Zionism wasn't born as a racist-colonialist movement. Its disastrous turning point occurred when it was taken over by Russian revolutionaries

Clause in previous accord freezing pay-grade increases for four months has been dropped. Schools that were at the forefront of the protest have informed parents that classes will resume Friday

Even before the U.S. president boards Air Force One, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in political limbo ■ The Israeli prime minister no longer bothers to hide the fact that the fate of the hostages doesn't interest him. The main thing is that he sleeps well at night

Will Netanyahu dare mess with Trump when it comes to taking action against Iran's nuclear program? ■ It's vital to cast a sober gaze at reality: The IDF doesn't have enough forces to realize right-wing fantasies about maintaining a long-term military government across Gaza

ISRAEL: Army chief meets with released hostages, says returning hostages 'constantly on our minds' ■ GAZA: 27 Palestinians killed, 85 wounded in Gaza in last day, Hamas-run Health Ministry says; IDF, Shin Bet say they struck Hamas terrorists in Jabalya after Palestinians report four killed in UNRWA warehouse ■ WEST BANK: Israeli forces kill head of Islamic Jihad's Jenin network

Less than a week before he arrives for a Middle East tour, U.S. President Donald Trump is praising the Houthis, giving up on Saudi-Israeli normalization and hardly mentioning Gaza and the hostages. Israel, it seems, will be watching the trip from the outside

Republicans foiled the Antisemitism Awareness Act and an anti-boycott bill, bringing into question the GOP's strategy and pro-Israel groups' ability to influence the party's fringe

A Shin Bet official was arrested in April on suspicion of leaking classified information to journalists and Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli. The investigative team believes the minister – who is said to be possibly facing a charge of breach of trust – should be questioned as a suspect

Shin Bet investigators are tracking funds to Perception, a PR firm owned by and employing Netanyahu aides suspected of criminal ties to Qatar during the Gaza war

Spyware firms 'blacklisted' by Biden hoped Trump would end policy ■ NSO lawyer seemingly admits sale to Saudi Arabia as Meta wins in court, exposing firm ■ NSO founder Hulio, Kurtz met Trump team for talks on AI, geopolitics

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023. He has given few media interviews and rarely speaks in public

Washington would be making a significant concession by dropping the demand that Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations with Israel. One of the sources said that a deal is not yet within close reach, even without the normalization requirement

The Israeli hostage has been named by his mother as Tamir Nimrodi, while the two foreign hostages whose status is unknown are Bipin Joshi from Nepal and Natthapong Pinta from Thailand. The source said that no sign of life has been received from the three

A nurse who volunteers with hostage families says that the fight to return their loved ones from Gaza has exacted a heavy personal price in all aspects of their lives, affecting them emotionally and financially – and leading to chronic illnesses. 'They're in a terrible state,' she says

'Democracy in our country is being assaulted as never before': Former leaders of major U.S. Jewish advocacy groups castigated the bodies they once headed for failing to condemn the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech

Per a document obtained by Haaretz, Israeli soldiers would secure aid hubs in the south and center of Gaza, and all recipients would have to go through screenings. The UN rejected any participation in the plan, saying it fails 'to meet Israel's obligations under international law'

How females achieve dominance in bonobo chimpanzees has never been understood because the males are bigger and stronger. Now we know

The agency will only publicly refer to the AfD, the second largest party in Germany, as a 'confirmed right-wing extremist movement' after an administrative court approves the decision

Three civil society groups claim that Israel's Channel 14 News aired hundreds of statements like 'it really needs to be total annihilation' in Gaza and 'there are no innocents' – while Israeli authorities refused to act against the channel

From defending civilians and combat in Gaza and Lebanon, to operational accidents and missile fire: These 854 IDF soldiers are the casualties of a war with no end in sight

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A Gaza war veteran finds relief in sharing his story, and a mother and daughter release tension through martial arts

With Israel on the verge of a renewed invasion of Gaza, aiming openly to conquer the Strip and establish a military government, a sweeping exemption for the Haredim from military service is untenable – and looms heavily over Netanyahu's coalition

ILGA World will reinstate Israel's Aguda a year after it was suspended following a bid to host the organization's annual conference. The reinstatement, ILGA's board noted, is not an endorsement of the Aguda's 'position, actions, or silence on the war in Gaza'

Degel HaTorah's spiritual leader hinted this week the government could fall, as senior Haredi figures held quiet talks with former PM Naftali Bennett. A tougher draft bill and new IDF orders to conscript tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men are intensifying pressure to leave the coalition

Israel is right to feel uneasy about Islamists running the show in Damascus. But with the UAE mediating, perhaps what's best for the region is to accept al-Sharaa's positive overtures in good faith

The Tel Aviv University study comes just as Israel issues a major call-up of reserve soldiers in order to expand fighting in the Strip

The Jenin refugee camp has become a large military outpost, with only IDF soldiers walking the streets. Israeli commanders wish to remain as long as sufficient forces are available, but the expansion of the operation in Gaza will likely change that

Letters by Israel's founding prime minister reveal what he thought about 'human thinking and electronic thinking' – what we now call artificial intelligence

The school day in Shuafat camp and Wadi Joz began as usual, but midday, Israel Police arrived and ordered them to shut down. UNRWA said it was 'a traumatizing experience for children at immediate risk of losing their access to education'

Ahead of Eurovision in Basel, Israel's National Security Council warns of increased risks from Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah, advising against wearing Jewish symbols and urging saving emergency contacts

Prof. Yuval Yonay interviewed hundreds of elderly queer Israelis to find out what it was like to be a sexual minority underground when the Israeli newspapers called it homosexualistan

Some reservists say the IDF is manipulating response rate stats by only calling up those who agreed to report, ignoring widespread burnout; 'They only called up those who agreed to come – no wonder they claim a 100% response rate,' said one reservist

About 100 protestors stormed Columbia University's Butler Library as students prepare for finals, some vandalizing desks and bookshelves. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said his office was reviewing the visa status of some protesters, which he called 'pro-Hamas thugs'

India launched Israeli-made Harop drones at multiple sites in Pakistan, including the cities of Karachi and Lahore, the Pakistani military said. The drones, which dive and explode on impact, left debris that is now being collected

Yonatan Urich, a key suspect in the affair, was expected to be released from house arrest on Thursday, but police suddenly detained him on Wednesday after questioning, despite having informed his legal team that he was due to be released

Trump, who promised 'big news,' may announce an agreement with Tehran similar to the previous deal. If that happens, the Netanyahu will have to persuade the public that he has rethought his position – or risk a confrontation with Washington

ISRAEL: Israel's defense minister threatens strikes in Iran if Houthis continue firing at Israel; Israeli source says there is serious concern for the lives of three hostages held in Gaza ■ GAZA: At least 106 killed, 367 wounded brought to Gaza hospitals in last 24 hours ■ LEBANON: At least one killed, 8 wounded in Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon, health ministry says