By filing a declaration of intervention in the ongoing proceedings, Belgium joined a growing list of countries – including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkey – that have intervened in the legal action

Field Marshal Asim Munir may win favor with Donald Trump by sending troops to Gaza, but it's a high-stakes gamble, with Islamist power centers ready to accuse him of 'appeasing' Israel

Eli Feldstein says he funneled a classified IDF document to German tabloid Bild to manipulate Israeli public sentiment amid protests calling for the release of hostages after six were murdered in Rafah. The leak, he says, was coordinated with another senior aide and carried out with Netanyahu's full knowledge and approval

The events of recent days underscore how Israel exploits settler terrorism, which has long ceased to be 'isolated clashes,' to establish facts on the ground while benefiting from global indifference. When armed settlers enjoy immunity, the message to Palestinians is clear: no one will protect you

The Trump administration sees establishing Palestinian rule as critical to stability in the Gaza Strip. Qatar is pushing for such a mechanism to be announced even before Netanyahu visits Florida next week, believing thousands of PA police officers must be deployed immediately to salvage the cease-fire

Some members of Israel's ruling coalition still claim that Qatargate is not affecting Netanyahu's standing, but the scandal is part of his soft underbelly on the right – alongside the Haredi draft evasion law

'Sydney and New South Wales have changed forever as a result of that terrorist activity,' the state premier told reporters. Pro-Palestine and activist groups slam 'draconian anti-protest laws' and plan legal challenge

According to the judge at the Rishon Letzion Magistrate's Court, police have evidence the suspect was in Safed on the day Haymanut Kasau disappeared. His defense attorney said: 'Let us not have a Zadorov case part two here. Back then it was a Russian, today it is an Ethiopian'

In a new circular, the Health Ministry introduced new restrictions on sperm donation to reduce the possibility of genetic mutations. Potential sperm donors will also be required to present thorough documentation and undergo several kinds of tests

The Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah militants near Sidon in southern Lebanon. 'From an initial review, it was found that one of the terrorists eliminated during the strike simultaneously served in the Lebanese intelligence unit,' the IDF said

Before Netanyahu asks Trump to strike Iran again, a few points must be remembered. Despite the serious blow Israel dealt Iran, the Iranians are recovering rapidly: With Chinese help, they have acquired thousands of new ballistic missiles

Two dozen Palestinians were wounded, most from tear gas inhalation, after the IDF and Israel Police launched a raid in which they seized a significant quantity of eggs 'unfit for consumption,' along with cigarettes and vehicles

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he would 'open a thorough criminal investigation to expose the entire network of agents and make sure that my people don't receive money from Qatar, but Mr. Netanyahu is doing exactly the opposite'

The appointment of a religious-nationalist, far-right lawmaker as chair of the Knesset's Health Committee means that the erosion of women's rights in Israel will now accelerate

Speak with enough authority, repeat a message enough times, agitate public distrust of prosecutors, courts and investigators, and public perception can be bent to your will

The founders initially claimed they would retain the company and launch an IPO, but changed their mind because of relatively low profits. This is Armis second billion-dollar 'exit'

The three were arrested last week and are suspected of aggravated assault with a racist motive. Hanan Khimel, who was attacked, and her mother-in-law, Faryal, criticized the court's decision, saying they 'have been living in constant fear' since the attack

Several liberal U.S. Jewish organizations, including J Street, condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's restriction of holders of Palestinian identity cards as counterproductive to promoting peace in the region by 'delegitimizing the Palestinian Authority at a moment when support for it is essential'

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu is an activist for the prevention of sexual violence in religious society. Over the years, his extensive record of extremist and racist statements includes condemnations for women singing and integrating into the army and calls for the forced transfer of Arab Israelis

According to the data, the cost of using Israel's official aircraft for a single trip to Washington in February totaled $424,000, while during Netanyahu's visit to New York in September, his suite at the Loews Regency Hotel cost Israeli taxpayers $42,000 for seven nights

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman pointed out various longstanding security flaws in the separation barrier between Israel and the West Bank, stating that they created the risk of an October 7 infiltration event, which should keep Israel's leadership 'awake at night'

Had their plans come to fruition, the gun rampage would have resulted in 'one of, if not the, deadliest terrorist attacks in U.K. history,' said a counter-terrorism police authority. European security officials caution that Islamic State and affiliate groups are once again looking to export violence abroad and recruiting online

Mahmoud Hibi, an Israeli citizen from a Bedouin town in the north, is the 245th Arab citizen of Israel killed in 2025, marking an annual record for the number of murders in Israeli Arab society

The 17-year-old was questioned on suspicion of desecrating a sacred object with the intent to insult a religion, punishable by up to three years in prison. According to sources close to the girl, she said she blew out the candles because she thought someone had left them burning

Netanyahu denied the allegations against his adviser despite Urich's attorney admitting in court that his client worked for Qatar. Netanyahu aide Eli Feldstein – interviewed for the first time since allegations emerged against him – also said that the Israeli PM's chief of staff told him ahead of time that a probe had been opened

