Middle East

Israeli activists illegally cross into Syria to lay cornerstone for new settlement

A group of Israeli activists crossed the Israel-Syria border in order to lay the cornerstone for a new, illegal settlement named "Neveh Habashan."

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024
Shamir Medical Center.

Confronting the national trauma pandemic - opinion

 An illustrative image of a public safe room in Israel, requiring the ability to climb down a narrow flight of stairs.

The protection line: Safe rooms are not a luxury - opinion

A person walks on a street near a billboard with a caricature of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2025.

Khamenei's advisor: 'New war between Israel and Iran may occur at any time' - report


One way to Palestinian autonomy - opinion

A three-state confederation has the potential to overcome many of the problems associated with simply establishing a stand-alone state of Palestine.

JORDAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Ayman Safadi speaks at the two-state-solution conference at the UN last month. Although official Jordanian policy supports two states, its leaders are wary that unresolved issues could endanger its vital interests, says the writer.

Peace in the Caucasus?! UN’s Israel Notice, Hamas Blacklist, A-G Locked Out!

Host Jacob Laznik unpacks the major global and domestic stories making headlines.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds the hands of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as they shake hands between each other during a trilateral signing event, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025.

Israel's road to peace is built on pragmatism, not ideology - opinion

Insisting on promoting ideas that history has proven do not work will never bring peace to the region.

FRENCH UN AMBASSADOR Jérôme Bonnafont speaks about the situation in Gaza at a Security Council meeting last month. He recently said: ‘The real way to defend the Palestinians is to give them a state.’

Hundreds of thousands rally in Tel Aviv, IAF intercepts rocket from Gaza

Opposition MKs call on Israeli public to join hostage families, as hundreds of thousands protest in Tel Aviv • Police arrest 32 across Israel, use water cannons in Jerusalem

hundreds of thousands of protesters rally for the release of the hostages in Tel Aviv, August 17, 2025.

Israel at a crossroads: Fight or fold? - opinion

The nation must decide if it will support the government’s decision to increase the war effort and occupy Gaza once again or if it will demand that we cut our losses and leave Hamas in power.

PRAYER CAN be a primal scream.

Explosion heard in vicinity of the Mazzeh area of Damascus in Syria, state news agency says

Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the explosion.

 A stash of burnt pills is scattered on the grounds of the Mazzeh military air base on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on December 11, 2024.

Is Egypt truly a friend of Israel? - opinion

Israel’s challenge is to continue managing this vital economic partnership without ignoring the clear signs that, in the military and political arenas, Egypt maintains a posture of suspicion.

 A truck crosses from Gaza to Egypt, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt

Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal, Israel braces for nationwide strike for hostage release

Border Police officers killed in car crash • Israel to allow shelter supplies into Gaza • Israel strikes in southern Lebanon • IDF inches closer to Gaza City before occupation

 Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, July 12, 2025.

The crisis in Syria's Sweida and its threat on Israel's northern border - analysis

The real question is not only whether Israel will help the Druze, but how it will do so without making them even more isolated in their homeland.

Druze leader in Sweida speaks

Israel Katz says Lebanon's Aoun responsible for Hezbollah violations after IDF strike

The IDF said it struck on Friday evening an active Hezbollah military outpost, as well as underground infrastructure, in southern Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge.

Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Foreign Islamist fighters petition Syria's Sharaa for citizenship

Rewarding them with Syrian citizenship could alienate Syrians and foreign states whose support the new government.

Bedouin families ride in a vehicle with belongings as they leave the village of Al-Mazraa, in Sweida, Syria, July 21, 2025