In a letter to President Trump, liberal Jewish groups in the U.S. issue a collective rebuke of the new administration's immigration policies. Organizations like J Street denounce plans for mass deportations and raids
Israel’s education system faces a deepening teacher shortage as a program to hire skilled teachers on personal contracts stalls due to union opposition and bureaucratic delays.
Yasin al-Sana's petition for early release from his 45-month sentence was rejected by a majority of the parole board. But prison officials only read the minority opinion and released him last week prematurely. The error was discovered Sunday, and the prisoner re-arrested
Days before their release, the female spotters were allowed to shower, change their clothes and received better food. Previously, they were left without showers for months and at times went without food. Some had received no treatment for their wounds and showed signs of 'mild starvation'
U.S. President Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan should take in 1.5 million Palestinians from the 'demolition site' of Gaza was denounced as 'ethnic cleansing' in the Arab world. But wary Gazans are taking his comments seriously: 'After this devastating war, we now know that anything is possible,' said one
During the 471 days Emily Damari was held hostage in Gaza, Tottenham Hotspur's stadium became a hub of advocacy. In the first game after her release, fans replaced 'kidnapped' stickers with 'home'
It appears that Israel's government and Germany's far right share an interest in portraying Palestinians as today's Nazis with global or Israeli leftists as their collaborators
After a delay due to the Israeli prime minister's prostate surgery, the trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust for allegedly receiving lavish gifts from wealthy businessmen and trading regulatory favors for positive news coverage continues
The Israeli government's favorite lie – that 'they' are trampling the will of the people – is back. But looking past Justice Minister Levin's tantrums reveals a majority of the people reject the government's positions on the most essential issues facing the country
A group of Israeli hostages freed as part of the current ceasefire had been held in Hamas tunnels for up to eight consecutive months, without daylight and with little or no human contact. This was revealed today (Monday) by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Lt. Col. Dr. Avi Banov, in an interview with Reuters. "Some […]
Qatari Prime Al Thani expresses regret that the stages of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire weren't implemented simultaneously– due to political constraints. He denies allegations of funding Hamas, saying everything was coordinated with Netanyahu
President Michael Higgins' speech was disrupted after he mentioned his hope that 'the thousands searching for rubble in Gaza will welcome the long-overdue cease-fire for which there has been such a heavy price paid'
Keeping in place MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's confidants at the National Security Ministry, including his director general, his spokesperson and his right-hand man, Chief of Staff Hanamel Dorfman, will likely make it possible for him to continue controlling the police
Jewish artist Leo Haas secretly documented hunger and executions in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. His paintings were later on used as testimony at the Eichmann trial. A new exhibition in Israel wants to remind us of his achievement
For a full year, the Shtivi family hoped that Idan, who was abducted from the Nova festival, was alive. After the Israeli army notified them that he was murdered on the day of the massacre, the hope turned into a wish to recover his body for burial in Israel
Jordan and Egypt are less than thrilled by Trump's plan which would see them absorbing over a million Gazan refugees, but it could also put to the test relations between the U.S. and other Arab countries, and threaten plans for Israel-Saudi normalization
'We thought we wouldn't return, like our ancestors': Despite heavy damage to their homes, millions of displaced Palestinians are eager to return to the north for the first time since October 2023