Israel

  • Mar 10, 2017
  • 7 min read

Netanyahu corruption scandal could force early polls

A series of scandals involving the premier, some family members and a close adviser are shaking the political system

Israel
  • Feb 23, 2017
  • 2 min read

New judges will shift Israeli Supreme Court rightward

Conservative appointments call the Court’s activist role into question

Israel
  • Feb 21, 2017
  • 2 min read

Law versus security debate will split Israeli society

A soldier who executed a disarmed Palestinian attacker has been given a short jail term

Israel
  • Feb 17, 2017
  • 7 min read

Single Israeli-Palestinian state would be unstable

The two-state solution has stalled, but the alternative one-state solution is even more contested

Israel
  • Feb 16, 2017
  • 7 min read

Media control will protect scandal-ridden Netanyahu

Corruption charges may force the prime minister to resign the communications portfolio, but he retains broader influence

Israel
  • Feb 15, 2017
  • 2 min read

Israel-US policy shift may spark Palestinian backlash

Donald Trump has promised Israel warmer ties with Washington, but mutual steps could spark a security crisis

Israel
  • Feb 14, 2017
  • 2 min read

Palestinians’ new Gaza leader could raise tensions

Hamas has appointed a leader in Gaza who comes from its military wing, and spent 22 years in an Israeli prison

Palestinians
  • Feb 9, 2017
  • 2 min read

Gaza could see a new Israeli-Palestinian war

Rocket attacks on southern Israel are provoking a strong military response

Israel