To stand, or not to stand? The politics of Israeli memorial days

Some Israelis prefer to choose by themselves how and when to remember the fallen soldiers, and not be forced to stand in silence when Memorial Day sirens are sounding.

Israel

Why Netanyahu doesn't need the Zionist Camp yet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would like to add the Zionist Camp to his coalition, but not at the price of freezing settlement construction or pushing the HaBayit HaYehudi Party out of the government.

Israel

The one thing Israel could do to avoid another Gaza war

For the first time, an official Israeli report links the suffering in the Gaza Strip caused by the blockade and the firing of rockets into Israel.

Palestine

Culture minister waves flag bill at Israeli nationalists

The initiative by Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev requiring every institution financed by the state to fly the Israeli flag is just yet another ploy to make headlines and associate herself with nationalist interests.

Israel

Why more and more Israeli Druze prefer prison to military service

In the past few years, more Israeli Druze have been refusing to join the Israeli army as part of the compulsory military service, because they now feel more in touch with their Arab and Palestinian roots.

Palestine

Why Gaza's militant groups are cozying up to one another

Hamas is getting closer with the militias of Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees in an attempt to unify forces and benefit from Iranian support.

Palestine

Is Israel inching closer to fascism?

Talking to Al-Monitor, professor Zeev Sternhell warns that the values of democracy and liberalism, on which the State of Israel was founded, are being eroded by the nationalistic approach of the Israeli right.

Israel

Israeli pioneer fashion returns to Tel Aviv

The newly rebooted Ata fashion line is finding a market in the young generation with its unique brand of Israeli utilitarianism and nostalgia for the early days of the state.

Israel

How Netanyahu betrayed the IDF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demonstrates again and again how his political survival is more important to him than the strength and credibility of the Israel Defense Forces.

Israel

Leaked Gaza war report sparks 'war of generals' in Israel

The partially leaked state comptroller report of the 2014 Protective Edge operation triggered political clashes and also a war of mutual accusations amid IDF generals.

Palestine

Will Hamas respond to Israel's destruction of its tunnels?

Israel and Hamas are threatening each other with open warfare over Palestinian factions' tunnels that lead from Gaza into Israel, though military experts are divided on whether either side would take such action.

Palestine

Palestine to raise concerns about settlement-based teams at FIFA conference

The Palestinian Football Federation is planning to raise the issue of five Israeli soccer teams located in the occupied territories on the grounds that these teams are violating FIFA statutes.

Palestine