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Mass shooting at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah candle lighting

December 14, 2025

NSW Police say two people are in police custody after active shooter reports at Bondi Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Authorities urge public to avoid area. Incident took place during public lighting of first candle of the Jewish festival of lights.

Commentary

The calculated risk of killing Hamas' last October 7 mastermind

Yoav Limor

Israel at War

'Truth is not a privilege': Former hostages send stern message to PM

Noam Dvir

Gaza War

Israel confirms Hamas' No. 2 eliminated in Gaza

Lilach Shoval

Commentary

The six are all of us

Omer Lachmanovitch

The terrorist loved by Hollywood: Who is Marwan Barghouti?

Adi Nirman

AFP/Mahmoud Zayyat

IDF strikes Hezbollah training camp

Lilach Shoval and Shachar Kleiman

Reuters/Ramadan Abed

Behind the scenes of history

Dror Eydar

Analysis

The terrorist loved by Hollywood: Who is Marwan Barghouti?

Over 200 entertainment figures signed petition calling to free the notorious murderer Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison. Who does Hollywood want to crown as "Palestinian Mandela" and the future leader of a Palestinian state?

December 12, 2025

Magazine

The Lebanese woman helping Israel win

Born into civil war chaos with every reason to hate Israel, a 1975 hospital visit changed everything. Now this former refugee stakes her life on defending the Jewish state to a hostile world.

December 12, 2025

Magazine

The magic formula for Netanyahu's pardon

Several proposals have landed on the president’s desk outlining what to do with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a pardon. Here is an option that could square the circle on the pardon itself.

December 11, 2025

Explainer

Netanyahu pushes 9/11 style probe, facts prove otherwise

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his plan to establish a “national committee” to investigate the events of October 7, saying it would be “balanced, broad and clean.” Although he compared the move to the US investigation of the September 11 attacks, a review of the facts reveals three significant gaps between the American commission and the model Netanyahu is promoting.

December 11, 2025

Magazine

'Europe is lost': Muslim Brotherhood's plan revealed

Europe is funding, sometimes unknowingly from taxpayer coffers, organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, and these organizations are advancing a subversive ideology aimed at changing the continent's face from within.

December 11, 2025

Magazine

'Even smart people fall into the trap': The crypto scam fooling Israelis

"In many cases, the funds are still sitting in the thief's wallet, and sometimes there's a possibility to freeze them. The problem is that most victims give up in advance," Attorney Tzabar Shoali said.

December 5, 2025

Analysis

The fall of Abu Shabab

As conflicting accounts circulate in Gaza and Hamas supporters celebrate, the uncertainty around Abu Shabab’s fate exposes deeper fractures within newly formed militias operating under Israeli coordination.

December 4, 2025

Magazine

The scenario that should worry Netanyahu

In an ironic twist, Netanyahu's interest lies in a strong Arab alliance that would prevent the opposition from securing a majority. Within the Arab parties, there is growing conviction that Bennett and Abbas, former coalition partners, are preparing precisely for this scenario. Also: Why is Netanyahu, who appointed Katz, now sidelining him? And why is Katz, who appointed Zamir, sidelining him in turn?

November 27, 2025

Magazine

'The terrorist stripped me, looking for a GPS chip'

Maxim Herkin details the brutality and psychological toll of his 738 days in captivity. "I couldn't see anything, but I suddenly felt my clothes being pulled off. One of the terrorists took a knife and just cut them away until I was naked."

November 26, 2025