Ark News Daily
Every morning, Ark Media gives you the latest updates on the war in Iran and how they impact the Middle East, geopolitics, and Jews around the world.
Trump's deal, Israel’s problem
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- As the Iran deal takes shape, Israel pushes back on Lebanon
- Smotrich takes another step toward Israeli control in Hebron, West Bank
- Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon has won the 2026 Sami Ro...
JCPOA version 2?
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- As details emerge, critics measure Trump's deal against Obama's
- Turkey pushes regional rail project as alternative to Israel corridor
- New York Times reviews columnist's disclosure practices
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The end of the war, for now
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- US and Iran reach deal to end war, reopen Strait of Hormuz
- Israeli leaders fear US-Iran deal gives Tehran too much room
- Jewish participants targeted at Italy Pride event
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Trump declares an Iran deal
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Trump declares victory after tentative breakthrough in Iran talks
- Media advocacy group expands into politics and backs new anti-Israel candidates
- Dave Matthews responds to antisemitism controversy after Gaza activism sparks...
Negotiating with bombs
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- U.S.-Iran tensions rise after retaliatory strikes across the region
- Israel's draft exemption fight intensifies on the streets and in parliament
- Controversial progressive advances in pivotal Senate contest
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The U.S. strikes Iran
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- The U.S. hits Iran while negotiations — and diverging American and Israeli priorities — hang in the balance
- The UK enacts a tougher law on antisemitic crimes, while at the same sanctioning West Bank settle...
Iran’s economy is cracking. Will the regime?
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- As talks stall, Iran faces rising unrest and economic decline
- North Korea's economic rebound highlights limits of U.S. sanctions
- Massive pro-Israel march draws 60,000 people in Toronto
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Iran and Israel Exchange Fire
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel hits Iran after a day of attacks across the region
- New Pew poll finds Israel’s global reputation hit a new low
- YNet analysis argues humanitarian crisis in Gaza is a...
A correction
A note to Ark listeners,
We want to address some comments we received about a story we covered Thursday. It was about child marriages in Gaza.
We realize it was a mistake to focus on one story of a mother reported by the Associated Press, which was not independently verified and can be part of a manipulation campaign.
The story we should have told more clearly was about how the data illustrates the kind of misery Hamas feeds on, and how that presents a risk to Israel.
We know that trust is...
A small step for Lebanon
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Lebanon moves troops into the south after ceasefire deal
- Mossad armed Kurdish fighters in bid to topple Iran's regime
- AI...
The end of U.S. aid to Israel?
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- New Israel-Lebanon deal creates pilot security zones controlled where Hezbollah is banned
- Israel wants to wean itself off American military aid
...A ceasefire without a strategy
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Opposition accuses Netanyahu of accepting a humiliating ceasefire arrangement
- Jewish leaders criticize Canada's response to rising antisemitism
- Haredi...
Trump and Netanyahu clash over Lebanon strikes
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to stop shooting
- Alternate Gaza rebuilding plan resurfaces amid negotiation stalemate
- Canada...
Israel captures Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel captures Beaufort. But fears of a prolonged Lebanon campaign grow
- Iran talks remain stalled as Trump pushes for changes
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Israel breaks with the UN
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel cuts ties with the UN secretary-general after sexual violence blacklist dispute
- Anti-Zionism debate deepens inside New York politics and Jewish communities
- The US and Iran edge toward a deal while fighting spreads across the region
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Gaza’s future stuck between war and reconstruction
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Board of Peace reconstruction stalled with no funds spent or contracts issued in Gaza
- Trump pushes expansion of Abraham Accords as cond...
From “unconditional surrender” to uncertain negotiations
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Trump faces backlash over emerging Iran agreement
- Escalation in Lebanon complicates emerging ceasefire deal
- Australian commission examines failure...
Ben-Gvir video sparks international backlash
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Ben-Gvir’s flotilla post draws global outrage
- New reports reveals U.S. and Israel considered Ahmadinejad...
