Anyone who has read the court transcripts understands that no power can save Benjamin Netanyahu from conviction on at least some of the charges. But the pardon request submitted to President Herzog contains no hint of this, and appears to be the most brazen request ever submitted

Since October 7, defense spending has jumped by tens of billions of shekels a year and Israel's reputation has suffered overseas. The economy will feel these effects for years to come, even if we are far from the 'lost decade' after the Yom Kippur War

A far-right minister said he would vote against a highly controversial bill exempting ultra-Orthodox men from military conscription, even if the prime minister fires him, as debates resume in the Knesset's Defense Committee

After Serbia's government rushed through a controversial law, the capital's General Staff Building, partially destroyed during the Kosovo War, is to be demolished to make way for Trump Tower Belgrade. For the country's student-led protest movement, it's another example of the government's lack of accountability or transparency

Alexander Rodnyansky withdrew from a prestigious festival in Amsterdam to protest its excluding of Israeli colleagues. His new documentary, 'Notes of a True Criminal,' tells Ukrainian history through his family's history

Students claim the rules attack freedom of speech, while the University says it is just enforcing existing rules that require police permits for events and restrict participation to those affiliated with the University

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit canceled Monday's hearing on petitions against the government's dismissal of the attorney general due to the absence of a government representative

Despite shelving a September vote, UEFA continued meeting with pro-Palestinian activists to collect human-rights testimony that could influence future decisions, even after a Gaza cease-fire, as more than 70 athletes call to suspend Israel over 'crimes against humanity'