The Latest Breaking News from Israel

A Connecticut Native Caught In The Line Of Fire In Israel Murdered By Palestinian Terrorist

Connecticut native, Elan Ganeles, was shot to do death during his vacation in Israel attending a friend's wedding.

Zenger · Mar 2, 2023

US faces growing call to deny entry to Israel’s Bezalel Smotrich

Rights groups are urging Washington to revoke visa of Israeli minister who called for wiping out a Palestinian village.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023

Actress And Special Envoy Noa Tishby Speaks At Duke University Regarding Semantics

Noa Tishby, Israel’s inaugural special envoy, is not known for holding punches but talks about the meaning of the Jewish identity.

Zenger · Mar 2, 2023

Netanyahu denounces protesters after salon siege of his wife

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies say protesters are “anarchists” after they gathered outside a Tel Aviv salon where his wife was getting her hair done

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Israel lifts Jericho blockade after killing Palestinian suspect

Tight movement restrictions were imposed on Palestinians in Jericho after an American-Israeli was killed this week.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023

Bill on ‘Executing Prisoners’ Passes Preliminary Knesset Vote

The Knesset on Wednesday advanced a bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian captives, approving it in its preliminary reading. The primary legislation stipulates that courts will be able to impose the death penalty on those who have committed a nationalistically motivated murder of an Israeli. According to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2023

What's driving the players behind Israel's legal overhaul?

Proponents of the Israeli government's planned legal overhaul often argue that curtailing the power of judges and courts is good for the country

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

US Slams Israeli Minister’s Call to ‘Erase’ Palestinian Village as ‘Disgusting'

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's comments that called for a Palestinian village to be "erased" "were irresponsible. "They were repugnant.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2023

Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?

Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest test yet for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, just months after he resurrected his political career by returning to the prime minister’s office.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023

‘Repugnant’: US rebukes Israeli remark on Palestinian village

US State Department condemns Israeli minister’s call for Huwara to be ‘wiped out’, calling it a ‘disgusting’ incitement.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023