Judge Benny Sagi was set to deliver the verdict regarding a suspect in the submarine and naval vessels affair, which concerns two deals with a German conglomerate for the acquisition of submarines and missile boats to defend the natural gas fields off Israel's coast
The culture minister helped bully creatives into vying in Israel's 'alternative' film awards. I can't fully blame the nominees who caved and took part, but as a filmmaker I realize there are more important things than your livelihood
During the war in Gaza, Limor Son Har-Melech of the Otzma Yehudit party pushed for Israel's withdrawal from the organization, arguing that the Geneva-based international agency is antisemitic and poses a threat to Israel and its sovereignty
Israel's most far-right government in history is pushing to overhaul Israel's media, split the attorney general's power, change investigations into police misconduct – and a death penalty bill that Israel's top civil rights group says solely targets Arabs
The law allocates $40.6 million a year in grants to Israel's film industry. Culture Minister Miki Zohar's move followed the Ophir Awards – Israel's equivalent of the Oscars – where The Sea, about a West Bank Palestinian boy, won best film. Zohar has since launched a rival state film award, but six nominees have withdrawn
The 70th edition of the contest in May will have just 35 entries, the fewest since 2003, after five national broadcasters said they would boycott the show in protest against Israel's participation.
The government voted to dismiss Gali Baharav-Miara in August after months of tensions over her opposition to Netanyahu ministers' attempts to curb the independence of Israel's judiciary
There can no longer be any doubt: The conduct of Israel's president is a national disgrace ■ Does anyone really believe that after a pardon, Netanyahu will roll back his assault on democracy? ■ Galit Distel Atbaryan, a modern-day Joseph McCarthy
Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said, 'Significant defects have been found in Israel's preparedness for foreign influence on next November's elections.' He added, 'The threat is intensifying and could undermine public trust, create chaos on election day and distort results'
Perhaps the more accurate reflection of Israel's relations with Europe is captured not by the Eurovision boycott, but by the billions in defense contracts for Israel's arms industry
In Benjamin Netanyahu's increasingly authoritarian government, clashing with the military elite is the easiest way to curry favor with the Likud party base. His inconsequential defense minister is taking full advantage of his position, remaking one of the last independent bastions in Israel's embattled public sector
The Saudi Foreign Ministry published the joint statement on X, claiming that Israel's policy aims to push Palestinians toward displacement into Egypt via the Israeli-controlled border crossing, urging adherence to the U.S. cease-fire plan
In a rare public rebuke, IDF chief Eyal Zamir said Israel's policy of containing Hamas since 2008 allowed the group to grow stronger and criticized previous Israeli military operations in Gaza for being 'concerned with weakening the enemy and restoring deterrence – not with defeating it'
The lie that a Palestinian state would be a terrorist state – even as Israel wreaks destruction in Gaza and the West Bank – ignores the Palestinian Authority's repeated pursuit of diplomacy. And while this month's UN Security Council resolution mirrors one from 2016, Netanyahu continues to ignore Israel's interests and its obligations to the people it occupies
Three recent rulings show how the court's more conservative jurisprudence since Netanyahu retook office and amid the Gaza war has given the government greater leeway, even for legally questionable actions. 'Israel's factionalism and polarization also seep into the Supreme Court,' said one legal expert
Former Shin Bet directors and legal advisers warned that a bill meant to curb terrorism would cause backlash and harm national security. 'The death penalty is unacceptable in terms of legal norms, therefore, unconstitutional,' an open letter read, noting it would change Israel's international status
Israel's Defense and Security Forum, a group of ex-IDF officers also advocates for Israel to annex the West Bank. In 2024, it got 13.3M shekels ($3.95M) from the Central Fund for Israel, a right-wing U.S.-based foundation
Defense Minister Israel Katz isn't the first to try and shutter Israel's Army Radio. Even though public opinion surveys overwhelmingly demonstrate that Israelis don't support closing the station, former commanders say this time, the threat seems more serious than ever