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Citizenship, Cohesion, and a Path Forward with Mike Prashker

DAY 664 OF THE WAR: Witkoff in Israel; Pressure Mounts as Eventual Palestinian Statehood Returns to Global Agenda; The Jewish Vote and the New York Mayoral Race

DAY 663 OF THE WAR: Diplomatic Pressure Mounts on Israel; U.S. Public Support For Israel Hits New Lows; Israel Faces Worst Drought in Recorded History

DAY 662 OF THE WAR: Knesset Hits A New Low; Netanyahu’s Brother-in-Law Says Defeating Hamas Takes Priority Over Hostage Lives; France and UK Pledge To Recognize Palestinian State

The Price of Messianic Politics

DAY 661 OF THE WAR: Trump Criticizes Netanyahu as Israelis Reckon With Fallout From Famine Claims; Still No Plan To Free Hostages and End War; Report on the Oct 7 Battle at Kibbutz Sufa

DAY 660 OF THE WAR: Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza Clashes; Israel Authorizes Massive Increase in Humanitarian Aid to Gaza; Another Heartbreaking Rally for Hostages

DAY 657 OF THE WAR: Talks In Doha On Hold, Amid Problematic Hamas Response; Israeli Government Orders Army to Flood Gaza With Food; Terror Attack At Beit Lid Junction

Hostages to Politics: Bradley Burston on Netanyahu, Hamas, Gaza—and What Might Still Save Israel

DAY 656 OF THE WAR: Ceasefire Talks Delayed by Hamas Response; Netanyahu Replaces Edelstein with Loyalist; Is There Starvation in Gaza?

DAY 655 OF THE WAR: Another Soldier Dies in Gaza, Four are Seriously Wounded; Israeli Passengers Barred From Disembarking in Greek Port; Mounting Stories of Hunger in Gaza

Israel's Impossible Choices: The Syrian Tinderbox and the Gaza Endgame

DAY 654 OF THE WAR: Another Soldier Falls in Gaza; Reserve Duty Call-Ups Reduced; Netanyahu Moves to Oust Edelstein Ahead of Draft Bill; Israel Launches New Strikes on Houthis

DAY 653 OF THE WAR: US Urges Israel to Halt Actions in Syria; Hostage Negotiations at a Crawl; MK Ayman Odeh Attacked; Netanyahu Trial Delayed, Again

DAY 650 OF THE WAR: Netanyahu Apologizes For IDF Strike Near Church; Shas Ministers Resign; More Israelis Accused of Spying For Iran

Understanding Israel's Legal Crisis with Dr. Ido Baum

DAY 649 OF THE WAR: Israel Gets Drawn Into Fight Between Syrian Government and Druze; Shas Quits the Government; US Ambassador Crosses a Line

DAY 648 OF THE WAR: Israel Acts to Protect Syrian Druze; Legal Pushback Against “Humanitarian City” Plan Mounts; New Report Details October 7 Attack on Israeli Base

Ultra Orthodox Parties Leave the Coalition Over Draft Bill; Why?

DAY 647 OF THE WAR: Three Soldiers Fall in Gaza; Two Ultra-Orthodox Parties Exit Coalition; Knesset Fails to Oust Ayman Odeh; Ofakim Oct. 7 Battle Report Released

DAY 646 OF THE WAR: Netanyahu Returns Without Ceasefire Deal, as Overwhelming Public Support for Immediate End of War Grows; Israeli Communications Satellite Successfully Launched into Orbit

Hostage Negotiations Stalled? Is it Netanyahu's Fault?

DAY 643 OF WAR: Terror Attack in Gush Etzion; State of Ceasefire Talks Remain Uncertain; Netanyahu Meets With Families of Hostages; Apple Expands R&D Efforts in Israel

DAY 642 OF THE WAR: Soldier Killed in Gaza, Amid Fierce Fighting; Fate of Ceasefire Talks Uncertain After Two Netanyahu–Trump Meetings; Houthis Sink Ships in Red Sea

DAY 641 OF THE WAR: Five Soldiers Killed, 14 Wounded in Gaza; Netanyahu to Meet Trump Again Tonight Amid Signs of Ceasefire Progress; Foreign Airlines Resume Flights to Israel

