The Palestinians are becoming fed up with the current situation and are blaming their leadership for being weak. “People are fed up living like poor people, while the powerful officials in Ramallah are enjoying the good life.”
Oman, which has maintained low-key relations with Israel, doesn't grab the media spotlight like the UAE and Qatar, but it is perhaps the most interesting place in the region.
From the death of the Al Jazeera journalist to the strengthening of the Palestinian Authority and the nuclear agreement, the US is pushing Israel into a corner. Jerusalem has hinted that there is limit to such interference, but is careful not to provoke Washington.
Five years in the making, Israeli author Sara Aharoni publishes a novel that sheds light on aspects of the famous physicist's life we may have never heard before.
Findings by researcher Irina Zuckerman show that the "espionage affair" involving the Israeli cyber company was the result of an initiative of certain entities who want to harm Israel, including Qatar. Soon after, her account is closed by Twitter and she says attempts to silence her stem from political motives.
The Palestinians are trying to get back on the international community's agenda and they have a plan: for the first time in 11 years, they want to resume their attempt to gain recognition as a full member state of the United Nations.
An Israel Hayom analysis reveals that the six German foundations in Israel, which are affiliated with political factions back home, may lack necessary approvals by Israeli authorities and possibly failed to properly file reports. This could have implications on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
"Many of the Zionist founders were smart and good people, but none like Herzl," says Moshe Luna, whose "The Triple Voyage" pays homage to the visionary of the Jewish state.
Analysts maintain that the transitional government is unable to take effective economic measures and lead a policy that will deal with the spiraling inflation.
While the number 61 is Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud’s dream figure, it could spell a nightmare for the smaller parties on the right if the former prime minister decides to form a government with Gantz.
