The Akevot Bibas memorial to Shiri and her small children Ariel and Kfir Bibas – murdered in Gaza after they were taken hostage on October 7 – shows how successful a memorial can be by hardly telling the story

Instead of renewing escalation, Israel should take the opportunity to establish a 'northern framework' to stabilize relations with both Syria and Lebanon in the security sphere and beyond – choosing to follow the opportunities arising from American engagement instead of undermining them

Some members of Israel's ruling coalition still claim that allegations of business ties and a PR campaign by Netanyahu's closest aides on Qatar's payroll are not affecting his standing, but the scandal is part of his soft underbelly on the right – alongside the Haredi draft-evasion law