Articles by January, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior advisers have decided to postpone a planned military strike on Iran and, for now, return to diplomatic channels, after concluding that the likely costs of an attack would far exceed any immediate benefits, according to officials familiar with the deliberations

Israel’s housing price index rose an unexpected 0.7% in October–November, ending eight consecutive months of decline, according to data released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). On an annual basis, however, price growth remained muted. From November 2024 to November 2025, the housing price index edged up just 0.1%, underscoring continued weakness in the broader market

Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country on Saturday evening against the government, with large rallies in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva, as police intervened to prevent confrontations between protesters and right-wing activists

The average length of a mortgage in Israel has climbed to nearly 27 years over the past three years, according to an analysis of Bank of Israel data by the Mortgage Advisors Association, underscoring the growing difficulty households face in purchasing homes

Israel’s Knesset Constitution Committee began deliberations on Monday on a bill to establish a political investigation committee into the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack, as the government rejected calls for a state commission of inquiry and opposition lawmakers boycotted the debate

Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday proposed the creation of a unified electoral list with former prime minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid ahead of the 2026 general election, according to people familiar with the talks

As momentum builds toward Phase Two of the Gaza ceasefire framework led by U.S. President Donald Trump, senior Israeli officials say advancing the agreement is squarely in Israel’s interest, warning that the current stalemate primarily benefits Hamas

The Israeli parliament on Wednesday passed legislation barring most graduates of Palestinian Authority academic institutions from teaching in Israel’s public education system, a move critics say amounts to discriminatory policy targeting Arab educators

The protest against rampant crime, violence and extortion in Arab society reached a peak on Thursday night, as an estimated 50,000 people gathered in Sakhnin for what organizers described as an unprecedented demonstration

Protesters demonstrated against the government in multiple locations across Israel on Saturday evening, with the main rally at Habima Square in Tel Aviv drawing several thousand participants