Senior members of the prime minister's party view Monday's primary as a referendum on its direction amid concern by Netanyahu that it would be disastrous for the party if extremist figures whose support he cultivated in the past feature prominently on the slate
Arad was once the crown jewel of the Negev. Today, instead, it offers a case study of how an ultra-Orthodox minority can exert outsized political power. This is where Israel could be headed, many warn, if the current government retains power after October 27
Israeli authorities say Iranian intelligence operatives have upped their effort to target Israeli journalists, including Haaretz reporters, with phishing attacks on WhatsApp and Telegram – to hack their devices, take over their accounts and obtain sensitive information
Under the status quo in place since 1967, the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa compound is a Muslim holy site and place of worship, while non-Muslims may visit it. Police have eased restrictions in recent years, continuing the trend under far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
'Don't worry about money,' IDF officers were told in the weeks after October 7. Since then, the war has amounted to the longest and priciest in Israel's history ■ In the first installment of a series of articles, we spoke to dozens of sources to explore the question: Who will foot the bill, and when?
The editor of a right-wing newspaper has bashed Israeli expats who may fly home to vote against the Netanyahu bloc. He might want to take that up with his paper's Israeli-American owner
Washington last year launched the Pax Silica initiative aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and critical minerals, amid a fierce technology rivalry with Beijing.
The visit is taking place as U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner is expected to arrive in Israel later this week, alongside Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
The White House is expected to press Netanyahu for restraint in Gaza and elsewhere as Trump's envoys visit Israel. His leverage in Washington appears to be waning, raising the prospect of 'tough love'
Andrew Goretsky, senior regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Philadelphia, said the incident was "deeply frustrating, but unfortunately not surprising."
A large number of troops have been deployed around the mountain villages of Qusra and Jalud, but they have been unable to remove the settlers from the area. The CEO of NGO Yesh Din described the incident as an 'extreme manifestation of the Israeli policy in the West Bank'
The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East as the Abraham Lincoln's deployment is extended. One analyst says Washington is 'doing the exact opposite' of its goal of reducing its Middle East presence
Rainfall of more than 20 millimeters in August has been recorded only four times since measurements began in Israel. More rain and possible flooding are forecast for Sunday
Seven people, including three children, were killed in an overnight strike in south Lebanon's Ansar. In an unusual English statement prior to any IDF announcement, Netanyahu's office accused Hezbollah of using human shields. The IDF later said a Hezbollah commander's family were killed