Israel

Moment‘s Israel coverage provides in-depth analysis, on-the-ground reporting, insightful interviews and more. From politics to poetry to people, Moment has everything you need to stay in the know about the state of the Jewish state.

 hhihhh___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Even the MAGA Israelis, accustomed to trashing Nancy Pelosi and deriding Chuck Schumer, now faced a Mike Pence and a Mitch McConnell decisively dashing all hope for a coup d'etat. ...
Five days after the U.S. elections, my husband and I enjoyed a rare Pilates class between lockdowns. ...
Before they leave for the Sunshine State, Israel’s government is making sure to show its gratitude to Kushner for four years of holding the administration’s Middle East portfolio, brokering normalization agreements with four Arab countries and shifting America’s policy in the region to a more Likud-oriented posture. Israelis may not ...
"The incitement and rhetoric did not come from all sides. In Israel, incitement reads from right to left." ...
One of Donald Trump’s favorite lines when addressing Jewish American or Israeli listeners, is that if he ran for office in Israel, he’d get “98 percent” of the votes. He’s not exaggerating by much. ...

Moment brings you essential independent reporting from the Jewish community and beyond. But we need your help. Your support is critical

...
The Israeli politician Ami Ayalon has been head of the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, as well as commander-in-chief of the Navy and a Member of Knesset for the Labor Party. Just two years after the conclusion of his Shin Bet service, he played a prominent role in the ...
You don’t have to feel sorry for Israel’s right-wing politicians and ideologues, but if by some chance you want to, here is one possible reason: They often seem like winners and become losers. ...
Remember when Donald Trump first ran for office in 2016 and promised that “we’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning”? Well, it’s a matter of anyone’s political persuasion to judge just how much America has been winning in the past four ...
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, in conversation with professor of American foreign policy, Michael Mandelbaum about Israeli history, politics and Oren’s new book The Night Archer, a collection of short fiction stories. ...

Midday in late August, Israel’s Channel 13 TV stopped broadcasting and instead flashed the words, “We are interrupting this broadcast

...
Donald Trump has been actively drawing God into his campaign for the past few weeks. It started with the claim earlier this month that his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, is “against God,” has “no religion” and will “hurt the Bible, hurt God.” ...