Category: Israel

The top two leaders of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces have resigned amid an internal reckoning at the organization, just weeks after a leak revealed widespread allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace culture. In a message sent Monday to donors and supporters, the organization announced that its chairman, Morey Levovitz, and its […]

At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, marking the deadliest day for aid seekers in the region as aid sites have faced a nearly daily toll of killings, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. The incident comes amid a steady drumbeat of killings at […]

The interim president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shaara, accused Israel on Thursday of attempting to sow “chaos and destruction” following the Israeli army’s intervention in his country’s sectarian violence. Much remains murky about the situation that has flared this week in the Sweida province of Syria. But it is clear that one result may be a […]

Dozens of Israelis have been arrested in recent months on suspicion of spying for Iran, prompting the Israeli government to launch a PR campaign designed to dissuade collusion. Titled “Easy Money, Heavy Price,” the campaign will include ads on radio, websites and social media meant to convince Israelis that spying for the country’s sworn enemy […]

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shot back at claims by right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson that the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had been working for Israel as part of a blackmail operation. “As a former Israeli Prime Minister, with the Mossad having reported directly to me, I say to you with 100% certainty: The […]

The family of a 20-year-old Palestinian-American man they say was beaten to death Friday by Israeli settlers in the West Bank has called on the U.S. State Department to investigate the incident. “This is an unimaginable nightmare and injustice that no family should ever have to face,” the family of Sayafollah Musallet, also known as […]

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not take credit for the return of hostages murdered while in Gaza, the father of one of the most prominent in the group said on Sunday. Jon Polin, the father of murdered Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, called on Netanyahu’s office to stop claiming that “military and diplomatic […]

Could the key to Middle East peace come not from military victory or White House pressure but a coterie of sheikhs in the West Bank? Almost certainly not, according to regional experts. But that didn’t stop an unorthodox proposal this week from five prominent sheikhs in the Hebron region from stirring excitement among some in […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left the White House after two days of meetings with the Trump administration — but without the public appearances or breakthrough announcements of his previous trips. Instead, Netanyahu released multiple statements emphasizing his commitment to continuing the Gaza war until Hamas poses no threat to Israel — a sign […]