September 02, 2024
Thousands of Israelis protest gov't firing of AG, Shin Bet chief in Jerusalem
March 23, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice Ayala Procaccia gave a speech at the protest, saying 'breaking the independence of key institutions in the state will bring us, at lightning speed, to a complete transformation of the country's character'
Former Supreme Court presidents, justices: Attorney general firing endangers rule of law
March 23, 2025
In an open letter released before the government's no-confidence vote, the former justices said the attorney general's legal opinions 'are meant to prevent the government from making illegal decisions,' adding it is 'unacceptable' that that is what will lead to her...
Israeli cabinet to hold no-confidence vote against attorney general later Sunday
March 23, 2025
In a letter to cabinet ministers ahead of the vote, the attorney general wrote that the government wishes to be 'above the law. The no-confidence vote aims only to promote loyalty to the government.' Even if the cabinet approves the motion, the committee that appointed her must agree to...
Gaza death toll in Israel-Hamas war passes 50,000, Hamas health ministry says
March 23, 2025
GAZA: IDF orders residents of south Gaza's Rafah to evacuate north; 21 killed in IDF strikes overnight ■ SOUTH LEBANON: Reports of six killed in IDF strikes; Israeli drone strikes car ■ YEMEN: Houthi missile intercepted before reaching Israeli territory
Lebanon finally has responsible leaders, but they now face an uphill battle
March 22, 2025
Lebanon has emerged into a new reality, in which Hezbollah has handed the role of national protector to the state itself. Lebanon's leaders are now trapped in a web of severe internal and international pressures that put its ability to function to a very challenging test
2018 tape of Yair Netanyahu's bragging prompted U.S. to check Israeli PM for bribery
March 22, 2025
Recordings of Yair Netanyahu telling the son of a tycoon that his father had arranged $20 billion for his friend's father led to a U.S. investigation into a possible bribery deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Police films video for Ben-Gvir's party featuring top cop praising far-right minister
March 22, 2025
Police sources were surprised to find members of the operational documentation team working for Ben-Gvir's spokesman
Four scenarios: How Israel's High Court can rule on Netanyahu's ouster of Shin Bet chief
March 22, 2025
The High Court will consider whether the government must consult the senior appointments panel before dismissing Ronen Bar and whether Netanyahu has a conflict of interest that prohibits him from proceeding with the dismissal
'Netanyahu is killing the hostages and destroying democracy': Tens of thousands protest across Israel
March 22, 2025
Demonstrators are rallying for the release of hostages amid the collapse of the Gaza cease-fire and against the dismissal of the Shin Bet chief and plans to fire the Attorney General ■ Opposition leader Yair Lapid threatened to 'organize a tax revolt' ■ 'It's a miracle that I...
'If hostages escape, there's a decent chance they won't return alive'
March 22, 2025
It's been more than a year since Avi Shamriz's son, Alon, was shot to death by IDF troops in Gaza after escaping captivity, with the soldiers mistaking them for Hamas militants. Now, Avi fights for the release of Alon's childhood friends, Guy and Ziv Berman
Defiance against Netanyahu's rule has replaced desperation in Jerusalem's rainy streets
March 22, 2025
Despite harsh weather, hostility from locals and police violence, protesters in Jerusalem persist. 'We can't just watch as the PM destroys Israel,' said Vicki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod. Another activist vowed, 'On Sunday, we continue'
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon as Lebanese leaders try to quell escalation
March 22, 2025
It is not yet clear who is responsible for three rockets fired into Israel. Lebanese leaders instructed the army to investigate the incident, and say diplomatic efforts are underway to prevent Lebanon being 'dragged' back into war
Justice Minister Levin admits Netanyahu was leaked information directly, despite claims he saw it in media
March 22, 2025
In an expression of no confidence in the attorney general, Levin noted that 'the only time information was leaked directly to the prime minister,' the suspects were arrested like 'common criminals'
Columbia University agrees to overhaul Mideast studies, protest rules under Trump funding pressure
March 22, 2025
After Trump pulled $400m in federal funding, the university announced changes to its management of protests, including a ban on masks and demonstrations inside buildings ■ 'If Columbia can't stand up to government demands, what are other colleges to do?' free speech groups warn
Israeli troops blew up a Palestinian home's door. A young woman paid with her life
March 22, 2025
