Orit Strock's biblical barb was meant to shame not only the IDF chief - but every officer and soldier who dares to think that the lives of the hostages take precedence over another arrogant operation. Under this government, Israel is closer than ever to becoming a pariah state with an ally who may prove to be unreliable when things don't go smoothly
Protests, anti-American rhetoric, and support for Gaza’s “liberation” dominated speeches at the People’s Conference, attended by political figures like Tlaib and Stein.
Hadash, an Arab-Jewish party that organized the protest, accused Israel Police of allowing 30 right-wing activists to attack the anti-war demonstrators. The organizers said none of the attackers were arrested
Foreign Secretary Lammy urged Israel to halt all military operations in Gaza, saying that the 'civil and religious rights of the Palestinian people' are 'more under threat than at any point in the past century.' He also condemned Israel's plans to 'approve illegal settlement construction' in the West Bank
The disaster is set to further stretch the resources of the nation's Taliban administration, already grappling with humanitarian crises, calling for international aid to help tackle the devastation from the magnitude 6 quake
On Israel's first day of school, dozens of teachers came out in support of the children in Gaza left without any sort of educational institution, and around 200 more participated in a video calling for an immediate end to the war, for the sake of the children in both Israel and Gaza
Elliott Broidy, a pro-Israel Jewish-American businessman who was pardoned by Trump and has long been a vocal critic of Qatar, is a partner in an Israeli firm that operated a pro-Qatar PR campaign; 'Broidy has cut ties with the company'
On the first day of school, a 12th grader joins her peers in protest outside the Education Ministry: 'All the teens need to get out there, because in the end, it's our future. In another year or two, we're going to the army, and we can't go on like this'
Over 200 media outlets worldwide staged a coordinated blackout protest to condemn the killing of journalists in Gaza and call for the protection of press freedom and independent reporting.
Mor Godard Hasharoni was rescued on October 7, but her parents were both killed, and her father's body was taken to Gaza. 'I didn't believe it would take so long to rescue us and didn't think that almost two years later, we would be almost in the same situation'
Never in Israel's history has a security cabinet been asked to pursue such a radical plan so strongly opposed by the IDF, with even some of Netanyahu's ministers expressing doubts. Yet the prime minister sided with the far right, asserting that Trump would back Israel if it acted swiftly
The nine justices canceled Wednesday's hearing on the petitions and gave the government until September 14 to say if it accepts their unanimous recommendation, noting that dismissing the attorney general requires consultation with the appointing committee, which the government bypassed
In February, Netanyahu's right-hand man Ron Dermer replaced the Shin Bet and Mossad heads in leading hostage deal negotiations. Despite his outsized influence - a result of his closeness to the Israeli PM and the Trump administration - he hasn't brought a single hostage back and avoids meeting with hostage families
Hundreds of Israelis accompanied Idan Shtivi, who was 28 at the time of his kidnapping and murder on October 7, 2023. His body was recovered from Gaza captivity last week. His mother said, 'This void, the big hole in our heart, is the pain of a missing limb, a constant emptiness that never goes away'