Another Terrible Morning in Israel- Where do we Stand After Trump Netanyahu Meeting

DAY 640 OF THE WAR: Israel Attacks Houthis, Houthis Fire Back Missiles In Response; Netanyahu Arrives in Washington, as Hopes for Hostage Deal Rise; Ultra-Orthodox Draft Dispute Reignites

DAY 639 OF THE WAR: Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza on Friday; Rockets From Gaza Damage Kibbutz Nirim; Netanyahu En Route to Washington; Nvidia Plans Large New Investment in Israel

The Hostage Crisis After 638 Days: Hope and Heartbreak at Hostage Square

DAY 636 OF THE WAR: Ceasefire Appears Imminent as Hamas Signals Readiness; Netanyahu Finally Visits Kibbutz Nir Oz Amid Ongoing Fighting in Gaza

From Kibbutz to Conflict: Maggie Bar-Tura on 50 Years of Israeli Life

DAY 635 OF THE WAR: Fighting in Gaza Claims Another Israeli Soldier; Ceasefire May be Nearing; Destroyed Homes Exacerbate Israel’s Housing Crisis

DAY 634 OF THE WAR: Trump to Pressure Netanyahu to End Gaza War; ‘We Are Not Okay’; High Court Convenes

Israel's Strategic Dilemma: Winning Wars, Losing Autonomy in the Trump Era

DAY 633 OF THE WAR: More Violence by Extremists on West Bank; Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Washington Next Monday; Is There an Iran Strategy Now?

DAY 632 OF THE WAR: Soldier Killed in Gaza, Trump Demands Halt to Netanyahu Trial, Jewish Extremists Attack Israeli Troops in West Bank

It's time to end the war in Gaza and bring our hostages home!

DAY 629 OF THE WAR: Trump Urges Israel to Halt Netanyahu’s Trial; Controversy Over Iranian Strike Outcome Continues; Khamenei Breaks Silence

What comes next in the U.S.-Israel-Iran dynamic? Laura Rozen joins me to discuss

DAY 628 OF THE WAR: Seven Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza; Signs of Progress on Hostage Deal; Conflicting Claims of Damage to Iranian Nuclear Program

DAY 627 OF THE WAR: Israel-Iran 12-Day War Ends; Four Killed in Missile Strike on Beersheva Apartment; Trump Pressured Netanyahu to Abort Tehran Attack

Has the Israel- Iran War Ended? What are the implications?

DAY 11 OF THE IRAN • DAY 626 OF THE WAR: Is the End of the War in Sight?; Iran Stages Limited Attack on U.S. Forces; Trump Thanks Iranians for Advance Warning; Israel Targets Regime Symbols in Tehran

DAY 10 OF THE IRAN WAR • DAY 625 OF THE WAR: U.S. Bombs Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Missiles Hit Tel Aviv and Ness Ziona, Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Former Hostages in Gaza

US Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities. The Period of Will He Won't He is Over

DAY 9 OF THE IRAN WAR • DAY 624 OF THE WAR: Fewer Missile Attacks in Past 48 Hours; Zamir Prepares Israelis For Prolonged War; We Must Not Forget Our Hostages in Gaza

Is Regime Change Possible? Is it Likely? Can We Live with a Wounded Iranian Regime?

DAY 7 OF THE IRAN WAR • DAY 622 OF THE WAR: Surprise Morning Missile Strike Damages Beersheba Hospital; Israel Awaits Trump’s Response; Exit Strategy For Iran? Rescue Flights Accelerate

DAY 6 OF THE IRAN WAR • DAY 621 OF THE WAR: Missile Attacks Drop Significantly; Tel Aviv Streets Remain Empty; Rescue Flights Underway; Stories of Tragedy Emerge

DAY 5 OF THE IRAN WAR • DAY 620 OF THE WAR: Fighting in Gaza Claims Another Soldier; Iranian Missile Fire Less Deadly, but More Frequent; Significant Damage at Weizmann Institute

Sleepless Night, Followed By Missiles in the Morning in Israel- New Iranian Military Commander Assasinated

DAY 4 OF THE WAR WITH IRAN • DAY 619 OF THE WAR: Soldier Killed in Gaza; Eight Dead in Missile Attacks On Israel; IDF Destroys 1/3 of Iranian Missile Launchers

DAY 3 OF THE IRAN WAR • DAY 618 OF THE WAR: Soldier Killed in Gaza; Israeli Strikes on Tehran Intensify; Missile Attacks Kill More Than 11 in Israel; What Prompted Israel to Strike Now?

