The deepening relationship between Iran and Russia is one of the negative trends in our region that has greatly alarmed the Israeli security establishment in recent times. So far, reports have mainly focused on Iran's extensive assistance to Russia – primarily in the form of selling drones that the Russians have used in their […]
Benjamin Netanyahu may not realize it yet, or perhaps he does, which would explain his political behavior, but his defiance against the political odds is over. Israel's longest-serving prime minister, who was reelected in November 2022 despite an ongoing corruption trial and whom even rivals acknowledged as a political magician, is out of tricks. […]
Amid fears of rocket fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli authorities have scrapped plans for the annual Lag B'Omer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in the Galilee region. Instead, up to 30,000 worshippers are anticipated to congregate at the Shimon HaTzadik tomb in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem to mark the […]
An Israeli military spokesman firmly rejected claims by Hamas on Saturday that the terrorist group had abducted Israeli soldiers in Jebalia during the ongoing war. "There was no event of a soldier being abducted," the spokesman said in an unusual statement addressing the Hamas allegations directly. 'No such event happened," the IDF said in […]
A troubling incident of academic censorship has come to light after an Israeli academic had his manuscript rejected by the journal Cultural Critique published by the University of Minnesota Press solely based on the publication's adherence to the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Gai Farchi, an Israeli scholar, penned a letter to […]
War cabinet to convene to discuss hostage release negotiations ■ 40 rockets fired at northern Israel on Sunday evening ■ IDF announces deaths of two soldiers ■ Rockets fired at Tel Aviv, central Israel for first time since January
The bodyguards told their supervisor that the manner of driving endangers them, Minister Ben-Gvir and anyone else on the road. Last week, the investigation of the accident preceded by Ben-Gvir's car entering an intersection on a red light concluded with police investigators believing there is sufficient evidence to prosecute his driver
While there are no immediate moves to rein in the IDF, in the longer term there are two dangers: an imposed cease-fire without a resolution of the hostage crisis and missing the Biden administration's proposal for a comprehensive U.S.-Saudi-Israeli agreement
= Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday firmly rejected any notion of soldiers defying orders from the defense minister and military chief after a video circulated online of a supposed IDF reservist demanding that the cabinet member retract his comments about the future of Gaza, which has created tensions in the government. In the video, […]
Distance requirements from an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and a network of barriers have prevented Palestinian farmers from tilling their plots to the west of Bethlehem for over seven months
A report on Transportation Minister Miri Regev aired claims by her former chief of staff, who said she prioritizes local projects based on the regional council's ability to help her in the Likud primaries
The Lag Ba'omer celebration is prohibited from being held at Mount Meron, and the event has been transferred to the grave of Shimon Hatzaddik in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, which over the past years has been a site of tension between Jews and Muslims
Egypt, U.S. agree to temporarily send aid via Kerem Shalom crossing ■ Police probe video calling for insubordination if Israel hands Gaza to Hamas, Fatah ■ Syrian reports: Israeli drone kills two Hezbollah members; car bomb kills Syrian army officer ■ Airsoft grenades fired at Israeli Embassy in Brussels ■ Here's what you need to know 231 days into the war
American soldiers attempting to extricate the vessels from Israel's coast and send them on their way to Gaza ■ The floating pier was established by the U.S. army and constructed together with the IDF to receive deliveries of humanitarian aid