Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu condemns wave of West Bank settler violenceThe prime minister promised ‘forceful action’ against extremists amid accusations of lax IDF enforcementBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsCoalition shuts down prospect of state inquiry into October 7 failingsInstead, an independent panel appointed by ministers will examine the lead-up to the terror attacks, reportedly including the impact of anti-government protests on Hamas’ decision-makingBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Benjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu says he would reject pardon if it means admitting guiltThe Israeli prime minister was responding to the efforts of US President Trump to secure him clemencyBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsBen-Gvir accused of blocking promotion of police officer who testified in Netanyahu corruption trialIsrael Police Commissioner Daniel Levy claimed the decision ‘may sow fear among investigators who testify in criminal investigations’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Donald TrumpTrump asks for Netanyahu pardon in letter to HerzogTrump referred to the corruption charges against the Israeli prime minister as ‘political, unjustified prosecution’By 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
Israeli PoliticsClose Netanyahu ally Ron Dermer resigns from Israeli cabinetThe now former strategic affairs minister said he made the decision based on a prior commitment to his familyBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Three MKs ejected as Knesset advances bill on death penalty for terrorist murderersOne lawmaker labelled National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a ‘terrorist’ for championing the legislationBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 11, 2025 10:39
IDF 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||November 11, 2025 10:20
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
UN’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||November 5, 2025 13:45
Israeli 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||November 5, 2025 11:07
Knesset 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||November 4, 2025 11:54
Dozens 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||November 3, 2025 11:02
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
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
