In January 2026, Saudi criticism of “Israel” and the UAE-led normalization track sparked a fierce U.S. “pro-Israel” lobby backlash, exposing a widening regional rift.

The attack on Jews who were celebrating Hanukkah at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which resulted in several deaths and many injuries, triggered widespread political and media reactions.

As the war on Gaza enters its third year, a political and ideological alliance is emerging between the Israeli right and its counterparts in nationalist and populist movements in Europe and America.

German authorities escalated their crackdown on far-right extremism by officially designating the AfD as a “far-right extremist entity,” marking a significant turning point in the state’s approach to one of its most prominent opposition parties.

Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the US government in order to comply with the Trump administration’s political agenda.