Columbia University has temporarily barred a vocal pro-Israel professor from campus, saying he repeatedly harassed and intimidated the school’s employees. Shai Davidai, an assistant professor in the business school, has been a polarizing presence on campus since Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas led an attack on Israel that has turned …
Read More »Deadly Hezbollah Strike on Army Base Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones
Minutes before a deadly Hezbollah drone strike on an army base in northern Israel this weekend, Israeli police officers notified the Air Force about reports of a suspicious aircraft, the police said. They were told not to worry because the aircraft was Israeli, prompting the officers to close the case. …
Read More »Survivors of Gaza Hospital Blaze Say They Are Living a ‘Recurring Nightmare’
This was not the first time that displaced Gazans camping on the grounds of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital awoke to Israeli strikes on the place where they were trying to find safety. But Monday’s strike overshadowed any they had survived before: flames jumping from tent to tent, shrieks of agony …
Read More »What is the THAAD Antimissile System the U.S. Is Giving to Israel?
The advanced THAAD air defense system that the United States is sending to Israel is a sign of how both countries are bracing for more attacks against Israel by Iran and its allies. It adds another layer of protection to the several types of air defense systems that Israel already …
Read More »Secret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack
For more than two years, Yahya Sinwar huddled with his top Hamas commanders and plotted what they hoped would be the most devastating and destabilizing attack on Israel in the militant group’s four-decade history. Minutes of Hamas’s secret meetings, seized by the Israeli military and obtained by The New York …
Read More »Israeli Strikes on Northern Gaza Kill at Least 20, Aid Workers Say
The humanitarian crisis in the northern Gaza Strip deepened on Saturday as an Israeli bombardment killed at least 20 people, trapped thousands more and prompted one of the area’s last functioning hospitals to issue desperate pleas for assistance. Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday hit the Jabaliya area of northern …
Read More »What International Law Says About Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon
Since the start of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon last month, debate has swirled regarding the wisdom of Israel’s two-front strategy amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the threat that the fight against Hezbollah poses to civilians and the risk it could ignite a regional war with Iran. But perhaps even …
Read More »Israeli and U.S. Defense Ministers Discuss Israel’s Expanding Conflicts in Mideast
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on Thursday with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, about Israel’s expanding military operations in Lebanon, the Pentagon said on Friday. A short summary of the call released by Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, Mr. Austin’s spokesman, made no mention of any discussion about Israel’s …
Read More »Lebanon’s Prime Minister Calls for U.N. Resolution on an ‘Immediate’ Cease-Fire
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, appealed to the United Nations on Friday to adopt a resolution calling for an “immediate” cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the latest attempt by his embattled government to bring an end to the violence in Lebanon that has killed thousands and displaced nearly one …
Read More »Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel: ‘I Felt Lied To’
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ In his new book of essays, “The Message,” Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about a trip he took to Israel and the West Bank in May 2023. “I felt lied to,” he told me. “I felt lied to by my craft. I felt lied to by …
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