As Trump delays choosing between escalation and diplomacy, Washington sustains a costly blockade, leaving Israel overstretched, facing a persistent Iran threat and a grinding war with Hezbollah in the north

More than 180 former Shin Bet officials joined an anonymous petition against David Zini's appointment; Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg ruled Zini may review their names, but urged him to consider dropping the demand to 'smooth relations'

Who are the key players, when will it be held and how do Israeli elections work?

Keir Starmer has promised 'effective and swift justice' after a wave of antisemitic violence in the U.K., most recently the stabbing of two Jewish men in London. But antisemitism can't be defeated by government action alone – it requires broad civic mobilization around Jewish safety

Cancel culture isn't a modern invention. Long before viral outrage, the ancient Egyptians were erasing names from monuments, while the Romans elevated the practice into a formal state protocol

In Itamar Ben-Gvir's 'Kahanist realist' worldview, hostage deals that end or temper the Gaza war obstruct a desired cycle of escalation and revenge that advances his long-term vision of population transfer