The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Adelaide Writers’ Week: rare moments of empathy and nuance found amid a storm of controversy

After a contentious lead-up, this year’s literary festival was packed with audiences ready to speak their minds, but also willing to listen

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2023

Israelis protest proposed legal changes for 10th week

Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday against a contentious plan to overhaul the judiciary as the government pressed ahead with the plan

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Online Tourism Companies Accused Of Anti-Israel Bias

Though Judea and Samaria are considered “disputed” under international law, certain companies, including Expedia and Tripadvisor

Zenger · Mar 11, 2023

Netanyahu Offers Rome Gas in Exchange for Embassy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a deal to sell Rome Israeli gas for a lower price in return for recognizing Israel’s annexation of Eastern Jerusalem, declaring Jerusalem the unified capital of Israel, and moving its embassy from Tel Aviv. “I believe the time has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2023

Scientists develop world’s first mRNA vaccine for deadly bacteria

Researchers in Israel claim new jab could pave way for protection against future antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Biden administration grants US visa to extremist Israeli minister

Jewish American leaders urged US to block visit of Bezalel Smotrich, who has described himself as a ‘fascist homophobe’

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2023

Syria’s Aleppo Airport Resumes Flights Days after Airstrike

Flights at Syria’s international airport in Aleppo resumed Friday, three days after it was put out of service by a suspected Israeli airstrike, the country’s head of civil aviation said. Bassem Mansour told the pro-government Sham FM radio station that flights to and from the airport of Syria’s largest city…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 10, 2023

Syria's Aleppo airport resumes flights days after airstrike

The head of Syria's civil aviation says flights at the international airport in Aleppo have resumed, three days after it was put out of service by a suspected Israeli airstrike

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Israel's liberal backers: More denial

Many Jewish Americans are alarmed by Netanyahu's coup — but they're not ready to face the truth about Israel

Salon · Mar 10, 2023

Will Bunch: When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken, corrupt Supreme Court?

So it turns out that a huge number of voters actually do understand that it’s essential for a functioning democracy to have a fair and uncompromised judiciary, even when the rules needed to make that happen tends to be arcane and unsexy. They finally get it ... in Israel.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 10, 2023