Netanyahu Takes Desperate Measures
Israel may be paying the price for its prime minister’s political survival.
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Justin Sullivan / Getty Netanyahu Doesn’t Want the Truth to Come Out
Israelis want an inquiry into October 7 not only for accountability but for closure.
Hugo Clarence Janody / Hans Lucas / Redux The Hostage I Knew
Oded Lifshitz would have said to look unflinchingly on Israeli and Palestinian pain.
Jack Guez / AFP / Getty A Gaza Deal Closed, but No Closure
The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas is no guarantee of peace.
Abdel Kareem Hana / AP The Cost of Lawlessness on the West Bank
Settler violence against Palestinians is rising, and Israel seems unwilling to stop it.
Nasser Ishtayeh / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty The Leak Scandal Roiling Israel
Netanyahu’s spokesperson stands accused of revealing secrets for political gain.
Matan Golan / SOPA / Getty Why Netanyahu Fired His Defense Minister
The Israeli prime minister faces a dilemma that Yoav Gallant’s departure won’t solve.
Manelaos Myrillas / AFP / Getty Lebanon Is Not a Solution for Gaza
Now Israel is fighting the war it planned for—alongside the one it refused to see coming and still hasn’t brought to an end.
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Sources: Rabih Daher / AFP / Getty; Sean Gallup / Getty; Abed Rahim Khatib / Anadolu / Getty. Netanyahu’s Other War
Conflict in Gaza hasn’t put an end to Israel’s constitutional crisis.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Haim Zach / GPO / Getty; Sean Gallup / Getty. Israel’s Disaster Foretold
The ICJ’s opinion on the West Bank is devastating, and it isn’t wrong.
Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum
