MK Bezalel Smotrich openly rejected President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan on Monday, marking a rare public split between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition and the Trump administration. Speaking at a ceremony marking the establishment of the new town of Yatziv in the Gush Etzion area south of Jerusalem, MK Smotrich called for Israel […]

The flag of the State of Israel now flies over the remains of the former Jerusalem compound of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency – UNRWA. The Israel Lands Authority seized the compound, located in Givat HaTahmoshet (Ammunition Hill), and began demolition of the buildings early Tuesday morning, escorted by Israel Police forces. An […]

The Prime Minister’s Blocking of the Sovereignty Law, by Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar Recent reports indicate that the Sovereignty Law, approved by the Knesset plenum two months ago, has been effectively blocked. Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz transferred the bill from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to the Knesset Committee, which he chairs- reportedly […]

Israel’s security establishment assesses that even if a US strike on Iran takes place, there is no certainty that Iran will respond with direct fire at Israel, Kan Reshet Bet reported. According to the report, Iran understands that firing at Israel would lead Israel to respond, escalating the regional conflict. However, Israel is taking no risks, and […]