IsraelLag B’Omer chaos as Charedim break police blockade at Mount MeronThe latest unrest among the strictly-Orthodox community came after a disappointing IDF recruitment drive and continuing disputes over conscription from yeshivotBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli PoliticsSmotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failingsThe finance minister suggested that politicians who went into coalition with the Ra’am party ‘sold the State of Israel to its enemies’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
By Natalie LisbonaIn a fast-changing political landscape, will this new party force Benjamin Netanyahu from office?Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett join forces – but even after cancer treatment, premier who’s dominated Israel for decades pledges he is determined to stay in power5 min read
Israeli PoliticsBennett and Lapid join forces for upcoming electionsTwo of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leading rivals will unite under the banner of a new party, dubbed ‘Together’By Melanie Swan1 min read
October 7October 7 probe should only happen after war, Israeli government tells High CourtMinisters have consistently rejected calls for a judiciary-led state commission into the tragedy, favouring a politically-appointed panel insteadBy Melanie Swan1 min read
IsraelIsraeli Border Police officers jailed for having barbecue on ShabbatThe medics will spend a week in military prison for ‘harming religion and Judaism’ after their sentence was reduced from an initial three weeksBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Benjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu trial delayed again after Shin Bet security warningThe service asked for the cancellation of the prime minister’s scheduled hearings due to the risk of an attack by Iranian agentsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
‘You will not force us into ghettos again’: Israeli ministers hit out at Europe on eve of Yom HaShoahPrime Minister Netanyahu said the continent was ‘afflicted by profound moral weakness’, while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on the German chancellor to ‘bow his head and apologise a thousand times’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 14, 2026 09:58
Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offencesCritics have claimed the law is discriminatory as it imposes capital punishment for terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis, but not those who kill PalestiniansBy Melanie Swan2 min read||March 31, 2026 09:36
Knesset passes largest ever state budget to avert early electionsThe bill carried on the promise of greater defence spending, but set up a fresh row over Charedi conscriptionBy Melanie Swan1 min read||March 30, 2026 10:33
Death penalty bill set for final Knesset voteThe bill has the backing of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, but critics point to the fact that it fails to enforce equal punishment against Israelis convicted of terrorism against PalestiniansBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 27, 2026 10:28
In 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||March 17, 2026 11:00
Charedi draft bill shelved in favour of emergency defence budgetThe highly contentious bill, which threatened to bring down the government, will return to the Knesset after the war with IranBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||March 11, 2026 10:54
Shin Bet chief denies claims intelligence officers ‘collaborated’ with Hamas to carry out October 7 attacksThe conspiracy theories have found popularity among far-right supporters of Prime Minister Netanyahu looking to direct blame away from the Israeli leaderBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 27, 2026 12:50
Knesset bill giving Orthodox rabbinate full control over Western Wall passes first readingProgressive groups reacted angrily to the bill, which could see non-Orthodox worship at the site classified as ‘desecration’, calling it ‘patronising and antisemitic’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 26, 2026 14:46
Modi pledges ‘iron alliance’ with Israel during rare state visitThe Indian leader called the Jewish state a ‘protective wall against barbarism’ as the two countries look to expand economic and defence partnershipsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||February 26, 2026 10:33
