Benjamin Netanyahu

Einav Zangauker crawls under the barbed wire barrier near the border fence with Gaza, protesting the resumption of Israel's war, March 18, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

Hostage families left ‘helpless’ after Israel shatters ceasefire

Despite intensifying protests against the resumption of the war, the Israeli government isn't listening — and Trump appears to have lost interest.

By Amos Brison and Oren Ziv March 21, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a joint press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., February 4, 2025. (Liri Agami/Flash90)

‘Gaza is not for sale’: Palestinians dismiss Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan

For Gazans, the idea of the U.S. 'owning' the Strip isn’t just absurd, but marks the latest iteration of a century-old campaign to erase Palestinian existence.

By Mahmoud Mushtaha February 5, 2025

Einav Zangauker, at the Shabbat demonstration on the Tel Aviv highway calling to release all the hostages, January 24, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

‘We won’t let them sabotage this’: Hostage families fight to keep ceasefire alive

Amid fears that Netanyahu will torpedo the deal, hostage families are escalating their protests — even appealing to the ICC to intervene.

By Oren Ziv January 30, 2025

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Demonstrators call for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

The war will only end when Israelis understand this simple truth

Most Israelis now support a Gaza ceasefire. But they still fail to realize that where there is oppression there will always be resistance.

By Orly Noy January 24, 2025

A large billboard in Jerusalem depicts U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war, January 13, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Forget Trump — agreeing to a ceasefire was Netanyahu’s own calculation

In Israel, the war in Gaza has become a burden on the government, the military, and society as a whole. Trump only gave Netanyahu an excuse to cut his losses.

By Meron Rapoport January 17, 2025

Palestinians mourn the death of journalist Ahmed Al-Shayyah after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike following the announcement that a ceasefire deal had been agreed, Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)

A ceasefire won’t stop Israel’s genocidal agenda

The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing with Trump’s full support.

By Tariq Kenney-Shawa January 16, 2025

Graffiti of a police officer revealing a pristine beach behind the separation wall in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, March 6, 2006. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90)

Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine

Israelis’ waning trust in Netanyahu and the direction of the war, along with shifts in global public opinion and accountability, offer leverage to exploit.

By Meron Rapoport January 8, 2025

The Axel Springer office building which houses Bild, Berlin. (Fred Romero/CC BY 2.0)

Bild published pro-Netanyahu disinformation. Where is the outcry?

The role of Germany’s largest newspaper in the ‘Bibileaks’ scandal highlights the need for a broader reckoning on Israel-Palestine in German media.

By Hanno Hauenstein January 7, 2025

Ayala Metzger stands in front of the home of her in-laws, Tamar and Yoram Metzger, who were kidnapped to Gaza from Nir Oz on October 7. Tamar was returned in a hostage-prisoner exchange last November, while Yoram was killed while in captivity earlier this year. November 8, 2024. (Oren Ziv)

How a hostage family leader became one of the loudest anti-war voices in Israel

After Ayala Metzger's relatives were kidnapped from Nir Oz and abandoned by the government, she had no choice but to become an ‘anti-regime dissident’ — and insist on a shared Israeli-Palestinian future.

By Edo Konrad and Oren Ziv December 6, 2024

Moshe Ya'alon attends a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli government, Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The real reason a former Israeli army chief called out ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Less concerned by the plight of Palestinians, Moshe Ya’alon fears the impact on the defense establishment of Netanyahu’s anti-democratic revolution.

By Meron Rapoport December 5, 2024

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Galant hold a joint press conference at the Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv. October 28, 2023. (Dana Kopel/Pool)

‘The ICC’s findings so far have only scratched the surface’

Netanyahu and Gallant's arrest warrants are a victory for international justice even if enforcement remains a challenge, says Palestinian lawyer Raji Sourani.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 26, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The not-so-secret history of Netanyahu’s support for Hamas

From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict. Even after Oct. 7, argues historian Adam Raz, he's still advancing the same strategy.

By Ghousoon Bisharat November 11, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state ceremony marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on October 7, October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

With or without Sinwar, Netanyahu has no interest in ending the war

The Hamas leader’s death could make the return of Palestinian governance in Gaza more likely. For Israel's government, that scenario must be thwarted.

By Meron Rapoport October 30, 2024