Yechiel Leiter
Israeli policy analyst
Photo: מאיר אליפור (Meir Elipur), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 24
Netanyahu defends West Bank policy and rejects colonialism claims in UN address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his West Bank record at the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2026, speaking through delegate walkouts to attack European critics, Iran, and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- Sep 23
Son of Israeli ambassador to US critically injured in West Bank ramming attack
Neria Leiter, a military reservist and son of Israel's ambassador to the United States, is in critical condition following a car-ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon.
- Jun 27
Israel and Lebanon sign US-brokered framework deal for phased withdrawal from south Lebanon
Under US mediation, the two sides agreed on two pilot zones where the IDF will neutralize Hezbollah before handing over to a US-trained Lebanese army, a first step toward eventual full withdrawal.
- Jun 26
Israel, Lebanon and US sign framework deal in Washington, Israeli troops to pull back from pilot zones in south
A US-mediated agreement signed on June 26 maps out a small-scale Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, with American officers monitoring for Hezbollah fighters.
