The Shin Bet security service revealed on Wednesday that it had uncovered an Iranian-backed terror cell that attempted to carry out attacks in Israel and the West Bank, including against National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and former Likud lawmaker Yehudah Glick. According to a statement from the Shin Bet, three West Bank Palestinians —

Haaretz | Israel NewsThe Shin Bet security service said the five suspects had been instructed to gather intelligence on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, as well as a former lawmakerTwo Arab Israelis were indicted on numerous serious offenses, including having contact with a foreign agent, providing assistance to an illegal resident and setting a car

Analysis Though protesters hounded his every move, the prime minister managed to temporarily recast his role. Back on home ground, he was in the thick of the partisan melee once again Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s US trip began on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport, with a

In a democratic country (not Yisrael), the Supreme Court is not all powerful and able to pass a judgement on every single thing in life. In a truly democratic country, every single institution and the people serving in it, and that includes the judges of the Supreme Court, have limits, areas where they just have

In the run-up to COP28, Crisis Group experts contribute their views on how climate change shapes the conflicts and crises they work on. Two months after meeting at the UN General Assembly, world leaders will reconvene in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, for COP28. The conference will test whether delegates can bring the necessary focus

Le chef de l’ONU a dénoncé mardi la « pure folie » d’une nouvelle « course aux armements » atomiques, tandis que la Corée du Nord a menacé les États-Unis et la Corée du Sud d’être « au bord d’une guerre nucléaire » dans la péninsule coréenne. « Je me suis engagé (…) à faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir

In 2020, the European Union (EU), together with its Member States and financial institutions, formed “Team Europe” to provide a collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although born out of a crisis, the Team Europe approach has now become the norm for how investments in developing countries are managed by the EU.   168 Team

Faced with widespread protests led by girls and women, the Iranian state has cracked down harshly, killing more than 500 people, shooting others in the eye and arresting thousands.  This state violence, which followed the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody a year ago, reflects both the harsh treatment of women in Iran and

Les Corps des Gardiens de la révolution (CGRI), l’armée idéologique de la République islamique d’Iran, ont placé en orbite un satellite d’imagerie, a annoncé mercredi le ministre des Télécommunications. « Grâce aux efforts des experts de la branche aérospatiale du Corps des Gardiens de la révolution, le satellite d’imagerie Nour-3 a été placé avec succès en

This statement by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, issued to the media on 17 February 2022, echoed months of intelligence that the United States used to convince its allies in the West that the Kremlin was “days away” from invading Ukraine.2 One week later, on 24 February, Russian troops crossed the border