Israel news feed for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

• Nationalistic or critical? What Israeli Independence Day posters tell us
• Are French courts unwilling to call out antisemitism, recognize Jew-hatred? - analysis
• Israel marks 78th Independence Day as Milei says Israel brought 'light to humanity'
• Trump extends Iran truce until Tehran submits proposal, says U.S. to maintain naval blockade
• Four killed in Arab communities as Israel's 2026 homicide toll nears 100
• IDF replaces smashed Jesus statue in Lebanon as involved soldier removed from combat
• 'Betraying its mission': Jewish authors challenge the Jewish Book Council on Zionism and Jewish representation
• School board president from New York faces calls to resign over daughter's antisemitic remarks
• A Jesus statue gets more empathy than Palestinians in Israel
• 'Not a useful tool': Germany and Italy block EU push to reconsider trade ties with Israel
• When Roman Gofman came to Israel, he was a 'stinking Russian.' Now he's set to head the Mossad
• Not much to celebrate: This Independence Day, Israeli musicians hardly have any gigs
• 1,100 artists call to boycott Eurovision 2026 unless Israel is banned
• 'Blood libel repackaged': Israeli ambr. condemns Stockholm mock slaughter protest
• Ten arrested for anti Jewish London arsons over 48 hours, seven for plot in progress
• If Israelis are happy 'despite everything,' we should ask what everything means
• Israel doesn't have to love the UN to support its plan in Hormuz
• Outrage after Kyrgyz hotel displays antisemitic 'Jews not allowed' sign
• Mossad chief says agent killed in Italy in 2023 contributed to Iran war success
• Seven arrested in U.K. over suspected plot to commit arson attack on Jewish venue
• The Arab Israeli engineer from Haifa poised to become one of Apple's top leaders
• Are rising levels of antisemitism triggering an 'exodus' of British Jews to Israel?
• A strong shekel, a weakened export engine
• Hormuz crisis pits U.S. pressure against Iran's strategy of economic endurance
• 'Preaching morality': Israeli, Polish foreign ministers clash fiercely over alleged IDF war crimes
• Ido fell on October 7. His mother and widow seek solace in the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum
• Smotrich tried to fire top spokesperson over critical social media posts
• Strength of the shekel: Dollar's exchange rate will benefit most Israelis
• Israel marks Memorial Day; Netanyahu heckled during speech: Hostages 'died in the tunnels!'
• Case closed against agitators over assault at Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day screening
• Ashab Al Yamin may be old Iranian regime tricks with new branding - analysis
• Michigan Democrats back pro-Palestinian candidate for university board
• Trump threatens war to force peace as Iran sends conflicting signals
• Oil surges, stocks fall as US-Iran tensions threaten Strait of Hormuz shipping flows driving risk
• Hezbollah fires at IDF 'in response to cease-fire violations'