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Regardless of whether a conservative or a reformist is elected president, supreme leader Ali Khamenei is the one who will determine where the country is headed, and public apathy towards the election signals how Iranians feel about their democratic process

According to Rothman, the bill intends to prevent judges from choosing an ombudsman tasked with investigating them. The court's legal adviser claims that a political appointment of an ombudsman is likely to lead to the political removal of a judge

Last night, Biden lost. Trump lost. American democracy lost. And although televised presidential debates rarely change the trajectory of an election, for Democrats, the spectacle on CNN was the sum of all their fears

Resorting to eating tree leaves puts Gazans in the same unenviable position as civilians in other Middle East conflict zones and in North Korea, harvesting what were previously considered inedible plants to stave off hunger

The finance minister decided to transfer tax funds that Israel collects on the Palestinian Authority's behalf, after saying last month that he would freeze them 'until further notice'. He is also expected to announce the legalization of five illegal outposts in the West Bank

"Filthy Jew," the men allegedly taunted the victim, according to the DA's office. "Dirty Jew."

Hinenu, a Jewish Student Association in Germany, discusses how blatant support for Hamas is allowed on Johannes Gutenberg University, festering an unsafe environment for Jewish students.

  In a contentious face-off, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off Thursday in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, offering voters a rare side-by-side comparison of the two oldest candidates ever to seek the US presidency. The 90-minute debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, covered a wide range […]

When Haredi politicians, fulminating against the threat of mandatory military service, declare their yeshiva students alone safeguard Jewish heritage, why don't Israel's other Jewish communities dispute this spurious monopoly?

The ruling by Israel's top court on the Haredi draft exemption could have reality-changing ramifications ■ If anyone still had any doubt, this week it became even clearer: Netanyahu will not agree to a commission of inquiry in the October 7 debacle ■ Has Israel already adopted the 'French Law,' even though the Knesset still has not passed it? ■ The difference between defeating Hamas and the judicial 'reform'

The Israeli prime minister wants his people to remain in a fog of uncertainty, making them even more reliant on their dysfunctional government ■ An all-out war with Hezbollah seems less likely than it did just a few days ago – but that doesn't mean hostilities are over ■ The IDF is getting used to the new routine of fighting at fluctuating levels of intensity

This week at Ben Gurion Airport: An American Jew travels to Israel for three days to meet members of her team for the first time, and two septuagenarian sisters recall the choices they made with regards to love

Israeli army says three drones, 25 rockets launched from southern Lebanon, no casualties reported ■ IDF says it struck Hezbollah air defense system ■ U.S. shifts assault ship to Mediterranean to deter risk of Israel-Lebanon conflict escalating ■ IDF launches intelligence-based operation in Gaza City's Shujaiya neighborhood; Gazans report 30 killed ■ Smotrich to backtrack on decision to withhold funds from PA ■ U.S. urges citizens to 'strongly reconsider' Lebanon travel

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, known as "Abu Saheeb," a senior Hamas official and commander of the Gaza Brigade, held a secret meeting with his battalion commanders on October 6, hours before the surprise attack on Israel. He personally handed them a printed page bearing the logo of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. "With […]

Trump was the first to mention Israel, attacking Biden's foreign policy and reiterating his claim that Hamas would have never attacked Israel under his watch. Biden maintained that his administration has stuck by Israel's side, adding that 'We're providing Israel with all the weapons they need, and when they need them'

One effect of the protracted war is the removal of all the masks of people who thought they could live together. The gap is growing and seems terminal

Justice Anat Baron, who retired from the Supreme Court days after October 7, says that Israel is at its lowest point; in these dramatic times, she doesn't feel she has the privilege to remain silent

A new ADL survey reveals a troubling increase in antisemitic attitudes in seven major countries, with nearly 40% endorsing multiple stereotypes.