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September 14, 2026

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Jewish settlement of Kedumim, in the West Bank

Analysis

Europe’s West Bank trade ban fires warning shot at Israel’s economy

Weeks before key Israeli elections, a dozen nations announced new trade restrictions targeting settlements in the West Bank, delivering a sharp rebuke to Israel's government that could presage additional international pressure.

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Erik Marmor

Analysis

Once Netanyahu’s top challenger, Bennett loses ground to Eisenkot: What to know

Facing the popular Gadi Eisenkot, the Together party of former premiers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid is sinking in Israeli opinion polls.

Mazal Mualem

By Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Nabatieh shows smoke as it rises from the site of Israeli strikes that targeted the hilltops of the mountainous area of the strategic Ali al-Taher Ridge on Aug. 14, 2026.

Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah tunnels in Ali al-Taher ridge: What to know

The ridge has become a flashpoint in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon due to its extensive tunnel network Israel says is utilized by the Iran-backed group.

Chaim Goldberg / AFP via Getty Images

Netanyahu threatens to sue Haaretz for reporting UAE warned Israel of Oct. 7 attack

The Emirati president reportedly warned that a planned attack could cause bloodshed, destabilize the region and threaten the Abraham Accords.

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Israel braces for Iran attack as Trump’s economic squeeze on Tehran intensifies

TOPSHOT - Explosions from projectile interceptions by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system are pictured over Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel's public broadcaster reporting that the Iranian supreme leader had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

12 countries including France, UK, Canada end trade with West Bank settlements

West Bank settlements

Katz warns PA against 'Oct. 7-style' attack as West Bank violence rises

Israeli soldiers take positions during a military operation in the town of Qalqiya, in the occupied West Bank, Dec. 4, 2025.

Lebanon says at least 12 killed in Israeli strikes as tensions rise in south

An excavator digs as rescuers search for survivors amid the rubble following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the village of Kfar Roummane, southern Lebanon, Sept. 7, 2026.

Samuel Wendel

Senior Analyst, Middle East Business & Tech

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Defying Palestinian law, many still seek work in West Bank settlements

Palestinian workers are forced to seek employment, and accept harsh working conditions, in Israeli settlements, as the Palestinian Authority has failed to create viable alternatives.

Israeli, Palestinian women weave peace through fashion

American psychologist Whit Jones has brought together Israeli and Palestinian women to jointly create a fashion brand featuring Israeli design and Palestinian embroidery.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line he has drawn on a graphic of a bomb used to represent Iran's nuclear program as he addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 27, 2012. The red line he drew represents a point where he believes, the international community should tell Iran that they will not be allowed to pass without intervention. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR38I72

Four lessons that Netanyahu must learn from his failed strategies

Throughout this past Jewish calendar year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strategic failures have rendered Israel more isolated in the diplomatic arena and more fragile in terms of deterrence, while the political echelon blames the media for it all.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem September 6, 2015. Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel could not afford to take in refugees fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria and vowed to surround Israel with security fences on all its borders. REUTERS/Menahem Kahana/Pool - RTX1RB2V

How Bibi is attempting to brainwash the Israeli public

The cancellation by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of all his scheduled Jewish New Year's interviews is just another step in his strategy, portraying him as an eternal victim of the leftist press, thus freeing him from responding to criticism even when legitimate.

A Palestinian woman talks to Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) during his visit to Susya village south of the West Bank city of Hebron June 8, 2015. Residents of Susya village, living in tents erected on the top of sand hills for almost 30 years, feared that Israel would drive them out of the area. The village is located in an area classified in Israeli-Palestinian peace accords as Area C, where Palestinian residents must obtain a license to build or stay there. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma - RTX1FMLZ

Aid cuts keep PA stuck in economic rut

The Palestinian Authority has been plagued by a protracted financial crisis amid thinning foreign aid and not enough local revenues to end the deficit.

How Bibi's Iran obsession has damaged American-Jewish community's image

By soliciting the aid of American-Jewish organizations to openly battle the Iran deal in the US Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu damaged the bipartisan image of the Jewish community in the United States.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (2nd L) and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (2nd R) laugh during a news conference with Hamas senior leaders Mahmoud al-Zahar (L) and Moussa Abu Marzouk at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT POLITICS) - RTR24HH4

Should Hamas recognize Israel?

Some factions within Hamas' political leadership think that recognizing Israel might be the only way to relieve the situation of the Gaza Strip and ensure the survival of the Hamas movement.

Have Israeli politicians forgotten who they are supposed to serve?

The Knesset opposition seems to have forgotten that it has a crucial role to play in keeping the government in check.

An Israeli worker repairs a fence damaged by a tank in Kibbutz Nahal Oz , just outside the northern Gaza Strip, September 3, 2014. Israelis living on the Gaza border have warily returned home after fleeing constant mortar and rocket fire during a seven-week war, feeling it is just a matter of time before their villages are targeted again. Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT) - RTR44YGI

Israel, the fortress

When Israel completes the construction of its eastern fence, it could finally declare itself a well-fortified stronghold in the heart of the Middle Eastern jungle.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - APRIL 26: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) chairs the weekly cabinet meeting beside the Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai. on April 26, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Tel Aviv is marking the 100th anniversary of its establishment on the sand dunes of the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo by Jim Hollander-pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ron Huldai;Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's internal Labor Party leadership battle is sign of its return to relevance

Zionist Camp Knesset member Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin claims that the party has been repeatedly defeated since the era of Prime Minister Ehud Barak because it lost Yitzhak Rabin's legacy of security, something she would like to bring back through diplomatic security as well as social security efforts.

Palestinian students walk in the hallway of their school run by the Parish of Our Lady Mother of Sorrows in the West Bank village of Aboud May 18, 2009. Israel's land barrier is slowly destroying the fabric of this Palestinian village of Christians and Muslims in the West Bank, residents say, setting a prime example of why the United States wants settlements to stop. To match feature ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/FENCE
REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS CONFLICT EDUCATION RELIGION) - RTXIRX8

Is Israel discriminating against Christian schools?

Christian schools in Israel have not started the new school year, claiming that they are discriminated against and receive much smaller budgets than Jewish schools.

Is Hezbollah looking to restore its image through the West Bank?

In light of allegations about the discovery of Hezbollah-affiliated armed cells in the West Bank, some sources say that Hezbollah might be seeking to regain the popularity it lost when it got involved in the Syrian war by militarily supporting Palestinians in their fight against Israel.