Israeli settlers have been growing dates on the land, which the court ruled was illegally handed over to them. The cultivation was done 'not only done in violation of international law and the government's declared policy, [but] even contrary to halakhic law,' the court said
The talks reportedly included a discussion about pausing fighting in Gaza and allowing humanitarian imports of fuel into the enclave, in exchange for the release of 10-15 Israeli hostages
In a poll conducted for the Jewish Federations of North America, two-thirds of Jewish Americans describe the climate in their communities as either tense, uncomfortable or scary
Jewish respondents were 79% more likely than the general population to believe that their local politicians were doing a good job responding to the war.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi responded to a far-right MK who claimed without evidence that the Palestinian Authority might enter the fighting as a sign of solidarity with Hamas
The Jewish actor-comedian has been Israel’s strongest advocate in Hollywood since October 7. However, her social media posts have gotten her accused of 'hating on Palestinians and Muslims' and 'misappropriating' Martin Luther King, Jr.
In social media videos, Israeli soldiers show themselves beating and humiliating Palestinian detainees, some of whom were released shortly after being abused. For its part, the IDF punished the perpetrators in some of the cases, saying such conduct is in violation of army values
In her questioning, suspect Yael Abadi Reiss was asked by Israeli police what she did on October 7 and if she had voted for the current Israeli government
In the weeks after his compatriots fled Nagorno-Karabakh following a lightning assault by Azerbaijan, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan hopes for a lasting peace between the two countries. He also aspires for better relations with Israel: ‘We are very similar as nations. Both of us have survived genocide. We know what that means’
This is the longest it's been out of commission since strikes began. Syrian and Iranian airlines now fly to Latakia, where the Russian Air Force is deployed
The showing at the Museum of Tolerance was one of a number of private screenings to inform opinion makers of the extent of the cruelty of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israeli border communities
The pro-Israel media watchdog report was quickly picked up by Israel's Foreign Ministry who claimed that the news outlets 'had journalists embedded with Hamas terrorists [during the] October 7 massacre.' The New York Times deemed the accusations 'reckless, untrue and outrageous'
I hoped to write a column about a summer visit to SHUM (Speyer, Worms, and Mainz), a beautiful triangle along the Rhine River in the southwestern part of Germany. This area is one of the main tourist attractions in Germany, primarily due to breathtaking views, multiple wineries producing world-known Riesling, and small medieval towns […]
Shall we now give "peace a chance" in Gaza? No, a thousand times no. Better make that fifteen-hundred times no, to be more in accord with the number of Israelis savagely murdered by Hamas. Sometimes, certainly, in this case, the cry from all decent civilized people should be, instead, "Let's give war a […]