Israeli troops burst into the yard of a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp, planted explosives and detonated them with no warning, when 17 people were inside. The blast killed a 21-year-old and wounded her father. IDF Spokesperson: We gave a warning; no one responded
Why this sociologist thinks Jews should stop seeking exceptionalism and start being boring
March 22, 2025
English writer and sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris is concerned that Jews' prominence in the world is turning them into a target - but not in the way you think. In his new book, 'Everyday Jews,' he battles for the right of his people to experience ordinary life
Witkoff: Israel's return to Gaza fighting 'unfortunate' but 'had to be,' two states may not be best solution
March 22, 2025
U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff told Tucker Carlson that Netanyahu sees pressure on Hamas as key to freeing hostages, though at times him and the PM 'slightly disagree'. He also questioned the viability of a two-state solution, calling it overly restrictive for Gaza's post-war reconstruction
Netanyahu says distrust of Shin Bet chief began on October 7 when 'he didn't wake' him
March 21, 2025
GAZA: U.K., France, Germany urge cease-fire; Hamas says 130 Gazans killed since Thursday ■ LEBANON: Reports of six dead from IDF strikes in southern Lebanon, Tyre; Israel intercepts projectiles, Hezbollah denies involvement ■ SYRIA: Israel strikes military bases near Damascus ■ YEMEN: Houthis warn...
'Stop the fighting': Dozens of freed Gaza hostages urge Netanyahu government to end war
March 21, 2025
'You do not have the mandate to sacrifice 59 hostages': Dozens of survivors of captivity and hostage families told the government in a letter to stop their 'criminal policy' and bring an end to the hostilities in Gaza
Israel's top court freezes firing of Shin Bet director
March 21, 2025
The High Court of Justice issued an injunction against the dismissal of Ronen Bar until petitions on the matter will be brought before the court
Two Netanyahu advisers questioned as part of investigation into link between PM's office and Qatar
March 21, 2025
The investigation began following the publication of recordings in which an Israeli businessman is heard admitting that he transferred funds from a lobbyist for Qatar to one of the two Netanyahu aides who was questioned
Israel's new army chief embodies the military's new belligerence
March 21, 2025
After the October 7 massacre, 'there was a shift toward aggressiveness. The new generals are eager to project that they're determined,' a reserve major general says. Against this backdrop, new IDF chief Eyal Zamir has committed to strive for Hamas' defeat
Israel is preparing to occupy Gaza, reinstate military rule and fully control the Palestinian population
March 21, 2025
Israel appears to be creating a smokescreen around the government and army's true intentions. While awaiting updates on talks with Hamas, preparations are underway for a major operation to occupy Gaza
Israel's democratic guardrails come crashing down as Netanyahu imitates Trump
March 21, 2025
Afraid that the U.S. president will turn against him, Netanyahu is conveying to Trump: Look at me, I'm strong and instill chaos just like you. In Israel, their brand of democracy has left the public as the only potentially effective check
Israel Police chief backs officers who smashed car windows at anti-Netanyahu Jerusalem protest
March 21, 2025
In a statement issued alongside National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, the police chief said that 'attacks on officers and anarchy during my tenure as commissioner and under the current minister will not be allowed'
Israel will seize more of Gaza if Hamas refuses to release hostages, defense chief warns
March 21, 2025
Defense Minister Israel Katz also said he ordered the IDF to 'seize additional areas in Gaza, evacuate the population, and expand security zones' to protect Israeli communities and soldiers 'through permanent Israeli control of the territory'
Israeli army to demolish 180 homes in West Bank Palestinian refugee camps
March 21, 2025
The Israeli cabinet updated its war goals in January to include the West Bank, meaning that extensive Israeli forces entered the refugee camps, the air force stepped up aerial attacks in the region, and thousands of residents were evicted from their homes
Trump's loud but empty threats fail to shape policy as Middle East reignites
March 21, 2025
Those threatened by Trump – the Houthis, Iranians, Gazans, and Egyptians – clearly see his warnings as empty words. Rather than settling conflicts, the U.S. president has merely given all sides free rein
'Returning the hostages is the most urgent mission. Don't divert the public conversation'
March 21, 2025
The aunt of twins Gali and Ziv Berman, Israeli hostages held in Gaza, says the renewed fighting has caused anxiety among their family, despite having recently received signs of life from them, what she refers to as 'signs of distress.' 'They are in clear and present danger,' she...
