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In the aftermath of the most recent – and seemingly enduring – Gaza ceasefire, Israel finds itself in an invidious and deeply uncomfortable position. On the battlefield, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) achieved...
For South Africans, being in Israel when the hostages were released on Monday, 13 October, and on subsequent days has been nothing short of extraordinary –...
I don’t think a single person slept a wink in Israel on Sunday night, 12 October. You could feel a sense of hope mixed with trepidation...
“This is a morning of historic and momentous news,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog posted on X on the morning of 9 October 2025 in response to...
After two long and painful years, Israel stands at the threshold of a new chapter. The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement offers a moment that many feared would...
The families of hostages were in Washington, DC on 9 October to commemorate the second anniversary of the attacks on 7 October 2023 when it was...
Every time you think the hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are edging towards a breakthrough, the rug gets pulled out. The rhythm is...
South African government departments, political parties, and parliament have heaped blame on Israel in highly loaded, emotive language, and barely mention Hamas in their response to...
As Israelis prepared this past week for the ceasefire and hostage exchange between Hamas and Israel, the tension and anxiety was palpable. All we can do...
Israel will claim victory. Hamas will claim victory. But the people of Israel and the Palestinian people know that there are no winners. No-one has won...
The six weeks in January, during which we read the Torah portions recounting our slavery and redemption from Egypt, are known as the period of “Shovavim”....
JTA – Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that will cease more than a year of fighting in Gaza and Israel, bring dozens of...
Walking into her home on the Israeli border with Lebanon on 2 December, after 14 months of being a refugee in her own country, South African...
Hybrid warfare requires more from the military than the demands of traditional conventional combat. Cyber warfare; irregular warfare; the control of information and disinformation; lawfare; and...
The United States-brokered ceasefire between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel can be summed up by a well-known Latin expression: caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). Hezbollah...
With Hamas’s recent killing of six hostages leading to a surge in demand within Israel for the government to agree to a ceasefire immediately, it’s important...