Two Days of Missiles on Tel Aviv, As Israel Methodically Destroys Iran's Nuclear Program

DAY 2 OF WAR WITH IRAN • DAY 617 OF HOSTAGES IN CAPTIVITY: Three Killed Friday Night as Iran Launches Four Missile Barrages; Israel Continues Strikes in Iran at Will; 53 Hostages Remain in Gaza

DAY 1 — WAR WITH IRAN • DAY 616 OF HOSTAGES IN CAPTIVITY: Israel Decapitates Iranian Military Leadership, Waves of Israel Planes Attack Missile Sites, Nuclear Sites and Military Airfields

Israel Strikes Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Missile Batteries, and Key Military and Scientific Leaders

DAY 615 OF THE WAR: Law to Disband Knesset Defeated; Are We About to Attack Iran?; GHF Aid Workers Killed as Humanitarian Efforts Falter

Nimrod Sheffer Former Deputy Commander of the IAF is Today's Guest

DAY 614 OF THE WAR: Remains of Two Israelis Retrieved From Gaza; Food Delivery Efforts in Gaza Still Chaotic, Report Details Battle at Moshav Yakhini

DAY 613 OF THE WAR: Israeli Navy Strikes Houthis Targets; Houthis Fire on Central Israel; Thunberg Deported; Knesset Likely To Vote on Disbanding Tomorrow, Netanyahu Hints at a Possible Hostage Deal

Is the US Interfering in Israeli Politics? Will The Government of Netanyahu Fall?

DAY 612 OF THE WAR: Navy Intercepts Yacht “Madeline”, Channel 14’s False Claims Spark Uproar, Murder Rate Soars, Ambassador Huckabee Interferes In Israeli Politics

DAY 611 OF THE WAR: Four Soldiers Killed in Gaza; Remains of Thai Hostage Pinta Nattapong Recovered; IDF Military Operations Continue in Gaza Amid Aid Distribution Failures

Arming Militias In Gaza, Attacking Beirut, all this as the coalition seems to be falling apart

DAY 608 OF THE WAR: Remains of Gadi Hagi and Judith Weinstein-Hagi Retrieved; Israel Arms Gaza Militias, Israel Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah in Beirut; Elections Draw Near

DAY 607 OF THE WAR: Another Soldier Killed in Gaza; Ultra-Orthodox Poised to Call New Elections Over Failed Bid For Draft Exemption; Update on Iran Talks

Coalition on the Rocks? Can this war be ended?

DAY 606 OF THE WAR: Three Soldiers Killed in Gaza; International Pressure Grows on Israel; Ultra-Orthodox Once Again Threaten Government Over Draft; Houthis Fire Again; New Stage in Netanyahu Trial

DAY 605 OF THE WAR: Hamas Responds: “Yes, But...”; False Reports on IDF Strike Near Aid Site; Antisemitic Attack in Denver; Summary of Report on October 7 Battle at Urim

Deal or No Deal: Missed Moves and a Damaged Image

DAY 601 OF THE WAR: Awaiting Hamas Response to Ceasefire Proposal; Israeli Defense Forces Deploy Pioneering New Tech; Antisemitism in America

Israel's Strategic Position After 600 Days of War, with Ehud Haik

DAY 600 OF THE WAR: The Far-Reaching Impact on Israeli Society, Trump Warns Netanyahu Against Striking Iran, Report on October 7 Attack at Kerem Shalom

DAY 599 OF THE WAR: New Humanitarian Aid Program Launched, Houthis Fire Again, Report on Battle of Mefalsim, Israel and Syria Engage in Direct Talks

False Hopes? Why Did Prime Minister Netanyahu Claim There Would Be News on the Hostages Yesterday?

