Articles by September, 2026

The Bank of Israel has cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.25%, marking the third consecutive rate reduction and bringing borrowing costs to their lowest level since late 2022

The United States and Iran have entered a new and dangerous phase of direct military confrontation after American forces launched strikes against targets belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), following an Iranian attempt to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and attacks against U.S. forces in the region

Israel’s Likud party announced Thursday evening that MK Tali Gottlieb will be permitted to leave the party and join Otzma Yehudit, headed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down legislation that temporarily froze arrest, investigation and enforcement proceedings against ultra-Orthodox men subject to military service, ruling that the law was improperly enacted and, according to eight of the nine justices, was also unconstitutional on substantive grounds

In one of the most dramatic political shake-ups in Israel's ultra-Orthodox community in years, the leadership of Degel HaTorah, the Lithuanian faction within United Torah Judaism, has decided to remove two of its most senior politicians, MK Moshe Gafni and MK Uri Maklev, from the party's Knesset list ahead of the upcoming elections.

Britain has announced a major escalation in its policy toward Israel's settlement enterprise in the West Bank, unveiling new sanctions targeting goods, companies and individuals connected to Israeli settlements and settlement expansion

A dramatic new report has reignited one of the most consequential questions surrounding Israel's failure to prevent the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack: Was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was preparing a major assault — and, if so, what did he do with the information?

Israel's political map for the 26th Knesset was formally drawn into sharper focus late Tuesday night, as the deadline for submitting candidate lists expired after two days of political bargaining, last-minute changes and attempts to secure every possible vote

The United States and Iran have entered another dangerous phase of direct confrontation after American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and Tehran retaliated by launching ballistic missiles toward U.S. military positions in Jordan

Israel's education system is facing a deepening crisis after the country's 15-year-old students recorded their lowest-ever PISA scores in mathematics, reading and science, according to results released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)