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France pushes coordinated sanctions on Israel over West Bank violence

France is seeking to increase pressure on Israel through national sanctions over West Bank violence, European diplomats said.

A protester holds a Palestinian flag during a protest to condemn the IDF’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla at the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, October 2, 2025
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas Nukhba commander who led infiltration into Kissufim during Oct. 7 massacre

Police are seen at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, for the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and the presentation of the Honours of Scotland, in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 5, 2023.

Identity politics and policing: What the Henry Nowak case exposes in Britain - opinion

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

October 7 shows the cost of Israel leaving the Palestinian issue unresolved - opinion


Lahav 433, Shin Bet file indictment to terrorist who held body of St.-Sgt. Shaul for 10 years

Ibrahim Hilo, the terrorist responsible for holding St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul's body in Gaza for nearly ten years, was indicted following a Lahav 433 and Shin Bet investigation.

St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul.

The Iran war exposed the weakness of old strategic assumptions - opinion

From deterrence to diplomacy, the Iran war upended long-held beliefs about security in the Middle East.

Destroyed building in central Israel following Iranian missile strikes on February 28, 2026.

Several figures emerge as next leaders of Hamas in Gaza, but who will end up leading? - analysis

Although Hamas only controls half of Gaza, it still runs the lives of 2 million civilians and seeks out new leadership amid targeted eliminations by the IDF.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

For the first time in decades, Israel is imposing its will on Hamas - opinion

A weakened Hamas, expanding Israeli control, and regional backing are reshaping Gaza’s future.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg warns of anti-Israel NGO influence

NGO Monitor’s Gerald Steinberg says groups such as Euro-Med and Save the Children play a major role in spreading anti-Israel narratives.

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

The West didn’t just limit Israel’s weapons; it outlawed victory - opinion

Israel’s closest allies have effectively told it to wage war indefinitely without winning.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

Trump’s Gaza plan can still work - but only if Washington changes course - opinion

Despite the crisis, the conditions for a diplomatic breakthrough may be emerging beneath the surface – if Washington is willing to rethink the sequencing and political assumptions behind its strategy

Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho

From Flatbush to Israel: How ignorance fuels the haredi draft crisis - opinion

What a Brooklyn protest reveals about Israel’s internal struggle over equality, service, and a divided society.

 A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.

Why so many Israelis still support Ben-Gvir - and what his actions expose - opinion

The flotilla detainee episode underscores growing friction between Israel’s internal politics and its global standing.

Ben-Gvir pushes for Netanyahu to intensify fighting in Lebanon, Knesset, Jerusalem, May 25, 2026.

Voices from the Arab press: Communication is not a prerogative

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

A TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENT in Beirut, March 30.