DAY 598 OF THE WAR: Uncertainty Surrounds Both Iran and Hamas Talks; Attorney General Sounds Alarm Over Daily Damage to Israeli Democracy; Jerusalem Day

DAY 597 OF THE WAR: New Humanitarian Aid Program Delayed, Opposition Grows to Appointment of New Shin Bet Head, Extension of War Blows Hole In Israeli Budget

I hope it's darkest before the light

DAY 594 OF THE WAR: Two Killed in Washington, Houthis Target Central Israel Twice, Netanyahu Defies Legal Prohibition with Shin Bet Appointment

Special Guest Amir Gal Or

DAY 593 OF THE WAR: Soldier Killed in Gaza; Can Israel’s Humanitarian Aid Plan Work? Supreme Court Rules Against Government; Netanyahu Has a Contentious Press Conference

DAY 592 OF THE WAR: Yair Golan Sparks Political Uproar; More Israelis Charged with Spying 4 Iran, Ceasefire Negotiations Stall; Global Criticism of Israel’s Renewed Gaza Offensive Mount

Tel Aviv Diary Podcast

DAY 591 OF THE WAR: Israel Begins Major Offensive in Gaza, Soldier Killed in Northern Gaza; Pressure From Europe and US to End the War; Entry of Humanitarian Aid into Gaza Resumes

DAY 590 OF THE WAR: Israel Wins 2nd Place in 2025 Eurovision Contest; Negotiations Continue in Doha; Humanitarian Aid to Gaza will Resume, Houthis Continue to Fire Missiles at Israel

Tel Aviv Diary Podcast

DAY 587 OF THE WAR: IDF Identifies 1948 Soldier’s Remains; Houthis Trigger Rocket Alarms; Trump Sidelines Israel; Inflation Surges

Professor Yitzhak Reiter is my first guest

DAY 586 OF THE WAR: Houthis Fire at Central Israel Again; Witkoff Pursues Hostage Deal in Doha; Trump Meets Syrian President, Terror Attack Reported in West Bank

DAY 585 OF THE WAR: Houthis Target Central Israel with Missile; Israel Attempts to Assassinate Muhammad Sinwar; Trump Announces Massive Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

Tel Aviv Diary Podcast May 13

DAY 584 of the WAR: EDAN ALEXANDER IS FREE; President Trump Wants to End the “Brutal War in Gaza”

DAY 583 OF THE WAR: Hamas to Release American-Israeli Hostage Idan Alexander; Houthis Target Tel Aviv on Friday; Remains of Soldier Missing Since 1982 Lebanon War Returned, Trump Heads to Middle East

Tel Aviv Diary Podcast

DAY 580 OF THE WAR: Israel Destroys Hezbollah Underground Command Center; Israel Strikes 150 Targets in Lebanon; Trump Poised to Back Saudi Nuclear Plan, Sidestepping Israel

DAY 579 OF THE WAR: Trump Halts Strikes on Houthis, Leaving Israel Isolated; Hostage Families Voice Despair; Teachers’ Strike Continues, Secret Israel-Syria Talks Reported

DAY 578 OF THE WAR: Israel Destroys Sana’a Airport, Trump Announces End of US Attacks on Houthis, Showdown Looming Over Ultra-Orthodox Draft

This is a an Alpha Version of my new podcast to accompany Tel Aviv Diary

Day 577 of the War: Seizure of Large Parts of Gaza Authorized by War Cabinet; Foreign Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel; IAF Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen

DAY 576 OF THE WAR: Two Soldiers Killed in Gaza; Houthi Missile Strikes Ben Gurion Airport; Foreign Airlines Cancel Flights to Israel; Thousands of Reservists Mobilized

DAY 573 OF THE WAR: Yom Ha’atzmaut

DAY 572 OF THE WAR: Yom HaZikaron, Jews Attack Jews in Raanana, Fires Burn Through Jerusalem Hills, Canadian Elections, Israel Comes to Aid of Druze in Syria

DAY 571 OF THE WAR: Israel Observes Memorial Day, October Council Urges Commission of Inquiry, Public Sentiment After a Year and Half of War

DAY 570 OF THE WAR: Freed Hostages Appeal to Trump, US-Iran Negotiations, Shin Bet Head Sets Date to Step Down, IDF Findings Regarding October 7 Attack on Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak

