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
West BankIsrael 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
IDFIsraeli 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
US PoliticsTrump 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
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu 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
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu 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
Israeli PoliticsNetanyahu 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
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
New Gaza campaign ‘very close to a war crime’ claims ex-Israeli PMEhud Olmert described the conflict as a ‘war without a purpose’ and said death toll on both sides was ‘obnoxious and outrageous’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||May 21, 2025 15:11
Yair Golan accused of ‘blood libel’ after accusing Israel of ‘killing babies as a hobby’The former IDF deputy chief of staff turned leftist MK praised the ‘heroes’ fighting in Gaza but said the campaign risked turning Israel into a ‘pariah state’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||May 20, 2025 10:38
Biden team sought to ‘get rid’ of Netanyahu for opposing Gaza plansAn aide to the former US President suggested that his administration considered trying to ‘trigger elections’ in Israel due to frustration with the prime minister’s approach to the warBy David Isaac 2 min read||May 8, 2025 13:33
Israel denies downplaying Pope’s death amid claims of funeral snubAn internal row erupted after the Foreign Ministry deleted its condolence post for the late pontiff and neither the president or prime minister will attend his funeralBy Canaan Lidor2 min read||April 25, 2025 13:06
Pro-Palestine protestors hurl bottles at Ben-Gvir after speechThe far-right minister is on a tour of the US, including a dinner at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resortBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||April 24, 2025 10:57
Israeli Foreign Ministry deletes condolence post for Pope FrancisThe decision has reportedly prompted confusion and outrage among diplomatsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||April 23, 2025 10:49
