Israel

Scores arrested on Israeli day of protest as parliament passes judicial changes
At least 75 people held across country on ‘day of disruption’ as Knesset approves law designed to protect Netanyahu
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
23, Mar, 2023 @7:41 PM

Concern over violence as Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in Jerusalem
Bloodshed and hardline Israeli politics raise tensions on eve of Muslim holy month
Bethan McKernan and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem
22, Mar, 2023 @11:12 AM

UK and Israel sign deal strengthening tech, trade and security ties
Timing is controversial given actions of Israel’s far-right government towards settlements and judiciary
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
21, Mar, 2023 @8:30 PM

The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: what one morning in the West Bank reveals about the occupation
The face of Al Jazeera in Palestine, Abu Akleh was a journalist whose death resounded across the Arab world. Hours later, a bullet claimed the life of a schoolboy 60 miles away, Thaer Yazouri. This is the story of their last day
Kaamil Ahmed, Lydia McMullan, Elena Morresi, Garry Blight and Harry Fischer
21, Mar, 2023 @10:05 AM

Nuclear nightmare: reckless leaders push the world back to the brink | Simon Tisdall
It’s not just Putin or the refusal of the main powers to disarm. Irresponsible regimes in Israel and North Korea are also raising global nuclear tensions
Simon Tisdall
19, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

What are the Israeli protests about and what happens next?
Plans to overhaul judicial system have sparked biggest protest movement in Israeli history
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
16, Mar, 2023 @3:39 PM

Those of us who care for Israeli democracy unite against Benjamin Netanyahu | Letters
In trying to emasculate the judiciary and by allying himself with the far right, the prime minister has alienated the people
12, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

Biden administration grants US visa to extremist Israeli minister
Jewish American leaders urged US to block visit of Bezalel Smotrich, who has described himself as a ‘fascist homophobe’
Chris McGreal in New York
10, Mar, 2023 @3:59 PM

Pentagon chief ‘disturbed’ by West Bank violence and warns against inflammatory rhetoric
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit was disrupted by protests against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes
Guardian staff and agencies
10, Mar, 2023 @5:07 AM

Chaim Topol obituary
Israeli actor of stage and screen who made Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof his own
Michael Coveney
09, Mar, 2023 @3:21 PM

March of the unicorns: Israel’s tech sector rebels against Netanyahu ‘power grab’
Proposals to neuter the country’s judiciary have spooked entrepreneurs who had seemed immune to the political weather
Bethan McKernan in Tel Aviv
09, Mar, 2023 @10:59 AM

Chaim Topol, Fiddler on the Roof actor, dies aged 87
Known by his last name alone and beloved for his performance as Tevye in both the musical and film, Topol’s death was announced by Israel’s president
Sian Cain
09, Mar, 2023 @5:33 AM
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