DAY 569 OF THE WAR: Two Soldiers Fall in Gaza, Houthis Continue to Fire Missiles at Israel, Report on the October 7th Attack in Zikim Base

DAY 566 OF THE WAR: One Soldier Killed, Two Critically Wounded in Gaza; Yom Hashoa V’Hagvurah; IDF Acknowledges Another Tragic Mistake; Report on Global Antisemitism

DAY 565 OF THE WAR: Houthis Fire At Northern Israel; Smotrich Criticizes New IDF Chief of Staff; Yom Hashoah: How Does the Holocaust Affect Us Today, October 7th Report on Ein Hashlosha

Day 564 OF THE WAR: Fallout From Shin Bet Chief’s Affidavit, Trump-Netanyahu Call, Security Cabinet Convenes, Surges in Antisemitism in the US in 2024

DAY 563 OF THE WAR: “J’Accuse” — Shin Bet Chief Submits Bombshell Affidavit to High Court; Smotrich Sparks Outrage, Says Releasing Hostages Is Not a Top Priority

DAY 562 OF THE WAR: Houthis Wake Central Israel, Soldier Killed in Gaza, Netanyahu’s “Dramatic” Address Disappoints, U.S.-Iran Talks Make Progress, New IDF Probe Into Shooting of Paramedics in Gaza

DAY 559 OF THE WAR: Trump Halts Planned Israeli Strike on Iran; Hamas Rejects Partial Hostage Deal, As Hostage Negotiations Hit Dead End; Supreme Court Rebuffs Netanyahu’s Appeal

DAY 558 OF THE WAR: Army Sums Up A Month of Fighting in Gaza, Support for Israel Declines in the U.S., Trump’s Battle with American Universities, Inflation on the Rise in Israel

DAY 557 OF THE WAR: Israeli Concerns Mount Over US-Iran Negotiations; Hostage Discussions Appear Stalled; Latest Security Scandal Emerges; US Blocks Chinese Involvement in Jerusalem Project

DAY 556 of the WAR: Houthis Fire on Central Israel, Passover & the Hostages, Limited Combat Continues in Gaza, Murders in the Arab Israeli Communities Surge, Iran Talks Regarding Nuclear Program

DAY 552 OF THE WAR—EREV, EREV, EREV PESACH 5785: Trump Says Hostage Deal is Near, Reservist Pilots Oppose Return to Combat in Gaza, Iran Negotiations to Begin, Turkey and Israel Talk

DAY 551 OF THE WAR: Israel Continues Its Attacks on Hamas, A Visit to Kibbutz Zikim, Summary of Report Regarding Sderot Battle on October 7th, Waning Support for Israel in the U.S.

DAY 550 OF THE WAR: Netanyahu’s Meeting Trump—An Analysis; Supreme Court Bars Firing Shin Bet Chief—For Now; Fighting in Gaza Continues

DAY 549 OF THE WAR:Trump Announces Direct Talks with Iran Starting Saturday; No Tariff Reduction for Israel; Former Shin Bet Head Accuses Netanyahu of Improper Requests

DAY 548 OF THE WAR: Netanyahu Arrives in Washington After Visit to Hungary; Hamas Launched 10 Rockets At Ashdod, IDF Releases Report on October 7th Attack on Kibbutz Nirim

DAY 545 OF THE WAR: Israel Launches Attacks in Syria, Qatargate Update, Gaza Fighting Expands, Trumps Tariffs, Report on Nava Festival Massacre

DAY 544 OF THE WAR: Israel Intensifies Ground Offensive In Gaza, Netanyahu Delays Search For New Shin Bet Chief, More Jews Leave the West Bank Than Settle There

DAY 543 OF THE WAR: Netanyahu Withdraws Proposed Shin Bet Appointment; Netanyahu Aides Remanded For Three Days, After Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence Against Them in Qatargate

DAY 542 OF THE WAR: Netanyahu Reveals Pick for Shin Bet Head, But Appointment in Doubt; Netanyahu Confidants Arrested in Connection with Qatargate, Police Question Netanyahu Regarding Involvement

