Sources said the prime minister urged leaders in the congress to delay, not block, the vote, which was not possible under WZO bylaws. Yair Netanyahu's name is not on the list, compiled by representatives of a majority of the factions, as voting on appointments began Sunday morning
Professor Marianne Hirsch also argued the Holocaust must be taught alongside Gaza and the "Nakba," warning against “exceptionalism” in Holocaust memory.
Now that the war in Gaza is mostly over, Netanyahu must deliver on his promise to launch a thorough probe into the October 7 attack. As elections grow closer, either a new government or the opposition force a state commission on Netanyahu, or he will manage to form one on his own terms
Oded Lifshitz, taken alive to Gaza and killed in captivity, sought to make this place more just and humane. His new collection of essays shows it wasn't out of naivety, but because he refused to lie to himself
Justice Minister Yariv Levin alleged that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara misled Israel's top court in the matter of the military's top legal chief leaking a video showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee, saying there are 'high chances' the AG's testimony will be required
Israel's media sometimes portrays London as a no-go zone, but the uncovering of an 11th century cemetery in the City of London reveals the deep roots of the Jewish community, whose contemporary cultural figures include Stephen Fry, David Baddiel and Howard Jacobson. 'The Jewish ties to Britain are far too deep to be eroded by antisemitism or anything else,' says one expert
The implications of the 'Sde Teiman affair,' whose protagonists include the IDF's top prosecutor, a right-wing mob, Palestinian detainees, Israel's Channel 12 TV and Itamar Ben-Gvir's failed police force, are so wide-ranging they could help Netanyahu's crusade against Israel's core democratic institutions
U.S. Special Envoy to Syria and Lebanon Tom Barrack said the path to stability in Beirut is the beginning of negotiations with Israel. He warned, however, that 'We don't have time for this diplomatic cadence. In four months, you could end all of this'
Opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned extremist politics, criticizing figures like Itamar Ben-Gvir and warning against distorting Judaism with violence and hatred. Former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot echoed concerns about political polarization and incitement
A young Israeli woman was told that a job she had applied for was taken by someone who "has a semblance of humanity, and who cares for plants, animals, and the environment."