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• Grapevine April 28, 2024: Israel Prize disputes

  CONTROVERSY OVER the awarding of the Israel Prize has not yet subsided. Attorney Batya Kahana Dror recently filed an urgent petition to the High Court of Justice seeking to prevent Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef from receiving the Israel Prize for Torah Literature, which was announced in March. Kahana Dror's complaint has nothing to do with Torah literature, but with Yosef's remarks on the haredi draft, which have been interpreted as encouraging draft-dodging by ultra-Orthodox young men considered eligible for army service. The Movement for Quality Government filed a similar complaint in March, calling for the rabbi's removal from the Great Rabbinical Court of Appeals in a letter to Uri Shoham, the Israeli judiciary's ombudsman.

• Israel Remembrance Day event for English speakers returns to Jerusalem

  The Jerusalem Post, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and the IDF Widows & Orphans Organization (IDFWO) will hold a moving ceremony marking Remembrance Day for members of Israel's English-speaking community, honoring fallen soldiers and victims of terror since the October 7 Hamas attacks against Israel.

• French foreign minister to arrive in Lebanon for de-escalation talks

  French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné will arrive in Lebanon to discuss proposals to prevent further escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

• The necessary fixes the IDF needs for the long wars of the coming decade - opinion

  Back in 2013, the IDF chief of staff romulgated a multi-year plan for the Israeli military called "Teuzah" (prowess or fearlessness). That plan accepted a significant decrease in overall funding to the IDF and shifted priorities away from the ground forces in favor of air force and cyber capabilities, intelligence, special operations forces, and stand-off precision fire. This came atop a cut of 25% in the ground forces budget between 2002 and 2006.

• Manifestantes bloquean la autopista Ayalon exigiendo elecciones y un acuerdo de rehenes

  Miles se reunieron en todo el país para protestar por la liberación de rehenes en Gaza y por la convocatoria de elecciones el sábado por la noche. En Tel Aviv, los manifestantes bloquearon la autopista Ayalon y siete manifestantes fueron arrestados.

• Dos palestinos muertos después de intentar romper un puesto de control militar

  Dos palestinos intentaron romper el puesto de control de Salem en la zona de Jenin el pasado sábado por la noche y fueron abatidos por soldados de las FDI, según los medios israelíes.

• Hate in disguise: Undermining Israel's right to exist through 'pro-Palestinian' campaigns - opinion

  About two years ago, while I was Israel's Ambassador to Canada, before I resigned due to the change in government and the promotion of the judicial-political coup in Israel, I, along with my colleagues, heads of Israeli missions in North America and Europe, faced displays of hatred, incitement, and delegitimization led by organizations that call themselves "pro-Palestinian." Even then, we tried to expose their true faces and present them as they are: organizations representing the new anti-Semitism, sly and sanctimonious, cleverly blending hatred of Jews with hatred of Zionists and absolute delegitimization of the very existence of the State of Israel, under the guise of "legitimate" criticism towards the Israeli government's policies concerning the Palestinians and settlements.

• 'You're hurting the Palestinian cause': Gazan peace activist condemns campus protests

  Palestinian peace activist Hamza Howidy spoke about his opposition to the campus protests in America, which he claims are "hurting the Palestinian cause," in a Newsweek report last week.

• Night vision test drive: From Hamas war to night war

  Wars no longer break out in darkness alone. Tanks, helicopters, and combat aircraft are equipped with night vision systems. Even infantry forces increasingly rely on them, not just special units, and such systems were among the most sought-after and donated items at the beginning of the Iron Sword conflict.

• Experto en Medio Oriente: ¿Está en peligro la relación de Israel con EE. UU.?

  El periodista australiano Josh Feldman habló con Aaron David Miller, quien se desempeñó durante años como experto en Medio Oriente en el Departamento de Estado de Washington.