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Naftali Bennett: 'Together we can heal Israel’s divide'

In his first major interview since leaving office, Israel's former prime minister calls for a return to unity

By Jake Wallis Simons

6 min read

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Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett holds a press confrence at the Judea and Samaria Division military base, near the West Bank settlement of Beit El, April 5, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ראש הממשלה נפתלי בנט בית אל אוגדת איו"ש מסיבת עיתונאים

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Israeli politicians must learn how to compromise

1 min read

Peace deal with Israel 'closer everyday' says Saudi leader

Peace deal with Israel 'closer everyday' says Saudi leader

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

Israelophobia review: As original and necessary as Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count

Israelophobia review: As original and necessary as Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count

By Daniel Finkelstein

2 min read

Chikili: 'To say I am against LGBT is totally disconnected from reality'

Israeli Judicial Reform

Chikili: 'To say I am against LGBT is totally disconnected from reality'

5 min read

The Soviet spin doctors who sowed the seeds of left-wing Israelophobia

The Soviet spin doctors who sowed the seeds of left-wing Israelophobia

By Jake Wallis Simons

9 min read

How the ‘progressive’ left became a global wellspring of Israelophobia

How the ‘progressive’ left became a global wellspring of Israelophobia

By Jake Wallis Simons

11 min read

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We have a religious duty to speak out against extremism in Israel

For the sake of our young, we should not remain silent when Jewish values are at stake

By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway

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August 25, 2023 10:27

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich during a discussion and a vote at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on August 16, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

There's a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia

In the first of three weekly extracts from his new book, JC editor Jake Wallis Simons dispels myths about the country

By Jake Wallis Simons

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August 24, 2023 14:40

There's a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

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

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August 9, 2023 17:30

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US university 'investigating' Jewish professors for 'discrimination' against BDS activists

The academics have been outspoken about antisemitism and BDS activity at the City University of New York

By Rosa Doherty

2 min read

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August 8, 2023 15:53

US university 'investigating' Jewish professors for 'discrimination' against BDS activists

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

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

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July 27, 2023 11:00

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of Defense Yoav Galant attend a vote on the reasonableness bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כנסת מליאה נאום הצבעה יריב לוין חוק יסוד השפיטה הצבעה קריאה ראשונה יואב גלנט ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ביבי

Herzog praises 'wonderful' meeting with President Biden

The Israeli President met his US counterpart in the White House amid mass protests in Israel

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July 18, 2023 22:09

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office at the White House on July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Herzog is on a multi-day visit to the United States where he is set to meet President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken and Congressional leaders as well as address a joint meeting of Congress to reaffirm the US-Israel relationship. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Netanyahu released from hospital after apparent dehydration

The PM urged the public to "spend less time in the sun and drink more water."

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July 16, 2023 11:10

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits at a factory of Synergy Cable Company in Sderot, southern Israel, April 20, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ביקור מפעל שדרות

12 arrested in connection with riots in West Bank Arab villages

The riots followed a terror attack near an Israeli settlement

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June 28, 2023 15:13

12 arrested in connection with riots in West Bank Arab villages

Knesset member banned from speaking because she was holding a baby

Sharren Haskel said she felt 'pain and humiliation' after being removed from the podium

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June 28, 2023 09:59

Knesset member banned from speaking because she was holding a baby

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