Haifa International Film Festival Opens with Avi Nesher, September 26, 2026, Haifa
The 42nd Haifa International Film Festival opened tonight, September 26, with a reception and an opening ceremony at the Haifa Auditorium. The festival runs until…
Ben Gurion Airport Eight Days Before October 7, and Why the Netanyahu Government Should Go on October 27
I took this photo in the Terminal 3 duty-free hall on Friday, September 29, 2023, a little after one in the afternoon. Sukkot was starting…
Israel Digest, September 12-14: Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Lifts Brent Past $107, Likud Moves to Bar Arab Parties
The most consequential development of the weekend for Israel happened about 1,000 kilometres away, in the Hejaz. Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline on Friday…
Israelis Pass 10 Million for the First Time as Emigration Losses Shrink
There are now more than 10 million Israelis. The Central Bureau of Statistics put the country’s population at about 10,305,000 in its annual figures released…
Altalena Wreck Located at 503 Meters Off Israel’s Coast, 78 Years After Ben-Gurion Ordered It Sunk
The Altalena has been found. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu announced on Monday that the wreck of the Irgun…
Israel Hits UV Index 11 as Meteorological Service Warns Against Midday Sun
The ultraviolet index across Israel reached 11 and above this week, the top of the World Health Organization’s scale, and the Israel Meteorological Service told…
Mcrosoft AI Tour & New Tech 2026, June 30–July 1, 2026, Tel Aviv
The end of June in Tel Aviv had that dense, slightly electric conference feel, the kind where hotel lobbies and expo halls blur together and…
Israel’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Is Long Overdue
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar will ask the cabinet to do what every Israeli government since 1948 has refused to do: state, in the name of…
The Shekel and the TASE Refuse to Believe Trump’s Iran Memorandum and Bibi
Donald Trump signed his Iran memorandum of understanding in mid-June and told the ships of the world to start their engines. A genuine peace dividend…
The Dutch Disease Israel Doesn’t Call by Name
The shekel is trading just above NIS 2.80 to the dollar, its strongest in years. On the eve of the October 2023 war the rate…
Iran Senses Trump’s Weakness, Jerusalem Analyst Warns
Yoni Ben Menachem, senior Middle East analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, has issued a pointed warning: Tehran is not negotiating…
At War and Winning: Israel’s Economy Is Outpacing Every G7 Nation
Nearly three years into continuous conflict, Israel’s economy is not limping — it is leading. The numbers arriving from multiple international forecasters in 2026 tell…
Naked Tomato by Chef Eyal Shani Brings Israel to Miami Beach
There’s something quietly radical about stripping food back to its essence, and that’s exactly the spirit Eyal Shani brings with the opening of Naked Tomato…
Bennett and Lapid Are Running Together. The Math Still Doesn’t Add Up.
The announcement was theatrically precise: matching podiums, coordinated messaging, a joint press conference in Herzliya on April 26. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition…
Israeli Importer Zenziper Forced to Reject Russian Grain Ship as Diplomatic Pressure Mounts
The Israeli Grain Importers Association announced Wednesday that Zenziper, one of Israel’s largest wheat importers, will be forced to reject the Russian cargo vessel currently…
The ICC Is a Purchased Weapon
The Wall Street Journal has published what amounts to a devastating indictment of the International Criminal Court — not of Israel, but of the institution…
Sánchez Pushes to End EU-Israel Partnership. Here Is What That Actually Means
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced that on Tuesday his government will formally propose to the European Union that it terminate its Association Agreement…
Senate Democrats’ Israel Drift Is Now Undeniable
Wednesday’s Senate votes on arms sales to Israel were framed by supporters as symbolic — the resolutions had no chance of passing with a unified…
Prague Draws the Line: Israel’s Enemies Are Uncivilized, Czech Foreign Minister Says
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský drew a stark moral line this week, publicly describing Israel as a civilized nation operating against uncivilized adversaries — language…
No Victory, No Change: An Israeli Citizen’s View After 40 Days in Shelters
The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war. It stayed open during the war. It is open now. For Israeli citizens, this is not…
Lapid on the Iran Ceasefire: Netanyahu Failed Politically and Strategically
Opposition leader Yair Lapid sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the ceasefire agreement in the war with Iran. According to Lapid, “There has been…
“If someone comes to kill you, rise early and kill him first.” — Talmud, Sanhedrin 72a
How things have been going for those who wanted to kill Jews since October 7, 2023: Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Political Bureau —…
Good Riddance: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Killed in Israeli Strikes
Unconfirmed reports emerging from regional media and rapidly spreading online claim that former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been killed during Israeli attacks amid the…
Welcome to Hell, Khamenei
A quiet acknowledgment is due to Israel and the United States for standing firm against intimidation and refusing to normalize terror as governance. Their resolve…