Pesach Benson, Author at J-Wire

Israel marks Memorial Day with 249 soldiers and civilians killed over past year

Pesach Benson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:34:28 +0000

Israel prepares to mark Memorial Day on Monday night, coinciding with newly released figures showing 249 soldiers and civilians killed over the past year and tens of thousands of fallen security personnel and civilians since the country’s founding. Ahead of the commemoration, the Ministry of Defence and the National Insurance Institute released updated figures detailing […]

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Young Jews more optimistic and engaged despite rising global antisemitism: survey

Pesach Benson — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:42:28 +0000

A new global survey of Jewish communities suggests a striking generational divide and highlights how rising antisemitism and perceptions of Israel are increasingly shaping Jewish life far beyond Israel itself. The findings, published in The Jewish Agency for Israel’s “One People Report,” are based on responses from 1,428 Jewish participants in Israel and 18 countries […]

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Scientists identify molecular switch that may predict aggressive skin cancer

Pesach Benson — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:36:56 +0000

A molecular “switch” that helps skin cells maintain their identity may determine whether a common form of skin cancer remains treatable or becomes an aggressive, metastatic disease, Israeli scientists announced. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem study focused on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), the second most common skin cancer worldwide. This subset can become invasive […]

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Mossad chief: war with Iran not over until its ‘extremist regime’ falls

Pesach Benson — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:26:24 +0000

Outgoing Mossad Director David Barnea said Israel’s campaign against Iran will not be considered complete until the country’s ruling system is replaced, delivering one of his clearest statements yet linking the ongoing conflict to the future of the Islamic Republic itself. “Our commitment will be fulfilled only when this extremist regime is replaced,” Barnea said […]

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Netanyahu battles court over attempt to unseat Ben-Gvir

Pesach Benson — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:46:30 +0000

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally urged Israel’s Supreme Court to reject petitions seeking the removal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, escalating a legal and constitutional dispute over the limits of judicial authority in shaping the government’s composition. The filing marks Netanyahu’s first written legal response to the Supreme Court, specifically opposing petitions that seek […]

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Netanyahu trial to resume Sunday after wartime court shutdown

Pesach Benson — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:06:38 +0000

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial will resume on Sunday after a weeks-long suspension caused by wartime emergency measures, judges at the Jerusalem District Court ruled on Thursday. “With the lifting of the state of emergency and the return of the court system to work, the hearings will resume as scheduled,” the panel said in […]

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Bride-to-be killed in Hezbollah rocket attack

Pesach Benson — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:08:14 +0000

As Hezbollah escalated its cross-border rocket and drone attacks, a woman killed in northern Israel on Tuesday evening was identified as bride-to-be Nuriel Dubin Dubin, 27, was fatally wounded near the Mahanayim Junction after a barrage of some 30 rockets was launched toward the Rosh Pina area. Sirens sounded across the north as projectiles and […]

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For first time, Haredi soldiers of Hasmonean Brigade operate in Lebanon

Pesach Benson — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:54:12 +0000

For the first time, Israel’s Orthodox (Haredi) Hasmonean Brigade is operating in southern Lebanon, conducting targeted raids, the Israel Defence Forces disclosed on Monday. The brigade has previously seen action in Syria, the Gaza Strip, and Judea and Samaria. Its deployment to Lebanon marks a significant expansion of its operational scope. “The Hasmonean Brigade will […]

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Iranian strikes kill foreign worker, four Palestinian women

Pesach Benson — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:29:45 +0000

A foreign agricultural worker in central Israel and four Palestinian women in the Hebron area were killed in Iranian ballistic missile strikes late Wednesday, emergency services said, as barrages employing cluster munitions hit multiple locations across the region. “When we arrived, we were led to an agricultural area where there had been a strike in […]

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Israeli schools partially reopen after two-week war closure

Pesach Benson — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:33:49 +0000

After more than two weeks of nationwide closures triggered by Iranian missile attacks, Israeli students began returning to classrooms as the school system partially reopened on Monday. Schools were shut across Israel on March 1, a day after Israel and the U.S. launched coordinated strikes on Iran. Israel’s Home Front Command simultaneously imposed emergency restrictions […]

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