Ari Shavit seeks to turn Israel into a modern-day Sparta in 'Existential War,' while Uri Bar-Joseph advocates diplomatic arrangements in 'Beyond the Iron Wall.' However, both ignore the changes in Israel under nationalist, religious rule

Last month, the High Court ordered the state to explain why the detention center does not operate according to law, following a petition by human rights groups to close it down. The state responded by announcing new measures for better detention conditions

A Russian delegation went to Tehran to try to persuade Iran not to target civilians in their anticipated retaliation against Israel, to prevent large-scale war. The New York Times reported that Iran asked for advanced air-defense systems, and sources said that Russia is in the process of delivering them

After Kamala Harris announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would be her running mate, left-wing Jewish organizations lauded Walz as a pro-Israel Democrat that condemned antisemitism and Oct 7, and right-wing Jewish groups lambasted Walz as a 'far-left liberal'