Israel has new Middle East bargaining chip in Golan Heights

Following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Damascus, Israel's military advances into Syria have raised alarm.  Initially, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had stated that the advances were a temporary measure to ensure Israel's …

Slovenia urges EBU to disqualify Israel from Eurovision 2025 over Gaza war

The management of RTV SLO, Slovenia's national public broadcaster, called on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on Friday to disqualify Israel from participating in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest over the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. The contest is …

The wrong priorities: The absurdity of today's Israel is on full display

Rational observers of Israel may be pulling their hair out: What are the country’s leaders, in all three branches of government, busying themselves with at this historic moment? What is the dominant question in the public and media debate? The Middle East …

Several injured as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch missile at Israel

More than a dozen Israelis were wounded after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile at the Jewish state – marking the second attack from the Iran-backed terror group this week, according to the Israeli Defense Force.  The Israeli military said …

Alan Billig: The plastic surgeon back in Israel for good

A more precise recording of Allan Billig’s aliyah journey would entail: from Atlantic City to Caesarea (1986) to Jerusalem (1994) to the US to Jerusalem to Toronto and back to Jerusalem (2021). Dr. Billig, a plastic surgeon at Hadassah-University Medical …

U.S. judge finds Israel’s NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit

A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favour of Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software allowing unauthorized surveillance. U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland …

As Israel's Public Broadcaster Faces Shutdown, Self-censorship Has Taken Hold, Souces Say

Even before Kan, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, is shut down, the threat itself is already having an impact. The news department is careful about its reports from Gaza and the Arabic-language channel, say some, has adopted a right-wing agenda

Missile From Yemen Falls in Central Israel, 20 Lightly Wounded; IDF: Interception Failed

'We felt pride': Israel Air Force personnel share about their complex operation in Yemen

The IDF prepared extensively for the strike in Yemen. Over time, more and more targets were added to the attack, and in the end, five targets were hit, each containing dozens of components. The IDF estimates that the strikes, which involved three women …

VAT in Israel is going up

On January 1, the standard rate of VAT will increase from 17% to 18%. The Tax Authority has issued instructions on how the rate rise will be implemented for different types of transactions. (Interpretative Instructions 01/2025, dated December 5). …