Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar gives Dutch diplomats seven days to surrender their Israeli credentials after the Netherlands begins enforcing a boycott that includes travelers’ souvenirs. Professor Kontorovich calls the reported airport searches “a real outrage.” Israel is moving to strip Dutch diplomats serving in Ramallah of their Israeli-granted privileges and immunities, as the Netherlands’ boycott […]

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to launch a Gaza-style military campaign in Judea and Samaria and dismantle the Palestinian Authority, laying out a comprehensive security agenda for the next government one month before Israelis go to the polls. Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionist Party, told Yedioth Ahronoth that Israel should expand […]

National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir ascended the Temple Mount on Monday morning in honor of the Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) holiday, where he offered a prayer and called for Israeli sovereignty over the site. Ben Gvir opened his remarks by reflecting on the three years that have passed since the […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to defend Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, saying the operation was necessary for the country’s survival and accusing foreign leaders who criticize Israel publicly of privately thanking it for acting against Tehran. The overall message of Prime Minister Benjamin […]