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After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah

Maria Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to KAN News in 2021, where she complained, "Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s party in Lebanon have taken the state hostage and returned it to the stone age."

Journalist Maria Maalouf.
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom

A drone view shows Palestinians and Hamas terrorist gathering on the day of the release of Israeli hostages, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Less than half of Israelis believe Hamas will relinquish control of the Gaza Strip - poll

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen outside his office at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

Opposition's Knesset dispersal bill fails after Edelstein, haredim reach draft bill agreement


Generative AI among emerging threats in 2023’s cyber threat landscape - report

Experts have pointed out that AI serves as both a threat and a target for cyber threats as the technology is increasingly adopted.

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER

If judicial reform passes, Israel will no longer be a model democracy - JFNA

Plans for the Jewish Federations of North America’s ‘Israel at 75’ General Assembly to be held in Israel have been marred by the political division roiling the country

 Children and parents protest at HaBima Square in Tel Aviv for the third "Day of Disruption" against the judicial reforms on March 16, 2023.

How Israel built its most talented baseball roster ever for the 2023 World Baseball Classic

Pulling the team together took a combination of personal cajoling, a widely respected manager and Jewish geography

 MANY OF players who suited up for Team Israel at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 will be back donning the blue-and-white this month at the World Baseball Classic, where Israel will be playing in Pool D in Miami.

West Bank teacher arrested for sexually assaulting students

Police have opened an investigation following suspicion raised after several complaints were filed against the teacher.

 ONE CHALLENGE: The ongoing classroom shortage. Pictured: At a Beit Hakerem school.

Rothman disagrees with Herzog but open to judicial reform talks

MK Simcha Rothman will reach out to speak to President Herzog on Sunday.

 LEFT: President Isaac Herzog RIGHT: Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chair MK Simcha Rothman

Western Wall compromise: Israel's High Court to hold hearing

This is the first hearing taking place on the issue in the past two years and the first during this government. 

Members of the Women of the Wall, Conservative and Reform Movement  hold Rosh Hodesh prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, March 4, 2022.

What are the dual crises that Israel is facing? - explainer

Israel is simultaneously contending with two things. It’s not exactly a coincidence that they’re happening together. Allow us to explain:

 Israelis crowd the train on their way to Jerusalem, where thousands are expected to protest outside the Israeli parliament against the Israeli government's planned legal reforms. February 13, 2023.

MK Ofer Cassif: Teen killed in Jerusalem bombing is a 'victim of the occupation'

"Terrorism is a dead end that accomplishes absolutely nothing, " the US Office of Palestinian Affairs wrote on social media after the bombings in Jerusalem.

 MK Ofer Cassif reacts during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 19, 2022.

Channel 14 actively promoting Likud, Yesh Atid claims in CEC appeal

The Yesh Atid party filed a petition to the Central Election Committee, demanding that Channel 14 news outlet be categorized as a political platform working on behalf of Likud.

 Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening broadcast of Channel 14, November 27, 2021.

Health Ministry: Supports shortening shifts, opposes mass resignation

The Health Ministry said that it supports young hospital doctors on shortening their shifts but opposes the mass resignations.

The Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera.