Anshel Pfeffer

1 month ago | haaretz.com | Anshel Pfeffer

Analysis | Benjamin Netanyahu is both petrified and deeply jealous of Donald Trump, who has taken ownership of the hostage issue. But above all, he can't say no to the U.S. presidentMar 9, 2025 1:34 pm ISTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Mar 9, 2025 1:34 pm ISTOn March 30, 1988, Benjamin Netanyahu announced he was resigning as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations.

1 month ago | economist.com | Anshel Pfeffer

It remains present inside Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West BankTHE SECOND stage of the ceasefire in Gaza, in which Israel and Hamas were to officially end the war there, was supposed to start on March 2nd. But Israel has declined to begin the talks to which it committed in a deal in January. It is demanding an extension to the first stage of the truce, during which it wants Hamas to release more of the 59 hostages whom the militants still hold.

Jan 22, 2025 | economist.com | Anshel Pfeffer

Hamas and the Israeli far right both want to destabilise the West BankTHE PALESTINIAN villages of al-Funduk and Jinsafut have been under unofficial curfews since January 20th. Armoured vehicles of the Israel Defence Forces (idf) patrol their deserted streets. At the exits from other towns and villages in the West Bank, long queues of vehicles wait hours for inspection at Israeli checkpoints.

Jan 12, 2025 | profilebooks.com | Anshel Pfeffer

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Jan 8, 2025 | economist.com | Anshel Pfeffer

In north Gaza the IDF is now facing “a bitter guerrilla war”Once home to nearly 200,000 residents, Jabalia, the main town in northern Gaza, is a deserted wasteland of destroyed buildings and churned-up mud. But the soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces (idf), now on their third offensive there since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, have no idea when they are leaving.