OlympicsInternational Olympic Committee orders Indonesia boycott after Israel athletes denied visasThe head of Israel’s Olympic Committee praised the decision as ‘a clear message against Indonesia’s disgraceful behaviour’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West BankKnesset pushes through two bills on West Bank settlement annexation despite government oppositionThe motions, sponsored by the far-right Noam party, passed an initial reading with the help of a Likud rebelBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
October 7Knesset committee rejects proposal for October 7 state inquiryPrime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly been pushing for an alternative inquiry commission, the members of which would be appointed by the government rather than the Supreme CourtBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Tommy RobinsonRow breaks out in Israel over Tommy Robinson visitOpposition politician calls on Chikli to apologise for inviting the far-right activist who has largely been warmly received in IsraelBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
ICJICJ rules Israel ‘has not substantiated’ allegations of Unwra Hamas ‘infiltration’Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called the case ‘part of a systematic persecution and delegitimisation’ effortBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Hostages‘Resilience is in the Jewish people’s DNA’: The man helping Israel’s freed hostages healThe head of Israel’s Hostage Debrief Team met 168 hostages ‘who went through hell and came back’ yet, he says, ‘not one of them said they would rather have died’By Jane Prinsley6 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu sacks national security advisor following reported disagreements over Gaza WarTazachi Hanegbi is understood to have opposed the offensive aimed at occupying Gaza City in MayBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israel‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war planConcerns had been raised about Ankara’s forces being stationed in the region, with the prime minister seeing the idea as a ‘red line’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
HostagesHamas releases bodies of two Nir Oz hostagesTamir Adar was killed on October 7, while Arie Zalmanowicz was murdered in captivity the next monthBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Gaza warNetanyahu claims Israelis would have ‘gone up in nuclear smoke’ if Gaza War had ended soonerOpposition Yair Lapid hit back: ‘Who was prime minister on October 7?’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Bibas FamilyBibas family mural defaced in ItalyActivists placed a piece of paper bearing an anti-war slogan over the face of the image of Shiri Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity along with her two young sonsBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Maccabi Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv rejects tickets for Aston Villa game even if fan ban overturnedThe club blamed ‘hate-filled falsehoods’ spread by ‘divisive figures’, which it said had created a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that was unsafe for its fans.By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
HostagesHamas returns body of kibbutz civil defence hero killed on October 7Tal Haimi ‘fought like a lion’ to defend his community from terrorists, while his death meant he never met his infant sonBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Jeremy CorbynPetition to reverse ban on Maccabi fans outstrips call for exclusionThe counter-petition labelled the ban ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘unjust’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
SportMeet Israel’s world champion Jiu Jitsu fighter who converted to Judaism in prisonDavid Ben Moshe won gold at the Jiu Jitsu world championships in TokyoBy Ahron Asher Moss3 min read
FootballTel Aviv football derby called off after ‘violent riots’ among fansAuthorities said smoked grenades were thrown by supporters as fighting broke out, though Hapoel Tel Aviv accused police of ‘brutal’ treatmentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
