Details of the mistakes Israel made leading up to the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7 are coming to light. Israeli investigative reporter Ronen Bergman has recently published two jaw-dropping articles about how much Hamas knew and how Israeli intelligence warnings were ignored—because of the mistaken “concept” that Hamas could be domesticated and transformed into … Read more
Among the lesser known mitzvot of bein adam l’chavero (humanitarian laws) is the law of returning lost property. Who hasn’t experienced the anguish of losing something valuable or essential personally. I do all the time. There are myriad of regulations that describe what to do when you find someone’s wallet or poodle, how to … Read more
Oil refinery reservoirs in the eastern Iranian city of Birjand caught fire early on Sunday morning, causing thick smoke that could be seen from several kilometers away, Islamic Republic state media reported. IRNA said firefighters have been dispatched to extinguish the fire at the mini-refinery. Iranian officials received an order to evacuate a nearby … Read more
Iraqi militias launched a drone attack on Eilat, but the drone never made it and was intercepted by Jordan in its airspace. An X (formerly Twitter) account associated with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella term for multiple pro-iran militias, announced that they had launched a drone attack on Eilat in Israel. The … Read more
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit presented a report on Tuesday detailing the methods used by Hamas to successfully turn civilian neighborhoods into zones of terror within the Gaza Strip, allowing them to place terrorism over the lives of civilians. Historically, Hamas has used civilian infrastructure like schools and mosques to hide weapons and missiles. Since … Read more
Likud MK Ariel Kelner has begun to advance the Basic Law: Covenant of Life, which affords special status to Israel’s Druze and Circassian communities. The new bill is being legislated as a response to the heavy criticism voiced against the Nation-State Law, which is the only legal document that identifies Israel as the Jewish … Read more
Yosef Gutman Levitt has come full circle, from musician to hi-tech entrepreneur and back to musician. The founder of the successful email newsletter app Mad Mimi, the Jerusalem-based Levitt has returned to his first love, releasing a double album of hassidic-inspired music. Born Gary Levitt in a small, remote farm region of South Africa, … Read more
The recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on vessels in the Red Sea are being done so with intelligence provided by Iran’s paramilitary forces, according to an exclusive report by the Wall Street Journal on Friday, citing Western and regional security officials. The report claims that Iranian paramilitary forces controls a surveillance vessel that tracks … Read more
Arab Peace Initiative: Only solution for peace Al-Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, December 14 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Nearly two decades after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presented the Arab League with its peace initiative, one must ask: Has a better solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict been proposed since? This … Read more
Following the War Cabinet’s decision to approve an increased fuel allowance for the Gaza Strip, both Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have publically criticized the decision, according to Israeli media. The Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday night that it would be increasing the fuel allowed into Gaza … Read more
