Calls from Western countries to recognize a Palestinian state have recently resurfaced, with seven Western countries announcing this week that they are considering changing their stance ahead of the UN General Assembly in September

According to both detainees, Chief Superintendent Eyal Shahar leaned into the van, cursed at one protester, slapped him and then choked the other. 'The guy next to me shouted something, and Shahar said, "Shut your mouth or I'll fuck you up,"' recounted one detainee

Here in America, we still talk of Israel's extreme right-wing takeover as something temporary. But if you can't call this government what it is – Kahanist, extremist, eager to burn down what remains of the state – you're not standing with Israel

The Palestinian news agency WAFA cited local sources who said that a group of settlers entered the village of Silwad, east of Ramallah, overnight and set fire to 12 vehicles and several homes. Khamis Abdul Latif Ayyad, 45, lost his life while trying to douse the fires

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli students fly to Madrid for a program that fosters dialogue between Jews and Palestinians, while a techie returns from a music festival adventure in Lisbon

The war has laid waste to the entire enclave, and the path to reconstruction will be long, costly and politically fraught. What if Trump is right?

The Knesset has passed a law allowing the detention of Gazans without trial for years, as the prisoners languish in conditions including sleep deprivation, hunger and dehydration. But this only widens the circle of violence

Netalie Brown has two new films that dare to face Israel with its actions: Her documentary 'Shooting' portrays Israel's film and TV industry as a collaborator with the security forces, while her first full-length feature, 'Oxygen,' raises questions about the tradition of sacrificing sons in wars

'As long as people live between heaven and earth, we are in a state of ongoing collective trauma,' says Yoav Groweiss, who conducted the study. Though many continue their routines, he says, 'there's a deep fracture here, shaking the basic values that hold our society together'

Israelis are engaging in a classic genocide denial tactic: blurring atrocity with arithmetic. Any mention of Palestinian suffering is seen as a threat to the nation's image and survival

Israel needs to take a clear set of steps immediately, without shortcuts or compromise. Otherwise, masses will die of starvation

Eretz HaKodesh and Shas are both newcomers to the British Zionist movement. But in the recent election for seats to the upcoming congress, they won more than 40 percent of the total vote

The president called for an end to 'death, destruction, suicides and unnecessary wars on Lebanese soil,' and stressed the importance of seizing the political opportunity to enshrine the state's monopoly on weapons

Wasserstein, 24, had recently completed a tour of reserve duty in Gaza with the IDF's 401st Armored Brigade. The IDF said it won't recognize him as a fallen soldier because he wasn't on active duty

After Awdah Hathaleen was shot and killed by a settler on Monday, the army is demanding that his family agree to certain conditions for his funeral as a precondition for the body's release, including no mourning tent and limiting participants to 15

The majority of Israel is law abiding, moral and good hearted. But we must rouse ourselves from our exhausted sleep, banishing fantasies of total sovereignty and paralyzing nightmares of our own ruination

Netanyahu's coalition is bypassing long-standing legal procedures to oust Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, replacing an independent oversight body with a political committee – and daring the Israel's High Court to stop it

While more conservative groups deemed the move 'dangerously premature' and a recipe for a 'pseudo-state controlled by terrorists,' left-leaning JSpaceCanada welcomed the recognition as a 'significant and courageous step'

A preliminary IDF probe found no IDF-related casualties in the incident but confirmed soldiers opened fire. Health officials say at least 48 Gazans were killed. Locals said that a similar incident on Saturday left 25 people dead

Iran's Araghchi told the Financial Times that Tehran needs confidence-building measures after Witkoff proposed resuming talks: 'They should explain why they attacked us in the middle of  negotiations'

Since July last year, the IDF issued 24,000 notices but only a few hundred Haredim reported for duty. The army says it will work to 'adapt service conditions for the Haredi population.' Ultra-Orthodox rabbis declare opposition to any designated military track for Haredim

The exhibit showcases the unique contribution of archaeologists to finding missing people in the aftermath of Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023

