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Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat and clash with Israeli police, while secular protesters hold a counter-demonstration in support of the cafe in central Jerusalem, August 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 5, 2026, 5:53 am
Israelis are alarmed over the threat of political violence. Can it be averted?
Amid an ugly campaign season, scholars and officials are warning of a toxic political discourse across the spectrum — and fear things could get worse before they get better
By Ben Sales
An illustrative image of a quantum computing concept. (metamorworks; iStock by Getty Images)
July 16, 2025, 11:54 pm
Israel and US to forge $200m tech hub for AI and quantum science development
Initiative eyes partnerships with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait for a regional alliance to counter the Iran-China-Russia axis
By Sharon Wrobel
Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman attends a Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on November 6, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 7, 2024, 6:39 pm
Former Shin Bet chief: Government repeatedly rejected plans to kill Hamas’s Sinwar
Nadav Argaman asserts terror chief only alive because of aversion to ‘military adventurism,’ calls for resignation of ‘disastrous government’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 19, 2023. (Susan Walsh/AP)
August 13, 2023, 11:22 am
Ex-IDF intel chief: Biden’s priority right now is presidential election, not Israel
Tamir Hayman, head of INSS, suggests not underestimating ‘old fox’ in White House, says Iran prisoner swap is significant campaign boost, Israelis should look beyond own interests
By ToI Staff
MK Gadi Eizenkot attends the launch of a new book at the INSS (The Institute for National Security Studies) in Tel Aviv on June 11, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 11, 2023, 8:02 pm
Ex-military chief says Israel ‘was asked’ to attack Islamic State in 2015
Eisenkot says jihadist group suffered hundreds of losses as a result of IDF strikes, in apparent reference to campaign in Egypt’s Sinai Desert
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers guard on the northern border between Lebanon and Israel, March 15, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 21, 2023, 9:14 pm
INSS think tank issues unprecedented warning against judicial overhaul, urges halt
Group sends out first-ever ‘strategic alert’ cautioning government’s planned legislation will drain IDF capabilities and fighting spirit, harm ties with US, deplete economy
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Iranian Army on Aug. 25, 2022, a drone is launched from a warship in a military drone drill in Iran. (Iranian Army via AP)
March 1, 2023, 1:37 pm
Senior IDF officer: Iran tried to drone strike two vessels in Arabian Sea last month
Speaking at INSS conference, Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk says ‘Iran poses a danger to the security and stability of the entire region’
By Emanuel Fabian
Police clash with protesters during a demonstration against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
March 1, 2023, 1:17 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 1: Protests rage across the country in ‘day of disruption’
Political reporter Tal Schneider and US correspondent Jacob Magid discuss widespread demonstrations, US reaction to Huwara riot, warnings by ex-AG Mandelblit and US envoy Nides
By ToI Staff
Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and then-US vice president Joe Biden speak in front of media prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
January 24, 2023, 11:36 am
Legal overhaul could jeopardize Israel’s security and ties with US, think tank warns
In 86-page report presented to Herzog, Institute for National Security Studies says plan could undermine democracy, have severe implications for internal and external stability
By Tobias Siegal and ToI Staff
Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva speaks at an Institute for National Security Studies conference in Tel Aviv on November 21, 2022. (Screenshot: INSS)
November 21, 2022, 3:27 pm
Intel chief: Iran could attack World Cup, protests may lead to more aggression
Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva says only thing stopping Tehran from disrupting games is concern over Qatar’s reaction; Iran is nearing 90% enrichment, world will be tested, he adds
By Emanuel Fabian
Jewish immigrants fleeing Ukraine arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 14, 2022, 9:32 pm
In rare critique, top US Jewish leader warns against proposed limit on Law of Return
Conference of Presidents CEO Daroff says ‘very concerned’ by religious parties’ call to scrap ‘grandchild clause,’ at conference that highlights potential strains in Israel-US ties
By Judah Ari Gross
Workers roll up a red carpet after a welcome ceremony held by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (AP/Alexander F. Yuan)
August 3, 2022, 10:06 pm
After years of blooming trade, some see Israel-China relationship start to sour
Data presented at launch of Israel-China Policy Center shows bilateral economic activity has fallen since 2019, when Israel began scrutinizing deals with Beijing under US pressure
By Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at a conference held by the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem, March 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 8, 2022, 6:12 pm
Two Russia experts fear Putin played Bennett by inviting him to Moscow
Analysts say Russian leader may have used Israeli PM to buy time for regrouping, and to win legitimacy from world leaders
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Then-US Vice President Joe Biden speaks after the national menorah was lit during a ceremony marking the start of the celebration of Hanukkah, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, December 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
February 8, 2022, 5:00 pm
US response to antisemitism is reactive, uncoordinated, report claims
Ahead of Deborah Lipstadt’s confirmation hearing as antisemitism envoy, former senior Obama administration official calls for Biden to coordinate a whole-of-government approach
By Lazar Berman
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies, February 2, 2022. (Screenshot)
February 2, 2022, 8:55 pm
Gantz: Israel offered aid to Lebanese military four times in past year
Defense minister says ‘citizens of Lebanon are not our enemies,’ but implies offers of assistance were turned down
By Amy Spiro
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