Hostage families begging their fellow Israelis, hat in hand, for help. Furious parents of IDF soldiers pointlessly killed. Besieged Arab citizens emigrating. Rising addiction rates. In Israel today, 'unity' is a bitter word
The images at Local Testimony 2024 are searing, even if Gaza photographers have given the event a miss. Also in the Cultural Roundup this week, great works of art come out of a bomb shelter, and Jaffa's Greek Market takes a last stand before demolition
The German-Jewish philosopher's concept of practicing inner dialogues and developing skepticism helps to make judgment calls in difficult times – and there is no more difficult time than now
In tent camps, Palestinian teenagers are undergoing training in firearms, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives ■ Defense Minister Katz is good at undercutting the IDF chief of staff, whose personnel crisis is deepening
Bracha Shalev, whose husband and son were murdered in Nir Oz on October 7, lost her friend from the kibbutz, Hanna Katzir, this week. ' I have a neighbor who was in captivity and I can't look her in the eye. She hasn't come back; she's still in the tunnels'
The attacker was shot in the lower body by nearby security guards and taken to hospital. The Shin Bet said he served as a former security informant for Israel in the West Bank and was transferred to Israel after being exposed
The three women were arrested in September on suspicion of trespassing, after distributing flyers calling for the release of the hostages at the Herzliya synagogue. Their lawyer: 'Their false arrest is a badge of shame for the Israel Police'
On behalf of his expat wife in Miami, the prime minister lashed out at the media – while air force pilots were risking their lives over Yemen ■ Netanyahu sends his defense minister to thwart the hostage deal and a few other things ■ A state commission of inquiry under Bibi is a very elusive animal
ISRAEL: IDF intercepts missile launched from Yemen overnight; Woman stabbed to death in terror attack in central Israel ■ GAZA: Hamas-run Health Ministry: At least 50 killed in Israeli strike on hospital in northern Gaza ■ LEBANON: IDF says it struck weapons transfer facilities on Lebanon-Syria border
Gur Kehati, a 20-year-old soldier, was killed in one of the most controversial incidents of the Israel-Hezbollah war, an incident that now haunts the military's senior command and has become the center of a polarizing national scandal
Thursday's series of attacks – the second in a week – required planning and resources, but it won't end the Israel's confrontation with the Houthi rebels in Yemen. With Iran, which is unusually weak at the moment, the situation is different, but much depends on the policies of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
Iran's nuclear program was a global issue, 'Israelized' by Prime Monister Benjamin Netanyahu opposing the nuclear agreement. The Houthis firing at Israel warrants a devastating response, no doubt. But that response should be an international one