DAY 541 OF THE WAR:Hostage Families Outraged by Government, Hostage Negotiation Update, Houthis Fire Missiles on Central Israel,Trump Issues Threat to Iran, IDF Report Regarding Erez Crossing on Oct 7

DAY 538 of the War: Houthis Fire Missile at Central Israel, Legislation Politicizing Judiciary Passes, Anti-Hamas Demonstrations Continue in Gaza, Sparks Innovation Summit

DAY 537 of the War: Protests Against Hamas in Gaza, Netanyahu Attacks the “Deep State” Again, Moody's Issues Warning on Israel's Credit Rating

DAY 536 Of the WAR: Israel Strikes Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon; Knesset Approves Budget, Securing Netanyahu’s Continued Rule; Anti-Government Protest and Pro-Hostage Release Demonstration

DAY 535 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 7 BACK AT WAR: Campaign Against Shin Bet Chief, Terrorist Attack in the North, Hamas Releases New Hostage Video

DAY 534 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 6 BACK TO WAR: Crisis of Democracy, Massive Anti-Government Demonstration, Netanyahu Makes Baseless Claims Against Ronen Bar, Israel Eliminates Hamas Leader From the Air

DAY 531 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 3 BACK TO WAR: A Divided Israel Expands Military Operations in Gaza, Houthis Fire Missiles at Central Israel, Mass Demonstrations in Jerusalem, GSS Head Fired

DAY 530 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 2 BACK TO WAR: Israel Begins Ground Operation in Gaza, Ben Gvir Reappointed Minister, Mass Protests in Jerusalem, Suspects Detained in Qatargate

DAY 529 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 1 BACK TO WAR: Netanyahu Ends Ceasefire and Returns to War – Endangering Hostages, Google Buys Wiz for $32 Billion, The DEI Dilemma

DAY 528 IN CAPTIVITY: Israel in Turmoil Over Attempts to Fire Shin Bet Head, Trump Threatens Iran, Qatar and its Insidious Role in the World

DAY 527 IN CAPTIVITY: Netanyahu Announces His Plan to Fire Shin Bet Head Ronen Bar, US Launches Massive Attack on Houthis, Hostage Negotiations Stalled, IDF Report on October 7th in Kibbutz Nir Oz

DAY 524 IN CAPTIVITY: Hostage Negotiations, Netanyahu Unprecedentedly Attacks GSS Head, Syria, UN Report of Distortions

DAY 523 IN CAPTIVITY: Israelis Believe Trump Cares More About Hostages Than Netanyahu; Hostage Negotiations Proceed; Netanyahu's Trial Proceeds; El Al Records Historic Profits

DAY 522 IN CAPTIVITY: “Qatargate”, Negotiations and Continued Attacks in Lebanon, Iran Says “No” to Trump, IDF Takes Action in West Bank

DAY 521 IN CAPTIVITY: Hostage Talks Continue in Doha, New IDF Spokesman, 20 Day Remain to Pass the Budget

DAY 520 IN CAPTIVITY: Trump Administration Negotiates Directly With Hamas, IDF Spokesman Hagari Not Promoted, Eizenkot Says IDF Actions in the War Differed from What War Cabinet Approved

DAY 517 IN CAPTIVITY: Trump Meets with Former Hostages Last Night, US Talks Directly to Hamas, New IDF Chief of Staff Gets to Work

DAY 516 IN CAPTIVITY: Ohad Yahalomi Laid To Rest, Ayal Zamir Sworn in As New IDF Chief of Staff, Trump Meets Six Former Hostages, IDF Report on the Battle of Kibbutz Nachal Oz

DAY 515 IN CAPTIVITY: Summit of Major Sunni Arab Nations in Cairo, Shabak Releases October 7th Report, IDF Report on Battle for Kfar Aza, Boston Scientific Purchases SoniVie Ltd.

