On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza after the exchange of prisoners and hostages. Al-T...
Trump Geographic Statement Gaffe On October 12, 2025, United States President Donald Trump made a statement to reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight from Saudi Arabia to Qatar. Trump described Qatar’s geographic position and referenced neighboring...
Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect After Israel Approves Deal On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip officially went into effect after the Israeli government approved a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement. The agreement w...
Miami Beach police arrested Christopher Martinez on October 7, 2025, after authorities said he pointed an object resembling a handgun at a rabbi outside a Jewish synagogue near 12th Street and Alton Road. According to the arrest report, the incident occurre...
Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on police bail following an earlier arrest on suspicion of rape when he carried out a deadly attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on October 2, 2025, according to Greater Manchester Police. He had no...
Dovid Akiva Shenkman, a former Chicago resident, pleaded guilty to federal charges involving possession and transportation of child pornography and was sentenced in September 2025 to nearly eight years in federal prison. He had been arrested in November 202...
Netanyahu Meets Trump in Washington Following United Nations Session Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on September 29, 2025, following his participation in the United Nations General Assembly sess...
A public relations campaign backed by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was disclosed through filings under the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act. The campaign was conducted by Show Faith by Works LLC, a San Diego-based marketing firm led by Chad Schn...
Rabbi Levi Cash was arrested in Delray Beach, Florida, on September 22, 2025, following an undercover law enforcement operation involving allegations of attempted unlawful contact with a minor. According to police statements, the arrest occurred after inves...
Recognition of Palestine as a Sovereign State The State of Palestine was proclaimed by the Palestine Liberation Organization on 15 November 1988. The State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by a majority of United Nations member sta...