The legislation to extend men's service by 4 months will be brought to the Knesset on Sunday. The decision comes as the army faces a shortage of troops amid the Gaza war and escalations on the Lebanese border

In pre-state Yishuv, a decadent gay poet who refused to dance to the Zionist-socialist tune was worse than the devil. Jacob de Haan's assassination was aimed at deterring anyone who dared to step out of line. That terror remains pervasive in today's Israel

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli high school seniors ponder their future in a post-October 7 world, and a couple takes its first vacation abroad – after 15 years of marriage

When so many people attack Jewish individuals, synagogues, cemeteries and Holocaust memorials in the name of Gaza and the Palestinian cause, what matters is that Jews everywhere, including Jews who are no longer even alive, are being attacked in the name of anti-Zionism

A likelier scenario is that Netanyahu – who depends on his far-right partners – will delay his response until after his Congress speech. After that, an excuse to back away from talks won't be difficult to find

Biden says his cease-fire proposal 'is now agreed to by both Israel and Hamas' ■ Netanyahu denies reports that Israel, Egypt discussed using electronic surveillance along the Gaza/Egypt border ■ USAID's chief says she received Israeli pledges to allow aid workers to move more quickly and safely in Gaza ■ ICJ to publish its position on Israeli occupation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem next Friday ■ Here's what you need to know 280 days into the war

Arrest warrants will be issued against Israel's political leaders and military commanders – but it is the State of Israel itself that will be put on trial in the end

At NATO summit press conference, U.S. president says Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza after defeating Hamas, calls Netanyahu's cabinet the 'most conservative' in country's history