It’s probably easier to point out great lyricists who weren’t JewishFrom Irving Berlin down through to Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan and my own favourites, Dory Previn and Leonard Cohen, all have the same ethnicity. I’m exaggerating… please don’t write in.By Maureen Lipman4 min read
By Yaakov KatzIsrael must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high groundWhen radical Jews rampage unrestrained through Palestinian towns, Jerusalem hands its critics a weapon stronger than any propaganda campaign Hamas could ever manufacture. It undermines our claims to the land4 min read
By Jamie ShapiroI was there at Bob Vylan’s gig as hundreds of their fans chanted ‘death to the IDF’ – now I understand why they think it’s OKI went to the 02 Forum at the heart of the prime minister’s North London constituency to find out what it is that makes so many people shout the slogans that would previously have been reserved for extremists3 min read
West Bank‘It undermines security’: IDF’s West Bank chief condemns settler violence after riot arrestsSettler attacks have increased notably over the past year, but prosecutions remain relatively rareBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDFIsraeli defence minister to shut down Army Radio amid bias allegationsIsraeli Katz claimed that the station’s output ‘harms the war effort and morale’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
October 7IDF probes into October 7 were mostly ‘inadequate’, independent panel findsIDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir backed a wider “external” investigation into the attacks, but stopped short of endorsing a full state commission of inquiryBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDFIDF’s former top lawyer hospitalised following house arrestYifat Tomer-Yerushalmi reportedly attempted to take her own life after being detained over the leak of a video purportedly showing soldiers abusing a Palestinian detaineeBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Body of fallen soldier Hadar Goldin returned to Israel after 11 yearsGoldin was killed in Gaza in 2014 and his body has been held hostage by Hamas ever sinceBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 10, 2025 10:30
Watered-down Charedi draft bill set to become law after coalition compromiseA re-drafted version of the law is set to relax requirements for yeshiva students to enlist and reduce penalties for draft dodgingBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 6, 2025 11:16
The IDF ‘abuse’ scandal will provide fuel to those waging lawfare against IsraelBy Yaakov Katz4 min read||November 5, 2025 14:55
IDF recalls 700 Chinese EVs used by senior officers over security concernsThe military previously banned all Chinese cars from parking on its basesBy Hannah Sugars1 min read||November 4, 2025 11:23
Amsterdam concert hall cancels Chanukah show because singer is IDF’s chief cantorConcertgebouw director Simon Reinink said that allowing Shai Abramson to perform would be ‘against our mission’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read||November 3, 2025 11:32
IDF’s former top lawyer sparks manhunt after disappearing following resignation over abuse video leakMajor General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi went missing for several hours and reportedly left a suicide note, before being found alive and wellBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 3, 2025 10:27
Charedi man dies after falling from skyscraper during anti-conscription marchThe man is reported to have posted a farewell message on social media before his death.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 31, 2025 11:54
IDF’s top lawyer resigns after admitting role in video leak allegedly showing soldiers abusing detaineeMajor General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi claimed she approved the leak to ‘counter the false propaganda directed against the military law enforcement authorities’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 31, 2025 11:18
Thousands of Charedim block roads in Jerusalem anti-draft protestsDemonstrators prayed en masse at the entrance to the city, while some pelted reporters covering the protest with plastic bottles and sticks.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 30, 2025 13:57
