London, 30th March 2026 – Today, the Israeli death penalty bill for Palestinians will face a second and third reading in the Knesset. The bill, which looks set to be passed, has been approved by the Knesset’s National Security…
Category: 1. Israel
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High Court weighs Assenheim appeal over release of Feldstein interview footage
The High Court of Justice on Monday heard journalist Omri Assenheim’s appeal against lower-court rulings ordering him to hand over raw footage from his interview with Eli Feldstein to the police, in a case that has quickly become a broader test…
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Israel needs to rethink its relationship with Christians
Sometimes it’s a wonder Israel can stand with all the self-inflicted gunshot wounds in its feet. Israeli police placed their country in the eye of a diplomatic and religious storm by accosting their most senior Catholic clergymen as they…
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IDF eliminates deputy commander of Hezbollah Unit 1800
Earlier today (Monday), the IDF conducted a strike in Beirut and eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakin, Earlier today (Monday), the IDF conducted a strike in Beirut and eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakin, Deputy Commander of Unit 1800, along with the…
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Fire contained after missile attack on oil refinery in Israel’s Haifa | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Attack marks second time Oil Refineries facility in northern Israel targeted during US-Israeli war on Iran.
Published On 30 Mar 2026
An oil refinery in northern Israel has been struck in a missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon, Israeli…
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Opposition MKs voted to allocate NIS 800 million for Haredi schools. How did it happen?
In the early hours of Monday morning, while most Israelis were sleeping, the Knesset finally passed the 2026 state budget, raising defense spending to unprecedented levels amid the war with Iran and earmarking billions of shekels to Haredi…
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CNN, Palm Sunday incidents should not define Israeli society
A tale is told in the Midrash about a group of people travelling together in a boat, when one man begins drilling a hole beneath his seat.Alarmed, the others ask him, “What are you doing?”“What do you care?” he replied. “I’m drilling…
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The Blogs: Ukraine, Israel and the Politics of Empathy | Ethan Kushner
At first glance, the war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Iran seem fundamentally different.
One is a territorial invasion in Eastern Europe. The other, a multi-front regional war rooted in decades of ideological hostility.
But if…
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Israeli-American soldier Moshe Katz, killed in Lebanon rocket strike, laid to rest on Mt. Herzl
Hundreds gathered on Sunday night at Israel’s military cemetery on Mt. Herzl for the funeral of Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, an American-born Israeli soldier who was killed by a rocket strike on Saturday in southern…
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