In two new books, Avi Sagi – a religious liberal and critic of the messianic right – explains why there are glimmers of hope for Israelis, even now

Turkey's Foreign Minister and Qatar's Prime Minister said during the Doha Forum conference that there's still a 'big question' over the formation of an international security force for Gaza and that peace in the region could only take place with the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state

Former President Esther Hayut warned against the 'constant erosion of statesmanship and a dangerous retreat from the rules of the democratic game.' A former legal adviser to the Prime Minister's Office said that Netanyahu's government is reshaping Israel's civil service 'to attend to those in power'