Keir Starmer's turbulent time in office saw soaring antisemitism and fierce Palestinian solidarity amid Israel's war in Gaza. Clashing repeatedly with the Netanyahu government, U.K. ties with Israel hit a record low. This is how it unfolded

The civilian killed in the incident was identified as Michael Moshe Mizrahi, according to a local ZAKA volunteer. Police said an officer was killed and are urging residents to avoid the Côte-des-Neiges area as a police operation is still underway

The late peace activist Yossi Amitay spoke of a Japanese proverb about conviction in isolation, which he used to describe the persistence of peacemakers despite political marginalization: 'He who is right in the face of all his opponents is a majority of one'

The destructive narcissism described by 20th-century psychoanalyst Herbert Rosenfeld applies to Israeli society. 'Choose the right leader, and he will solve the problem for you,' we are promised. But Israel's crisis is too deep to be resolved by swapping one savior for another

Netanyahu believes there's no point in setting a strategy. Eisenkot, as an IDF chief of staff, issued a security doctrine for the military, even though this is clearly the prime minister's job. He's the leader we deserve

The government said the law is meant to increase ideological diversity among judges. Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned that if it remains in force, 'in 15 years we'll have politicized judges and, regrettably, our judicial DNA is liable to change'