Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits US Monday, set to meet Trump officials: What to know While avoiding official travel to the US during the Biden administration, Israel's far-right minister is set to embark on a weeklong trip there next week, where he is expected to meet with Trump officials. Israel
Oscar-winning Palestinian director freed from Israeli detention after night in custody Hamdan Ballal, a co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was assaulted by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank as the Israeli army continues its raids in the Palestinian territory. Palestine
Interview Amid Israel's rightward shift, left struggles for relevance In a special interview with Al-Monitor, Yair Golan, leader of center-left party the Democrats, insists that the Palestinian Authority must play a pivotal role in the future administration of Gaza. Yair Golan Chair of the Democrats Party
Why Israel's far right is embracing Trump’s Gaza displacement plan Israel's far right is elated by President Donald Trump's calls to drive Gazans away from the Strip and resettle them in other Arab states. Israel
Analysis As Gaza deal looms, will Netanyahu choose Trump or Israel’s far right? By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis Israel euphoric over Trump's cabinet: Will he pick annexation or Saudi deal? By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Disagreement between Bennett, Biden escalates With Israel advancing the construction of 3,200 housing units in West Bank settlements, it seems that the honeymoon between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden is over. Israel
Israeli coalition torn over construction in West Bank settlements The advancement of plans for the construction of hundreds of housing units in West Bank settlements has created a serious rift among Israel’s coalition partners. Israel
Israel takes security issues to France The series of visits by Israeli security officials to Paris in recent months can only mean France is open for dialogue with the new government. Israel
US slams Israel’s planned settlement expansion The Biden administration is making public its formerly private objections to Israel's policies. Israel
Israeli legislators keep low profile on East Jerusalem construction plans Most leftist legislators did not react publicly to reports over the government advancing plans for Jewish construction in East Jerusalem neighborhoods. Israel
Elderly Palestinian resists Israel’s settlement ambitions A 76-year-old Palestinian has been resisting Israel’s attempts to confiscate his land in the Jordan Valley for years. Palestine
Will popular pressure in Gaza lead to new clashes with Israel? Palestinian youth are carrying out non-military activities, backed by military factions in Gaza, to pressure Israel to lift the siege, among other demands. Palestine
Israeli decision to allow Palestinians to build in Area C spurs skepticism Palestinians perceive the Israeli decision to allow them to build 1,000 residential units in Area C with skepticism, as they believe it is designed to mislead the public so as to construct new settlement projects in the West Bank. Palestine
Israeli court gives protected status to Sheikh Jarrah residents facing eviction The Supreme Court adjourned without ruling on the planned eviction of four Palestinian families who reside in the East Jerusalem neighborhood. Israel
Palestinian municipal employee killed by Israeli gunfire in contentious West Bank town Beita has been the site of regular protests against an unsanctioned Israeli settler outpost in the area. Palestine
UN rights expert says Israeli settlements a 'war crime' Israel blasted the report as “the latest one-sided and biased report against Israel." News Brief
Is Israel breaking left under Bennett? The decision to evacuate the West Bank Evyatar outpost suggests that the new government is further left than right. Israel