Declarations about recognition of a Palestinian state and the European Union's move to exclude Israel from research projects are still reversible. It all depends what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does in the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks

Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the Israeli government for allowing a catastrophe to unfold in Gaza

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told party colleagues that 'police in Judea and Samaria used to chase 14-year-old girls and follow young men from the settlements to harass them. That is over'

Two leading Israeli rights groups have named what others still deny: the campaign in Gaza is not just brutal or disproportionate – it is the deliberate destruction of a people. The evidence is overwhelming, the intent undeniable, and the silence complicit

You don't know it yet, but they've already chosen you. This war no longer defends anything – it consumes lives for politics and pride. While leaders indulge abroad, you're left in the dust and danger. You deserve more than a number. Come home before it's you

As long as the Palestinian stuck at roadblocks for hours, kicked off his land and shot at by settlers does not sense a real change, European declarations will help no one. Palestinian leadership also has the burden of proof: A state is not only a declaration – it entails responsibility

A leading international authority on food crises also warned on Tuesday that 'the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip'

CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond notes that 'the power of images can sometimes move President Trump in an unexpected way' – a dynamic now playing out in his break with Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza: 'I see it, and you can't fake that'

An IDF court extended the detention of four Palestinians after settler Yinon Levi was placed under house arrest by a civilian court. Levi is suspected of killing Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank. Eight more Palestinians were detained overnight by the Israeli army

Eyewitnesses said Yinon Levi, the suspect who shot and killed Awdah Hathaleen on Monday, was the only one who fired during the incident. An Israeli-U.S. activist said Levi told him he was 'happy' that he had killed him. Hathaleen's cousin described him as a 'teacher, the nonviolent activist' and 'wasn't involved in anything'

Far-right ministers pressured the IDF to present a plan to conquer and destroy Gaza City, home to 1.2 million people. The army chief said the operation would take months and require extending active service or a large reserve call-up. Sources said Netanyahu did not rule out the plan

Naama Gaha, a mother of eight, who traveled to Gaza to visit her mother in early October 2023, was stuck in the enclave after the war began, returning home only on Tuesday after an extensive legal battle; 'I can't describe the joy I'm feeling,' she told Haaretz

We Israelis and Jews abroad are all responsible for what our government is doing to Palestinians in Gaza. That is why we must demand the only effective measure left, that which the Netanyahu government cannot ignore

A Milan city councilor denounced the attack on Monday, saying 'the antisemitic situation is becoming unmanageable'; The Milan-based Antisemitism Observatory reported that antisemitic incidents in Italy nearly doubled last year

According to a security source, a reserve soldier saw masked men throwing stones at cars near the settlement of Beit El. He felt his life and those of nearby drivers were in danger and fired into the air. When the suspects threw stones at him, he shot one of them. The IDF is investigating

Inspired by Israeli group 'Tag Meir,' Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum launched 'The Beacon,' an initiative that offers a simple but powerful tool: organized compassion. 'You don't need a mass movement to offer resistance,' says Kleinbaum, 'you need moral clarity'

Israel's security doctrine isn't only wreaking havoc in Gaza and the West Bank. It's also failing Israeli citizens, traumatized by years of conflict and cynical about any idea that favors equality over force

In May, Haaretz reported that hundreds of reservists with mental health conditions recognized by the Defense Ministry were being called up for duty without the army being aware of their condition

One of the most powerful Jewish organizations in the country, the ZFA said Israel had a 'moral obligation' to provide food to Palestinian civilians amid widespread hunger in the Gaza Strip

No one charted Israel's journey quite like David Tartakover: From the early optimism of Sadat's visit and the rise of Peace Now, to the despair of occupation and the Netanyahu years. This week, he died at 81

Palo Alto Networks, founded by Israeli Nir Zuk, will acquire CyberArk in a landmark transaction, paid primarily in shares

Ephraim Halevy, who headed the Mossad under three Israeli Prime Ministers, laments the selective interest of government ministers. 'When three young settler men were kidnapped 11 years ago, ministers turned heaven and earth to save them,' he said