Opinion | Bibi on Trial or on Stage?
It remains to be seen if the trial against Netanyahu will continue to divide the Israeli public and undermine its belief in Israel’s legal system.
Opinion | Netanyahu vs. the “Deep State”
Netanyahu’s praise for Feldstein show that he will reward loyalty to him, even at the expense of loyalty to the rule of law.
Bibi Fires Defense Minister on Eve of Trump Comeback
Almost all of Gallant’s positions pose a threat to the stability of Netanyahu’s coalition.
Opinion | How We in Israel Tried to Commemorate October 7
Memorial ceremonies are not meant to take away our pain. Ritualized and structured, they are supposed to give us an outline for living with the pain and grief.
Opinion | Bibi’s Cold Calculation
The sense of dread quickly turned into rage: Hamas may have murdered the hostages, but many in Israel believe that it was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who sacrificed them.
Samer Sanijlawi Knows Israelis “Better Than They Know Themselves”
If Israelis and Palestinians ever enter into negotiations, East Jerusalemite Palestinian Samer Sanijlawi intends to be part of the talks.
Opinion | What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Moment’s Israel editor argues that we can’t encourage peace or struggle against evil through the secondary victimization of the dead.
Explainer | Will Israel Draft ‘Those Who Toil in Torah’?
For the first time in Israeli history, Haredi parties may no longer be able to act as kingmaker for whoever is willing to exempt them from the draft and fund their yeshivot.
Analysis | What Could Winning This War Look Like?
The slogan adorns highway bridges, supermarkets, walls and fences all over the country—even my taxi receipt.
Israel Dispatch | The Hostage Dilemma: Is There Really No Price Bibi Will Pay?
The families of the estimated 136 hostages remaining in Gaza are getting mixed signals from Prime Minister Netanyahu.
ICJ Decision Puts Ball in Bibi’s Court: Israel Must Show It’s Complying with International Law
Reactions in Israel to the ICJ decision have ranged from outrage, to a sigh of relief, to a sobering assessment of its broad domestic and international implications.
Mood | In Israel, October Never Ended
Israel editor Eetta Prince-Gibson weighs in on Israel’s current mood, and the heaviness of feeling stuck in the past.