The Biden Administration's Sinister Turn Against Israel

newsweek.com On Tuesday, the State Department summoned Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog to demand an explanation for the Knesset's abrogation of the 2005 law banning Jews…

Those T-55 Tanks The Russians Are Pulling Out Of Storage? They Were Obsolete ... In 1973

forbes.com It’s a deeply ominous sign for Russian tank crews that the Kremlin has begun pulling 70-year-old T-54 and T-55 tanks out of long-term storage—presumably in order to…

The ongoing controversy in Israel over judicial reforms

theweek.com There have been a series of mass protests in Israel over a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to overhaul the country's judiciary system. While Netanyahu has mostly…

U.S.-Israel relations in crisis mode as tensions boil over

axios.com U.S.-Israeli relations are in full crisis mode less than three months after Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. Driving the news: The U.S.…

What Israel’s political crisis tells us about the dangers of indicting Trump

vox.com A March 18 protest in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul. | Ilia Yefimovich/Picture Alliance/Getty Images Benjamin Netanyahu’s radical response to his…

Israel repeals 2005 act that removed West Bank settlements

pbs.org Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday repealed a 2005 act that saw four Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank dismantled at the same time as Israeli forces withdrew from the…

Pray for Peace This Ramadan

newsweek.com The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins March 22. It celebrates the month during which Muslims believe Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. The holiday, marked…

‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people, top Israeli minister says

nbcnews.com A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel’s new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday…

Who’s Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel? Two New Yorkers

nytimes.com Kohelet, the once-obscure think tank that conceived and now champions a revamped court system, is an American import. Who’s Behind the Judicial Overhaul Now Dividing Israel?…

'No such thing' as Palestinian people, top Israeli minister says

pbs.org A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel’s new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday…

Steven Ungerleider, Documentary Producer and Co-Founder of Sidewinder Films, Dies at 73

hollywoodreporter.com Steven Ungerleider, the author, sports psychologist and co-founder of Sidewinder Films, the label behind documentaries about the USA Gymnastics scandal, the 1972 Munich…

Ukraine is betting on drones to strike deep into Russia

economist.com O the skies above Russia buzzed with the sound of hostile drones. St Petersburg, the country’s second city, imposed a 200km no-fly zone around its airports. In Krasnodar in…

Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu to express judicial plan ‘concern’

politico.com WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express “concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the…

Biden calls Israel's Netanyahu with 'concern' over judicial plan as protests enter 11th week

pbs.org President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system…

West Bank attack casts shadow over Israel-Palestinian talks

politico.com CAIRO — A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding two people, Israeli officials said. The attack cast a shadow…

Attack in West Bank town casts shadow over ongoing Israeli-Palestinian talks

pbs.org A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding two people, Israeli officials said. The attack cast a shadow over…

Israel's 'Handmaids' become a defining image of the mass protests against Netanyahu's judicial reforms

businessinsider.com Israeli women's rights activists dressed as characters in the popular television series, "The Handmaid's Tale," protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's…

Elite officers in Israel's military plan walkout on Sunday in protest of judicial system overhaul

pbs.org Hundreds of elite officers in Israel’s military reserves say they will not show up for duty starting on Sunday in protest over the government’s plans to overhaul the…

Netanyahu Is Leading Israel to Civil War

newsweek.com For almost three months straight, Israelis have been protesting in the streets with steadily increasing fervor against the government's proposed "judicial reform"—or what…

The share of Americans who say the U.S. favors Israel over Palestine has fallen since 2017

yougov.com The past year has seen a sharp increase in violent conflict between Israel and Palestine , with both sides experiencing significant casualties. The latest explores…

Analysis

washingtonpost.com The government complains that the Supreme Court has become overly interventionist, such that judges are usurping powers that rightfully belong to elected officials. In…

The Media Is Over-Covering Divisiveness. It's Going to Destroy Us

newsweek.com In 2000, President Clinton hosted a peace conference at Camp David that gave many hope for peace in Gaza; but a few months later, the Second Intifada, a major Palestinian…

More Democrats now sympathize with Palestinians than Israelis, Gallup poll finds

semafor.com The survey shows a significant shift in Democratic sentiment over time, and particularly over the past year. It’s hard to pinpoint what is responsible, though people…

Strengthening Israel's Security for All

newsweek.com Asil Sawaed was a 22-year-old Bedouin Arab and a staff sergeant in the Israeli Border Police. He was killed in the line of duty this past February in a terrorist incident at…

Opinion

msnbc.com According to a poll released Thursday by Gallup, for the first time in its history of polling American attitudes toward Israelis and Palestinians, Democrats are more…

If you love Israel, you must protest this government, says the former prime minister

vox.com Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends a demonstration against the Israeli government’s controversial judicial overhaul bill, in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2023. | Jack…

Democrats now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, poll finds

axios.com Views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have shifted sharply among Democrats, who said they sympathized more with Palestinians than Israelis for the first time in an…

Jimmy Carter: A President Mired in Minutiae

newsweek.com On Sept. 17, 1978, at the climax of negotiations for an Israeli-Egyptian peace framework at the presidential retreat at Camp David, an exhausted President Jimmy Carter…

Biden's Rebuff of the Saudis Undermined Peace

newsweek.com President Joe Biden's foreign policy has displayed a confusing mix of obsessions, from Afghanistan to Ukraine. But one consistent theme has been the attempt on the part of…

Georgette Bennett: 3 steps to build peace and create meaningful change

ted.com Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time As she does in her talk, Bennett reveals the unlikely story of how sworn…

So how are the USD bulls feeling after the Saudi Iran deal brokered by China?

nytimes.com A photograph released by Chinese state media showing officials Wang Yi, center, China’s top foreign policy official, with Ali Shamkhani, right, the secretary of Iran’s…

Interest in 2nd passports among the uber-wealthy is at 'an all-time high' amid mounting political uncertainty, an investor network boss said

businessinsider.com Rich investors increasingly want to get second passports, Bloomberg reported. Greg Blomberg/EyeEm via Getty Images Rich investors increasingly want to get second passports,…

‘If the Crisis Isn’t Sorted in Days, There Will Be Chaos': Bank Failure Stirs Concern for Israeli Startups - Business

haaretz.com Silicon Valley Bank, which was closed by U.S. regulators Friday after massive withdrawals and the collapse of its share price, was the bank of choice for the Israeli…

For Palestinian Tech Worker in Israel, Pride, Frustration and 4-Hour Commute

nytimes.com Patrick Kingsley reports on Israelis and Palestinians for The Times, and Laura Boushnak is a photographer. They spent several days with Moha Alshawamreh in Israel and the…