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Three decades ago, the ultra-Orthodox Shas party joined a pro-peace, left-wing government. But then Haredi parties shifted sharply to the political far right, enthroning Netanyahu for decades. But now there are initial signs of a momentous shift

Writers worldwide are blacklisted on a viral list entitled 'Is Your Fav Author a Zionist?' for 'crimes' like attending a Hadassah book club or calling what Hamas did on October 7 'unacceptable.' How effective is the call to boycott their works and who is most hurt by it?

On his fourth visit to Israel since October 7, Kosha Dillz – aka Rami Even-Esh – performed in a packed club in Tel Aviv, but not before he went to an anti-government protest. After months of attending pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies in America, he believes he has a 'perspective not a lot of people do'

There may only be 50 living Israeli hostages in Gaza, WSJ reports ■ Hezbollah launches about 25 rockets at northern Israel ■ Civil war will erupt in Gaza if PLO doesn't control it, senior PLO official says ■ Israel is unprepared for the toll a war with Hezbollah would inflict on its electricity grid, CEO of Israel's electricity management company says ■Here's what you need to know 258 days into the war

The designation allows German authorities to monitor BDS activists and recruit informants within the organization. Germany cited evidence of extremism the in the BDS charter, which calls for 'the liberation of all Arab lands,' as well as the support it receives from Hamas

The orders were revealed in the wake of a petition to Israel's High Court of Justice after police officers violently confiscated signs from protesters that contained slogans against the government and the war. Despite this, confiscation of signs continues with no legal authority

Israel is navigating an unprecedented situation of ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza and an emboldened Iran while deciding how to react to escalating cross-border fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Its next move must be done in the most calculated and calibrated of ways – there's no room for error

Instead of a luxurious pavilion in a prominent spot at the world fair, a much smaller alternative was chosen on the margins. 'In my opinion, it would have been preferable not to participate,' says architect David Knafo, who submitted one of the original proposals

Artists Veronika and Daniel Bernard moved from Russia to Israel following the invasion of Ukraine. Life here is everything they didn't expect it to be: 'We're trying to maintain our sanity and our critical thinking'

The real threat to continued investment in Israel isn't likely to ever be BDS but the government's economic mismanagement

'After 72 hours without power in Israel – it will be uninhabitable,' says CEO of company overseeing electrical systems. Israel Electric Company quick to distance itself from the 'irresponsible' comments

The decision to appoint Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich – a close affiliate of PM Netanyahu with no news experience – as CEO of Israel's Channel 13 was widely protested by station employees. Her vision for the news outlet is revealed here for the first time

Israel's gov't authority in the West Bank told the company that they were 'marketing housing units on land that is not registered in your name,' and demanded they cease. The company says the land belongs to a Palestinian in Jordan who is willingly selling land he owns

In her exhibition, 'The Trilogy,' now showing in Tel Aviv, Eden Auerbach Ofrat takes ancient archetypes and dresses them in dazzling cinematic majesty, that leaves the viewer agape

  Talia Khan, a doctoral student at MIT and president of the MIT Israel Alliance club, whose social media advocacy for campus safety for Jewish students amid ongoing anti-Israel protests led to her attendance at the State of the Union address and congressional hearings, spoke with Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview about the concerning […]

“In my view, we must cultivate and strengthen our community’s sense of collective identity not to seclude ourselves, but to fit in and take part in our societies,” says Khalloul, Aramean activist.

Less than half of the 120 hostages being held in Gaza are estimated to be alive according to a new WSJ investigation that highlights the desperation of family members whose loved ones have been held captive for over 250 days

An AP investigation identified at least 60 Palestinian families where at least 25 people were killed in bombings between October and December, the deadliest period of the war

  Furiosa: A Max Saga will be available for digital rental on various VOD platforms like Amazon, Apple, and YouTube starting June 24, and 25. A prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, it stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a younger Furiosa who was kidnapped as a child and seeks to find her way back home. It […]

  Tribeca Festival audience award winner, "Bad Shabbos" is a dark comedy set against the backdrop of a disastrous Sabbath dinner. Meg, a non-Jewish woman, joins her fiancé David's eccentric Jewish family in a night upturned with a morbid twist. The host Gelfand family features a micromanaging mother, charming father, calm eldest son, neurodivergent teenage […]