Avineri, one of the world’s most important researchers of the writings of Marx and Hegel, Zionism and socialism, was a prolific writer and journalist. He cautioned over Western democracies' challenges, saying 'we still haven’t succeeded in finding the tools to deal with them'

The buffer zone is intended to prevent future attacks, as part of a plan to demilitarize Gaza, according to regional security officials. U.S. officials reiterated they would 'not support a reduction in the geographical limits of Gaza'

The idea that seven million Jews can rule millions of Palestinians with violent force, forever, without paying a steep price in the loss of democracy – or, for me, in the loss of my beloved first-born child – is an illusion. An illusion that was shattered on October 7

This week at the Ben Gurion airport: A double bass player explains what it's like to play music during such a painful time, and a hospitality worker leaves one warzone to visit another

IDF intercepts rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel ■ Eight Israelis freed on seventh day of truce ■ Four killed, six wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack ■ U.S. Secretary of State Blinken urges Israel to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; over 159 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-controlled health ministry: at least 14,000 dead in Gaza

Now that almost half of the hostages held by Hamas have been freed, Israel is expected to return to the ground operation - and the dilemmas: Who to try and free next and at what price?

The Israeli prime minister, who aided and abetted Hamas for years, has a new message: Only he can prevent a Palestinian state ■ To keep his coalition afloat, Netanyahu ingratiates himself to his far-right and religious ministers