Francesca AlbaneseUN’s Albanese shares ‘blood libel’ post accusing Israel of ‘executing Palestinian hostages’The special rapporteur was referring to a bill, currently progressing through the Knesset, to impose the death penalty on terrorists convicted of murdering IsraelisBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsIsraeli politicians fret after Mamdani's ‘deeply concerning’ NYC mayoral winMinisters accused the city’s next mayor of promoting ‘anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
KnessetKnesset committee advances bill on death penalty for anti-Israel terroristsThe bill would not impose the same sentence for Israelis convicted of killing PalestiniansBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HistadrutDozens of officials from Israel’s largest union arrested in undercover corruption stingHistadrut chief Arnon Bar-David is reported to be among those detained on suspicion of offences including fraud, breach of trust, money laundering, and tax offencesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IDFIDF’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
IDFIDF’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
IDFThousands 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
Knesset advances bill to split attorney-general’s powersThe measure has been backed by several ministers amid a long-running row over the government’s attempts to sack Gali Baharav-MiaraBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 30, 2025 09:59
Former chief rabbi of Israel calls father of fallen IDF soldier a ‘heretic’ in Charedi conscription rowRabbi Yitzhak Yosef suggested that he would not join a minyan with Rabbi Tamir Granot over his viewsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 27, 2025 10:16
Knesset 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 23, 2025 09:10
Knesset 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||October 23, 2025 08:57
Netanyahu 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||October 22, 2025 13:22
‘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||October 22, 2025 09:37
Netanyahu 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||October 21, 2025 13:30
Israeli politicians celebrate hostage releasesLawmakers from across the aisle, including those who voted against the deal, have shared their well-wishes, though some from the prime minister’s own party were less jubilantBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 13, 2025 09:26
Israel holds its breath and waits for its loved-ones to come homeIDF withdrew to agreed-upon lines in Gaza today as the 72-hour window opened for Hamas to free the captivesBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read||October 10, 2025 09:36
