Israelis don't want to work blue-collar jobs, Palestinian labor largely disappeared after October 7, and the government now plans to import hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Sri Lanka and Thailand. 'Perhaps the Zionist dream is adjusting'

Promises of (another) decisive victory over Hezbollah don't match activity on the ground ■ The IDF misled the media regarding strikes on Iranian launchers and the gap between reports and reality increased public frustration ■ Despite the blow settlers took when they appeared on Washington's radar, implementation of their plans continues undeterred

The fact that none of the Arab countries that have attacked Iran has severed diplomatic ties with Tehran and that no Arab army has entered the war may indicate that these countries are already beginning to prepare for the day after the war, when they will have no choice but to return to the negotiating table

Roman Gofman, Netanyahu's military secretary, is accused of leaking classified data to a teenager as part of an influence campaign. Former justice Asher Grunis, head of the appointments committee, believes the scandal complicates Gofman's promotion

'For me, this is about control, power, and mone. Kashrut is a mafia': As kosher wine dominates demand, non-observant Israeli winemakers are squeezed out, at home as well as abroad

From 1948 to today, a brutal truth underlies the pursuit of Israeli supremacy

The Israeli newspaper Yisrael Hayom claimed that former hostage Bar Kupershtein said hostages were tortured because of a leak of a video showing IDF soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner sexually abused in an Israeli detention center, which happened a month later

Netanyahu aims to bundle the exemption with extending service and reservist benefits to secure coalition backing, while citing IDF manpower warnings to blunt criticism. Failure could push Haredi parties toward opposition deals ahead of elections