Palestinians are marking a subdued Christmas season amid the fragile cease-fire, West Bank checkpoint expansion, policed celebrations and the postwar tourism drought. 'This season is only scratching the surface of what Christmas in Bethlehem used to be,' says one shopkeeper

Tomer identified bodies and says that 'everything I had has been wiped out.' Nave was a medic who says memories of the war have taken over his life. Liam has never really left the kibbutz houses where she saw dead bodies. Three shattered souls talk about PTSD. Part one of two

The protest group Prisoners for Palestine shared a video showing the 22-year-old Swede holding a sign supporting the hunger strikers and their organization, known as Palestine Action, banned by the British government earlier this year

Since its proscription as a terror group in the U.K. over the summer, more than 2,000 people have been arrested for voicing support for the activist group Palestine Action. But critics are sounding the alarm over the mass arrests: 'We worry greatly that it normalizes the idea that protest is inherently a threat'

Health professionals called for revoking MK Limor Son Har-Melech's appointment, warning that her positions on abortion, vaccines and the World Health Organization could dangerously influence policy at the key committee

Although Cardinal Pizzaballa doesn't see a diplomatic solution ahead, he sees 'hope in society, in the younger generation, not only among Christians.' He says the situation in Gaza has gotten worse since his last visit – but that isn't stopping the Christian leader from planning for the future

Correspondence published by Israeli outlet i24 shows how Netanyahu aides and Qatargate suspects Eli Feldstein and Srulik Einhorn coordinated a pro-Qatar narrative in mainstream Israeli media, partly through fabricated briefings attributed to senior U.S. officials – an effort they described as 'manufacturing reality'

Justice Minister Levin asked the High Court to reconsider retired Judge Asher Kula's nomination, saying that he reached a dead end after approaching dozens of candidates to head the probe. The judges ruled that Levin's proposal was 'extremely difficult'

Justification for arrest: posing a danger to the security of an individual, the public, or the state. The weapons: mugs

The president of the Zionist Federation of Australia called the invitation an important moment of solidarity and healing, saying 'it shows that Australia stands with its Jewish citizens, and Australia stands with Israel, against terrorism and hatred'

A harsh decision by the Bar Association's disciplinary court against me led me to reflect on what is in fact demanded of a Palestinian citizen of Israel

Despite reports of tensions between Trump and Netanyahu, the U.S. president is not challenging Israeli goals in Gaza, but accelerating them: Towards a territory permanently trapped, without sovereignty, political resolution or accountability

Speaking in the West Bank earlier Tuesday, the defense chief said Israel will establish Israeli communities in northern Gaza 'when the time is right,' adding that the military will not withdraw 'one millimeter' in Syria

After i24News shared correspondences between Netanyahu aides strategizing on how to promote Qatari messages in Israeli media, Bennet said that 'three of Netanyahu's closest advisors effectively served as paid agents of Qatar and Hamas at the height of the war' – which, according to him, explains Israel's failure to destroy Hamas

Recognizing that Hamas has violated the truce, the lawmakers warned that the Israeli response has been 'severe and disproportionate,' calling on the Trump administration to exert leverage to stop Israeli attacks in Gaza

Security camera footage from the family's home shows at least six people taking part in the overnight attack. The suspects allegedly pepper-sprayed the mother and her children, beat them, attacked the family's sheep and damaged their property

Months-long delays in a domestic tender appear to have pushed Israel toward a U.S. purchase that undercuts its effort to shift rifle production to local manufacturers and reduce reliance on imports

As early as October 8 2023, the Israeli prime minister decided that no state commission of inquiry would be allowed to hold him responsible. Now, the prime ministers of the last three decades, hundreds of thousands of protesters and the heads of the legal system will be forced to bear responsibility. His goal remains to create noise, commotion, bickering – and chaos

The ease with which dubious information was shared with reporters – who then shared it with their viewers and readers – raises serious concerns about the integrity of the conduct of senior bodies in Israeli democracy

Netanyahu is afraid of huge demonstrations, but they won't erupt by themselves. All the leaders of the opposition must jointly call for protests, together with every public organization and all the ordinary people who have opted for despair

The bill replaces temporary emergency legislation, which was originally passed to authorize the shutdown of the Qatar-based network in Israel. The new law does not require court approval to close a media outlet

Residents say they were forced to leave the house in haste and were not given time to collect their belongings. A demolition order was issued for the structure in 2025 since it was built without permission – and residents have tried in vain to obtain a permit ever since

Zohran Mamdani, who will be sworn in as New York City mayor on January 1, slammed the ADL report, saying it diverts attention from actual antisemitism and that a distinction must be made between Jew hatred and criticism of the Israeli government, which the ADL 'oftentimes ignores'

In a new memoir, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl traces her journey from a young immigrant whose Jewishness was often challenged, to the rabbi called on to lead Hanukkah at the White House. Last month, she called out Zohran Mamdani for 'mainstreaming some of the most abhorrent antisemitism'

Conway, a former Republican, will run as a Democrat in the primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler in what is considered the nation's most Jewish district. He has been critical of Israel and of the Biden administration's actions in the Gaza war

