Staving Off Crisis, Israeli Banks Reach Agreement to Keep Working With Palestinian Counterparts Through 2026
Israel’s next government will need to find a solution that will allow Israeli banks to continue working with…
Israel’s Far-right Leaders Dodged the Draft but Now Preach War and Expulsion
Far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich and lawmaker Tzvi Succot preach war and expulsion despite refusing meaningful…
What Is E1? The West Bank Area Behind Israel’s Most Explosive Settlement Plan
E1 is a small stretch of land – about 12 square kilometers (4.6 square miles) – within Area…
Kahana: Winter firmly in Benjamin Netanyahu bloc, Benny Gantz and Troper should unite or quit
Col. (res.) Matan Kahana, a senior member of the Yashar! party led by Gadi Eisenkot, said on Wednesday…
Mladenov says Israel, Hamas failing to uphold ceasefire, harming peace process
Nickolay Mladenov, director-general of the Peace Council, censured both Israel and Hamas for their failure to uphold the…
Major right-wing shakeup: Winter enters race and Bezalel Smotrich falls below threshold
A Walla poll published Wednesday showed Ofer Winter’s newly formed Amcha Yisrael Party potentially securing six seats in…
MK Zvi Sukkot’s West Bank sledgehammer stunt undermines Israeli law, security
There are reasons for Israel to oppose monuments that glorify terrorists. That does not justify a Knesset member…
Benjamin Netanyahu warns against small right-wing parties in election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called on voters not to support emerging small parties on the Right,…
Israel’s next government must restore strategic direction
Israelis are set to elect a new Knesset on October 27. This time, however, far more is at…
It’s Not Just Violence: Israel Is Crushing the Palestinian Economy Too
After nearly three years of masked Jewish settlers assaulting Palestinians, burning homes and farm fields, and besieging villages,…
Stop Smotrich Before He Dooms the Palestinians and the State of Israel
Who will Bezalel Smotrich, the leader of the settlers and their representative in the cabinet, succeed in defeating…
US, Board of Peace Gaza plan ‘incompatible’ with Israel’s goals , Bezalel Smotrich says
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich commended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his “resolute stance” on Gaza disarmament following the…