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The rating, published earlier this month, removed a negative watch on Israel's score - an indicator that Fitch no longer plans to drop its rating in the near term.

  Israel's security cabinet was weighing a potential military strike against Iran that could come as soon as Monday, just days after the Jewish state repelled an unprecedented wave of missile and drone attacks by Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The discussions came as President Joe Biden urged restraint and rallied allies […]

For religious left-wingers, the moral complexity surrounding their military orders created a unique battle within them during their time as reservists in Gaza – especially when witnessing 'disgraceful acts' that contradict Jewish values

  Consensus exists in the War Cabinet that a response against Iran is needed following its unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday night. As of Sunday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi advocate for an immediate response to the Iranian attack, arguing that legitimacy will diminish over time. While agreeing a retaliation […]

Pro-Palestinian student groups called for a boycott of Jewish dean Erwin Chemerinsky's home, saying that if he did not cancel the dinners, they would continue to protest them.

A direct war pitting Iran against Israel, and possibly the U.S., would be extraordinarily costly for Tehran, even jeopardizing the survival of a regime that is already facing a deep domestic legitimacy crisis, and which knows there will be no 'rallying-around-the-flag' effect in case of full-blown war

Hamas' Gaza leadership fully supported Iran's attack on Israel, but it also understands that there's virtually no chance Tehran would make a similar move to help the group achieve its ambitions and securing its statue in the postwar Gaza Strip

Did the Israeli soldiers shoot the Gazan grandma? Did she die of hunger or thirst, bedridden, completely alone? Did she suffocate in the smoke or was she burned to death?

  In the summer of 2008, a group of Christian residents from the area of Jezzine was making its way by car towards the well-known Maronite summer resort, when it was suddenly forced to stop after being fired on at a Hezbollah roadblock. They failed to understand why they had been detained and were even […]

According to the UN's Satellite Center, 90 percent of buildings within the buffer zone were damaged or destroyed. The destruction of thousands of buildings for this project is viewed by the international community as potentially constituting a war crime

As the missiles, rockets and drones made their way toward Israel from Iran, some Palestinians took to their rooftops to record the event – while others took to social media and used humor as a coping mechanism

Protesters targeted Labour leader Keir Starmer's home, distressing his Jewish wife Victoria. Three face charges for breaching bail conditions in related protests.

  The leaders of the two major Jewish lobbying groups of the two parties in the US issued a rare and united call to Congress overnight between Sunday and Monday demanding approval of the aid package to Israel, following Iran's massive missile attack. This is a step unprecedented in decades, if ever. In a joint […]

U.S. officials told ABC News and the Wall Street Journal that five ballistic missiles hit the southern Nevatim Air Base, damaging a transport plane, and four hit another base. Under U.S. pressure, UAE and Saudi Arabia shared Iran's attack plans before strike

Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and other countries in the region are vying to balance their internal stability with aligning themselves alongside the U.S. and even Israel. The prospect of Israel striking Iran might dissuade them from joining a coalition with it

Despite strong opposition in the art world and concerns about violence by pro-Palestinian protesters, the Israeli pavilion at the Venice Biennale will open this week. Curator Mira Lapidot is outraged by the exclusion of artists because of their national identity and at the same time refuses to see herself as a representative of the state

  The IDF announced Monday morning that four soldiers were wounded by an explosion near the northern border, the night prior, one of whom is in serious condition. According to the statement, the soldiers were wounded during operational activity in the north of Israel due to an explosion from an "unknown origin" and the incident […]

The BDS groups had occupied the lawn of the Smith Campus Center with tents and the wall for a week against College policy, but president says they have a right to protest.

Hamas proposes three stages for releasing hostages and lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip. A senior U.S. official says Sinwar wants to keep hostages, including young women, elderly and wounded ones, even if it means no immediate cease-fire

  The IDF Home Front Command has lifted restrictions imposed on public gatherings due to Iran's massive drone and missile attack overnight Saturday. The announcement came several hours after the IDF had extended the guidelines restricting educational activities across the country and gatherings of over 1,000 people. Stricter restrictions continue to exist in some areas […]