Israeli PoliticsFar-right Israeli minister calls for assassination of Syria’s President al-Sharaa over Druze persecutionItamar Ben-Gvir urged the IDF to ‘eliminate’ the militant-turned-leader, while opposition member Benny Gants said ‘any option should be on the table’By Amelie Botbol 2 min read
US PoliticsUS congressional committee finds Biden administration let $900m go to anti-Netanyahu protestsTaxpayer funding helped six nonprofits fund efforts to undermine the Israeli government, according to an investigation of over 380 documentsBy JC Reporter1 min read
West BankKnesset to hold committee hearing on possible West Bank annexationThe meeting comes after ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party unanimously called for a plan to absorb the territory to be in place by the end of the monthBy JC Reporter2 min read
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu coalition facing collapse following UTJ withdrawalThe faction accused the prime minister of breaking his promises about the new law set to conscript yeshiva studentsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
US PoliticsIsraeli Diaspora Minister calls Democrat Senate leader Chuck Schumer a ‘Palestinian’Amichai Chikli dubbed the veteran lawmaker a ‘self-hating Jew’ over his congratulation of anti-Zionist New York mayoral contender Zohran MamdaniBy Canaan Lidor1 min read
Israeli PoliticsYair Golan claims far-right ministers are ‘not Zionists’ and ‘not Jews’ over reactions to IDF deathsThe former IDF deputy chief of staff turned leftist MK lashed out at Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, accusing them of ‘dancing on the blood’ of five Charedi soldiers killed by a roadside bombBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
West BankLikud ministers call on Netanyahu to annex West Bank this monthThe petition followed the announcement of an expansion of Israeli infrastructure in the territoryBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Israel to build new power plant in the West BankEnergy Minister Eli Cohen said the project, which will serve Israeli settlements, was ‘long overdue’By JC Reporter1 min read||July 2, 2025 10:11
Israeli Air Force investigating anti-Netanyahu message sent to recruits from official numberThe text included a link to a video accusing the government of being a ‘coalition of division, evasion [of military service] and the devastation of October 7’By JC Reporter1 min read||June 30, 2025 13:29
Trump calls for end of Netanyahu’s ‘witch hunt’ corruption trialThe US president claimed that the charges against his Israeli counterpart were ‘unfair’ and called for a pardon for ‘a ‘great hero’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||June 26, 2025 15:14
Netanyahu avoids coalition collapse with last-minute Charedi draft dealThe prime minister’s position is safe for now, but the concessions given up to keep coalition partners onside have sparked a fresh row with IDF reservistsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||June 12, 2025 13:48
Netanyahu approves multi-million dollar defence deals with QatarThe reported contracts are likely to fuel further scrutiny of the prime minister’s alleged links to the Gulf emirate, which has long been accused of funding terrorBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||June 10, 2025 12:54
Netanyahu coalition on the brink as key Charedi party to vote for Knesset dissolutionShas has confirmed it will back the motion to end the current parliamentary term on Wednesday, forcing fresh elections, in a row over IDF conscription for yeshiva studentsBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||June 9, 2025 14:31
Charedi parties threaten to force fresh elections over IDF draft lawOrthodox leaders have been enraged by the absence of an exemption for yeshiva students from military serviceBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||June 4, 2025 14:41
Israeli far-right hijack Jerusalem Day celebrations with ‘death to Arabs’ chants and Temple Mount prayerExtremists used the occasion to call for Arab villages to be burned and break the ban on Jewish worship at the holy siteBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||May 27, 2025 13:42
Israeli Supreme Court rules firing of Shin Bet chief unlawfulThe attempt to dismiss Ronen Bar led to a months-long political spat at the highest levels of Israeli governmentBy JC Reporter3 min read||May 22, 2025 15:37
