Israel Is Destroying the Palestinian Economy and Striving to Expel Whole Communities, as It Aims to Offload Civil Society Organizations That Bolster the Occupied People's Resilience

With Talks Looming in Oman, Washington Signals It Prefers a Narrow Nuclear Deal Over Confrontation or Regime Change. Iran Exploits the Gaps, Israel Fears Weak Enforcement, and Crushed Protests Leave Trump Risking a Pact That May Stabilize Tehran While Alienating Allies

The Knesset's Anniversary Turns Into a Celebration for the Wrecker of Israel's Democracy As the Prime Minister Nears the End of His Criminal Testimony, He's Likely to Intensify His Campaign Against the Attorney General Likud Tries to Taint Naftali Bennett With Yair Golan

Despite Significant Gaps in Preconditions Ahead of Friday's Talks, Iran Has Agreed to Negotiate With the U.S., Understanding That if Tehran Wants Sanctions Lifted, It Will Have to Discuss the Broader Issues of Its Nuclear Program, Ballistic Missiles and Regional Proxies

The New General Staff Order Is Problematic - Especially When It Comes to Female and Secular Soldiers - but It Does Highlight the Military's Desire to Solve the Manpower Shortage. Given the Coalition's Efforts to Legalize ultra-Orthodox Draft Evasion, It Is Highly Doubtful Whether It Will Back the Military

Gal Hirsch's Appointment as Hostage Coordinator Was Meant to Shield Netanyahu From Criticism and Suggest to Hostage Families That Their Loved Ones' Fate Depended on Their Compliance. The Families Are Justified in Demanding His Resignation

The Dispute Over the Number of Fatalities May Be Approaching an End, but the Debate on Their Identities Is Still Expected to Trudge On. The Israeli Public Must Ask Itself What This Belated Recognition Indicates About the Army and the Government's Credibility Regarding Israel's Conduct in Gaza

Many of the Kingdom's Most Daring Projects Are Being Delayed and Downsized. Money and Megalomania Alone Don't Make for Economic Development

Now That the Hostages and the Fallen Have Been Returned, Following an Unprecedented Effort, Netanyahu Must Now Grapple With the Fine Print of the Cease-fire Deal: From Hamas' Remaining Grip on Gaza to the Blatant Involvement of Qatar and Turkey. It Is All Coming to a Head Much Sooner Than He Anticipated

The Findings of the Investigative Committee Into the Submarines Affair Point to a Governing Style Marked by Secrecy and Eroded Oversight, Raising Parallels With Israel's Unexamined Failures Leading Up to Hamas' October 7 Attack