This week’s headlines read like a tense page‑turner. At the Times of Israel , we met Leah Goldin, a mother fighting for the return of her son’s remains. Eleven years after the 2014 war, she’s still campaigning because, as the article notes, only one hostage “has been there more than 664 days.” Her resilience gives new meaning to “hope and grief.”
Over at the New York Sun , Benny Avni warns that European pressure on Israel has a whiff of old‑style antisemitism. European leaders criticize Israel’s conduct “in ever‑harsher tones.” Israeli officials counter that such pressure rewards Hamas and hardens its stance; Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warns that pressuring Israel sabotages the chances for a cease‑fire and hostage deal.
Another Sun headline cries “Reward for Hamas’: Israel Rages as U.K. Threatens To Recognize Palestinian State” . With the U.K. promising recognition unless Israel agrees to a cease‑fire, Israelis point out they’ve already agreed to a 60‑day truce for 10 living and 18 dead hostages. Rewarding terrorists? Hardly.
If you thought humanitarian aid couldn’t get any more complicated, consider the Sun’s piece “‘We Were Never Meant To Feed Gaza Alone’.” The American‑backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation insists it can deliver aid safely and securely anywhere the UN desires. Israel, for its part, has opened safe routes and tactical pauses—while Hamas loots aid and blocks deliveries. The GHF has delivered more than 92 million meals but admits it still can’t feed Gaza alone.
Meanwhile, Newsmax reports in “Trump Envoy Witkoff Heads to Israel for Gaza Aid, Ceasefire Push” that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is headed to Israel to salvage cease‑fire talks. He aims to address a humanitarian crisis; indirect talks in Doha have stalled and the sides blame each other for the impasse. Witkoff is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu, and Israel has sent Hamas a response to a U.S. proposal for a 60‑day truce and prisoner exchange, while also halting operations ten hours each day for aid convoys.
Beyond the newspapers, conservative podcasts have weighed in. The Ben Shapiro Show headlined an episode where “Israel and the United States shift strategy in Gaza.” Glenn Beck blasted The New York Times for publishing misleading photos of Gaza children, accusing the paper of pushing an anti‑Israel narrative. You can listen to that episode here . And Charlie Kirk invited Rabbi Pesach Wolicki to “debunk the latest set of lies out of Gaza” , including allegations that the IDF deliberately starves civilians.
Put together, it’s been a week of gritty realism, diplomatic drama and fierce defense of Israel’s narrative. Whether through heartfelt stories like the Goldin family’s, hard‑hitting columns on antisemitism, or pointed podcasts demolishing media bias, the message is clear: Israel remains resolute in the face of propaganda and pressure, and supporters are more determined than ever to tell its side of the story.
