Israel

Hostage protest Knesset

Netanyahu issues list of demands for ceasefire deal as pressure mounts

Massive protests called on Netanyahu to accept the latest terms.

By Ron Kampeas July 8, 2024 12:53 pm

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Tzipi Yudkin, the mother of fallen soldier Yisrael Yudkin, pushed for the traditional Hebrew abbreviation to be inscribed on his gravestone. (Screenshot)

As Israel debates drafting haredi Orthodox, bereaved families now allowed to add ‘May God avenge his blood’ to soldiers’ gravestones

The expression, in Jewish tradition, has historically been appended to the names of Jews killed for being Jewish.

July 5, 2024 1:01 pm

Or, a solider fighting in Gaza, displays a seder plate he found in the territory. (Courtesy of Or)

Israeli soldiers are finding Judaica in Gaza — and trying to locate the items’ owners

Soldiers have found menorahs, a challah board and a seder plate in Gaza.

July 5, 2024 11:24 am

Israel’s chief rabbis leave their posts as term ends with no election set

By Ben Sales July 3, 2024 7:26 pm

Karmiel terrorist attack

Israel and Hamas mulling latest hostage deal as unrest roils region

By Ron Kampeas July 3, 2024 4:55 pm

Ryan Turell

Orthodox basketball star Ryan Turell to join Israel’s top league

By Jacob Gurvis July 3, 2024 12:36 pm

An Israeli strike on a displaced persons camp in Rafah, targeting Hamas leaders, killed dozens on Sunday, May 26. (Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Netanyahu pushes back against reports of army pressure to end the war, accusing officials of ‘defeatism’

By Ron Kampeas July 2, 2024 6:55 pm

New regulations hinder donations of gear to Israeli soldiers, charities say

By Asaf Elia-Shalev July 1, 2024 10:03 pm

ADL joins with legal powerhouse to seek compensation for U.S. victims of Oct. 7 massacres

By Ron Kampeas July 1, 2024 1:00 pm

Left wing Israeli leader Yair Golan alongside protesters outside the home of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, December 8, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Israel’s Labor and Meretz parties merge into new left-wing alliance called the Democrats

By Ben Sales June 30, 2024 10:56 pm

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