The implications of the 'Sde Teiman affair,' whose protagonists include the IDF's top prosecutor, a right-wing mob, Palestinian detainees, Israel's Channel 12 TV and Itamar Ben-Gvir's failed police force, are so wide-ranging they could help Netanyahu's crusade against Israel's core democratic institutions

Democracy is not only measured by the degree of agreement, but by the ability to contain ideological conflict

Oded Lifshitz wanted to make this place better, more equitable. Not because he was naive, but because he refused to lie to himself

More than 700 delegates will be asked to approve over the next two days the names of roughly 30 members of the Zionist Executive. Yair Netanyahu's name is not on the list, compiled by representatives of a majority of the factions

Cooper is the final hostage from among the Kibbutz Nir Oz members to have been returned to Israel. He was kidnapped alive on October 7 with his wife, Nurit, who was later released

Israel's national security minister knew that his words and actions were provoking brutal Hamas violence against the hostages – but ignored repeated warnings. Now that the hostages are back and are speaking out, extent of the damage he caused is coming to light

Cooper, the last hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz to be returned to Israel, was laid to rest this week. His adopted son said: 'Perhaps now, the grass along the cemetery trails, which has been trampled by thousands of mourners in dozens of funerals, will be able to grow a little'

Israel's media sometimes portrays London as a no-go zone, but the uncovering of an 11th century cemetery in the City of London reveals the deep roots of the Jewish community, whose contemporary cultural figures include Stephen Fry, David Baddiel and Howard Jacobson. 'The Jewish ties to Britain are far too deep to be eroded by antisemitism or anything else,' says one expert