Corinne Baum

Corinne Baum is a freelance writer and editor. She moved to Israel in August 2023 from Fort Worth, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri Reynolds Journalism Institute, where she specialized in cross-platform editing and production and minored in Russian. 

In her spare time, you can find her reading or at a yoga class. She currently lives in Jaffa.


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Zelensky: Trump could end Ukraine-Russia War with Gaza-style deal

Russian soldiers, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine, march in columns during a parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.

Russia believes peace talks momentum 'exhausted'; Zelensky says Ukraine makes gains on frontlines

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote


Trump announces Israel, Hamas reached Gaza deal, hostages to be released 72 hours after signing

The deal is expected to be signed in Egypt on Thursday afternoon, sources in the Hamas terrorist organization told Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen. 

People hug next to banner with photos of hostages at the "Hostages square", after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025.

Israel preparing to implement first steps of Trump's deal, Hamas says willing to free hostages

Donald Trump: Believe Hamas is ready for a lasting peace • Mousa Abu Marzouk: Deadline of 72 hours to release all living, deceased hostages 'unrealistic'

Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, walks during an anti-Israel military show by Hamas terroristsin the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019.

President Trump posts AI-generated video of himself promoting QAnon-based medical theory

In the now-deleted video, an AI version of Trump promotes America's first medbeds, a pharsical snake oil medical treatment that gained popularity in far-Right conspiracy groups.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025.

Netanyahu agrees to Trump's peace plan, US president confirms

If Hamas rejects, Israel has full backing to "do what you would," Trump said

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Trump adds $100K fee to H-1B visas aimed to reshape US tech and skilled immigration

While the program has been mainly used to recruit tech workers, physicians, fashion models, and university educators will also be affected.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025.

White House shifts tone on Ukraine as NATO disucsses Russia incursions

Trump signaled at UNGA that he believes that NATO members should shoot down Russian jets if they encroached on their airspace, which the alliance discussed on Tuesday.

Service members of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen in a trunk of a pick-up truck in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 21, 2025. I

No. 24: Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Josh Gottheimer: Lobbying for Israel in DC

Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Josh Gottheimer all provide extensive pro-Israel voices on Capitol Hill.

(L-R): Josh Gottheimer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Norman Brownstein

'Six million wasn't enough' written on Minneapolis shooter's gun

Local police are currently investigating the connection between Westman and a YouTube channel containing videos of weapons and a manifesto.

A YouTube channel linked to the shooter showed weapons with antisemitic writing on them.

Trump says that he 'doesn't think there needs to be a ceasefire' in Ukraine during Zelensky meeting

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff previously claimed that the US could guarantee security details for Ukraine similar to that of NATO's Article 5.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy waves as he meets U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025.

Coming out of the diplomatic cold? Russia celebrates Trump-Putin summit, US divided

US policymakers were divided in their views of the meeting. While Republicans called it a success, the official account for the Democratic Party said that Trump "got his s*** rocked" by Putin.

US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025