IDF soldiers have been voting in the municipal elections throughout the last week and will reach their peak as the rest of the country goes to vote. Throughout Election Day, around 570 polling stations will be opened in various IDF positions, including conflict zones, with the southernmost station located in Eilat and the northernmost … Read more
While in prison, Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji’s book, “A Mask, the Colour of the Sky,” written during the author’s ongoing Israeli prison sentence, was nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) last month. Khandaqji, born in Nablus, was arrested in 2004 on charges of terrorist activity at the age of 21. He … Read more
Israel’s emergency coalition was in danger of collapse on Wednesday evening after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed through plans to end Israel Prison Service commissioner Katy Perry’s term next month. Ben-Gvir’s decision caused uproar among ministers from Benny Gantz’s National Unity faction, which argued that the decision violated the emergency government agreement signed … Read more
