Anshel Pfeffer
Bibi opens his heart about legal reforms during Musk love-in
AI and antisemitism were expected to dominate coverage of the summit but two seemingly chance remarks by both men caught the most attention
The day Israel’s highest court tried to do the impossible
The start of the hearings on the petitions against the coalition’s abolition of the reasonableness standard made for compelling viewing and had Israelis glued to their screens
Libyans set fire to any hope of Israel breakthrough deal
The meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Libya's Najila el-Mangoush is yet another illustration of the dysfunctionality of Israeli governance
The Israeli train now arriving at platform one is 50 years late
The opening of the Tel Aviv urban area light-rail system this week symbolises how a nation at the cutting edge of tech and defence innovation can also tie itself in knots over simple advances
Bibi's government seems intent on spending the Knesset break on infighting
Amid a bitter row over judicial reforms, Netanyahu's government is locked in a row over transferring billions of shekels to Arab local councils
Broken Bibi is powerless as Israel tears itself apart
Part of the judicial reform bill passed into law this week, but the prime minister has never looked more beleaguered
Biden’s love letter to Israel gets lost in the post
President Herzog flew home from his visit to the White House this week Israel with his country’s relations with its most important ally in disarray
Who’s pushing Israel to the brink? The blame game begins
As the recriminations gets under way, there's support for the protesters from a surprising voice
IDF learns from bitter experience on how to defeat Jenin ‘TikTok warriors’
Military strategists behind this week's operation were determined mistakes made in Operation Defensive Shield 21 years ago would not be repeated
Ben-Gvir’s ‘sweet children’ are headache for security chiefs
IDF and Shin Bet chiefs advocated the use of administrative detention against ringleaders of settler violence but the National Security Minister opposed the move
Young, tech-savvy Palestinian fighters are the new headache for IDF
Last week's operation in Jenin shows the new foes are often teens adept at operating off the grid
Bibi’s cunning law reform ploy blows up in his face
Netanyahu tried to postpone matters using an obscure procedural clause, but it handed the opposition the advantage
Egypt is still key ally for Israel despite guard’s gun rampage
Despite the parlous state of its economy and society, it remains Israel’s most powerful neighbour
As the judicial reforms stall, Bibi lines up his fall-guy
Netanyahu would like to see a more conservative Supreme Court, but he doesn’t share justice minister Yariv Levin’s burning desire to make it the government’s chief priority
Israeli Budget delivers £3 billion bonus to the Charedim
Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reached a deal
This week's rocket barrage was part of Tehran's terrifying war games
The most crucial element of 'Operation Shield and Arrow' is ensuring that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad don’t join forces under Iranian direction
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