Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law

Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law

JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament moved ahead with a contentious law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox religious students into the military amid angry scenes on Monday in the Knesset as families of some of the Gaza hostages demanded more action to get them home. Coming a day after centrist former general Benny Gantz quit the government in a dispute … Read more

View: Benjamin Netanyahu is making Israel radioactive

View: Benjamin Netanyahu is making Israel radioactive

Israel today is in grave danger. With enemies like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran, Israel should be enjoying the sympathy of much of the world. But it is not. Because of the way Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist coalition have been conducting the war in the Gaza Strip and the occupation of … Read more

Inside story of real-life spy who discovered Holocaust – but went completely ignored | Books | Entertainment

Inside story of real-life spy who discovered Holocaust – but went completely ignored | Books | Entertainment

Inside story of real-life spy who discovered Holocaust – but went completely ignored (Image: Getty) Yet Winthrop Pickard Bell’s claims largely fell on deaf ears and a genuine opportunity to avert global calamity was missed, a new book claims. “Winthrop was the first who left a publishing trail warning about Hitler’s plans,” says Jason Bell, … Read more