Less than 5 percent of Israeli exports come from settlements. But the greater risk lies with Israeli banks, which finance construction in West Bank settlements – and could face sanctions that would also threaten Palestinian banks
The U.N. commission warned that actions like the detention of civilians could amount to war crimes. Israel accused the U.N. of conducting an 'Israel-bashing session' and claims to be protecting its 'citizens from proven security threats'
The leaders of the Democrats, Together, Yashar and Yisrael Beitenu parties called for the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry, saying there was 'no longer any room for excuses, denials or concealment'
The countries cited unprecedented settler violence and settlement expansion, saying Israeli policies are undermining the prospects for a two-state solution
British Jews must listen to the Israelis sounding the alarm over unchecked violence in the West Bank, and support those fighting to stop it. That's the best way to respond to the difficult debate over sanctions
Even though the Democrats' leader touched on their policies of diplomacy over war, ending settler violence and bringing the Haredim into the national fold, some immigrant attendees felt the event lacked a distinctly left-wing message
To circumvent opposition from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, a major Volkswagen shareholder, Aurelius Capital and the state of Lower Saxony will acquire the Osnabrück plant before striking the deal with Israel's Rafael
Whether by design or not, many of Israel's security tactics since October 7 resemble those of the Iranian regime. Experts warn that even if there is no clear Israeli 'axis of resistance,' the path that Israel is going down is dangerous
Tzachi Eliyahu, who has a tattoo of the outlawed ultranationalist Kach movement's symbol, has also posed with an IDF soldier convicted of killing a wounded Palestinian assailant and promoted an October 7 conspiracy theory
Veteran Haredi politicians are losing favor with top rabbis, shaking up party slates. Meanwhile, new parties are outflanking the establishment on its left and right. But will they really be any different?
The new Haredi Public party has appointed Dr. Nechumi Yaffe, a political psychologist and former adviser on ultra-Orthodox affairs at the National Security Council. Recent polls suggest the party is unlikely to clear the electoral threshold
'We got tired of beating them': After a Palestinian prisoner died at Ketziot Prison in 2023, investigators uncovered Israeli Prison Service guards boasting about beatings and implicating their commanders
Israel's opposition leaders responded to a Haaretz report that Netanyahu received an explicit warning from the UAE President that Hamas was planning a major operation. Eisenkot said the PM was unfit to serve, others called the revelations 'criminal'