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U.S. historian Robert Kagan was one of the first on the right to see Trump as an existential threat. Last week, he quit the Washington Post when Jeff Bezos decided against endorsing a candidate. 'I think Bezos wanted to wait until he was confident that Trump looked like a winner,' he says

Unlike Iran, Netanyahu decided not to wait to drop his bomb until after the U.S. election, and Israel's future could be determined on the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Caesarea in the coming weeks

Boaz Zalmanowitz, whose father Aryeh died after 40 days in captivity at the age of 86, says that released hostages who encountered Aryeh told him that he kept his sense of humor and offered them words of encouragement, despite the impossible conditions and his deteriorating medical condition

The true scale of the damage the prime minister has wrought by firing Gallant will not be measured by the size of protests. Netanyahu lost the trust of half the people, who won't entrust their children to a leader who acts like an unchecked autocrat

Atop Tel Shimron, archaeologists reveal enigmatic monumental 'white' structure from Canaanite era and its storage for used religious artifacts, and animal bones

Most Berkeley students say they favor Kamala Harris for her California roots and stance on reproductive rights, but one voter promises 'there are many more people than you'd believe here in Berkeley who are voting Republican'

Thirteen months after deadly attack by Hamas, which saw that Israel was in an unprecedented position of internal weakness because of the government's attempted regime coup, Netanyahu is once again posing a direct threat to democracy – and firing Gallant will not be his final move

  Preliminary exit polls from the 2024 presidential election reveal widespread economic dissatisfaction and deep concerns about American democracy, according to ABC News data released on election night. The state of democracy emerged as voters' top concern among five key issues tested, with 35% ranking it as their primary consideration. Economic matters followed closely at […]

  Amos Schocken, publisher of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, recently stated that the Israeli government is "fighting Palestinian freedom fighters whom Israel calls terrorists," igniting a fresh wave of public debate. The discussion largely arises from a mistaken assumption that an individual or organization can only be classified as either a freedom fighter or a […]

Netanyahu cites breakdown in trust and 'significant differences in managing Israel's war' as reasons for firing Gallant ■ Thousands are protesting across Israel as opposition members call for general strike ■ Foreign Minister Israel Katz will step in as defense minister, with Gideon Sa'ar assuming the foreign minister role ■ Gallant: 'The security of the state of Israel is and always will be my life's mission'

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, marking a major shift in Israel's wartime leadership, according to Israeli media reports. "My highest commitment as prime minister is to ensure Israel's security and lead us to complete victory," Netanyahu said in a videotaped address. "During wartime, the trust between a prime minister […]

If approved, the move would be a significant development for U.S.-Israel air travel, which has been negatively impacted by a long list of major carriers that have canceled all flights to and from Israel due to the war

Three hospitals in northern Gaza, all of them besieged and raided by Israeli troops some 10 months ago, are again encircled by Israeli troops and under fire

The investigation has been ongoing for about six months, following a request by a former senior official in the Prime Minister's Office. A few months ago, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Netanyahu's former military secretary had warned the Attorney General that officials in the PMO had attempted to 'tamper' with protocols of cabinet meetings held during the war

Signatories to the letter, which include Jewish and Arab artists, directors, lawmakers and NGOs, call for governments to pressure both sides of the conflict to bring about a deal to end the war, release the hostages, and rehabilitate the region

Anti-Zionist group Palestine Action stole two busts of former Israeli president Chaim Weizmann from the University of Manchester, offering to send an ear in exchange for donations. The theft was timed to mark the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which the group says 'began the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by signing the land away'