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Arrest warrants / The ICC’s vendetta against Israel has gone too far

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s former...

21.11.2024 2

Limor Simhony Philpott

Why Netanyahu sacked his defence minister

Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a bombshell this evening when he fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Outside observers might wonder why the Prime...

05.11.2024 4

Limor Simhony Philpott

Israel is right about UNWRA

The Israeli parliament resumed its work on Monday after a long recess, and one of the first items on the agenda was voting on a bill that enjoyed...

30.10.2024 10

Limor Simhony Philpott

Israel does not want full-scale war with Iran

Just over three weeks after Iran attacked Israel with 200 ballistic missiles, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) finally launched a retaliatory airstrike...

26.10.2024 2

Limor Simhony Philpott

Iran is playing a dangerous game

A drone exploded in a sleepy Israeli seaside town yesterday. The target of the attack was Benjamin Netanyahu. By luck, the drone missed its target...

20.10.2024 1

Limor Simhony Philpott

Gaza / Yahya Sinwar’s killing would be an immense victory for Israel

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and Israel’s top target in Gaza, may have been killed by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The IDF has confirmed...

17.10.2024 3

Limor Simhony Philpott

Can the US force Israel to bow to its demands on Gaza?

The White House wants Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and implement humanitarian ceasefires within 30 days. If they don’t, the US has threatened...

16.10.2024 3

Limor Simhony Philpott

Hezbollah’s drone strike won’t deter Israel’s campaign

Last night, a single Hezbollah drone managed to inflict more damage on Israel than 200 Iranian ballistic missiles so far. A ‘swarm’ of drones...

14.10.2024 3

Limor Simhony Philpott

Why Israel is expanding its operation against Hezbollah

As Israelis marked a sombre day commemorating the 7 October massacre, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) expanded their operation in Lebanon. Their...

08.10.2024 3

Limor Simhony Philpott

Why did some people refuse to mourn with the Jews after 7 October?

A year has passed since the terrible events of 7 October 2023, but for Jews the pain of that day – when 1,200 were killed and 250 hostages snatched...

07.10.2024 6

Limor Simhony Philpott

Missile attack / Will Israel fire back on Iran?

Israel has come under widespread missile attack from Iran. Some 200 ground-to-ground missiles were launched from Iran, according to Israeli media....

01.10.2024 3

Limor Simhony Philpott

What Israel hopes to achieve with its invasion of Lebanon

As troops from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) 98th airborne division enter into Lebanon, they know that fighting Hezbollah will prove dangerous...

01.10.2024 10

Limor Simhony Philpott

Israel must press home its advantage against Hezbollah and invade Lebanon

Israel has started to prepare for a ground invasion of Lebanon amid international calls for ceasefire. This is the next stage of Israel’s operation...

30.09.2024 2

Limor Simhony Philpott

Nasrallah is dead and Hezbollah is broken

Israel has said that it killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut yesterday. Information that Nasrallah was at Hezbollah’s main...

28.09.2024 10

Limor Simhony Philpott

Can Israelis stomach another war?

It was late in 1997 when I got to a small military base on the border between Israel and Lebanon. Straight out of training, my welcome to the base...

23.09.2024 6

Limor Simhony Philpott

Are Israel and Lebanon already at war?

This hasn’t been the easiest week for Hezbollah. It started with the terror organisation’s pagers mysteriously exploding, killing 37 people...

19.09.2024 7

Limor Simhony Philpott

Hamas has been defeated – but the fight goes on

Has Hamas finally been defeated in Gaza, nearly a year after it launched the most deadly attack in Israel’s history? Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav...

11.09.2024 1