Justice Minister Levin submits no-confidence motion against Israel's attorney general
March 21, 2025
The motion, submitted hours after Israel's cabinet voted to fire the Shin Bet head, will be brought to a cabinet vote on Sunday
Read Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's full scathing letter to Israeli cabinet before his dismissal
March 21, 2025
Shin Bet security service Director Ronen Bar skipped the cabinet vote Thursday night, saying in a letter that it went against standard legal procedures. Bar criticized the lack of concrete allegations against him, pointing to his agency's investigations of the government's role in the...
Meant to fight crime, police deploy National Guard to quell anti-government protests
March 21, 2025
The National Guard was established as a force subordinate to the border police with the stated goal of 'providing a response to serious crime, including in the Arab sector, and to nationalist-based disturbances'. Now, they are fighting Israeli anti-government protesters instead
Israeli minister defends conference invite to far-right European politicians
March 21, 2025
After a wave of cancellations and criticism, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli declared that 'attempts to demonize and delegitimize' some of the guests attending the international conference on antisemitism he is hosting next week 'will not deter us'
IDF says it intercepted missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory
March 21, 2025
GAZA: IDF calls on residents of three northern Gaza neighborhoods to evacuate southward ■ ISRAEL: High Court freezes firing of Shin Bet chief until hearing petitions on matter ■ YEMEN: Houthis claim responsibility for Thursday missile attack on Israel
In his darkest hour, Netanyahu is as dangerous to Israel as any foe
March 21, 2025
The prime minister has turned violently against the majority of the public – even his own voters – making him a greater threat than Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis combined. President Isaac Herzog is finally pushing back, but it's too little, too late
It wasn't a lustrous week for Israeli democracy, and next week could be worse
March 21, 2025
Netanyahu's war of choice, the return of Ben-Gvir and the looming dismissals of the Shin Bet head and attorney general are all part of the PM's plans to remove the last of the gatekeepers
Ignoring massacres in Gaza City while protesting for democracy in Tel Aviv
March 20, 2025
How is it possible to square the defense of Israel's democratic values with a situation in which on the other side tens of thousands of Palestinian lives are being cut short in a single blow?
U.S. Jewish groups warn Trump's education cuts threaten fight against antisemitism
March 20, 2025
The executive order to dismantle the Education Department could weaken protections for Jewish students, critics say, with the closure of the Office for Civil Rights
Israeli cabinet votes unanimously to dismiss Shin Bet head Ronen Bar
March 20, 2025
Bar was summoned to the meeting but did not attend, sending a letter to ministers accusing the rushed dismissal of disrupting the investigation into Netanyahu's office ties with Qatar: 'It reeks of foreign interests and an unprecedented conflict of interest'
'As an Israeli traveling alone in wartime, there were times when I panicked a little'
March 20, 2025
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An aspiring tattoo artist travels to Thailand to visit her dad, and an architect who seeks to develop flexible planning models for cities
Make babies, not choices: the Israeli right cribs feminist language to oppose abortion
March 20, 2025
Women identified with the conservative right are increasingly adopting feminist language to justify policies that restrict other women, with the anti-abortion organization Efrat now promoting a campaign under the slogan 'Your Right to Choose'
Israel is more sexist that we think – and men pay the price, too
March 20, 2025
Do men discriminate against women to preserve their privilege? It's not so simple, says social psychologist Orly Bareket. Men, for example, she claims, pay a high price for their preferred position in the hierarchy
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