DAY 514 IN CAPTIVITY Itzik Elgarat Laid to Rest, Netanyahu Claims Media Spreads “Fake News” and Serves as a Tool of the Deep State, Report on the October 7th Attack at Nachal Oz

DAY 513 IN CAPTIVITY: Ceasefire with Hamas Ends; Israel Halts Aid to Gaza; Hamas Rejects Extension of Phase I, Returned Hostages, to Visit White House; Key October 7th Reports Are Realeased

DAY 510 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 40 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Murdered Hostages Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, Shlomo Mantzour, and Tzachi Idan Are Returned Home, Terror Attack in Karkur

DAY 509 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 39 OF THE CEASEFIRE Shira, Ariel and Kfir Bibas Laid to Rest, Four Dead Hostages Returned, Trump and Gaza Again

DAY 508 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 38 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Oded Lifshitz Laid to Rest, Lapid’s Post-War Gaza Proposal, More IDF Troops to West Bank

DAY 507 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 37 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Netanyahu’s Trial, Delayed Release of Palestinian Prisoners, Shameful UN Votes, Comptroller’s Report

DAY 506 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 36 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Nasrallah Buried, Israel Delays Prisoner Release, Israel's Persistent Trauma

DAY 505 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 35 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed Are Back in Israel; Israel Confirms Bibas Family Were Murdered

DAY 503 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 33 OF THE CEASEFIRE: A Very Sad Day As Four Deceased Hostages Are Returned, Major Terror Attack in Tel Aviv Suburbs Thwarted

DAY 502 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 32 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Israel Braces for Another Tragic Day, Breslov Hasidim Cross into Lebanon and Clash with Military

DAY 501 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 31 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Six Hostages Scheduled for Return on Saturday; Tragically, Four Hostage Bodies to be Returned on Thursday; Israel Withdraws From Lebanon

ISRAEL MARKS DAY 500 OF CAPTIVITY WITH 73 HOSTAGES STILL IN GAZA

DAY 499 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 29 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Sec of State Rubio in Israel, Will There Be a Phase Two in Hostage Deal? US Heavy Bombs Arrive

DAY 498 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 28 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov, and Iair Horn Return Home

DAY 496 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 26 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Saturday Hostage Release Anticipated, Amit Becomes Chief Justice Under Boycott, Qatar-gate Widens

DAY 495 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 25 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Uncertainty Looms Over Saturday’s Hostage Release, Antisemitism in Australia

DAY 494 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 24 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Trump Calls For All Hostages to be Released by Saturday and Israeli Security Cabinet Echoes His Demand, 86-year-old Shlomo Mansour Killed on October 7th

DAY 493 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 23 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Hamas Announces a Halt in Hostage Release, Government Refuses to Call For a Commission of Inquiry

DAY 492 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 22 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Trump and Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia, Is the Next Stage of the Hostage Agreement Being Sabotaged?

DAY 491 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 21 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami Return Home Emaciated and Gaunt

DAY 489 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 19 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Trump Doubles Down on Plan for Gaza, Two Soldiers Are Killed in Gaza Accident, AI Enters Education in Israel

DAY 488 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 18 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Reflections on the Meeting Between Trump and Netanyahu, Former Hostage Soldiers Return To Their Homes

DAY 487 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 17 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Netanyahu-Trump Meeting, Two Reservists Killed In Jordan Valley

DAY 486 OF CAPTIVITY • 16 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Speculation Surrounding Trump Netanyahu Meeting Abounds, Homicide Rates Skyrocket Among Arab Israelis, The Reason Why Food in Israel is So Expensive

DAY 485 OF CAPTIVITY • DAY 15 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Strategic Analysis—Assessing Where We Stand as Netanyahu Heads to Washington, IDF Operation Expands in Jenin Area

DAY 484 OF CAPTIVITY • DAY 14 OF THE CEASEFIRE - Ofer Calderon, Yarden Bibas, and Keith Siegel are HOME, Eyal Zamir Tapped to be 24th IDF Chief of Staff

DAY 482 OF CAPTIVITY – DAY 12 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Agam Berger, Gadi Mozes and Arbel Yehoud Are Home, Five Thai Nationals Released by Hamas, Soldier Killed in Jenin

DAY 481 OF CAPTIVITY • DAY 11 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Three Israeli Hostages to be Released Tomorrow, Netanyahu’s Upcoming Washington Visit, Antisemitism In Australia

DAY 480 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 10 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Looming Coalition Crises, Trump Doubles Down on Relocation, Opportunities for Israel in the Time of Trump

DAY 479 OF CAPTIVITY • DAY 9 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Two Hundred Thousand Gazans Flock to Northern Gaza, Netanyahu Trial Resumes, 80 Years Since the Liberation of Auschwitz

DAY 478 OF CAPTIVITY • DAY 8 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Hamas Agrees to Release 6 Hostages This Week: Netzarim Corridor To Open in the Morning; Ceasefire with Lebanon Extended

DAY 477 OF CAPTIVITY • DAY 7 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy Are All Home!

