Haredi Jews have been exempt from military service for all of Israel’s history, so this ruling will be deeply divisive. An Israel scholar explains.
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The IDF says Hamas is an idea that is rooted in the hearts of Palestinians and trying to eradicate it is impossible.
Recent events in the Middle East reveal internal divisions in both the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships.
Israel’s latest missile strike on Iran may be more a face-saving exercise aimed at satisfying members of its coalition government than a true escalation of hostilities.
John Strawson, a UK-based researcher on Israeli politics, answers questions about the US decision to abstain from voting on a UN security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Voters are faced with the choice between a far-right ultra-religious coalition and a liberal secular bloc. The stakes are high.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to start the annexation of the West Bank by July 1. It hasn’t happened. Why?
In 2015, Justin Trudeau announced that ‘Canada is back’ and promised to support a rules-based international order. Yet Canada has maintained the previous Conservative government’s pro-Israel stance.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival, Benny Gantz, has improved his chances of becoming prime minister of Israel.
Despite pending criminal charges, the Israeli prime minister looks likely to form another government.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges Wednesday, both the charges and Netanyahu’s response to them were reminiscent of the situation President Trump is in.
Immigrants and their descendants residing in the poorest peripheral cities of the state are the main supporters of the right, and Netanyahu in particular.
Coalition negotiations begin in Israel after neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor Benny Gantz secure a majority.
The winner of Tuesday’s Israeli election must form a government and tackle four problems that will shape the future of the country and the relations among its citizens and Palestinian non-citizens.
A major swing to the right and the abstention of a key demographic have bolstered the Israeli leader’s position.
They wanted to oust Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday’s election, but the failure of three centrist generals to talk about key issues may have made Netanyahu the apparent winner.
The former Israel Defence Forces chief of staff is taking ‘tough guy’ politics to a new level.
If Israel’s longtime leader Benjamin Netanyahu loses in the upcoming elections, some hope that his removal will pave the way for peace. But there are several reasons why that’s not likely.
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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