The former Chief Justice's international standing and unique history make him the right appointment for the case filed against Israel on charge of genocide. But it is important that the values he represents are not only exemplified externally but also truly embraced at home
The minister informed the Israeli PM that he will leave his position, as the Netanyahu government comes under public criticism over its waste of resources involved in maintaining its 31 offices during a war
Haaretz journalists Anshel Pfeffer and Bar Peleg recently joined IDF units in Gaza City and on the Lebanese border. Their dispatches tell the stories of Israelis from every possible background, whose lives changed dramatically three months ago
Although Israel has struck Iran-linked targets in Syria for years, according to several sources it is now unleashing deadlier, more frequent air raids against Iranian arms transfers and air defense systems in Syria
Most of the time in Shujaiyeh is spent waiting, every trip home is planned meticulously, and the danger of the enemy coming out of a hole in the ground is ever-present. These IDF reservists are in their fourth month of active duty, and they are only five minutes away from Nahal Oz
The eight companies, which include Air France, Poland's LOT, and Spain's Vueling, are expected to retract their decision to restart service if the security situation worsens
47-year-old Elad Katzir was abducted on October 7 from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his mother, Hanna, who was since released as part of a hostage deal. His father, Rami, was murdered during the attack
Otzma Yehudit minister Amichai Eliyahu is the latest Israeli coalition lawmaker to express support for the 'voluntary emigration' of Gazans out of their homes. Such comments are likely to be used against Israel in its impending trial at the International Court of Justice in The Hague
Perhaps the most ominous thing about an Israeli-Hezbollah military confrontation in Lebanon is the sense that it is a foregone conclusion. Maybe not as an extension of the war in Gaza, but at some point in the near future
The assassination of Wissam al-Tawil, commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force, is being attributed to Israel. According to security officials, Tawil played an important role in the organization's operations. PM Netanyahu says he would do anything to 'restore security to the north'
After Ofer Cassif, MK in the Arab-Jewish Hadash-Ta'al party, signed the South Africa petition, fellow Knesset members called for his removal. Cassif explained his reasoning, saying 'My constitutional duty is to Israeli society' not to the government who calls for 'ethnic cleansing and even actual genocide'
In his fourth Mideast visit since the war started, the U.S. is sending Blinken on his hardest mission yet – to salvage an image of victory out of Israel's destruction in Gaza. But the U.S. and Israel aren't on the same page on what that looks like
At a caucus meeting, right-wing Israeli lawmakers offered advice like 'in the northern Gaza Strip we first have to conquer, annex, destroy all the houses.' Every time someone mentioned the resettlement of Gaza, loud applause erupted
He, she, or ... ? The gender identity of eunuchs was already debated in Greco-Roman times. Castrati triggered curiosity, hate – and, for some, even arousal