Israel-Hamas War, Explained

Moment guides you through the intensifying conflict with key background, exclusive interviews and fresh analysis.

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From the Newsletter | Could Retaliatory Attack Arrive on Tisha B’Av?

Last week, Western intelligence sources quoted anonymously by Sky News Arabia claimed that Iran and Hezbollah may launch a retaliatory

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Collage of Israeli headlines for Aug. 5

B’Ivrit | Israeli Media Analyzes Different Reactions to Terrorist Assassinations

After the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Fouad Shukur, Israelis express a mix anxiety and pride, as well as frustration over foiled travel plans. ...
A large yellow banner at 7.25.24 Netanyahu protest

Looking for a Middle Around the Edges of Bibi’s Visit

There was the split screen—on one side, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint session of Congress and calling

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A smiling Palestinian man with a clean-shaved head and dark eyebrows smiles at the camera wearing a crisp button-down shirt. In the background is foliage.

Samer Sanijlawi Knows Israelis “Better Than They Know Themselves”

If Israelis and Palestinians ever enter into negotiations, East Jerusalemite Palestinian Samer Sanijlawi intends to be part of the talks. ...

Six Days Without Waze

Moment’s editor-in-chief zigzagged around Israel asking Israelis across a wide spectrum to articulate their visions for the country’s future. ...
Trump and Biden made front page news in Israeli after their debate

B’Ivrit | Israeli Dailies Pounce on Biden’s Lackluster Debate Performance

“The Debate and the Collapse,” read the main headline of Yediot Aharonot, Israel’s largest centrist publication. The commentary column alongside the article, written by Nadav Eyal, was simply titled “Catastrophe.” ...
Illustraive. Donald Trump and Joe Biden stand on the CNN Debate stage. A map of the Middle East is between them.

Was the Awful Presidential Debate Somehow Good for Israel? 

Plus: AIPAC's watershed moment in New York. ...
A white man with thick brown hair and a dark jacket looks directly at the camera in front of a quaint urban background. A man in a blue jacket and dark sunglasses wrides a bicycle on the left of the frame and also looks at the camera.

In Berlin, Some Israeli Ex-Pats Organize Against Germany’s Support for Israel

Flaschenberg views his group as a “kosher certificate” for opinions that may be perceived as too critical or controversial in Germany. ...

A Legal Earthquake: Israel’s Supreme Court Decides that the Ultra-Orthodox Must Serve in the Military with Eetta Prince-Gibson and Nadine Epstein

A conversation about the Israel’s Supreme Court ruling that the ultra-Orthodox must serve in the military and its wide-ranging legal, political, economic and social ramifications. ...

Jewish Identity in a Post October 7 World with Sarah Hurwitz and Amy E. Schwartz

Join Sarah Hurwitz for a wide-open conversation about her Jewish journey, what she has learned from Jewish students on college campuses and what she thinks Jewish tradition can teach us in this moment. ...
A skyline of destroyed buildings. Smoke in the sky billows from a fire on the right.

Analysis | We Need To Talk About Willful Ignorance

To fail to understand why Israel is becoming isolated on the world stage or to reduce the reason to mere antisemitism is willful ignorance. ...
B'ivrit 6.10.24

B’Ivrit | Desperate for Some Good News, Israelis Cling to Heroic Hostage Rescue Story

How the Israeli media covered the June 8 hostage rescue. ...