Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut marred by uncertainty in Israel

Israel is marking Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) this week amid fragile ceasefires with Iran and Lebanon, the third consecutive year in which the country is commemorating its... Read more »

Senior IDF officials: Netanyahu shifts blame for Lebanon failures onto military

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he had instructed the IDF to respond forcefully against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but senior IDF officials made clear that in practice, there has been no... Read more »

Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first public trial in Syria of officials linked to the rule of former president Bashar al-Assad opened Sunday in Damascus. Atef Najib, a former Syrian army brigadier... Read more »

Israel’s greatest paradox with Micah Goodman

Noam Weissman: Hey, I’m Noam Weissman and this is Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of most intense, historically fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories... Read more »

Iranians rally in Paris, share accounts of oppression and call for regime change – JNS.org

( Apr. 25, 2026 / JNS ) PARIS—Iranians and supporters gathered Sunday at Place de la Bastille in Paris to express solidarity with the Iranian people oppressed by the Islamic regime amid... Read more »

Israel’s threats ring hollow as Hezbollah tests the limits in Lebanon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he had “instructed the IDF to attack Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon with force” must be put to the test. The past few weeks have proved... Read more »

Israeli forces entrench in southern Syria, expand Tel al-Ahmar base

2026-04-25T18:00:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Quneitra On Saturday, the Israeli military forces conducted raids, erected checkpoints, and reinforced fixed positions across multiple axes in the Quneitra countryside... Read more »

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s ‘When We See You Again’ is a story of waiting and love

In countless films, parents are forced into the role of superheroes, fighting against impossible odds to bring their kidnapped children home. In real life, tragically, some children never return. At the end... Read more »

The West on the bridge

1. A man crossing a bridge late at night sees a young woman leaning over the railing, as if looking into the river. After a moment’s hesitation, he continues on his way.... Read more »

Sheltering in Tel Aviv’s bus station, foreign workers face unique plight in wartime

JTA — Two floors underground, past dumpsters and oil-laden puddles, through a reinforced Cold War-era door, a bomb shelter is buried underneath Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station. Built in 1993 to accommodate... Read more »