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The Ofer Prison, in the West Bank, in 2024.

Red Cross Was in Secret Talks With Israel in Order to Enable Visits to Detainees

The Red Cross sent a letter to an Israeli rights group saying it is pursuing its mandate through confidential talks with Israeli authorities. It said prison visits resumed for the first time since Oct. 7 but without meetings with prisoners

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Message Received: WhatsApp Co-founder's Donation Exposed Israel's Funding Crisis

Tehran on Saturday.

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U.S. Vice President Vance Says Progress Is Being Made in Iran Talks

The Knesset.

Coalition Parties Move to Dissolve Knesset, Paving Way to Elections

Designated Mossad head Roman Gofman.

Senior IDF Officials: Officer Who Questioned Incoming Mossad Chief Says He Lied

Mossad chief David Barnea and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2023.

Netanyahu Secretly Visited UAE During Iran War, PM's Office Confirms

Major Garrett's interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on CBS' 60 Minutes, Sunday.

Bari Weiss Let Netanyahu Pick Interviewer for '60 Minutes,' Report Says

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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet on stage for the first Beyahad party conference in Tel Aviv, Tuesday.

Bennett Woos Lapid's Political Base in First Major Test of Joint Campaign

An illustration of the Israeli Knesset

The Bills That Could Rewrite Israel's Election Rules

Degel Hatorah chairman MK Moshe Gafni arrives at the home of the party's spiritual leader, Rabbi Dov Lando, Tuesday.

Top Haredi Leader Orders Coalition Collapse After Netanyahu Freezes Key Bill

Yair Golan during the event, on Monday. "What do we want to bring to the world? Extremist nationalism? Corruption?" he said

United Against Netanyahu, Rivals Show Divisions Over Israel's Jewish Democracy

Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

Almost Everything You Think You Know About How Israelis Vote Is Wrong

Analyses

U.S. President Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the White House, September.

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With His Iran Deterrence Squandered, Trump Might Feel Forced to Resume War

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Can Netanyahu's Younger Rivals Make 'Sleepy Bibi' Stick?

Britain's Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage in London, last week.

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The Story of the Far Right's Rise in Europe Is Far From Over

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Inside Netanyahu's Logic: Israel's Security Is 'In His Hands' – but Not Oct. 7

Security & Defense

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Microsoft Israel Head Exits Amid Scrutiny of IDF Cloud Services Use

Meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Nickolay Mladenov, Board of Peace Gaza envoy, on Wednesday.

Board of Peace Does Not Ask Hamas to 'Disappear,' Gaza Envoy Says

A settler and a soldier in the Masafer Yatta region of the West Bank in 2023. Ten outposts have been established there since 2023.

How IDF Seizure Orders Are Speeding Up the Legalization of Settler Outposts

A Palestinian youth carries water containers in Gaza City, Tuesday.

Moving on Without Hamas: Gaza Board of Peace Loses Patience, Pushes Trump Plan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top military aide, Roman Gofman, now Israel's designated Mossad chief, in 2023.

Explosive Hearing on Israel's Next Spy Chief Exposes the Country's Moral Trap

Political Affairs

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Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, a member of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, seen in the Knesset, March.

Far-right Minister Picks 'Jewish Values' NGO Head to Lead Antiquities Authority

Eyal Eshel, the father of Roni Eshel who was killed on October 7, embraces Rom Barslavski, who survived Hamas captivity, last week in the Knesset.

No Judges on Oct. 7 Inquiry Commission, Likud MK Proposes in New Bill

The New York Times building is seen on May 06, 2026 in New York City.

Israel Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces

The Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem, 2020. There is a dramatic rise in harassment and violence against Christians in recent years.

J'lem Church Leaders Urge Knesset to Address 'Hate Crimes' Against Christians

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Israel's Acting Elections Czar to Tighten Oversight of Absentee Votes

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Israel Is in a Toxic Relationship With Netanyahu – and Too Scared to Leave

U.S. Vice President Vance Says Progress Is Being Made in Iran Talks

Court Battle Deepens as Shin Bet Chief Demands Names of Staffers Who Opposed Him

Court Delays Ruling on Petition Against Mossad Chief Nomination Over IDF Scandal

Hegseth Tells Congress Trump Has Iran Escalation Plan

Timeline: How One Palestinian West Bank Community Was Erased

Police to Tap Senior Cop to Help Establish West Bank Settler Farming Outposts

The EU Finally Put a Price Tag on Israel's West Bank Policies

'Where's the World?' Can't Apply Only When Sexual Violence Victims Are Israeli

U.S. Aircraft Parking Amid War Readiness Hurting Israeli Airlines, Minister Says

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WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum delivers a speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2014.

WhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem Hospital

The Copper Scroll, never read by human eyes except the people who commissioned and made it of course

The Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of Days

The statue of President Donald Trump in Doral, Florida.

The Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue

Prosecuter Salah Na'ameh, who was beaten by police officers, last week.

Leaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account

Abraham. "The Lithuanian Haredi establishment built a racist and cruel system designed to ensure that a woman like me, a young Mizrahi woman, would remain invisible, poor and dependent on them."

'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel State

Soldiers in Gaza, in 2025.

It Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in Gaza