As Iran rebuilds its ballistic arsenal and Israel develops cutting-edge missile defenses, both sides are locked in a strategic arms race. The outcome may determine the shape – and cost – of the next major conflict
In two separate incidents on Thursday, a judge in Ashkelon ordered an anti-war protester to stay away from demonstrations for 30 days after throwing flour at police, and a judge in Haifa asked demonstrators why their signs were written in Arabic
During the call, which a former U.S. official reportedly described as 'a direct, mostly one-way conversation about the status of humanitarian aid,' Netanyahu told Trump that reports of famine in Gaza were false. Netanyahu's office described the report as 'complete fake news'
Judicial Complaints Commissioner Asher Kula, known for his ties to Justice Minister Yariv Levin and his criticisms of the Israeli justice system, chastised Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ronen for her participation in an academic event honoring a Hebrew University philosophy professor who has been critical of civilian casualties in Gaza
Friends of Israel must not avert their eyes from the nature of the Netanyahu government, its misbegotten priorities, its incompetence and its no longer justifiable Gaza war. We must always remain vigilant to the unique history of this conflict while also carefully scrutinizing the set of words used to make sense of it
Chevron, Ratio and NewMed Energy expanded an existing deal with an energy supplier to Egypt. By 2024, Israel's Leviathan will have delivered around 130 billion cubic meters of natural gas, more than doubling the original output. The deal could lead to Israel's natural gas reserves being depleted within approximately 20 years, an interministerial committee found
Expanding the fighting in Gaza has only worsened Israel's situation - and the prime minister's only solution is to go even deeper into the quagmire ■ Meanwhile, his ministers are already trying to normalize the inevitable military fatalities and the imminent deaths of the hostages
Conquering Gaza means giving up on the hostages, the economy, international legitimacy and Israel's future ■ Signs are cropping up that the next election will be postponed ■ Netanyahu's trolling Defense Minister Israel Katz and sober army chief Eyal Zamir have one thing in common
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A couple bound for a string of European festivals – 'wherever the spirit takes us'; and an entrepreneurship expert whose job 'doesn't really feel like work'
Some PR activists embrace Israel's image as the West's subcontractor in the fight against radical Islam. But at its core, this is a myth that resurrects age-old antisemitic tropes
Netanyahu assigns roles: The nation is a roaring lion, and the ones putting on the brakes are emasculators. Anyone expressing reservations is a leftist. Anyone who hesitates is a traitor
The refusal to see Palestinians as human beings isn't a side effect of October 7. This phenomenon predates the latest war, the operations in Gaza, the terror attacks and the rockets. It's a fundamental element of Israel's national consciousness
In a post he published on the suspicions in the Qatargate affair involving the Prime Minister's Office, Naftali Bennett wrote that that Netanyahu 'lost any remnant of moral authority to head the government of Israel'
Middle East scholar Assaf David, one of the few Israelis in direct contact with Gaza residents, wants his fellow citizens to recognize the horrors unfolding there in their name. He relays chilling accounts from Gazans, describes their hatred of Hamas and warns that 'Jewish jihad' has seized control of Israel
The security cabinet also approved Netanyahu's plan for the IDF to take full control of Gaza City. Sources say that the evacuation of Gaza City residents to alternative areas is expected to be completed by October 7, and only afterward is the military takeover expected to begin
In a functioning democracy, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi would have been removed from office. But in Israel's current political climate, ministers are dismissed not for violating the law, but for adhering to it
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, settlers damaged a diplomatic vehicle and threatened the personnel inside. The ministry's spokeswoman called the incident a 'gross violation of the Vienna Convention'
The tree planted by House Speaker Mike Johnson this week in the West Bank is not a symbol of peace or solidarity, and marks the deepening roots of violence, dispossession, and authoritarianism stretching across both sides of the Green Line
CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond is one of hundreds of journalists battling Israel to enter Gaza and report independently. He explains why without press freedom there is no democracy and recounts his recent encounter with violent settlers
