After years of scarce political engagement, the Arab Israeli community is showing signs of waking up and is applying pressure on its political leadership and parties over the passage of the new nation-state law

Esther Hayut, however, did not directly comment on the debate over whether the High Court can or should overturn the new Basic Law that declares Israel the nation-state of the Jewish people

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: This Californian was inspired to travel the Middle East after reading Thomas Friedman's 'From Beirut to Jerusalem' ■ Fun facts about Albania, from an expat living in France

In need of a stable economic base, Hamas has no problem continuing talks while bombs are flying. Meanwhile, Israel seems willing to negotiate as if it weren't being attacked – and to strike back as if there were no talks

The place of Livni and the other opposition leaders is in Rabin Square, alongside the Arab community. Their struggle is the struggle of all Israelis, Jews and Arabs alike

Gaza fighting depresses Tel Aviv shares ■ Delek, Noble finalizing terms to buy pipeline to export gas to Egypt ■ Nice beats profit forecasts, but shares fall

Eran Nitzan, Israel’s man in Washington, tells TheMarker our high-tech economy will keep us aloof from disputes over things such as cars, steel