Tag: Israel

Israel – To Pray or Not to Pray on the Temple Mount? (JCPA)

Nadav Shragai writes: Religious practices on the Temple Mount have relied upon the long-standing status quo established by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in 1967,...

The Gaza ceasefire is shaky and another war may be coming soon (Al Jazeera)

Adnan Abu Amer writes: As soon as the 11-day Israeli war on Gaza ended in May, preparation began in Israel and in the strip...

The EU and Israel: At Least on Speaking Terms (INSS)

Shimon Stein and Oded Eran write: The European Union and the Israeli government are divided over the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in...

Jews Gaslighting Jews: A Primer (BESA Center)

Alex Joffe writes for BESA Center: A recent poll purports to capture the attitudes of American Jews regarding Israel and politics. While the poll...

Israel’s Fear: The Destruction of the Third Temple (BESA Center)

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen writes for BESA Center: Israel needs to formulate a new Jewish-Israeli story that is attuned to the challenges of...

Israel pushes military digital transformation in the age of ‘artificial intelligence war’ (Defense News)

Seth Frantzman writes for Defense News: Israel has sought to increase its operational success on the battlefield through a major push for digitization in...

(Israel) Israel launches commission to probe Pegasus spyware: Legislator (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Israel has established a commission to review allegations that NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus phone surveillance software was misused amid a hacking...

(Israel) Enlightened Israelis must admit Israel is guilty as charged (Al Jazeera)

Andrew Mitrovica writes for Al Jazeera: The unforgettable image should still shame enlightened Israelis. It is July 2014. Israel has decided, yet again, to teach Palestinians...

Israel/Hamas – Between 2006 and 2011, a high-stakes negotiated prisoner exchange took place between Israel and Hamas

Al Jazeera writes: Between 2006 and 2011, a high-stakes negotiated prisoner exchange took place between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the Gaza...

(Turkey/Israel) A rare phone call between Israel and Turkish Presidents

Al Jazeera writes: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with his new Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog, in a sign of a possible thaw...

(Israel) – “Existential threat” on Israel ?

Gershon Hacohen writes for BESA Center: Ever since the War of Independence, the notion of an “existential threat” has hovered over Israel and served...

Israel/West Bank – Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians; hundreds wounded (Al Jazeera)

Israeli forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators who rallied against an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday, with more...

Israel/West Bank – Israeli settlements amount to ‘war crime’: UN expert (Al Jazeera)

A top UN rights expert has called for Israeli settlements to be classified as war crimes, urging the international community to demand accountability for...

Israel – Contentious ‘Jewish state law’ upheld by Israeli court (Al Jazeera)

A controversial law that defines Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people was upheld by the Supreme Court, which rejected claims by...

Jordan/Israel/West Bank – Jordan, Israel agree to water deal; more West Bank trade (Al Jazeera)

Israel and Jordan reached a deal on Thursday for the Jewish state to sell an unprecedented amount of water to the kingdom, while significantly...

Israel – Israel swears in Isaac Herzog as 11th president (Al Jazeera)

Isaac Herzog pledged to heal deep divisions in Israeli society as he took the oath of office to become Israel’s 11th president. With one hand...