Michael Ben-Gad, an economics professor at the University of London, reportedly said protesters who'd stormed his class threatened to have his 'head chopped off' over his IDF service during the first Lebanon War. A petition to remove him from his position has garnered 400 signatures
Before leaving Israel, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Trump's policy remains that the occupied West Bank won't be annexed by Israel. Vance added that he took 'some insult' at the situation and, if it were true that it was merely a political stunt – as he said he had been told – then 'it was a very stupid political stunt'
As of yesterday, Israel had returned 195 bodies to the Gaza Strip, but only 57 had been identified by their families. A doctor in Gaza described some bodies returning with their hands tied or shot in the head or chest at close range, while one had a rope around the neck
Israeli researchers discovered diverse, nutrient-rich seaweeds in the Mediterranean that could power future innovations in food, medicine, cosmetics, and climate solutions.
After studying the testimonies of several dozen hostages who were released from captivity in Gaza, Prof. Inbar Levkovich insists that the struggle to return all of the deceased hostages is important for former captives, who see all of those who were in Gaza 'on a family level, like siblings'
The president put significant pressure on Israel's prime minister to end the war in Gaza, telling Netanyahu that he 'can't fight the world' and going on a 'profanity-laced tirade' when the Israeli prime minister pushed back
Rania is raising her children in a single overcrowded room. Anas buried his father alone in Rafah. Maha is unemployed. And Aisha escaped to Egypt and refuses to return. All five Gazans are left asking the same question: How do you rebuild a life after this?
Speaking at a conference on Thursday, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that 'If Saudi Arabia tells us that it is normalization in exchange for a Palestinian state, then no thank you, my friends. Keep riding camels in the desert'
Israeli artist Gil Yefman, whose latest work combines flowers and sexual organs with military language, refuses to say whether to describe them using male or female pronouns. 'I don't like the fact that there's anger at people who make mistakes, or have trouble with using the right pronouns'
Since October 7, a wave of settler violence and government-backed expansion has forced the displacement of over 70 Palestinian communities. With no effort to stop it, a new reality is taking hold – one outpost, one village wiped off the map at a time
Tamir Adar's body was returned to Israel from Gaza on Tuesday, after being killed on October 7 while defending the Kibbutz. Adar's mother, Yael, recalled once asking her son, 'My Tamir, do you have to be on the emergency response team?'
This is a moment of reckoning for many American Jews, whose institutions are either paralyzed or morally compromised in the face of the mass killing in Gaza. So what are the options for U.S. Jews who refuse to defend the indefensible, but won't abandon Israel either?
Southern District Committee approved Ye'elim urban renewal: 216 new apartments replace 75 old, with commercial areas, public buildings, open spaces, and gov’t subsidies (Standard 21)
Southern District Committee approved Ye'elim urban renewal: 216 new apartments replace 75 old, with commercial areas, public buildings, open spaces, and gov’t subsidies (Standard 21)
The Ministry of Construction’s renovation reform begins: higher financial limits, faster contractor promotions, and safety training aim to ease contractors’ work and benefit the public.
The Ministry of Construction’s renovation reform begins: higher financial limits, faster contractor promotions, and safety training aim to ease contractors’ work and benefit the public.
Israeli travel insurance reports and rescue services indicate a surge in mental health crises among young Israelis traveling abroad, particularly in Thailand, following two years of warfare. Since policies exclude mental health crises, many families end up having to foot the bill
The party, acting under pressure of its Council of Torah Sages, added that its MKs will resume their positions as committee heads only when the status of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, who are currently mostly exempt from military service, is 'legislated'