Over 200 media outlets worldwide staged a coordinated blackout protest to condemn the killing of journalists in Gaza and call for the protection of press freedom and independent reporting.
Mor Godard Hasharoni was rescued on October 7, but her parents were both killed, and her father's body was taken to Gaza. 'I didn't believe it would take so long to rescue us and didn't think that almost two years later, we would be almost in the same situation'
Never in Israel's history has a security cabinet been asked to pursue such a radical plan so strongly opposed by the IDF, with even some of Netanyahu's ministers expressing doubts. Yet the prime minister sided with the far right, asserting that Trump would back Israel if it acted swiftly
The nine justices canceled Wednesday's hearing on the petitions and gave the government until September 14 to say if it accepts their unanimous recommendation, noting that dismissing the attorney general requires consultation with the appointing committee, which the government bypassed
In February, Netanyahu's right-hand man Ron Dermer replaced the Shin Bet and Mossad heads in leading hostage deal negotiations. Despite his outsized influence - a result of his closeness to the Israeli PM and the Trump administration - he hasn't brought a single hostage back and avoids meeting with hostage families
Hundreds of Israelis accompanied Idan Shtivi, who was 28 at the time of his kidnapping and murder on October 7, 2023. His body was recovered from Gaza captivity last week. His mother said, 'This void, the big hole in our heart, is the pain of a missing limb, a constant emptiness that never goes away'
Democratic Senators Merkley and Van Hollen dismissed IDF briefings on Gaza aid as misleading, noting that 'the reality is different.' Their trip also focused on West Bank settler violence, meeting families of Palestinian-American victims
On Monday, newspapers ran stark black covers with brief slogans, broadcasters aired a joint statement, and news sites went dark or showed banners of support. Reporters Without Borders called the Gaza war the deadliest ever for journalists, as Israel dismissed the protest as a 'biased political manifesto against' the country
The new Netflix series from the creator of 'BoJack Horseman' may be about a Jewish family and their very Jewish lives, but the show excels at demonstrating the universality of specificity
The inconsistency in the Trump administration's policy toward Israel and Palestine is evident. Far less clear is whether there are a set of circumstances that will draw the U.S. back into a constructive diplomatic role on Gaza, the Palestinians and the greater Middle East, seeking more than a short-term cease-fire
The doctor listed the patient's 'current problems' as: "Pain in the left forearm, Fell from the climbing structure to the ground; a man fell on top of her," and subsequently "Jewish (Israeli)."
A new academic year: Israel's Education Ministry has removed crucial chapters on liberal democracy from this year's civics exam, while expanding the emphasis on nationalist and religious content
Borrowing the destructive forces of nature and weaponizing them was not only imagined but practiced in Mesopotamia and the Classic world as early as 3,000 years ago
Israeli author Tehila Hakimi draws unsettling parallels between Israel's militarized culture and America's gun-obsessed one, while Gary Shteyngart's novel explores an America taking the road to unfreedom. A rebirth of Vernon Duke's 1955 book lightens the mood with the help of Prokofiev, Gershwin and others
The homicides included the killing of hospital nurse Yazan Mohammed Qadri, 32, who had recently become a father, as well as the shooting of a 30-year-old man near the market in the northern Israeli city of Acre