This week at Ben Gurion Airport: An Israeli yoga teacher who traveled to Sri Lanka amid terror threats; an Israeli filmmaker living in London explains what it's like raising children without air raid sirens
International airlines continue to adjust their flight schedules to and from Israel as security concerns persist in the region. These cancellations persist during a period of heightened tensions, most recently the elimiation of Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar and Iranian attacks on Israel. Which other international airlines have canceled flights to Israel, and until […]
There is a chance that the emerging quiet in Lebanon, and Israel's success in forcing Hezbollah to dissociate itself from the events in Gaza, will generate new momentum in the Strip as well. That's related mainly to Donald Trump's arrival in the White House and the incoming President's claims that he is into ending wars, not starting new ones
Blackmailed by the far right, the prime minister plans to fight to the last hostage ■ The coalition marks its targets for attack ■ Sara lets us know what dictated the timing of the flare 'attack' on the Netanyahus' private home
A federal court in Philadelphia has sentenced Donbon Farish, a 29-year-old Mississippi resident, to two years in prison followed by three years of probation for orchestrating an antisemitic harassment campaign targeting synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses in Pennsylvania. According to the June 2023 indictment, Farish conducted a series of threatening phone calls to Jewish institutions […]
The strategic landscape and balance of power in the Middle East has been redrawn, greatly in Israel's favor and very much at Iran's expense. But if Israelis were seeking security they certainly don't have it – and won't, until the Palestinian issue is resolved
The eagerly anticipated Wicked film adaptation has reignited parallels between the story and the Jewish experience of scapegoating. Others question how Jewish the film truly is
The eagerly anticipated Wicked film adaptation has reignited parallels between the story and the Jewish experience of scapegoating. Others question how Jewish the film truly is
LEBANON: Cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah goes into effect; IDF fires at suspects entering no-go zone in southern Lebanon ■ Iran: Tehran plans uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says ■ ISRAEL: Netanyahu says Lebanon agreement aims to isolate Hamas, focus on Iran ■ GAZA: Egyptian delegation arrives in Israel to discuss Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal as Hamas reportedly ready for truce following Lebanon deal
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff was perhaps the most significant Democrat to back Bernie Sanders' vote last week – and his chances of getting reelected in 2026 just became that much harder
Even if the agreement with Hezbollah holds, the war in Gaza is grinding on, while high defense costs and government mismanagement will continue to weigh on the economy
Through a campaign designed by the private firm Perception, senior associates of Netanyahu targeted Jews, Germans, Greens and soccer fans to rehabilitate the Hamas ally's reputation regarding human and LGBTQ+ rights, radical Islam, and corruption, ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The aides deny any involvement in the campaign
When U.S. President Joe Biden announced the cease-fire on Tuesday, it was hard not to be happy; but for the longer term, at this moment it is nearly as hard to be hopeful
Aviad Frija is charged with manslaughter for killing Yuval Kestelman, a civilian who stopped a terror attack in Jerusalem. Frija mistook Kestelman for an attacker, firing despite clear signs he posed no threat