Category: 1. Israel

It was December 2023, and Israel was facing the most important legal warfare (lawfare) battle of its existence: whether the International Court of Justice would order the war ended before the IDF had defeated Hamas in Khan Yunis, let alone…

On May 5, 2024, former deputy attorney-general for international affairs Roy Schondorf wrote a warning to the government and the public that a state inquiry must be opened to protect Israelis from potential International Criminal Court…

Israeli officials have not been able to implement a law intended to ban all activity of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) in east Jerusalem, which came into effect on January 31, the Jerusalem Post has…

The truth must be said: In recent hours and days, there has been silence—at least in public statements—regarding the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Since the appointment of Minister Ron Dermer as the lead negotiator and…

The Bank of Israel is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting next week after inflation spiked in January, although analysts believe a rate cut is possible in the coming months should price pressures ease.

Footage from the handover, unseen in Israel at the request of the hostages’ families, showed Hamas operatives in black and camouflage uniforms surrounding the coffins, which were placed on a stage. A banner in the background read: “The Return of…

“We received with deep sorrow the official and bitter news confirming the identification of our beloved Oded’s body,” the family of slain hostage Oded Lifshitz said after learning that his body, returned in the hostage deal Thursday, had…