Despite a majority of New York Jews opposing Zohran Mamdani as a candidate for mayor, he receives the lion's share of Jewish votes compared to other candidates, recent polls show
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take complete control of the Gaza Strip could doom the fate of the Israeli hostages who are still alive. The proposed military campaign disregards families' pleas, IDF warnings, public sentiment, and the lessons of past failures
'We're not dealing in theory, but with matters concerning life and death and protecting the state,' the Israeli army chief said before Netanyahu convened the security cabinet to discuss plans to take over Gaza
The firing won't take effect until the High Court issues a ruling. Six organizations argue the attorney general's dismissal was unlawful, and legal experts expect the court to likely overturn it
'This is destruction on a scale not seen since World War II – not just in numbers, but in the erasure of entire living spaces and thousands of years of human and cultural heritage,' the petition states
The signatories include well-known Israel advocates as well as Jews who have held senior government positions in their respective countries. They urge the prime minister to take a stand against members of his own government whose hateful rhetoric threatens Jews worldwide
Ahead of Israel's security cabinet meeting on Gaza, Ambassador Simon Walters warned that further IDF operations would be ineffective and urged Israel to meet its aid obligations. He also rejected Israeli claims that U.K. recognition of a Palestinian state would reward Hamas
I truly believed that hundreds of reports on intentional starvation and two thick Israeli reports calling the war genocide would force our health leaders to take steps to stop the war and send mass aid into Gaza
Since Israel eased restrictions on humanitarian aid, IDF approval rates for UN and aid groups have improved. Still, UN data shows severe acute malnutrition among Gaza's children has risen to 18 percent – up from 12 percent in spring – as aid deliveries remain disrupted by looting
The phrases 'genocide airline' and 'free Palestine' were painted on the office's door, drawing condemnation from French and Israeli officials. Israel's Foreign Ministry said that 'antisemitic attacks in France must be dealt with the utmost severity'
The American proposal discussed by Beirut in recent days entails a four-step phased plan, aiming to reach the disarmament of Hezbollah within 120 days, along with an Israeli withdrawal from disputed points along the border
The question of responsibility concerns not who we are but what we do and our ability to correct it. Israelis can borrow from psychoanalysis and try to take the first step in cultivating compassion
'Slam Frank,' which debuts next month Off-Broadway, is already causing a storm for its portrayal of the author of the famous Holocaust diary. But it's more than just a jab at the woke
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who visited a settlement deep in the West Bank alongside other far-right figures advocating for the return of Israelis to settlements evacuated in 2005, said he noticed the graffiti only after the photo was released
The protest comes ahead of a meeting of Israel's security cabinet later Thursday at Netanyahu's office, where discussions will focus on the potential occupation of Gaza – which the IDF chief has warned could endanger hostages
A joint investigation reveals how Israel's elite cyber-intelligence unit used Microsoft's cloud services to store data from phone calls of millions of Palestinians, allowing it to expand its surveillance in Gaza and the West Bank
Under military law, Israeli soldiers can seize Palestinian property without presenting evidence or facing oversight. Since the Gaza war began, human rights groups report a sharp rise in both documented confiscations and the unexplained disappearance of valuables during raids on West Bank homes
Who is behind the accounts reposting Israeli Minister Gila Gamliel's messages – from threatening the ayatollah regime and praising the Shah's exiled son?
The IDF returned Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen's body hours before a court hearing, after his family agreed to restrict funeral attendance. The army had withheld the body for days following his killing last week
The renowned Israeli author speaks about historian Alex Dancyg, who was murdered after being kidnapped to Gaza, and the moral blindness he sees taking root in Israeli society
According to a leaked draft reviewed by the Washington Post, the 2024 report drops prior criticism of Netanyahu's corruption trial, threats to judicial independence and Israeli restrictions on Palestinians