US/Israel vs Iran War
Likud, Smotrich say they’ll put 2,000 activists at Arab polling stations on election day
Joint List chief decries 'racist campaign' after PM's party and Religious Zionism cite unsubstantiated fraud claims; Eisenkot vows to end Hamas rule in Gaza in 18 months if elected
Hezbollah claims confiscated truck of explosives, but denies assassination plans
Lawmaker for terror group says bomb-making material was intended for use against Israeli forces, asks for material seized by authorities to be returned
A record number of women are poised to enter the next Knesset
While the 2026 election largely ignores gender equality, structural changes in centrist parties and a grassroots ultra-Orthodox movement might be quietly shifting the political map
Poll: Jewish Israelis want Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, ultra-Orthodox conscription
Israel Democracy Institute survey finds 71% want top-level probe of Hamas invasion, 72% favor egalitarian draft law; more Israelis view UK as hostile than they do Saudi Arabia
Netanyahu’s Macbeth complex: Ex-spy chief exposes a leader consumed by paranoia
Ronen Bar's defamation suit reveals the gravity of the prime minister's toxic rift with his security chiefs. Three years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu is still hunting for conspiracies
Report: US military has plan to deploy largest bomb against Iran if fighting resumes
GBU-43/B, dubbed 'mother of all bombs,' could be used, CNN reports; Trump jokes he may have killed 'too many' Iranian leaders as Tehran accuses US of fomenting unrest
Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say
Discover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of TorontoAn Israeli advertising agency has …
Biased Wikipedia edits on Israel, Oct. 7 remain on site despite editor bans, ADL says
After coordinated efforts to inject anti-Israel bias into the online encyclopedia dropped 95% since last year's report, a new group of editors is using quieter techniques, antisem…
Funding Haredim and others threatens Israel’s status as advanced economy, researcher claims
Calling for single education system and funding transparency, Prof. Dan Ben-David reveals benefits for Haredim outstripped funds for hospitals and higher education combined in 2024
Online antisemitism hits record high three years after October 7, study finds
No social network has dipped back to pre-Oct. 7 hate level, Australian Online Hate Prevention Institute says, adding the data refutes claim that legitimate criticism of Israel is …
Celebrations in Somaliland after Trump calls it ‘totally different country’ from Somalia
Hundreds rally in breakaway capital Hargeisa after offhand comments made by US president at Monday event; US does not recognize country, which has formal relations only with Israel
Second worker dies of wounds sustained in Intel plant blast in southern Israel
Soroka Medical Center reports death of 49-year-old a day after suspected gas tank explosion killed another and injured a third; chip manufacturer says cooperating with authorities
Daily Briefing Oct. 15 – Why are the Saudis so poor at war despite spending billions?
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the drums of war again sounding in the Iran-US conflict, and the mounting allegations against the prime minister over actions before and a…
Indonesia’s Muslim council urges cancellation of Andrea Bocelli shows over Israel ties
Pointing to iconic Italian tenor's 2022 concert in Tel Aviv and participation in 2010 IDF fundraiser, Islamic body meets with government to voice opposition to upcoming performanc…
First Knesset election ballots cast as voting opens at Israel’s missions abroad
101 polling stations open at 99 diplomatic missions for around 4,800 eligible absentee voters; IDF to begin early voting next week for soldiers deployed on bases, overseas
Rethinking defense ties with US, Israel eyes shift from patronage to partnership
With Washington turning against military aid, a new bilateral framework could take shape based on industrial output and tech integration, but politics will still shape Jerusalem's…
Trump’s antisemitism czar visits Michigan synagogue ahead of contentious US midterms
Leo Terrell attends Detroit suburb event co-hosted by right-wing Zionist Organization of America as Trump administration courts Jewish vote in tight swing state Senate race
2 arrested in Bnei Brak amid rioting at building housing ultra-Orthodox IDF program
Protesters storm office building where Kodcode cyber training unit for Haredi servicemembers is located; no injuries reported
Bedouin man sentenced to 24.5 years for joining IDF to spy for Gazan terror group
Shehadeh Abu Alqian stole rifle from soldier he later passed to Mujahideen Brigades, which abducted Shiri Bibas and her two young sons on October 7, 2023
Where schnitzel, pickles and alfajores sit on the same table
Immigrant foods and the Israeli dining table are the focus of Aliyah Day at ANU Museum in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18
Contradicting PM and reports, Egypt’s spy chief said not to have been in Israel days before Oct. 7
After claims about Abbas Kamel's alleged visit to warn about a Hamas attack, multiple reports now say he wasn't aboard private Egyptian jet that arrived on Sept. 26, 2023
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Bennett, Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties if they’re part of next government
B'Yachad proposes folding Diaspora Ministry into Foreign Ministry, also vows to 'respect existing prayer arrangements at Western Wall Plaza' while maintaining Robinson's Arch as a…
Bomb threat hoaxes called into 4 Jewish American day schools
Threats, all of which have confirmed to be fraudulent, target pair of yeshivas in Brooklyn as well as schools in Boca Raton and Los Angeles