Opinion
With the Knesset set to disband on Wednesday, what happens next?
June 29, 2022 — Israel is gearing up for its fifth election since 2019, with Yair Lapid set to assume the premiership. Here is what else to expect in the coming months
Hamas Releases Footage of Israeli Captive, Bennett Slams 'Criminal Terrorist Organization'
June 29, 2022 — The Hamas terror group on Tuesday released footage showing an Israeli citizen it has held hostage in the Gaza Strip since 2015 lying in a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask.
Hamas Claims Health of Israeli Prisoner ‘Has Deteriorated’
June 28, 2022 — The Hamas terror group said in a rare announcement on Monday that “the health of one of its Israeli prisoners has deteriorated.”
EU envoy says Israel can replace Russian gas supply
June 24, 2022 — Ambassador Dimiter Tzantchev says EU looking for alternative sources of energy and cooperation with Israel could be long-term and beneficial to all; says EU and Israel in agreement in need to prevent a nuclear Iran
Israel-Saudi Ties Will Deepen, With or Without Biden
June 22, 2022 — “This is not a breakthrough, but another stage in the tightening relationship between the two countries,” said Michal Yaari, an expert on the Arab Gulf states.
Watchdog Group: Palestinian Officials Are Threatening a ‘Religious War’ Over Jews Praying on Temple Mount
June 17, 2022 — An Israeli non-profit organization that tracks incitement in Palestinian media says Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are threatening a “religious” war over Jews praying at the Temple Mount.
Facing gas 'blackmail' by Russia, EU turns to Israel
June 15, 2022 — Speaking at Ben Gurion University in Be’er Sheva, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen Europe was looking for ways ‘to step up our energy cooperation with Israel’ after Russia ‘deliberately’ cuts off its gas supplies to ‘Poland, Bulgaria and Finland, and Dutch’
‘Hezbollah Will Pay’: IDF Commander Vows to Punish Hezbollah
June 9, 2022 — Hezbollah has been accelerating its construction of military infrastructure along the Israel-Lebanon border, prompting an IDF general to vow Israel will “reduce it to nothing” on Tuesday.
Israel readies for possible Hezbollah attack on gas rig
June 6, 2022 — Israeli naval vessels will protect the drilling platform in the disputed maritime region amid protracted border demarcation dispute with Lebanon and concerns terror group would act out on past threats
Microsoft blocks Lebanese cyberattacks on Israeli firms, possibly directed by Iran
June 3, 2022 — Microsoft says group it has dubbed ‘Polonium’ may be in cahoots with Tehran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security
America needs Israel's gun laws
June 1, 2022 — Our nation witnessed one of the most horrific acts of violence an elementary school has ever seen last week as 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old shooter in Uvalde, Texas. The tragedy has led many across the nation to reconsider what could be done to stop future shootings as the nation mourns the loss of innocent children.
Lapid: Israel working with US, Gulf states on normalization with Saudi Arabia
May 31, 2022 — Foreign minister stresses that process will be ‘long and careful,’ with both Jerusalem and Riyadh having security interests at stake