"An empty taxi drew up to 10 Downing Street and Attlee got out," Winston Churchill once mocked his rival, Labor leader Clement Attlee. Two years ago, a convoy of limousines stopped near the Council on Foreign Relations building in Manhattan. A man burst out that none of the passersby recognized. It was the current […]
Turkish authorities arrested Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel and will face a judge on charges of "incitement to hatred and hostility," according to Hurriyet, following a post-goal gesture made to mark the 100 days that hostages have been held in Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attack. The move prompted outrage from Israeli lawmakers, […]
In the new round of talks for a hostage deal, Hamas' demands appear to be almost immeasurably higher than in the last deal ■ Agreeing to these would mean ending the war with Israel having failed to achieve its goals of defeating Hamas and dismantling its capabilities
IDF says it informed families of two hostages of grave concern' for their lives ■ Israeli defense minister says cease-fire would only endanger hostages, calls for diplomatic solution in Gaza when military operation ends ■ Two Palestinians killed in West Bank by IDF gunfire ■ IDF to pull out combat division from Gaza Strip fighting ■ Explosion heard near Yemen's Hodeidah airport after Houthis attack U.S. operated ship ■ One woman killed, 14 wounded in terror attack in central Israeli city of Ra'anana
The 2024 state budget will cut the Health Ministry's budget by 400 million shekels, just weeks after the Health Ministry announced a new 2 billion shekel mental health program
Centrist ministers Gantz and Eisenkot push for a deal to release remaining hostages in Gaza, but Netanyahu and Gallant caution against a cease-fire before eradicating Hamas. Meanwhile, Qatar and Egypt struggle to bridge differences in negotiations with Hamas
Most of Israelis are convinced military action is the only path ahead, and any Palestinian who speaks of negotiations is branded as delusional. A true paradigm shift is needed
White House officials urged state officials in a meeting to formally embrace measures outlined in its strategy against antisemitism and various hate forms. This includes enhancing education on antisemitism, Jewish history, and the Holocaust
As the 136 hostages still held in Gaza mark their hundredth day in captivity, their relatives contemplate having to continue fighting for who knows how much longer to keep their plight front and center in public awareness
Protests took place in Berlin and Potsdam after German media reported far-right figures, including members of the popular Alternative for Germany party, attended a meeting where a plan for deportations of immigrants were presented
Haaretz checked back in with four Gazans who spoke about the war just after it began, and found they have been displaced, bombed, and crowded into small areas while they struggle to get medical attention and feel death is just around the corner
The Israeli army says it attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, and ordered closure of civilian traffic in the border area ■ The IDF estimates that the terrorists who infiltrated the border planned to attack a nearby base; A Palestinian organization claimed responsibility
Far-right Kahanist Bentzi Gopstein was convicted for remarks he made against Arabs: 'The enemies that are within us are a cancer.' He was acquitted from the other charges on racist statements glorifying the 1994 Hebron massacre. 'I'm proud of what I said,' he said after the verdict