Internal documents reveal how an Education Ministry committee, headed by a former Shin Bet operative, monitors left-wing and Arab educators over social media posts, protest activity and political speech | A Haaretz investigation
Ben-Gvir's chief of staff, Hanamel Dorfman, susepcted of attempting to influence investigations into Jewish terrorism, stood by his side as he said he intends to either run for another term or to transfer the role 'to someone from the ministry on my behalf'
The two spoke a day after Trump announced he was putting off renewed strikes, with Netanyahu arguing that a delay serves Tehran. Trump and Netanyahu had another call two days earlier, with the U.S. president saying he was likely to begin new strikes on Iran soon
The ongoing stalemate in talks between Washington and Tehran may lead President Trump to renew the war - contrary to his instincts ■ On the northern front, Israel's government refuses to hold a strategic discussion and commanders on the ground testify: 'Our mission is to bring our people home safely'
Once, Netanyahu avoided employing force; today, it's his bread and butter. His goal is to survive another day, another week in power ■ Seven years after leaving politics, Moshe Kahlon is suddenly back in demand
State Department cable cites risk to Trump's Gaza peace plan if bid proceeds. Palestinian mission has not commented; election for vice presidents set for June 2
Adalah – the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel says that many of the international activists detained for trying to breach the Israeli blockade of Gaza claim to have been subjected to extreme violence and sexual humiliation, adding that many suffered severe injuries
Facing the prime minister in court during a hearing concerning a petition about his medical condition, it became evident that even in a falsely-based case he himself initiated, the judiciary allows him to mock it. He yet again flee
In a News 12 poll, far-right Minister Smotrich's Religious Zionism party passes the electoral threshold, after a series of polls in which it did not win any seats. Netanyahu's Likud party would still win the most votes of any party
The Democrats chairman Yair Golan carries the banner of the left, while postponing the two-state vision for the future. He promises Meretz realistic slots on the slate, but may prioritize the anti-government protest movement leaders. As the political map takes shape, the Democrats are still searching for an identity that can take them beyond their familiar base
A declining population and a growing ultra-Orthodox minority threaten to reduce the community's wealth and influence. With Israel more dependent than ever on America, that is worrisome
While shedding justifiable tears for Lucy the dog after it was abused by a settler in the West Bank, Israelis keep on not perceiving Palestinians as individuals, but as a dehumanized mass labeled by words like 'Amalek'
What was not true in the interview Tucker Carlson gave to Israel's Channel 13? He told interviewer Udi Segal Segal that he was living in a country that had recently murdered thousands of children. What was wrong about that? It's obvious that Israel 'is not a democracy in any sense,' as Carlson said
The army's representative told the Knesset Education Committee meeting that applying the law to Gaza 'could be perceived as characteristics of de facto annexation.' She added that the plan is not 'consistent' with the Trump plan for the Gaza Strip's rehabilitation
Sally Rooney has agreed to publish her latest novel 'Intermezzo' in Hebrew by publishers deemed BDS-compliant. But the price of acceptance by boycotters, whether within Israel or outside, is a political purity test that is toxic for allyship and effective political action