Ahead of Saturday's second round of indirect talks between the United States and the Islamic Republic, Iran hawks are urging the Trump team to avoid a repeat of the 2015 nuclear deal

Air force pilots, commandos, police officers, military medical personnel: thousands of Israelis have signed public calls to end the Gaza war. They all share a troubling element – blindness to the suffering of Gazans, or any aspect of the war besides the hostages

In the first visual documentation of him since his capture, Braslavski addressed U.S. President Donald Trump, asking him, 'Where are you? Where are your promises? Didn't you tell us you would release everyone in a deal?'

For the first time in the past 18 months, members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews are openly criticizing the Israeli government. In a strongly worded letter published in the Financial Times, they write that 'Israel's soul is being ripped out'

Israeli education policy assumed that early Hebrew education provided Arab children with the advantages of bilingualism. Here's how this strategy could actually cause harm

Even a high-profile U.S. adaptation starring Bryan Cranston hasn't stopped 12 other countries from adapting 'Your Honor' ('Kvodo'), making it the greatest Israeli TV export since 'In Treatment' 20 years ago

On social media, Palestinians from Gaza and around the Middle East expressed anger over the jubilant grand opening of Ramallah's Icon Mall – and the Palestinian Authority officials in attendance

A U.S. official said that consolidation could reduce the number of troops in Syria by half. Another official was less certain regarding numbers since the Trump administration has been negotiating with Iran while amping up forces in the region

Haifa residents of verdant neighborhoods on Mount Carmel remember the blazes of 2016 and say the city isn't doing enough to protect them from another major fire. Elsewhere in the country, experts are calling on the people to help out

Ministers criticized the defense chief, prompting him to clarify that civilian companies would manage it in the future to prevent Hamas from accessing the aid. He also confirmed that the IDF will stay in Gaza's buffer zones 'under any arrangement'

Hostage Bar Kupershtein, who is still being held in Gaza, was everything to his father Tal, who was paralyzed after an accident five years ago. 'During Seder night, I waited tensely for the moment they'd tell me there was a deal,' he says. 'I miss him'

Backing letters from Israeli army reservists and veterans of security agencies – which have already garnered thousands of signatures – hundreds of retired police officers, including eight former police chiefs, signed the call to end the war and secure the hostages' return