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The Together chairman had not previously committed to overturning a law sharply curbing the attorney general's powers. Yisrael Beiteinu is now the only party in Eisenkot's bloc that has not pledged to repeal it
The Wall Street Journal editorial outlines three interim steps Israel should take and cites Trump's support for Netanyahu, while noting that the war in Iran and Gaza's future remain unresolved
Liberal Zionists like Lander still believe in a Jewish and democratic state. Detaining him as he helped Palestinians harvest olives – all while failing to stop settler violence – only undermines that vision
Four suspects in the assault of an American photojournalist in the West Bank were released to house arrest despite police requests to extend their detention. A fifth suspect's detention was extended as suspicions against him grew
As Netanyahu intensifies pressure on Ofer Winter, Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett are again turning on each other despite growing momentum for their opposition bloc
As settler violence surges and Israel tightens access to Palestinian farmland, rabbis and young Jewish activists are helping farmers bring in a harvest that sustains tens of thousands of families
Fighting for his political survival, Netanyahu pushed for another strike on Iran but was blocked by Trump, as tensions with the IDF grow over his use of the military in the campaign and pressure on the army chief
The recommendations would require English schools to treat antisemitism as a distinct form of harm and encourage them to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which critics say conflates anti-Jewish hatred with criticism of Israel
The Yashar chairman rejected even a rotation deal with Netanyahu, after Lieberman accused him of keeping the option open as opposition parties jockey ahead of the October 27 election
'Harvesting olives is not illegal. The occupation is,' the New York mayor said. All activists were released, while Reform and Conservative leaders called the fact that Palestinian farmers need protection from settlers 'a betrayal of Jewish values'
Police said in June they had gathered enough evidence to charge Golan with bribery, fraud and other offenses, after completing the investigation without questioning her
Suleiman Maswadeh, who testified in the Qatargate probe, said his friendship with Qatar lobbyist Jay Footlik never affected his journalism, but acknowledged he should have avoided a situation that could raise doubts about his independence
Smotrich offered his far-right rival a Defense Ministry post with authority over Gaza 'voluntary emigration' and ultra-Orthodox enlistment in exchange for quitting the race
The right says that, if Israel were to gain control over a 'handful' of violent settler extremists, its reputation would immediately recover. But while the remaining 500,000 'normative' settlers disagree on the attackers' means, they agree on the end
Israel's first election in 1949 unfolded amid war but with remarkable calm and turnout, as 89.9 percent of eligible voters chose delegates for the Constituent Assembly – soon to become the Knesset
The number of Israelis leaving the country has jumped by dozens of percent over the last three years, while the number of those returning has fallen. Researchers warn of a collapse of the Israeli economy if the trend continues
A motion to end all institutional ties between Montreal and Israel ran into a small problem: it's not clear if such ties actually exist. This anecdote tells a larger story on the theatrics of Israel-Palestine activism
In October, Netanyahu asked an Israeli court to cancel 18 hearings in his graft trial, where he faces bribery and fraud and breach of trust charges, as his lawyer is set to concurrently represent him in hearings in the submarine affair commission
Rabbis for Human Rights said Lander was detained along with 80 of its members and U.S. activists in a village near Bethlehem who helped Palestinian farmers reach lands out of their reach since Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack
