Arabs

Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Yitzhak Yosef’s embrace – and Eisenkot's effort to distance himself from it – reflects Israel's shifting political landscape.

|ByHERB KEINON
Amid reports that the Shas Party could be willing to sit with him in government, Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot did not rule out that option entirely. Here, Eisenkot attends the Sagi Laws for Equality Confrence at the Peres Center in Jaffa earlier this week.
AN OLD map presents Europe in the shape of a queen holding scepter and orb, with Portugal as her crown, Spain as her face, France as her belowthe- neck area, lower Germany and Denmark as her left arm, Italy as her right arm (with Sicily as orb), and the rest of central and eastern Europe as the dres

Arabs, not Jews, are the real colonizers in the Middle East - opinion

Arabic language, customs, and identity became dominant through centuries of settlement, taxation pressures on non-converts, and social incentives that encouraged assimilation.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
Knesset Education Committee chair MK Zvi Sukkot visits Umm el-Fahm, June 28, 2026.

Umm el-Fahm schools close in protest of MK Zvi Sukkot visit

Schools across Umm el-Fahm closed as residents protested Sukkot’s inspection, while he alleged terrorist linked figures were entering classrooms.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Police seize stolen IDF shoulder-mounted anti-tank rocket launcher from criminal in South

Negev District police found a stolen M72 LAW anti-tank launcher and flammable materials inside a vehicle allegedly linked to criminal activity in Tel Sheva.

|ByYANIR YAGNA

There is no distinction between Jews and Zionists - ask Jews from Arab countries - opinion

Jews from Arab countries, who now comprise over half the Jews of Israel, can hardly be called settler colonialists.

JUNE 28, 2026ByLYN JULIUS
JEWISH OLIM from Yemen near a tent in 1949

Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports

The rate of abortion applications decreased in 2024, and 99.8% of applications were approved in line with Israeli eligibility restrictions, reflecting high fertility rates among Israeli women.

JUNE 27, 2026ByRUBY SADIKMAN
Picture of pills and medical file with the word abortion on it.

Voices from the Arab press: Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JUNE 21, 2026ByTHE MEDIA LINE
ELON MUSK, SpaceX CEO speaks via videolink on the day of SpaceX’s IPO, at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, June 12.

Grapevine, June 21, 2026: Peace, a distant dream - opinion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 21, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Danna Azrieli (8th from left) with Ziv Koren, Noam Horev and former hostages .

'You Arabs should not be here': Suspect arrested for spitting at, threatening pharmacist

According to the suspicion, Bublil arrived at the pharmacy on Monday with a prescription for his wife. During his time there, a dispute developed between him and the pharmacists.

JUNE 17, 2026ByHODAYA RAN
Clalit Health Services

Lebanon peace talks expose a widening rift between Europe, the region - opinion

The Iran war and Lebanon talks highlight new alliances that are reshaping the Middle East landscape.

JUNE 10, 2026ByGOL KALEV
US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa holds an "America is back" hat signed by US President Donald Trump next to Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington DC, April 23, 2026.

If Trump and Netanyahu are crazy, what does that make the rest of us? - comment

Trump, Netanyahu, and Hezbollah are locked in a cycle of conflict that offers no easy answers for Israel.

JUNE 5, 2026ByDAVID BRINN
Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, in Washington, on Wednesday.

How Palestinianism wages war on Zionism and Jewish history - opinion

From history to theology, Jewish ties to Israel predate modern Palestinian nationalism.

MAY 31, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place in Chicago on October 8, 2023.

Jerusalem Day’s violence should not erase the memory of a divided city - opinion

Jerusalem Day sparks debate over media framing, past divisions, and competing narratives about the city’s unity and history.

MAY 23, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during Jerusalem Day celebrations at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025.

'I refuse to hide my cross': Jerusalem's Christians describe a climate of fear

Clergy, residents, and business owners say assaults against Christians in Jerusalem are becoming more frequent – and more tolerated

MAY 21, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
‘We were taught to love each other, not to hate. Christians are a peaceful community,’ says Naji Mansour, owner of Mansour Money Change in the Old City.
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