Debbie Weiss
ARTICLES BY: Debbie Weiss
‘Dead on Arrival’: Inside the Breakdown of Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire and Hamas’s Resurgent Control
The second phase of the Trump administration's Gaza plan has collapsed into "stalemate," according to Gaza-born analyst Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, derailing plans to disarm Hamas...
Trump Starts Process to Blacklist Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Group, in Move Hailed by Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing his administration to determine whether to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as...
Trump-MBS Dealmaking Shaped Gaza Vote at UN, Empowering Hamas, Israeli Analysts Warn
This week's UN Security Council resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan was timed to appease Western and Arab governments and deliberately...
‘New Gaza’ Rises: Anti-Hamas Militias Backed by Israel Claim Local Rule, Vow to Fight Qatar, Turkey, Iran Forces
As Gaza's ceasefire holds uneasily, four Israel-backed militias fighting Hamas are moving to fill the power vacuum, pledging to cooperate with most international forces involved...
Israeli Hostages Describe Systematic Starvation, Torture, Isolation, Forced Conversions in Hamas Captivity
Israeli hostages who returned from Gaza on Monday began giving structured accounts of their captivity that described torture, starvation, prolonged isolation, confinement in underground cages,...
Trump in Jerusalem: Israel Has Won the Gaza War; Now’s the Time for Peace
US President Donald Trump delivered a sweeping address to Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Monday, declaring "the end of war, the end of the era...
All 20 Living Hostages Freed, Back Home in Israel Over 2 Years After Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack
Jubilation filled Israeli streets on Monday morning as all 20 living hostages abducted by Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, still being held captive...
‘An Evening of Tears’: Israeli Hostages, Bereaved Relatives Voice Mixed Emotions Ahead of Release Deal
The families of Israeli hostages, fallen soldiers, and terror victims voiced their feelings Sunday night about the pending hostage release from Gaza, on what Prime...
Israelis Celebrate Ceasefire to End Gaza War as Cabinet Approves Hostage Deal
US President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that he had succeeded in ending the war in Gaza, as Israel's cabinet convened to ratify a ceasefire...
‘Israel Just Won the War’: Netanyahu Agrees to Trump’s Gaza Plan, Says It Will Bring Hostages Home and Dismantle Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday endorsed US President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, saying in a joint briefing at the...
Trump’s ‘No West Bank Annexation’ Veto Isn’t What It Sounds Like, Expert Says
Israelis were divided after US President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that he would not allow annexation of the West Bank, with some warning that...
Abraham Accords Tested on 5th Anniversary as Arab Leaders Gather to Condemn Israel’s Strike on Hamas in Qatar
The fifth anniversary of the Abraham Accords was overshadowed on Monday as top Arab diplomats gathered in Doha for an emergency summit after Israel's strike...
Israeli Military Expert: Doha Strike Was Backed by US and Qatar Coup, Will Bring Hostage Deal Closer
Israel's unprecedented strike on Hamas leaders in Doha this week was not a rogue act of military aggression, but rather the outcome of quiet coordination...
Netanyahu Says Israel Intends to Take Full but Temporary Control of Gaza as Hostage Families Organize Flotilla
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take full military control of Gaza to secure its borders until it can...
