The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Israeli flights to Turkey to resume as ties improve, FM Cohen says

Israeli airlines will resume direct flights to Turkey as a mark of a continued improvement in bilateral relations, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Tuesday, predicting a 25% increase in tourism this year.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Israeli Government Legalizes 9 Outposts

The Israeli security cabinet has approved nine outposts in the West Bank as settlements and planned to build 4,500 settlement units. The cabinet's decision was taken in a five-hour session attended by ministers.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Egypt: ‘Legalizing’ Settlement Outposts is a ‘Provocative Act’

Egypt has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to “legalize” settlement outposts in the Palestinian territories and to build new settlement units. A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows the Israeli Cabinet’s announcement on Sunday to legalize nine settlements in the West Bank. Egypt sees the move…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

German Chancellor Makes No Mention Of Iran In Antisemitism Strategy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands accused of whitewashing the world's top state-sponsor of Jew-hatred and Holocaust denial.

Zenger · Feb 13, 2023

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s controversial court reforms

Demonstrators shout ‘Shame! Shame!’ and ‘Israel will not be a dictatorship!’ over what they see as an attack on the country's democratic institutions

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Explainer: Uproar over Israeli judicial changes - what's it all about?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced increasing pressure on Monday to put the brakes on his government's drive to enact sweeping changes to the Israeli judiciary, with hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Is the two-state solution for Israel, Palestine dead? Maybe. But what's the alternative?

WASHINGTON — The intractable conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over land, rights and safety has entered a new phase, one plumbing new depths of hatred and radical intransigence that the U.S. government no longer seems in a position to resolve or even mitigate.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023

Major Israeli protests against judicial overhaul threaten unrest

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against government plans to reduce the power of the judiciary, hours after President Isaac Herzog warned the country is on the verge of “constitutional and social collapse.”

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023

Protests and strikes in Israel as plans for judicial overhaul move forward

Tens of thousands gather for rally and workers in several sectors strike over rightwing government’s proposals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

Israelis stage protests near parliament against judicial reforms

Thousands protest outside parliament against the proposed amendments that critics say will weaken democracy.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2023