Deadly West Bank gunfight underscores peril as Palestinians organize against settler attacks
Violence in the West Bank has escalated sharply in recent months. But even by those standards, last Friday’s…
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel ‘will return to whole of Gaza,’ should ‘erase’ Oslo Accords
Beyond reestablishing Gush Katif, the bloc of Israeli settlements in Gaza removed by the state in 2005, Israel…
The Blogs: Breakups and Oslo Accords | Jessica Ghitis
I sat in the shower, rosemary shampoo in my hair, water falling on me, replaying my last exchange…
Survey shows Israelis feel borders are unsafe, urge IDF presence after Oct. 7
The majority of the Israeli public believes that the lessons of Oct. 7 require Israel to maintain defensible…
Smotrich says he’s ‘abolished Hebron agreement,’ given Israel more power in flashpoint city
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed on Tuesday to have “abolished” components of the 1997 Hebron agreement that gave…
As IDF prepares to build post in Jenin, 2 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously, in blast
As the IDF seeks to erect, for the first time, a permanent post in an area meant to…
‘God’s wish’: Religious Zionist rabbi still crusading for peace with the Palestinians
Rabbi Michael Melchior, 72, is constantly confronting the question of the ultimate aim of a Jewish state. The…
Bezalel Smotrich calls to annex West Bank, urges erasing Areas A, B, C
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to annex the entirety of the West Bank during a speech at a…
Knesset advances controversial West Bank antiquity bill in first reading
A controversial bill creating a new civilian authority in charge of antiquities in the West Bank was approved…
Netanyahu delays bill to repeal the Oslo Accords
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday postponed approval of a proposed law to repeal the Oslo Accords,…
The Blogs: They Signed Letters — Not History | Ivan Bassov
Israel Didn’t “Recognize Palestinians.” It Recognized a Negotiating Partner. A familiar claim keeps resurfacing: “Israel itself recognized the…
Bezalel Smotrich announces intention to cancel Oslo Accords
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that one of his goals for his next government term is to abolish…