Sam Sokol
A view of a military plane which carries American armored SUVs landed in an airport in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 19, 2023. (Photo by Israeli Government Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
November 12, 2026, 9:19 am
Democratic senators seek to remove US-Israel defense cooperation from spending bill
Sen. Chris Van Hollen is leading a group of 12 lawmakers who object to the agreement.
By Derek Caney and Sam Sokol
An election campaign poster featuring Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, ahead of the Israeli election on Oct. 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 6, 2026, 3:25 pm
Trump wants to halt military aid to Israel. How much of a crisis is it?
The president’s call to stop the annual funding has Jerusalem scrambling – but not everyone is worried.
By Sam Sokol
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport on Oct. 13, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
November 3, 2026, 11:40 am
Trump says US aid to Israel will stop at end of year
The president’s comments on Fox News come the day of American elections in which funding to the Jewish state has been a major issue.
By Sam Sokol
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein at a news conference about the coronavirus in Jerusalem, July 6, 2020. (JTA/Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 8, 2020, 12:43 pm
Israel thought it had crushed COVID-19. Then cases surged.
So it reinstated restrictions.
By Sam Sokol
October 2, 2019, 11:50 am
Israel’s crackdown on foreign workers is driving some families into hiding
Foreign workers who overstay their visas are targets
By Sam Sokol
August 17, 2018, 9:52 am
Haredi dropouts battle Orthodox extremists in a divided Israeli city
The city, built in the 1990s, has long been known as a flashpoint, with alleged incidents of harassment over the years. The long simmering tensions erupted in violence last month.
By Sam Sokol
Guests mingling at a Keep Olim in Israel Hanukkah event in 2016. (Photo courtesy of KeepOlim.org)
June 15, 2018, 9:05 am
Social media groups are helping new immigrants navigate life in Israel
The groups focus on anything from financial and legal advice to pairing immigrants with a family for holidays and easing restrictions on transferring foreign driver's licenses.
By Sam Sokol
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