Ben Gale

2 days ago | jns.org | Ben Gale

(May 13, 2025 / Israel Hayom)In an embarrassing courtroom revelation, Israeli police officers were caught citing fictional laws generated by ChatGPT to justify keeping a suspect’s mobile phone, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. The case involved investigators from the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 Unit and Coastal District who had seized a suspect’s phone, according to Ynet.

3 days ago | jns.org | Ben Gale

(May 12, 2025 / Israel Hayom)“For 500 days and nights I’ve missed my beloved firstborn son so much. I have tears in my eyes now when I hear that number. It’s inhuman. I’m still stuck on Oct. 7. I must replay, every night, our last conversation. My Edan called before 7 a.m. and spoke loudly because of the noise around him. I hear explosions in the background that won’t stop, and Edan tells me: ‘You won’t believe what I’m seeing here—war.

1 week ago | jns.org | Ben Gale

(May 6, 2025 / Israel Hayom)U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said on Monday that there could be “great progress” in advancing the Abraham Accords by next year, referring to the normalization agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors reached during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term.

1 week ago | jns.org | Ben Gale

(May 5, 2025 / Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs)Despite international pressure for quicker disarmament, including from the United States, the Lebanese government emphasizes preserving civil order and addressing the issue through dialogue. On the other hand, a fair assessment would be that Hezbollah will not voluntarily lay down its weapons, as it is an extension of Iran’s long-term plans for the region and is more beholden to Tehran than to the interests of the Lebanese people.

2 weeks ago | jns.org | Ben Gale

(April 29, 2025 / Israel Hayom)The Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday sentenced Moti Maman, 73, to 10 years in prison after convicting him of contact with a foreign agent and unlawful entry into an enemy state. Maman admitted that he had twice entered Iran, where he met with Iranian intelligence agents to discuss conducting terrorist activity in Israel.