Diplomacy

A growing alliance: Panama’s Jewish ambassador wants to bring Israel closer to Latin America

“Jewish members were part of the foundation of Panama,” Panama’s charismatic Ambassador to Israel, Ezra Cohen, tells the Magazine.

PANAMA’S AMBASSADOR Ezra Cohen: Full circle. (Marc Israel Sellem) COHEN’S FATHER in the Israeli army in 1948, right before his capture by Jordanian forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 12, 2026.

Putin’s peace rhetoric clashes with Russia’s battlefield actions in Ukraine - analysis

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington in May.

Diplomatic courage: How Trump’s embassy decision strengthened Israel’s position – opinion

Jerusalem diplomatic event highlights city’s strategic significance, May 13, 2026.

US diplomat urges embassy moves to Jerusalem ahead of Jerusalem Day


Another US destroyer enters Middle East waters as Iran receives 1,000 new drones - report

The USS Delbert D. Black entered the region sometime in the past 48 hours, bringing the number of destroyers in the Middle East to six.

Iranian soldiers take part in a military parade during a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran on April 17, 2024.

Netanyahu hosts leaders of Republika Srpska at Jerusalem office

Netanyahu conveyed appreciation for “their longstanding support for Israel and their firm stand against any manifestation of antisemitism.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Republika Srpska President Ana Trisic-Babic and former president Milorad Dodik, January 28, 2026.

Sa'ar meets with Azerbaijani president on energy, AI as Baku eyes Israeli agri-tech

The talks focused on advancing bilateral relations, with an emphasis on deepening cooperation in energy, artificial intelligence, agriculture, water management, defense, and tourism.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is seen meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in Baku, on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Netanyahu warns of militant Islam and radical left antisemitism in talks with EU MPs

Delegation from Hungary, Austria, Spain and France thanked for support as Israeli branch announced

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Miri Regev meet with members of parliament fom Hungary, Austria, Spain, and France. January 25, 2026.

Faustian pact: Netanyahu's embrace of Trump's Board of Peace gambles Israel's future - opinion

Trump’s Board of Peace could not be more Trumpian: transactional, lawless, narcissistic. Netanyahu’s joining is Vintage Bibi: cynical, short-sighted, convenient for him, reckless for Israel.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Why Trump’s money diplomacy cannot tame Hamas, Erdogan, Venezuela - opinion

Money can buy a lot. But Trump and company need to know that ideologues and fanatic theocracy-driven terrorists are beyond the price he can pay.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, US, January 22, 2026.

Netanyahu met Republican US Senator Ernst at Jerusalem Office, PMO says

This is the second time Ernst and Netanyahu have met in the last year, with them previously meeting in August 2025, when the war with Hamas was still ongoing in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 23 January 2026), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).

European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters

The resolution came following a heated debate on Tuesday, where the motion’s proponents decried the recent human rights violations against protesters in Iran.

Iranian flags with Reza Pahlavi and the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, France, January 18, 2026

Trump’s invitation to Putin for Board of Peace signals New World Order - opinion

The invitation is about structure, power, and a deliberate attempt to reshape the global order.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin. His invitation to the Gaza Board of Peace is part of a wider US outreach, the writer notes.

Iran, Turkey must forget 'dreams of empires,' Israel Katz warns at summit with Greek counterpart

Jerusalem is on high alert for a variety of imminent threat scenarios, the defense minister stressed, in a clear reference to the stand-off with Iran.

Defense Minister Israel Katz and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias inspect the honour guard, prior to their meeting in Athens Greece, January 20, 2026