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Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

The executive order follows the collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada last week, with each side ‌blaming the ⁠other for derailing three days of intensive negotiations.

A map naming Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Abdul El-Sayed, winner of Michigan US Democratic primary, speaks during a press conference in Detroit, Michigan, US August 5, 2026.

El-Sayed win puts Democrats and pro-Israel voters at a crossroads - opinion

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Israel’s close ties with Trump cannot replace strategic independence - opinion

(Illustrative) A man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, February 27, 2024

Israeli citizens abroad still have a stake in Israel and its future - opinion


JD Vance’s conspiracy theories are a danger to the US and Israel - opinion

Vance is still vice president of the USA and, as such, a member of the US government. Without any evidence, he is repeating a conspiracy theory propagated by antisemites in America.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance walks as Jared Kushner looks on, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

The answer to Mamdani’s Jew-hatred is more George Deeks - opinion

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city’s second-youngest mayor, sits at the opposite end of the spectrum from George Deek and preaches hate.

George Deek, appointed Thursday as Israel's first Christian-Arab ambassador. He will serve in Azerbaijan

What were they thinking? Israel, US, and the missteps from Iran to AIPAC - opinion

The strange doings in Washington were just a small component of the “what were they thinking?” march of folly in this surrealistic new world.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

What Ro Khanna, Tucker Carlson, and Rahm Emanuel have in common - opinion

From Ro Khanna to Tucker Carlson, critics across the political spectrum are finding political value in attacking Israel.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the West Bank, July 9, 2026.

The Democratic Party's Israel problem runs deeper than Rahm Emanuel says - opinion

That’s the challenge facing Democrats like Emanuel, who still believe in the US-Israel relationship: that the far Left sees Israel as, absurdly, the global symbol of evil.

Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 7, 2026.

What the Bible says about endangered species - opinion

Scripture helps shape how I see the world, so I turned to it after the Trump Administration finalized a rule narrowing protections under the Endangered Species Act.

A softshell turtle

Israel should have escorted Ro Khanna on his West Bank visit - opinion

The controversy over Ro Khanna's visit raises questions about Israel's public diplomacy and visitor protocols.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Lindsey Graham: The senator who lived the American Dream and loved Israel - opinion

I last communicated with Graham just a few days before I received the message on Sunday morning that he had died. It took me a while to process that message.

Former US Senator Lindsey Graham and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee hold a meeting on December 20,  2025.

Former US vice president Mike Pence denounces alleged arson of Israeli flag in Indiana hometown

The town later announced that the FBI had joined the investigation and that officials were examining whether the arson “may have been motivated by bias” but said no determination had been made.

Former US Vice President Mike Pence outside of the funeral service of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral on November 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

PEN America president resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish, Israeli authors

“It’s the First Amendment that allows all of us to engage in boycotts, not PEN America,” Mengestu told the Atlantic. “PEN America as a free expression organization is supposed to defend that right.

Dinaw Mengestu attends the PEN America 2026 Spring Literary Gala at American Museum of Natural History on May 14, 2026 in New York City.