Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released AI-generated campaign ads depicting anti-Palestinian abuses ahead of an October election, as Gaza stri…
The UK and Israel appointed their first national AI chiefs this week, signaling a shift in how governments treat artificial intelligence. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham named Kanishka Narayan as Brita…
Israel's National AI Program, approved in June 2026, aims to build 10 AI factories per year and shift compute to the Negev and Galilee, but the Electricity Authority has suspended new data center grid…
Israel and Argentina launched the Isaac Accords on April 19, including an AI cooperation memorandum that commits both governments to sharing supercomputing infrastructure and joint research. The deal …
Israel's government approved a national AI program on June 16, 2026, targeting 100,000 processing units for sovereign compute, with infrastructure costs estimated at $20 billion to $30 billion by anal…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials in Switzerland to advance a nuclear deal, but the agreement hinges on Israel ending its war in Lebanon against Hezbollah, a condition Iran insists up…
Thomas Friedman argues that all parties in the latest Middle East conflict—Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the United States—are losers, with Hamas starting the war on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel's r…
On June 16, 2026, the Israeli government approved a broad series of AI policies, including the establishment of a National Artificial Intelligence Directorate led by AI Chief Erez Askal, aiming to pos…
An interim peace deal between the U.S. and Iran sparked anger among Israelis, who blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for what they call a disastrous agreement that weakens Israel and strengthens …
President Trump secured a peace deal with Iran, leading to a surge in global markets and a drop in oil prices. Trump expressed fury at Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for launching an attack on Hezbo…
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran not to escalate after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut threatened a ceasefire deal. The strikes killed three people and wounded 16, prom…