Israel
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Haredi Men Block West Bank Highway After Draft Dodger’s Arrest
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox men shut down Route 443 after police arrested a yeshiva student on draft-dodging charges — the latest in a week of road blockades. Read more
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Shin Bet Spirited Netanyahu’s Son Out of Miami After a ‘Significant Threat’
Israel’s domestic security service confirmed it pulled one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s sons out of Florida after assessing a serious risk to his life — a dramatic escalation of the long-accused Iranian plot against the family. Read more
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US Diplomats Start Returning to Mideast Embassies After Iran War Evacuations
Six months into the war with Iran, the State Department is lifting departure orders at embassies in Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Lebanon – driven more by HR rules than a policy shift. Read more
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IDF Chief Orders Major Boost of Troops in West Bank as Tensions Escalate
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says a standing division headquarters is on standby to reinforce the West Bank, warns of multi-front volatility from Iran to Gaza, and demands the treasury fund the gap – while the Finance Ministry pushes back. Read more
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Netanyahu Held Secret Talks With Hamas During 2014 Gaza War, Report Says
PM’s office denies Walla report that Netanyahu ran a backchannel to a senior Hamas official during the 2014 Gaza war, in parallel with the official Cairo talks, through his business associate Shlomi Fogel. Read more
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Hezbollah Chief Vows ‘We Will Not Surrender’ as Israel-Lebanon Talks Stall
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejects the Israel-Lebanon framework deal in a televised address, calling it ‘illegitimate’ and vowing the group will ‘not surrender.’ A fresh round of talks is set for early September. Read more
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Ben Gvir Slams Netanyahu’s Hand, Rejects Smotrich Merger as October Election Looms
Ben Gvir rejects Netanyahu’s call for a right-wing unity list, calls his decision ‘final and complete.’ Likud calls it an act of political sabotage that hands power to Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar ahead of the October election. Read more
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Six Months Into the Iran War, What the World Has Lost
The Strait of Hormuz is choked, shipping costs have doubled, and new routes are redrawing Middle East logistics. The war is reshaping the global economy in ways that will outlast the ceasefire. Read more
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Jerusalem Light Rail Gets Another Riot Night as Haredi Extremists Attack Construction Site
Dozens of Haredi extremists rioted on Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem Thursday night, attacking ongoing construction of the city’s light rail Green Line, setting fires, uprooting metal fences, and hurling stones at police. Two suspects were arrested; Israel National News… Read more
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US House Democrats Name Pro-Israel Moskovitch as Top Middle East Policy Voice
Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives have appointed one of the party’s strongest and most consistent supporters of Israel to a pivotal foreign-policy post — a move that immediately put progressives on the defensive. Representative Gregory Meeks, the… Read more