A large group of demonstrators hostile to Israel assembled outside Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood on Thursday evening.
The protesters, many of whom wore keffiyehs and covered their faces, were rallying against the arrival of Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir.
Ben Gvir’s visit to the U.S. includes stops in Florida, New York, and Washington, DC, where he has been engaging with both Jewish communities and political leaders.

President Donald Trump voiced his belief on Thursday that he deserves global acclaim for playing a central role in the establishment of the Abraham Accords—historic agreements that opened diplomatic ties between Israel and several Arab nations.
“Maybe for the Abraham Accords,” Trump remarked when questioned about a potential Nobel Peace Prize nomination. “I don’t want to get ahead of myself in this one.”
His remarks came during a meeting at the White House with a visiting Norwegian delegation, which included Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

The Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that it had reassigned the group of prosecutors who recently questioned the legality of the agency’s decision to put an end to New York’s congestion pricing plan. The move came after a misstep in which these concerns were unintentionally exposed in a court filing.
A spokesperson for the DOT confirmed that the original legal team from the Southern District of New York had been replaced by attorneys from the Justice Department’s Civil Division. The spokesperson harshly criticized the earlier legal team for what she described as a serious breach in handling sensitive information related to the tolling initiative.

An upcoming exposé on the Israeli investigative program Hamakor, scheduled to air this Sunday on Channel 13, will reveal that members of President Joe Biden’s administration had considered ways to potentially oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the early days of the Gaza war. The broadcast includes testimonies from nine top officials within the administration, all sharing a glimpse into internal discussions that reportedly took place inside the White House.

The United States is preparing to unveil a massive arms deal for Saudi Arabia valued at over $100 billion, according to six individuals with firsthand knowledge of the negotiations, Reuters reports. The proposed agreement is expected to be officially announced during President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom in May.
This planned deal follows the Biden administration’s failed attempt to secure a similar agreement with Riyadh, which was intended to be part of a larger initiative that included Saudi recognition of Israel. That effort ultimately stalled and did not reach finalization.

In a poignant message shared on social media Thursday, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee expressed the emotional toll of a recent meeting with families of American citizens still held captive in Gaza by Hamas. Drawing a sharp contrast between Israel’s defense measures and Hamas’s tactics, Huckabee condemned the terror group for its disregard for human life.
“I had the opportunity to sit down with a number of hostage families, all of whom are related to Americans still held in Gaza,” Huckabee wrote. “We want them home now. And the only reason they are not already home is because of Hamas.”

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer publicly rebuked President Donald Trump, accusing him of exploiting antisemitism for political purposes in a scathing social media post. “Stop disgracefully weaponizing antisemitism to attack universities,” Schumer wrote, voicing his strong disapproval of the administration’s recent actions.
Schumer made it clear that his position was shared by other Jewish Democratic senators. Standing alongside colleagues Richard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen, Adam Schiff, and Brian Schatz, he co-signed a letter to President Trump urging a halt to what they described as an inappropriate use of antisemitism as political cover. The letter was sent just before Schumer’s public remarks were posted.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s suggestion that Israel target food warehouses in Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages has drawn attention in Washington, where the Trump administration appears to be distancing itself from the proposal.
During a recent press briefing, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked whether the Trump administration endorses the move. Ben Gvir had claimed that high-ranking Republicans he met at Mar-a-Lago supported the idea. Bruce initially refrained from addressing the matter, pointing out that the Israeli minister’s account had not been independently confirmed.

Ben Shapiro traveled to Ukraine to speak with President Zelensky at an inflection point in the Russian invasion.
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