Israel's flexibility in the cease-fire with Lebanon is irrelevant to Gaza, where keeping Hamas as a permanent enemy aligns with the vision of parts of its government and the survival goals of its leader
If the whole point of confronting and destroying Hezbollah was to bring Israel's northerners home and return life there to normal, even just a fraction of attention and energy should have been devoted to the task of rehabilitation
Alexis Bloom's documentary about Israel's prime minister offers never-seen footage of the interrogations of Benjamin Netanyahu and his family. It is a portrait of a man leading his people into darkness and despair
Frustrated by his failure to push through the Haredi draft exemption bill and terrified he may have to testify in his ongoing criminal trial, Israel's prime minister is pushing the entire country into a dangerous and chaotic conflict between the branches of government
Opposition leader Lapid said communications minister Karhi 'openly inciting to murder' of Israel's attorney general, after Karhi wrote: 'If someone is coming to kill you – fire them first'
The insane act of the protest activists allows Israel's failing government to legitimize a revival of the judicial overhaul, and to divert attention away from the abandoned hostages, the political war in Gaza, the heavy cost in soldiers' lives, and from the draft-evasion and daycare bills
Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was present at a weekend concert by one of Israel's leading music icons, prompting both a hearty round of applause and Twitter backlash
Targeted assassinations, blockading whole East Jerusalem neighborhoods, and mass arrest campaigns are just some of the ideas convicted criminal Benzi Gopstein proposed to Israel's national security minister. 'Demolishing a house is nothing,' said the Kahanist leader who is sanctioned by the Biden administration. 'You can't wait, demand to send in the army'
Leiter, a right-wing writer affiliated with Kohelet Forum, supports West Bank annexation and was once active in Kahane's Jewish Defense League. His son died in combat in the Gaza war. The pick signals Netanyahu's intention to align with Israel's settler movement ahead of Trump's new term
Israel's High Court Justices cited narrow grounds for intervention in political decisions, while Israel's attorney general said the petitions should be dismissed, stating that under Israeli law, the prime minister is permitted to consider political factors when deciding to dismiss a minister
In a joint statement, without representatives of the Arab parties, Lapid, Gantz, Lieberman and Golan said that the firing of the defense minister is damaging to Israel's security
Lebanon has a caretaker government and an army at a historical low, so it may prove unable to carry out Israel's demands in a cease-fire deal – and might look like it's betraying the national interest. Hezbollah and Iran could profit
The defense establishment agrees that, given Israel's achievement and to avoid getting embroiled, Israel should seek to end the fighting on both fronts and secure the release of the hostages. The state of the Jabalya operation highlights the gaps between Israel's resolute rhetoric and facts on the ground
The bill empowers Israel's interior minister to deport family members of terrorists who either knew in advance of the planned actions or expressed support for them. The swift progression of this extreme legislation has raised significant concerns regarding judicial oversight
Israel's defense minister said at the official ceremony in memory of fallen Israeli soldiers that 'Not every goal can be reached with just military action. Force is not everything'
The reservoir of possible leakers of U.S. intelligence documents detailing Israel's apparent preparations for a retaliatory attack on Iran is big, and the platform chosen by them – a pro-Iranian Telegram channel – is unsophisticated. But national security leaks are rarely a singular isolated event
A strategic distribution of ultra-Orthodox housing in Israel's Negev offers a rare opportunity for a dual solution: a response to the Haredi housing shortage and a significant advance in the area's development
Israel's economic professionals have stressed it, Ratings agencies have said it - Israel needs a responsible budget for 2025, and it needs to show it can pass one now.
Israel's economic professionals have stressed it, Ratings agencies have said it - Israel needs a responsible budget for 2025, and it needs to show it can pass one now.