Lebanon's foot-dragging has allowed Hezbollah to restock its arsenals, funded by a renewed cash flow from Iran and prompting Israel's escalation. The U.S. must use its leverage on Beirut now before it's too late

The investigation by Israel's state comptroller will suffice with minor reprimands of political leaders while focusing on the security establishment's blunders. Until then, related witch hunts and harassment efforts will escalate

With thousands of members, a quarter-million social media followers, and a spot on TIME's list of emerging leaders, 'Standing Together' co-founder Alon Lee-Green is charting a new course for Israel's fractured political opposition

There can no longer be any doubt: the conduct of Israel's president is a national disgrace ■ Does anyone really believe that after the pardon, Netanyahu will roll back his assault on democracy? ■ Galit Distel Atbaryan a modern-day McCarthy

The Social Equality minister used a letter written to police by the Arab mayors' council head expressing general support in the fight against Arab community crime as evidence that Arab leaders supported her diverting funds to the Shin Bet to combat crime

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, both partners of the coalition seeking to be involved in Gaza's future, have yet to settle their local conflicts in Yemen and Sudan, which have taken hundreds of thousands of lives. For now, it seems the United States will continue to take a neutral stand