White House says that 'we are as close as we think we have ever been' to a hostage release/cease-fire deal ■ Families of UNIFIL officials reportedly evacuated from Lebanon ■ Turkey formally asks to join South Africa's ICJ lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza ■ Germany and France reject Israeli finance minister's remark that it would be 'right and moral' to starve two million Gazans ■ Here's what you need to know 306 days into the war
Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich appointment as head of Israel's Channel 13 was controversial, given her overt pro-Netanyahu stance, but after she was recorded saying 'there are many bad journalists at the station,' a staff revolt led to the channel announcing she will be replaced
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said his Democratic rival decided not to pick the Pennsylvania governor because 'he's Jewish and they think they're going to offend somebody else'
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli met with Black Cube in June to discuss a possible espionage mission against Students for Justice in Palestine, the group leading anti-Israel protests on U.S. campuses • The operation, the parties say, never got a green light, but while the ministry says Black Cube approached it with the idea, sources claim the opposite
The foreign ministries of France and Germany condemned the right-wing minister, days after he suggested that int'l pressure is the only reason Israel isn't starving Gazans to death
In an op-ed for France's Le Monde, Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius expresses fear over the dramatic change in the way the world perceives Jewish people, as if being Jewish had become something really murky, vaguely suspect, possibly detestable.'
According to a report in the Guardian, a U.K. antisemitism watchdog found evidence of anti-Jewish rhetoric in the social media accounts that incited the recent wave of riots in the United Kingdom. The watchdog warns that Jews may also find themselves targets of attacks and riots
Too many Israeli journalists ascribe some measure of guilt to their counterparts in Gaza – to the point of considering them Nukhba force members who deserve to die
People over the border are storing food and water as they wait for a harsh Israeli strike on Beirut. 'After Haniyeh's assassination, we realized we couldn't stay in Lebanon. We told our children that the situation is unsafe and we must leave,' said a Frenchwoman who is visiting her homeland
New photographs of Yitzhak Danziger's 'Nimrod' at the Israel Museum have sparked a legal and moral dispute, raising the question: Who does a work of art truly belong to?
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has been appointed to lead an interim government in Bangladesh following the resignation and flight of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power. Hasina resigned and fled the country amidst widespread student-led protests and unrest demanding her resignation. Yunus was selected in a meeting with military […]
The city's mayor cited fears of protests, sabotage, or attacks on the ceremony given international response to the war. Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the U.K. also sent a letter expressing shared concern over Israel exclusion
The delay explained: as Israel continues to wait and prepare for attacks from Hezbollah and Iran, Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah stated that Israel's waiting is part of the response and constitutes as psychological terror. According to sources, Hezbollah could have long targeted fixed Israeli military sites, such as an airstrip or a naval dock, […]
Concerning trend shift in the United States: A new survey reveals that a majority of the American public opposes sending American forces to defend Israel in the event of a significant threat to the security of the Jewish state. The survey, conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, showed that 55 percent of […]
After Hezbollah leader Nasrallah mentioned Haifa as a potential target for a rocket strike, its residents worry of a hazardous materials event, despite Israeli army orders to reduce petrochemical inventories