The newly released State Archives trace the Israeli response from the Air France hijacking to the successful hostage rescue in Uganda.

Why warnings from the Shin Bet chief have sparked a debate over the security of Israel’s southernmost city.

What has unfolded in Jerusalem in recent weeks is more than just another controversial Knesset vote. It is a political, legal and moral turning point whose effects are being felt far beyond Israel.

New military directive implements Knesset-backed measure aimed at ending the expectation of future prisoner-release deals.

The law details how judges are to be selected, how trials are to be conducted and provides for an appeals process.

93–0: The Knesset unanimously passed a law establishing a special tribunal for the perpetrators of October 7, 2023. Justice Minister Levin called it the most important moment of the current Knesset.

The new law seeks to operationalize long-standing legal provisions and strengthen deterrence against terrorist violence.

Limor Son Har-Melech, who introduced the bill and whose husband was murdered in a 2003 terror attack, stated that the “historic law” means “whoever chooses to murder Jews because they are Jews forfeits their right to live.”

Under the proposed law, terrorist murderers would face execution by hanging.