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Harvard Medical School faces backlash after canceling a lecture featuring Gazan patients less than 12 hours before its scheduled time. The same week, amid lawsuits alleging discrimination against Jewish and Muslim students, the university adopted a controversial definition of antisemitism

Having spent 18 years making a film about the almost-total lack of justice for victims of the Holocaust, I have become something of an expert on the subject. Invited to prove to Iranians that the Shoah took place, I used the self-incriminating words of leading Nazis to prove my case

Whatever Egypt and Jordan choose to do, the very discussion of this idea could poison Israel's relations with these neighboring countries – which would be a bad development for peace in the region

Two new Israeli anthologies about sex are not afraid to get explicit under the book covers, and while many writers in Israel feel ostracized, these collections have garnered interest abroad. Even if we are 'the enemy' now, says the editor, 'people are interested in what moves us'

Justice Minister Yariv Levin wrote after the appointment that he 'does not recognize Isaac Amit as president' following the 'fundamentally flawed and illegal' way he was elected. This boycott will make it more difficult to run the justice system and appoint additional judges

After 477 days of captivity in Gaza, relatives recount the women's experiences of minimal sustenance and isolation. A relative of Daniella Gilboa said she still has a bullet in her leg from the October 7 attack

The Binyamin Regional Council governs 47 settlements and has been a focal point of development projects tied to Smotrich's political base. While the Finance Ministry highlighted the incoming director's leadership roles in the Mossad, his managerial experience in the public sector is relatively limited

The report highlights that despite the October 7 massacre and the rising antisemitism across the Muslim world, these initiatives have persisted.

From first-person accounts of the Armenian and Yazidi genocides, to Anne Frank's diary and the Nuremberg prosecutor who 'peered into hell', we need to listen to those who experienced genocide, to seek accountability – and take heed of the early warning signs

Hamas claims to have assured Israel that hostage Arbel Yehoud is alive, amid a cease-fire dispute exacerbated by an Israeli delay in allowing displaced Gazans to return north

Lebanon and Syria are now Riyadh's main focus as it seeks to replace Iran in the area. If Israel wants to normalize relations with the kingdom, it will need to consider Saudi Arabia's strategic aims in the Middle East

Menachem Rosensaft, who was born in the Displaced Persons camp at Bergen Belsen, is a recognized authority on genocide. Referring to himself as 'someone who wants to believe,' he says the Shoah has long tested his relationship with God

Russian weaponry, captured by the IDF from Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon and Syria, may be starting to make its way to Ukraine, according to recent speculation. Western analysts have identified a series of American cargo aircraft movements from NATO's Ramstein base in Germany to Hatzerim base, and subsequently to the military airport in Rzeszow, Poland […]

Israelis aren't exactly flocking to Mel Gibson's comeback movie 'Flight Risk,' but the fact that any are going at all is perhaps another sign of 'The Trump Effect' in Israel

Ruca's Farm is also a rehab center for Israeli reservists who fought in Gaza and Lebanon over the past 15 months. The connection to the soil works wonders: 'they realize the world hasn't died'

While both Hamas and Israel broke some of the cease-fire terms this weekend, neither side will want to blow up the agreement just prior to the expected release of two American citizens

The IDF issued a stern accusation Sunday that Hezbollah is deliberately attempting to escalate tensions in southern Lebanon by orchestrating civilian protests along the border. Lebanese sources have reported approximately four fatalities resulting from IDF fire. In response, Hezbollah parliamentary bloc member Ali Fayad stated that "despite the casualties, Kfar Kila residents remain determined to […]

With Hamas breaching the hostage deal and Israel in response maintaining the closure of the Netzarim crossing and preventing Gazans from returning to northern Gaza, residents, with Hamas backing, have been attempting to create alternative facts on the ground as they march along the route toward northern Gaza. #شاهد مشاهد جوية لآلاف الفلسطينيين الذين يرابطون […]

For the people of Kibbutz Nir Oz, the delay in the return of Arbel Yehoud was particularly painful. She and 28 other community members remain in captivity, including the Bibas family. 'We are broken and exhausted, and we must have hope,' one member says

Conor McGregor, like many others around the world, likely saw the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity on Saturday and could not remain indifferent. The controversial MMA fighter, known for his outspoken nature, criticized pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Ireland who had waved Hamas and Hezbollah flags in Dublin. "To raise the flag of a terrorist […]