Report: Israel asked Qatar to increase funds transferred to Hamas in Gaza a month before Oct.7

by mgall74 | Jan 2, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] About a month before Hamas launched its October 7 attack, Israel requested that Qatar increase the amount of funds it transfers to Hamas in Gaza, following the group’s threats of violent escalation, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported early on...

War ethicist Michael Walzer, a Zionist to his core, cautiously joins Israel's critics

by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] In the spring of 1967, the young philosopher Michael Walzer traveled across the United States, passionately speaking out against the Vietnam War wherever anyone would listen. Then the Six-Day War broke out – and the Harvard lecturer defended Israel’s...

General who headed key IDF intelligence unit on October 7 dies at 47

by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Brig. Gen. Amit Sa’ar, who was head of the IDF Intelligence Directorate’s Research Department at the time of the October 7 massacre, died overnight into Thursday at the age of 47.Sa’ar announced his retirement from the IDF in April after being...

UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities

by mgall74 | Dec 31, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Here are Thursday’s latest updates:■ The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has announced the closure of its headquarters after 817 days of activity. The organization’s statement said that a dedicated team will continue to support the family of Ran...

Spooked by the polls, leaders of the Kahanist right launch a thuggish assault on Israeli democracy

by mgall74 | Dec 30, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s public-relations-focused rampage in the Bedouin village of Tarabin, his TikTok-addressed demonstration of “governance,” as well as the shocking and threatening statements by Finance Minister Bezalel...