Preparing to confront Iran and keeping the IDF out of politics will be key tasks for new IDF Chief of Staff Gen. Herzl Halevi (centre), shown here being sworn in (Image: IGPO/Flickr)
The Mission of Gen. Herzl Halevi
Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi assumed command of the...
A statement made by Israel’s Justice Minister Yariv Levin declaring his intention to reform and limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court led thousands of people to demonstrate against the new Netanyahu Government in Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023. (Image: AAP/ Abir Sultan)
Yes to reform, but not this one 
Public attitudes toward the reform proposed by Justice...
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin announces the proposed legal changes (Screenshot)
The Case for the Judicial Reforms
The reform of Israel’s legal system – proposed...
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: Both represent parties that ultimately seek to annex the whole West Bank (Image: Amir Cohen/ Alamy Live News)
Netanyahu’s Coalition and the Palestinian issue
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu launched his sixth term...
The ANZACs in Palestine with their famous and much-loved “Waler” horses (Image: Wikipedia)
The ANZACs in Hebrew
Many Australians are aware of a century-old connection...
Early morning visit: Itamar Ben-Gvir on the Temple Mount (Image: Twitter)
Deconstruction Zone: The outrageousness of Temple Mount “outrage” 
Imagine if Pope Francis said: “Only Christians are...
Netanyahu (centre) with Defence Minister Yoav Galant (second from right), other officials, and top IDF brass (Image: IGPO/Flickr)
Matters of Security
The challenges of the new Israeli Government   ...
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Scribblings: The numbers game on Palestinian casualties
Both the UN and the media have made...
Mohammad Mehdi Karami (Image: Twitter)
Behind the News – February 2023
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT A rocket that was...
Netanyahu and Deri (right and centre), both of whom face legal troubles, sit alongside Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left), the author of controversial proposed judicial reforms, at a cabinet meeting (Image: IGPO/Flickr)
Courting Controversy
Israel’s intense debate over judicial reforms   Huddling...
One of several protests against the proposed judicial reforms in Jerusalem (Image: Eyal Warshavsky/Sipa USA/Alamy Live News)
Can’t they just compromise?
In the early Nineties, a controversial plan was...
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Editorial: Israel’s new government and the “Netanyahu Doctrine”
The formation of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s...
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