Beirut-Jerusalem peace talks plans rest on an old fiction: Lebanese sovereigntyThe initiative ignores the likelihood – indeed the certainty – that Hezbollah will refuse to disarm and seems designed to head off decisive Israeli action to push Iran’s proxy northBy Jonathan Spyer3 min read
By Yaakov KatzTrump’s time advantage: the key to the Iran war strategyFrom a purely military perspective, what has been achieved over the past weeks is nothing short of extraordinary – and the president is still at the beginning of his tenure5 min read
DiasporaHerzog voices concern for Commonwealth Jewry in the wake of terror attacksThe Israeli president is also calling for European support for efforts to disarm Hezbollah in LebanonBy Natalie Lisbona1 min read
IsraelIsraeli journalist sent death threats by ‘prediction market’ speculators over Iran missile reportEmanuel Fabian was allegedly pressured to change details of his coverage in an apparent attempt to manipulate the outcome of online betsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIn a nation at war, the battle over draft exemption for Charedi men has only been delayedOne of the most heated issues in Israeli society is set to return as a pivotal question in the election later this yearBy Natalie Lisbona5 min read
IranIranian security chief Larijani ‘killed in IDF strike’A separate strike also reportedly eliminated the leadership of one of the IRGC’s key paramilitariesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelPolice investigating after Palestinian family shot dead by Israeli forces in West BankInvestigators said the family’s car accelerated towards soldiers and border police officers during an operation to arrest suspected terroristsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDF begins ‘targeted ground operation’ in LebanonDefence Minister Israel Katz suggested last week that Israel could seize territory in the southern part of the country until Hezbollah is defeatedBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 16, 2026 11:34
IDF planning ‘at least’ three more weeks of Iran strikesArmy spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin confirmed that officials have ‘deeper plans’ for the war beyond the Pesach holidayBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 16, 2026 11:10
Netanyahu posts second video debunking viral death hoax spread by pro-Iran accountsThe prime minister took a camera crew on his morning coffee run after conspiracy theories that he had been killed in an airstrike went viral on social mediaBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 16, 2026 10:46
Watch: IDF releases bodycam footage of Lebanon operationDefence Minister Israel Katz suggested that Israel could occupy Lebanese territory if its government does not address the threat posed by HezbollahBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 13, 2026 14:46
Iceland and the Netherlands join South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against IsraelThe two nations filed arguments in favour of South Africa’s allegations against the Jewish state, including claiming that Jerusalem’s aid policies in Gaza could constitute genocidal intentBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 13, 2026 12:42
IDF releases pictures of children’s playground hit by Iranian cluster bombBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 13, 2026 12:04
Why three is better than two in Jewish thinkingRabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah challenges the ‘tyranny’ of binary divisions on gender, Israel and other topics in a new bookBy Simon Rocker4 min read||March 13, 2026 11:51
Netanyahu claims Israel is ‘crushing’ Iran in first wartime press conferenceHowever, the prime minister admitted that he ‘cannot say for certain that the Iranian people will bring down the regime’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 13, 2026 11:12
IDF drops charges against five reservists over Sde Teiman abuse claimsPrime Minister Netanyahu denounced allegations that the men physically and sexually assaulted a Palestinian detainee as a ‘blood libel’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 13, 2026 10:39
