BENNY AVNI

BENNY AVNI

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Benny Avni is the Foreign Editor of the Sun.

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion,…

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Foreign

Close Ally Israel Stunned To Find Itself Targeted by Trump Tariff, Even After Trying To Preempt It

Jerusalem will test whether the Trump administration can be talked down from applying punitive measures on foreign friends as well as foes.

AP/Evan Vucci
Foreign

Starving Gazans Ransack UN Food Storage Warehouse Where Israel Says Hamas Is Hoarding Supplies

Officials of the world body accuse Israel of starving the Strip’s residents, saying that food in Gaza has been drying up since the cease-fire collapsed.

AP/Jehad Alshrafi
Foreign

Trump Reportedly Set To Meet Syria’s Interim President Amid Concerns in Israel Over Role of Turkey

The Israeli air force consistently aims at targets across Syria, including the Palmyra base. The Turkish presence there ‘is a potential threat,’ an Israeli security official says.

AP/Francisco Seco, file
Foreign

Netanyahu Nominee To Helm Shin Bet Security Service Looks Doomed After Comments Critical of Trump Resurface

According to Israeli reports, Vice-Admiral Eli Sharvit’s nomination is now dead on arrival.

AP/Evan Vucci
Foreign

As America Increases Pressure on Hezbollah, France and the UN Condemn Israel for Lebanon Airstrikes

New American sanctions announced Friday are part of President Trump’s ‘policy of maximum pressure on Iran and its terrorist proxies,’ such as Hezbollah, according to a Department of State statement.

AP/Hassan Ammar
Foreign

Palestinian Authority Attempting To Enhance Its Legitimacy With Move To Win Leadership of Next UN General Assembly

The latest Palestinian attempt at establishing full UN membership was in May 2024, when the American alternate ambassador at the time, Robert Wood, vetoed it. He tells the Sun his position has not changed.

AP/Jennifer Peltz, file
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