DAY 475 IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 5 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Emotionally Charged Days Ahead, Trump on Hostages and Iran, Military Operations Continue in Jenin, Harvard Settles Antisemitism Suit

DAY 474 OF THE WAR: Government Blocks Establishment of National Commission of Inquiry, Haredi Draft Exemption Bill Stalled, Anti-Israel Protest at Columbia

473 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY • DAY 3 OF THE CEASEFIRE: Terror Attack in Tel Aviv, Army Chief of Staff to Resign on March 6th, IDF Troops Begin Operation in Jenin

DAY 472 in Captivity, Day 2 of Ceasefire: What’s Next For Hostage Releases, Trump’s Second Term and Israel, Soldier Killed in the West Bank

DAY 471 OF THE WAR: Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher Finally Return Home

DAY 470 OF THE WAR: Cabinet Approves Hostage/Ceasefire Agreement, Houthis Launch Missiles at Central and Southern Israel, Terror Attack in Tel Aviv

DAY 468 OF THE WAR: Hostage Deal Delayed, Government Approval Expected Saturday Night; Minister Ben-Gvir to Resign from Government

DAY 467 OF THE WAR: Ceasefire and Hostage Agreement Reached, Qatar’s Emir, Presidents Biden, Trump, and Herzog Applaud the Agreement; Ceasefire Set to Begin Sunday

DAY 466 OF THE WAR: Houthi Missile Sends Millions to Shelters in the Middle of the Night, Israelis Anxiously Await Announcement of Hostage Deal, as Right-Wing Minister Opposes Agreement

DAY 465 OF THE WAR: Israel and Hamas on the Cusp of a Hostage/Ceasefire Deal, Five Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza Explosion, Houthis Fire Missile and Drone at Israel

DAY 464 OF THE WAR: Hope Grows That a Hostage Deal is Near, Public Backs Agreement; Four Soldiers Laid to Rest; Expansion Planned for Ben Gurion Terminal-3

DAY 463 OF THE WAR: Four Soldiers Killed in Northern Gaza; Israel and Coalition Allies Launch Strikes Against Houthis; High-Level Delegation Heads to Doha, Hoping to Conclude Hostage Negotiations

DAY 461 OF THE WAR: New President in Lebanon; Iranian General Admits Extent of Iran’s Loss in Syria; Houthis Dispatch 3 Drones to Israel, All are Downed; New Plan for Judicial Appointments

DAY 460 OF THE WAR: Three Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Remains of Two Hostages Recovered, Supreme Court and Ultra-Orthodox Draft, Defense Minister vs. IDF Chief of Staff

DAY 459 OF THE WAR: Solider Killed in Gaza, Kfir Brigade Withdraws from Northern Gaza, Update on Ultra-Orthodox Draft

DAY 458 OF THE WAR: Terror Attack In West Bank Kills Three, Two Soldiers Fall In Northern Gaza, Rocket Hits Home in Sderot, Defense Budget Committee Delivers Report.

DAY 457 OF THE WAR: Lebanese Army Fails to Deploy, Government Announces Limited Support for Retuning Residents in the North, Limited Optimism on Hostage Deal

DAY 456 OF THE WAR: Houthis Fire Missiles at Central Israel, US Arms Sale To Israel, Hamas Releases Hostage Video, Israel Destroys Rocket Factory in Gaza

DAY 454 OF THE WAR: War in Gaza Going in Circles, Summary of IDF Casualties During this War, The Government’s Disconnect with the People, Details on the September Missile Factory Attack

DAY 453 OF THE WAR: Galant Resigns From Knesset, IDF Investigation Reveals Lax Discipline, Knesset Members Display Lack of Empathy, Last Night of Chanukah