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The consequences for Israel of an ‘America First’ policy need to be spelled out

Israel has relied for so long on US aid but this may soon change

By David Rose

3 min read

Entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during an interview in the Spin Room following the first Republican Presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Israelophobia

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

By Jake Wallis Simons

6 min read

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara and Ministers at the opening ceremony of the light rail, in Petah Tikva, August 17, 2023. Photo by KOKO/POOL *** Local Caption *** טקס רכבת קלה פתח תקווה בנימין נתניהו שרה נתניהו

By Anshel Pfeffer

The Israeli train now arriving at platform one is 50 years late

6 min read

Syria

Syrian swimmer drops out of competition rather than face Israeli at World Championship

By Richard Percival

1 min read

China

China recommends Israel for group travel

By Rosa Doherty

1 min read

Israel's Shahar Tibi reacts after winning the iQfoiling race as part of the ninth day of the sailing world championships, in Scheveningen, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Sem van der Wal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SEM VAN DER WAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Sports

Israeli women take home gold and silver medals at windsurfing World Championships

By Rosa Doherty

1 min read

Security fears grow as politicians and IDF argue

By Richard Pater

Security fears grow as politicians and IDF argue

5 min read

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A guide to happiness by Israel’s polymath and 101 great minds

Meet Haim Shapira, a philosopher, mathematician and game theorist whose book draws on the wisdom of many thinkers

By John Nathan

5 min read

August 11, 2023 11:53

A guide to happiness by Israel’s polymath and 101 great minds

By Jonathan Freedland

The crisis in Israel is not just about the State — but the Jewish people

The paradox is that the very issues driving millions to turn away from Israel in despair simultaneously demand we involve ourselves in the country more vigorously than ever

4 min read

August 10, 2023 10:23

The crisis in Israel is not just about the State — but the Jewish people

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

5 min read

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)

The tragic suicide of a young IDF soldier failed by everyone

Bar Kalaf set fire to himself after failing to secure an army disability allowance for suffering from PTSD

By Gloria Tessler

4 min read

August 9, 2023 15:31

The tragic suicide of a young IDF soldier failed by everyone

Home Secretary rules on case of Charedi man facing extradition to Israel

Efraim Fishel Grinfeld is wanted in Israel on charges of rioting outside an electronics shop in Jerusalem

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

August 8, 2023 15:03

Home Secretary rules on case of Charedi man facing extradition to Israel

Israel to include Palestinian Americans from Gaza in US visa waiver pilot

Palestinians who satisfy certain security criteria will be able to enter Israel on a tourist visa

By JC Reporter

1 min read

August 7, 2023 13:23

This picture taken on March 7, 2021 shows an Israeli El Al Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft on the tarmac while Turkish MNG Airlines Airbus A300 cargo plane lands at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. - Israel took another step towards post-pandemic normalcy on March 7, opening restaurants, bars and cafes to vaccinated "green pass" holders, with about 40 percent of the population fully inoculated against the coronavirus. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Jewish model Shay Zanco 'kicked out' of Egypt hotel 'because she was Israeli'

The Israeli model was sightseeing after Travis Scott's concert was cancelled

By Richard Percival

1 min read

August 7, 2023 11:36

Jewish model Shay Zanco 'kicked out' of Egypt hotel 'because she was Israeli'

Hamas sentences seven people to death by hanging for ‘collaboration’ with Israel

Local authorities said they had provided information to Israel on local terror groups

By Richard Percival

1 min read

August 7, 2023 10:33

The border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, with Gaza City in the background.

By Seth J. Frantzman

Iran turns up the temperature in Israel’s long hot summer

With the Knesset heading into recess, security threats heighten with Tehran aware that by stoking tensions in northern Israel and the West Bank, it can potentially derail regional integration

5 min read

August 3, 2023 11:07

Israeli soldiers guard on the Northern Israeli border with Lebanon, during a demonstration on the Lebanese side of the border marking the 17th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, July 12, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** צבא על גבול לבנון לבנונים עבודות גבול הצפון הפגנה מלחמת לבנון השניה

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Israeli news

The consequences for Israel of an ‘America First’ policy need to be spelled out

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

The Israeli train now arriving at platform one is 50 years late

Syrian swimmer drops out of competition rather than face Israeli at World Championship

China recommends Israel for group travel

Israeli women take home gold and silver medals at windsurfing World Championships

Security fears grow as politicians and IDF argue

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