On our way to visit a Palestinian family besieged in their home because of an outpost, photographer Itai Ron and I were spat on and kicked by settlers, and the road ahead of us was blocked. Israeli soldiers stood idly by. After two hours, we were informed that we would not be allowed to continue. We are fine, but even though the army knows that the family is in danger, it is willing to take the risk

In hostage deals with Hamas over the past few years, Hamas, shockingly, preferred live prisoners to bodies, and this will presumably be the position of any terrorist organization that manages to lay its hands on Israeli citizens

The attack on Arab medical staff at Rambam exposes the limits of Israel's liberal discourse. Calling out racism is not enough when Palestinians are treated as non-persons

As Trump pushes for de-escalation, Israel's freedom of action in Gaza and Lebanon narrows. Meanwhile, settler violence and political interference have eroded the rule of law in the West Bank

For the past 200 years, a Moroccan-Jewish community has existed on the banks of the Amazon River in northern Brazil. Drawn there by the rubber boom, its fascinating culinary tradition is only now coming to light

The result is another defeat for Democratic supporters of Israel - and for AIPAC, which hosted fundraisers for the losing candidate