A new generation of American influence rises to the fore It seems that Anglo-Israelis are in a position of perhaps unprecedented influence at the top echelon of the Israeli government. Asher Daniels Feb. 6, 2025
Netanyahu mulling Shin Bet chief’s removal from hostage negotiation team Ronen Bar would be replaced with a senior Shin Bet official under Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who the PM may tap to lead the talks instead of Mossad chief David Barnea. JNS Staff Feb. 4, 2025
Freeing hostages, ending Hamas rule: Talks on phase two begin Israel appears to be moving toward a broad diplomatic agreement, starting with Gaza and ending in Saudi Arabia. Shirit Avitan Cohen Feb. 3, 2025
US firm hiring nearly 100 veterans to staff Gaza checkpoint A spokesperson for North Carolina-based UG Solutions said armed contractors are already stationed in the Netzarim Corridor. JNS Staff Feb. 1, 2025
The dramatic operations Israel coordinated with the US—and those it didn’t Israeli sources privy to the most intimate forums reveal the behind-the-scenes relationships with the Biden administration through the Oct. 7 war. Itay Ilnai Jan. 24, 2025
Trump will support strike on Iran’s nuke program, sources say Israeli Minister Ron Dermer, after meeting with Donald Trump, reportedly said the incoming president would likely back such a preventive attack. JNS Staff Jan. 6, 2025
Dermer to Trump: 60 hostages still alive in Gaza The revised estimate is higher than the 51 that Israeli intelligence suggested in early November. Dec. 1, 2024
Israeli broadcaster comments are an insult to ‘olim’ and affront to world Jewry Amnon Abramovich said that Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer is not “Israeli deep down,” despite long-time service to the country. Rabbi Steven Burg and Jamie Geller Nov. 25, 2024
Emirati FM hosts Dermer in the Gulf nation The pair discussed the wars in Gaza and Lebanon and the "day-after" plan for the formerly Hamas-ruled coastal enclave. Nov. 18, 2024