'Israel is an important ally, and there are things we'll certainly work on together,' Vice President JD Vance said at a conference of the movement once led by the slain Charlie Kirk, 'but we're also going to have very substantive disagreements with Israel, and that's OK'

Israelis have largely ignored a surge in settler violence in the West Bank, but as it reaches Israeli cities, they'd do well to ensure it doesn't destroy the country from within

Police were seen interrupting a traditional Palestinian dabke dance in a predominantly Arab neighborhood of Haifa, before dispersing the celebrations, confiscating equipment and arresting three men, one of whom was dressed as Santa Claus

The recent massacre in Sydney and U.S. strikes in Syria raise the question of whether the Islamic State is resurging or has shifted to a low-level global model driven by ideology and technology. 'While not everybody is inspired by slaughter,' one expert warns, IS targets the small number of people who are

Opening Monday on the University of Haifa campus, the German-Speaking Jewry Heritage Wing of the Hecht Museum houses a collection of art and artifacts donated by descendants of immigrants who fled the Nazis. The exhibit includes a replica of a bare-bones hut inhabited by immigrants to Nahariya

The law allocates $40.6 million a year in grants to Israel's film industry. Culture Minister Miki Zohar's move followed the Ophir Awards – Israel's equivalent of the Oscars – where The Sea, about a West Bank Palestinian boy, won best film. Zohar has since launched a rival state film award, but six nominees have withdrawn

Demonstrators shut down most businesses in Kiryat Shmona on Monday morning, including two shopping malls, burned tires and blocked access to nearby communities. 'This place will turn into a giant old-age home,' one protester warned, a year after a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon

Smotrich claims Israeli settlements in the southern West Bank are required to prevent 'a Palestinian invasion' of Israel. On Sunday, the Netanyahu government finalized the legalization of 19 previously unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank

Netanyahu made the remarks at the first meeting of a ministerial committee formed to determine the powers of a politicized probe set to be sent to the Knesset for approval. Other ministers called for the inquiry to examine the Supreme Court's role and the 2005 Gaza disengagement

Posting a smiling selfie from a death camp is generally frowned upon. But as the survivor population shrinks, Prof. Jackie Feldman asks: Could sharing selfies be how a phone-obsessed society witnesses the Holocaust?

The U.S. ambassador to Israel also said that, if the Europeans have not yet grasped that a nuclear Iran presents a threat to them as well, 'then they're even dumber than I sometimes think they are'

Melbourne's Maccabi FC Caulfield announced that their 'MaccaBee' mascot will now be known as Matilda, after the parents of the youngest victim of the mass shooting urged the public to 'remember her name'

Police say the alleged gunmen had planned the attack for several months, training with firearms in isolated rural parts of Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald said one of the perpetrators reportedly traveled to an area in the Philippines known to have connections to ISIS-inspired terrorist organizations

Three protesters were arrested outside the Prime Minister's Office calling for a state commission of inquiry, ahead of the Knesset's first vote on Wednesday.

Melanie Goldberg, who had been in the midst of organizing an event at the Scottish parliament, was told that her contract was terminated because the Jewish-Arab movement used the term 'genocide' to describe Israel's actions in Gaza

Alongside a decline in public trust in Israeli democracy, the report also reveals a drop in confidence in state institutions among all respondents. Meanwhile, the attorney general enjoys the trust of less than 40 percent of both Jewish and Arab respondents

The release of a new film has reopened taboo questions about the private life of Egypt's most revered cultural icon, and the limits of what can be said about her

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said before the cabinet's approval that Defense Minister Israel Katz's bill cannot be advanced, with her deputies calling the move to close the popular radio station a 'profound and significant infringement on freedom of speech'

This is the leaders' first joint meeting since the outbreak of the Gaza war. According to a Greek news report, the three countries are initiating a joint military force against the backdrop of what an Israeli diplomatic source called Turkey's unconstructive role in the Middle East

Which books did Israelis read in the years after the War of Independence? Nearly eight decades later, literature that emerged during the birth of the country – like the two books below – remain shockingly relevant for a society navigating the current postwar era

The violence against Palestinians is the implementation of a long-established policy of ethnic cleansing that doesn't begin and end with 'extremist settlers' or Israel's 'far-right government'

The Likud-backed bill would give the Netanyahu government influence over the composition and mandate of the inquiry into Hamas' October 7 attack. The coalition is also advancing its judicial overhaul in a series of bills affecting the Justice Ministry and police oversight and related areas

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana confirmed the two met at a conference hosted by the Jerusalem Post, whose editor-in-chief Zvika Klein was previously investigated in the case. Last week's meeting was the first time Einhorn met with a figure close to the prime minister since the Qatargate affair broke out

The American strike on dozens of Islamic State targets on Saturday was an impressive display of power, but it falls well short of seriously challenging the organization. Defeating it will require an effective Syrian army – something that does not yet exist

The committee to oversee a coalition-controlled October 7 investigative committee, which will meet on Monday at the time scheduled for a hearing in Netanyahu's corruption trial, signals a government that actively mocks the Israeli state and its citizens

Prominent MAGA personalities, including Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson, trade blows as the pro-Israel and America First camps fight for ideological dominance within the Republican Party