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L-R Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) and Nitzan Alon at the Herzliya Conference at the Reichman University, July 1, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 1:29 pm
Disputing Smotrich, ex-hostage pointman says more captives could have come home alive
Nitzan Alon says the war could have ended at least a year earlier, but ‘cabinet refused earlier comprehensive deals in the name of total victory, which is a falsehood’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
US Vice President Kamala Harris’s national security adviser Philip Gordon speaks at the Herzliya Conference, June 24, 2024. (Ronen Topelberg)
June 24, 2024, 10:51 pm
Senior US official: Rejecting Biden hostage deal won’t bring total victory
Speaking in Israel, VP Kamala Harris’s national security adviser says Hamas is walking away from own proposal; US envoy says he understands Israel’s ‘impatience’ over weapons
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) receives an invitation to the COP28 climate summit in November in Dubai from Mohamed Al Khaja, the UAE ambassador to Israel, May 25, 2023 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
May 23, 2023, 1:33 pm
Daily Briefing May 23: Netanyahu finally gets UAE invite, but not the one he wanted
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman brings headlines from the annual Herzliya Conference; religion reporter Canaan Lidor on stymied conversions and dying European communities
By ToI Staff
Anti-overhaul protesters gather in Tel Aviv, May 20, 2023. (Amir Goldstein/ Courtesy)
May 23, 2023, 12:07 pm
60% of Americans back reevaluating ties with Israel if judicial reform passes – poll
Similar figure thinks Washington should critique Jerusalem over planned legislation; Israelis acknowledge need to consider US opinions on some matters, but not all
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the 2023 Herzliya Conference, May 22, 2023 (Gilad Kavalerchik)
May 22, 2023, 12:29 pm
Judicial fight is ‘source of pride for the country,’ says Herzog
Speaking at the Herzliya Conference, Herzog expresses optimism that a broad compromise will be found, but says there are no shortcuts
By Lazar Berman
Blue and White party leader MK Benny Gantz speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on June 26, 2019. (Flash90)
July 1, 2019, 2:16 pm
Gantz: Netanyahu’s Gaza policy broadcasts weakness to Iran
Blue and White leader vows to reintroduce targeted killings if elected, says he won’t hesitate to use Israel’s military might when needed
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 9, 2018, 3:15 am
Bennett warns ‘Syria will be Iran’s Vietnam’
Slamming Tehran’s ‘megalomaniac’ policies, Jewish Home leader says Islamic regime ‘doomed to collapse,’ also warns Israel will hold Lebanon responsible for Hezbollah attacks
By Michael Bachner
Israeli security forces standing guard outside Damascus Gate, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 22, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 23, 2017, 9:58 am
After attacks, officials seek ‘unprecedented’ Damascus Gate security boost
Entrance way to Jerusalem’s Old City to get elevated observation sites, advanced technology, ministers say, decrying site as ‘symbol of Palestinian terror’
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office of the White House on May 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP/MANDEL NGAN)
June 22, 2017, 7:32 pm
Abbas defends payments to convicted terrorists as ‘social responsibility’
PA president accuses Netanyahu of using issue of ‘incitement’ as pretext to avoid serious negotiations
By Dov Lieber
In this undated file photo released by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave flags on their vehicles, in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, from Raqqa, Syria. (Militant website via AP)
June 22, 2017, 5:57 pm
US-led coalition building global jihadist database, envoy reveals
Information-sharing mechanism meant to help identify foreign fighters for Islamic State once they return to their home countries
By AFP
Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual regional security conference at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center on June 22, 2017. (Oded Carni)
June 22, 2017, 2:20 pm
Bennett says his Jewish Home party not opposed to peace talks
Education minister tells Herzliya conference he supports boosting Palestinian economy, warns of Hezbollah threat
By ToI Staff
An installation of the Lebanese agricultural NGO 'Green Without Borders' that the IDF says serves as an observation outpost for Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanese border, publicized on June 22, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 22, 2017, 2:16 pm
Israel turns to UN after NGO found disguising Hezbollah outposts
Mourners gather to bury US Jewish student held in N. Korea; Russia says ‘highly likely’ it killed IS leader in Syria strike; Gaza power plant resumes operations with Egyptian fuel
By Tamar Pileggi
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Herzliya Conference at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, June 22, 2017. (Flash90)
June 22, 2017, 12:43 pm
Liberman: Abbas trying to draw Hamas into war with Israel
Defense minister says peace with Palestinians will come only as a byproduct of a broader regional agreement
By Stuart Winer
Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel speaks at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya, June 21, 2017. (Courtesy/Herzliya Conference)
June 21, 2017, 4:12 pm
Air Force chief boasts of ‘unimaginable’ power in future Lebanon war
In case of conflict, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel says, Lebanese civilians should leave areas with Hezbollah installations
By AFP
IDF Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot speaks at the Herzliya Conference in the Israeli coastal city on June 20, 2017. (Hagai Fried/Herzliya Conference)
June 20, 2017, 11:01 pm
IDF chief says Iranian missiles overhyped, but sent a message
Addressing the Herzliya Conference, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot says Hamas should have ‘no interest’ in clash with Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
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