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Gaza and the West Bank used to be among the destinations that Seffi Ben Joseph – one of Israel's first and best-known tour guides – used to visit most frequently. Looking back, he realizes how wrong it was to bring Israeli visitors there

The New York City Police Department seeks information on vandals targeting an Israeli cafe with swastikas and anti-Zionist messages, offering a reward for details.

  A troubling incident of academic censorship has come to light after an Israeli academic had his manuscript rejected by the journal Cultural Critique published by the University of Minnesota Press solely based on the publication's adherence to the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Gai Farchi, an Israeli scholar, penned a letter to […]

Experts say that the poor track record of the Israeli judiciary in investigating incidents of violations of the laws of war, incitement against Gazans by senior officials, and more, will make it hard for Israel to argue in The Hague that it is seriously investigating itself. But it's not too late to change course

The army says that the three were killed during Hamas' October 7 attack in Israeli territory, or before they were taken into the tunnel where they were found in Gaza

Israeli officials fear that the court, which did not previously order Israel to stop the war in Gaza, may take a tougher stance against Israel's military offensive this time – potentially exposing it to international sanctions

This year's Israel Film Center Festival is unusual in many ways. For starters, it's a post-October 7 Israeli cultural event that hasn't been canceled. 'People here really want to show support for Israeli artists,' says director Isaac Zablocki, adding that big festivals snubbing Israeli filmmakers is for him 'an opportunity to get stronger premieres than ever'

'What they're not telling you is, I have done 20 or 15 press conferences with Israeli media. They can ask anything they want, and they do,' Netanyahu said to Jake Tapper, who was specifically asking about interviews and not press conferences

Israeli officials arrived at an AP location in southern Israel and seized their equipment earlier Tuesday, alleging they were violating the country's new foreign broadcaster law by providing images of Gaza to Al Jazeera

  In what could have been a rare cross-border operation, it has emerged that Israeli warplanes reportedly pounded a compound in the Syrian village of Qusayr on Tuesday, according to Arab reports. The strikes, initially reported Tuesday as targeting a Hezbollah-related building in Homs without additional information, apparently targeted the pro-Iranian Imam Al-Husseini militia and […]

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant ■ Israeli defense minister vows to expand Israel's Rafah offensive ■ Qatar: 'No political will' for Gaza truce ■ Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash ■ Israeli forces assassinate top Hamas police officers in central Gaza strikes, IDF says ■ Israeli drone reportedly attacks truck in western Syria ■ White House's Sullivan briefs Netanyahu following Saudi Arabia visit: 'There's potential for Israel and the Palestinian people'

  Israel was not involved in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that also killed several members of his entourage, an Israeli official told Reuters on Monday. "It wasn't us," said the official, who requested anonymity.  Raisi, a hardliner and potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in […]

Over 3000 academics from across the globe signed a letter in support of Israeli scholastic participation.

White House's Sullivan briefs Netanyahu following Saudi Arabia visit: 'There's potential for Israel and the Palestinian people' ■ Houthis launch ballistic missile at the Gulf of Aden, CENTCOM says ■ Israeli soldier dies of wounds sustained in Gaza combat ■ Dozens of Israelis throw rocks and vandalize Palestinian trucks in the West Bank ■ Finance Minister Smotrich: Israel must take over southern Lebanon if Hezbollah doesn't respond to ultimatum

Netanyahu: Conditions Gantz set are euphemisms that spell Israel's defeat ■ Body of hostage Ron Binyamin retrieved from Gaza, IDF says ■ Nearly 800,000 Palestinians evacuated Rafah since Israeli offensive, IDF estimates ■ Sirens activated in northern Israel throughout Saturday; 10 rockets fired from north Gaza at south Israel, Israeli army says

According to the Israeli army, the targeted building was used as an operational war room

Sgt. Ben Avishay, 20, from the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, was killed during a confrontation with terrorists in Jabalya. He is the 628th fallen soldier since October 7

Pro-Palestinian activists in Ghent have been protesting against Israel's military offensive in Gaza and say they welcome the decision but see it as a first step. They said they would continue their occupation of parts of the university 'until UGhent breaks its ties with all Israeli institutions'

Last month, the Jerusalem District Court ordered the Israeli government to allow the 'Parents Circle – Families Forum' to continue holding meetings between students and Israeli and Palestinian bereaved families, but the Education Ministry refrained from doing so until now

The work of Israeli poets was translated into English, French, Italian and Spanish in a new collection of poetry on the horrors of October 7. Plus, a new exhibit, 'Foreshadowing,' asks its artists and participants to do just that and Etgar Keret releases his 7th short story anthology