Israeli Orthodox rabbis urge Americans to vote for Trump A group of Jewish settlers in the Palestinian West Bank also prayed for the US president's victory at Abraham's tomb on Monday. Israel
Intel: US, Sudan sign terror claims agreement The last major step in restoring US-Sudanese relations is legislation pending in Congress that would restore Sudan's sovereign immunity. Israel
Elections weigh on US-Gulf economic relations Investments worth billions of dollars in the US market and currencies pegged to the greenback leave Gulf states heavily exposed to the American economy. Gulf
The Takeaway: Is Erdogan’s threat to Syrian Kurds linked to US election? Turkish president also calculates risk of escalation in Idlib; a primer on the Idlib ceasefires; plus: four more quick takes on Syria and Iraq. Syria
Facebook removes Iran-linked network targeting Americans The tech giant said the network was discovered early in its operations. Iran
Would Mideast leaders prefer Trump or Biden to deal with Iran? Whoever wins the election, a new Iran deal would require a regional consensus and some tough diplomacy with Putin. United States
Trump, Biden talk reported Iranian election interference at final debate US intelligence said that Iran was responsible for threatening emails sent to voters this week; the policy toward Iran has come up frequently during the election. United States
US government says Iran behind emails threatening Democratic voters in Florida The emails purportedly sent by the pro-Trump Proud Boys group were actually an Iranian operation, according to US intelligence, though Iran has denied the allegation. United States
Middle East’s chronic woes exacerbate COVID impact, IMF says Also: Israelis back Trump, Palestinians (kind of) tilt toward Biden. Regional
