by Michael Wilkins | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Ahead of Purim, Israeli lawmakers received a symbolic package—one piece of pita bread and a quote from freed hostage Eli Sharabi—to draw attention to the suffering of those still held captive in Gaza. Purim is traditionally marked by exchanging baskets of food, but...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 9, 2025 | News
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer sharply criticized U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler during a tense phone call Tuesday after Israel learned of an unapproved U.S. meeting with Hamas in Doha. The Trump administration’s envoy had met with senior Hamas official Khalil...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 9, 2025 | News
Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Monday to continue negotiations on extending the Gaza ceasefire and securing the release of hostages, the Prime Minister’s Office announced. The delegation includes hostage affairs envoy Gal Hirsch, senior Shin Bet official...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 6, 2025 | News
A senior IDF officer revealed that only 177 ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men have enlisted in the military out of 10,000 draft orders issued since last summer. Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Lt. Col. Avigdor Dickstein detailed the army’s...
by Michael Wilkins | Mar 6, 2025 | News
Justice Minister Yariv Levin has initiated proceedings to remove Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, accusing her of politicizing her role and obstructing the government’s agenda. The move, long threatened by Levin, has ignited fierce political debate. Levin’s...
