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Joining far-right peers Marine Le Pen, Georgia Meloni, Viktor Orban, Javier Milei and Vox's Santiago Abascal, Israel's Amichai Chikli declares the Gaza war 'is an existential battle for the future of Western civilization against radical Islam'

Bezalel Smotrich says only a permanent presence in the Gaza Strip would stop the rockets in Israel's south ■ Hezbollah, he said, should be presented with an ultimatum – withdraw from border or face Israeli incursion

IDF says it recovered in Gaza the bodies of three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 ■ Israel presents its case at ICJ ■ CENTCOM: First truckloads of aid cross newly built U.S. pier into Gaza ■ Some 75 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel's Golan Heights ■ Far-right Israeli activists assault Arab Israeli truck driver they thought was delivering aid to Gaza ■ Here's what you need to know 224 days into the war

If Netanyahu gets his way and Defense Minister Gallant's warning is ignored, Hamas will emerge once again as the ruler of Gaza – providing Netanyahu with his main promise for Israel's next election: to eradicate the organization

Israel's intransigence about discussing the day after Hamas not only jeopardizes U.S. efforts to push the ball forward, but may result in massive steps backward that could have far-reaching consequences

Even without projecting left-wing anti-occupation fantasies onto the huge crowds at Israel's antiwar and anti-Netanyahu protests, it is still safe to say that a growing number of Jewish Israelis are disillusioned with their government's warmongering ways – to the point that they could conceivably make common cause with the defiant, enduring left

From parades to parties, bonfires to barbeques, since Israel's independence in 1948 its national holiday has been changing like the nation itself

Thousands of people marched through Malmö to protest Israeli singer Eden Golan's participation and to demand a Gaza cease-fire; Police removed dozens protesting outside of the arena; In Finland, dozens of protesters stormed the headquarters of public broadcaster, demanding it withdraw from the song contest because of Israel's participation

  Despite the immense pressures and challenges, Israel's Eden Golan triumphed in Thursday night's Eurovision Song Contest's semifinal. At 11:26 p.m. Israeli time, Israel's representative took the stage and performed her entry "Hurricane." Her performance was stirring, powerful, and precise – despite the boos by pro-Palestinians who tried to drown out her voice only to […]

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision entry; during her rehearsal, the Israeli contestant was met with boos and shouts of 'Free Palestine'

According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel and its West Bank settlements population is expected to reach over 10 million by next year's Independence Day

Even though the intelligence agency's responsibility for the catastrophic failure of October 7 is marginal compared to that of other organizations, it was involved in various ways in Israel's activity in Gaza, primarily in the flow of Qatari funds to Hamas

Six months after being evacuated from their homes, residents of Israel's northern border communities don't know where to register their children for the next school year – and wonder if the government has abandoned the north for good

Blinken to Netanyahu: Rafah offensive risks hostage deal and Israel-Saudi normalization ■ Erez crossing opens for humanitarian aid to Gaza for first time since Oct. 7 ■ Gallant tells Blinken Israel preparing for Rafah operation ■ Two homes damaged in Israel's north by fire from Lebanon ■ Israeli negotiating team reportedly arrives in Cairo, presented with Hamas' demands for a deal ■ Hamas sources: As condition for deal, need guarantees Israel won't continue fighting in coming months

Speaking at an end of Passover event, Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich also said the current talks with Hamas are 'with someone who long ago should have ceased to exist'

The officials have approached Israel's attorney general to voice worries about prison service head Kobi Yaakobi, an associate of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

From the 'Plague of No Strategy' to the 'Plague of Total Victory,' Israel's leaders have inflected plague upon plague on their people since the war with Hamas began over six months ago – and with no end in sight

Although a court ordered Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian released, the message sounded in her arrest for suspicion of incitement, especially to my fellow Arab academics, is clear: Israel's crackdown against dissent is only intensifying

The updated credit score, along with the other recent ratings, has the potential to impact Israel's economy in a number of ways. 

Hamas leaders weigh moving political base from Qatar ■ U.S. official: Israel's Friday strike targeted site that protects Iranian nuclear facility ■ Military base blast in Iraq kills one, wounds eight ■ 50 protest Israeli detention center conditions ■ Here's what you need to know 197 days into the war