Top military brass believe that any operation why leads to massive civilian casualties - or a Hamas counterattack that kills soldiers - could bring renewed escalation and end negotiations
In the age of Gaza's destruction and endless turmoil, the Conservative Movement's flagship seminary has launched an MFA in creative writing, led by award-winning Israeli author Etgar Keret. The program hopes to offer a sanctuary for Jewish writers who feel excluded elsewhere
Israeli army officials worry about clashes that could erupt with protesters, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, on the Global Sumud Flotilla's ships as they near Gaza. Italy's Meloni has called for a halt, despite all parties – including Israel's navy – promising to forgo violence during the takeover once the aid for the Palestinian enclave reaches Israeli waters
The appointment is expected to take effect on Sunday. The appointing committee said that Zini is 'expected to understand and know that subordination to the prime minister does not justify actions that are inconsistent with the broad principles of democratic governance'
Yoav 'Poli' Mordechai, a senior military officer in the so-called Qatargate affair suspected of defense-related offenses, is set to return to work at the IDF's Hostage and Missing Persons Unit. Haaretz learned that the IDF chief of staff reached out to Israel's top police official
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, only one person has died from hunger in the past ten days, as opposed to several each day. Data also shows a sharp drop in food prices across the Strip. Aid workers in Gaza also say the rate of Palestinians leaving Gaza City has slowed
Donald Trump's new cease-fire plan for Gaza was cautiously embraced by the Palestinian Authority, while Hamas and Islamic Jihad say the deal favors Israel. Palestinians who are living through Israel's brutal war in Gaza say they welcome 'any deal that will end the suffering' and urge Palestinians abroad not to oppose it
There is no doubt that the cultural boycott of Israel will harm not only the fascists, but also good and courageous people. So what? This is a small price to pay to end a genocide
The Academy of the Hebrew Language has collected letters and journals to try to figure out how colloquial Hebrew sounded in the days when the children of immigrant Jews helped build the new society
In 1891, attorney Edward McCabe convinced thousands of African Americans to follow him west in a bid to create their own Black U.S. state. As Caleb Gayle's new book tells it, these 'Exodusters' aimed to flee oppression and build their own Promised Land