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1 week ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
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1 week ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | After nearly 50 days of fighting, with not a single hostage released, the IDF is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists for a broader ground maneuver in the Gaza Strip.
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1 week ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Israel is again preparing to mobilize reservists, is threatening to expand its operations in Gaza, and is considering what could be interpreted as a deliberate escalation against the new regime in Syria to help the Druze May 2, 2025 2:00 pm IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail May 2, 2025 2:00 pm IDT The drama of Israel's wildfires pushed another developing crisis out of the media spotlight, and sure enough, there was a significant incident overnight into Friday: Israel bombed near the...
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1 week ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Among a plethora of embarrassing events this week was the situation in which there was not only no condemnation of the Ra'anana right-wing pogrom, but the city's Likud head took pride in the violent attack, adding a host of threats against 'the left'May 2, 2025 6:00 am IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail May 2, 2025 6:00 am IDTThe large wildfires raging in the hills around Jerusalem may yet end without loss of life.
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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Amos HarelApr 30, 2025 6:01 am IDTApr 30, 2025 6:01 am IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos HarelApr 30, 2025 6:01 am IDTApr 30, 2025 6:01 am IDTThe cabinet counts only one minister, apart from Bezalel Smotrich, who carries any independent weight, and that is Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer. At a conference in Jerusalem this week, he predicted that the seven-front war, to use his term, would end in about a year.
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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Amid conflicting affidavits from Ronen Bar and Netanyahu, Israel's top court lacks the tools to assess their dueling claims on complex failures – and must now decide whether a government can dismiss a Shin Bet chief without oversight from the top appointments committee Amos Harel Apr 29, 2025 11:42 am IDT Apr 29, 2025 11:42 am IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos Harel Apr 29, 2025 11:42 am IDT Apr 29, 2025 11:42 am IDT The announcement Monday evening by Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar...
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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Netanyahu holds all protocols of his meetings with the Shin Bet chief, controlling which quotes are presented to the court.
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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
The war in Gaza has returned to the lives of Israelis. It happened in the usual way, with casualties. In practice, fighting in Gaza resumed over a month ago, on March 18, after a two-month-long cease-fire. The air force resumed its massive airstrikes across the entire Gaza Strip, with a subsequent limited ground operation, restricted to entering the outskirts of built-up areas.
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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
The participants at the security cabinet meeting Tuesday evening witnessed a horror show staged by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. After threatening Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar during the week and declaring that he'd head for the bathroom when the security service chief spoke at the meeting, Smotrich lambasted the new head of the Israel Defense Forces, Eyal Zamir.
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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
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