The ICC tests Israel’s right wing
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Smotrich responds to ICC arrest warrant with new evacuation order
- J Street and AIPAC prepare for 2026 proxy battle
- Two attacks on houses of worship renew security push
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Trump pauses, Mamdani provokes
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Trump pauses Iran strike after Gulf intervention
- Mandami appoints anti-Zionist rabbi to Jewish outreach role
- Israel’s tech scene defies wartime pressure
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- U.S. and Israel enter “intense preparations” for renewed fighting with Iran
- Federal case exposes alleged Iranian shadow network operating in the West
- Israel places second at E...
Gaza’s stalemate, Israel’s lawsuit
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Hamas hardens its stance on disarmament, blocking Gaza rebuild
- Israel threatens to sue New York Times over controversial column
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Private strikes, public denials
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Netanyahu’s UAE visit and gulf strikes signal quiet regional realignment
- Latest testimony in Australia reveals the exclusion Jewish women face in their own communities
- Israel advances to Eurovision final amid boycott and protests
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Blood libels and war crimes
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- A major Israeli report on Hamas sexual violence is overshadowed by a New York Times controversy
- Israel votes to create a special tribunal for October 7th attackers
- Netanyahu’s coalition begins to fracture over military draft, potentially forcing an early...
Coalitions, Hamas, and the West Bank
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel’s opposition faces the Ra’am question
- Classified document reveals Hamas’ military rebuilding efforts
- The EU breaks its deadlock on settler violence
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel eyes U.S., Iran talks with skepticism
- Israel built a secret military base inside Iraq
- Australian jews describe the antisemitism their kids face
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- U.S., Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz, risking negations and an end to the war
- New report reveals massive price tag to rebuild Gaza, as Hamas disarming remains sticking point
- Israel takes out more of...
The end of the war, or just the next phase?
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Cautious optimism that the end of the war is near
- China publicly pushes for peace while quietly positioning itself as Iran’s most important postwar ally.
- Protests outside a Manhattan synagogue reignite debate over antisemitism, free speech, and where pro...
The War's Unfinished Business
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- U.S. intelligence says the war has had little impact on Iran’s nuclear program
- Global investors are betting on Israel
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Want to join Ark Media? Check out our careers page for new openings. Subscribe to Inside...Hormuz on the brink, Netanyahu’s rivals divide
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- A U.S. push to break the Hormuz blockade triggers direct confrontation with Iran
- Rival alliances emerge in Israel as Netanyahu’s opponents struggle to unify
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Western governments ramp up response to rising antisemitism
- Drone warfare reshapes the threat from Hezbollah
- New School administrators push back on studen...
Bennett’s ‘toxic’ alliance?
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Bennett’s alliance with Lapid springs a leak — and raises doubts about its strength
- Australia admits it missed warnings ahead of a deadly attack on Jews
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A break from OPEC and a shift in alliances
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- UAE’s break with OPEC highlights fracturing Gulf unity and oil strategy
- Signs of pushback on US antisemitism emerges as political party divisions deepen
- Another antisemiti...
The ceasefire squeeze
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel takes mounting casualties under a ceasefire in Lebanon it can’t enforce
- Iran faces a shutdown of its oil production as negotiations stall
- Bennett and Lapid m...
A brief programming note
ARK News Daily will be off Monday and Tuesday this week, but back with more news on Wednesday.
Who will blink first?
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- US announces new phase of the war, dubbing it "Operation Economic Fury"
- A 40-year high in aliyah amid UK anti-semitism spike
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- A day of whiplash resulted in an extended ceasefire and more uncertainty about the war
- Israel responds to Christian vandalism, extremism within IDF ranks
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Following a naval clash, US and Iran inch toward more talks
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- The US seizes an Iranian ship, then talks resume
- A party shift on Israel on full display in key battleground state
- A day of remembrance in the s...
Iran’s Hardliners Assert Control While Trump Pressures Israel
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Divisions within Iranian regime reveal hardliners are in control
- US, Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire
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Welcome to Ark News Daily with Deborah Pardes. Every morning, we’ll give you the latest headlines from Israel and the United States’ war with Iran and explain its impact on the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today’s headlines:
- Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
- Israel courts France’s far-right
- US ramps up economic warfare
- US Senate votes down resolution to block a...
