The woman who became a national symbol of the struggle for the release of the Hamas hostages spared no effort – from sending messages in Arabic to the captors to influencing the course of the war itself. 'There's no creature in nature with a pregnancy this long,' she said last week, just before the reunion with her son Matan

Hostage families speaking with lawmakers criticized Netanyahu's government for neglecting them financially, as released hostages need intensive rehabilitative care and their families, many of whom left work to focus on securing their release, require psychological and economic support

A law enforcement source called the order 'illogical and impossible,' saying that the Military Police is inequipped to handle thousands of draft dodgers and that the police are 'afraid of protests' and don't want to enforce the law

From the return of 20 hostages to Roei Shalev's tragic suicide note – 'I'm alive, but everything inside is dead' – Israel swung between elation and grief. Yet Prime Minister Netanyahu, focused on his trial and reelection, recasts the turmoil as triumph while Hamas regroups in Gaza

From Moshe Sharett's sidelined diplomacy in the 1950s to Netanyahu's warning that only strength ensures survival, Israel has leaned on force as its default. But unchecked 'capability' has bred cycles of violence, alienation and a foreign policy few nations truly embrace

Calls to boycott the new Knesset session may feel symbolic, but they risk handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a free pass. From cutting education funds to undermining the media and sidelining Arab citizens, the only way to block this agenda is to keep fighting in parliament, not to walk out