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She fights global terror for justice and wins

From Israeli courtrooms to US federal rulings, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has spent decades targeting terror financing, turning victims into plaintiffs and landmark lawsuits into a powerful tool to hold organizations and states accountable

Yael Feldman Shavit | 04.10.26

The scene of the bombing at the Hebrew University cafeteria in Jerusalem on July 31, 2002

US appeals court reinstates $655M terror verdict against PLO, Palestinian Authority

Ruling revives 2015 jury award to American victims of Second Intifada attacks after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US courts to hear the case, including over the Palestinian Authority’s 'pay for slay' payments policy

Itamar Eichner | 04.05.26

איתמר בן גביר במליאת הכנסת לאחר ההכרזה על אישור חוק עונש מוות למחבלים עם שמפניה בידו

'Whoever sheds blood': Does Judaism support the death penalty?

The Torah prescribes death for murder, but rabbinic authorities sharply restricted its use, making it rare through strict requirements such as two eyewitnesses and prior warning, even as some rabbis have endorsed capital punishment for terrorists

Shilo Freid | 04.01.26

איתמר בן גביר במליאת הכנסת - הצעת חוק עונש מוות למחבלים

Knesset approves death penalty for terrorists with Netanyahu backing

Parliament passes measure by 62-48 vote after push by Ben-Gvir, despite opposition warnings that the law could trigger legal challenges and international fallout

Amir Ettinger, Itamar Eichner | 03.30.26

שוטרים פלסטינים בפעילות בג'נין. המעורבות בטרור מגיעה עד לדרגים הבכירים ביותר | צילום: אי-פי, Majdi Mohammed

How the Palestinian 'police' could become Israel’s next security challenge

Opinion: While Israel is prioritizing the fight against Iran, a new front is emerging in the heart of the country - The Palestinian police is not a 60,000-person police force, but a trained army using weapons it was given to threaten Israel, commit terrorist acts

Boaz Haetzni | 03.29.26

ד"ר רחמה אל-עדוואן, רופאה בריטית שהואשמה בתמיכה בחמאס

British doctor charged with supporting Hamas: 'Israelis worse than Nazis'

Dr. Rahma Aladwan, an orthopedic surgeon in the British National Health Service, was arrested at her home after violating restrictive conditions; she is charged with supporting terror and inciting racial hatred

ynet | 03.26.26

'Avoid Passover events in public spaces,' NSC warns Israelis abroad

National Security Council warns of an increase in the terrorist threat abroad during the Spring holidays, and recommends staying away from unsecured Jewish gatherings and open events, which could be targeted by terrorists

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.25.26

נשיא המדינה בטקס זיכרון בבית חב"ד יחד עם ראש ממשלת אוסטרליה

Israel gives state recognition to Sydney massacre victims as 'victims of antisemitic hostile acts'

In ceremony at Chabad synagogue in Bondi Beach, not far from the place where 15 people were murdered about two months ago, their relatives received official notification; 'Israel does not stand by when Jews are murdered solely because they are Jews, even if it happens far beyond its borders'

Yair Kraus | 02.10.26

מזוודות הכסף ששני חשודים ניסו להבריח דרך מעבר אלנבי

Suitcases of cash: two Palestinians arrested trying to smuggle 12M shekels to terror groups in West Bank

Intelligence from the IDF led Border Police to arrest the two suspects as they crossed from Jordan into Israel via the Allenby Crossing; a senior officer said forces are acting decisively to cut off terror funding

Meir Turgeman | 01.18.26

Israeli Air Force unveils new 'Thunder' order for future Oct. 7-style infiltration scenarios

Israel’s Air Force and three regional commands drilled lessons from a mass terror infiltration: pilots may strike on their own, entry routes bombed within minutes, about 1,000 landing zones near borders, elite teams auto-deployed, civilians prioritized and more bombs per jet

Yoav Zitun | 12.25.25

Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder, terrorist acts

Naveed Akram was charged after waking from a coma in a Sydney hospital, where he has been since police shot him and his gunman father at Bondi Beach; Funerals for victims begin amid heavy security

Associated Press | 12.17.25

Shin Bet chief backs death penalty for terrorists; ministers say Israelis spying for Iran should also be executed

Shin Bet Director David Zini told ministers the proposed law would be 'a highly deterrent tool'; IDF representative says military sees 'no obstacle,' though army supports allowing judicial discretion rather than making sentence mandatory

Itamar Eichner | 11.21.25

דיון דחוף בוועדה לביטחון לאומי של הכנסת בעניין איומים על נבחרי ציבור

Israel advances death penalty bill for terrorists; first vote Wednesday, ‘Netanyahu supports it’

The Knesset’s National Security Committee approved a bill imposing mandatory death sentences for terrorists; Once postponed over fears for hostages’ lives, the proposal — championed by Itamar Ben-Gvir — will head to a preliminary vote Wednesday

Amir Ettinger | 11.03.25

Mossad names Iranian Quds Force commander behind global plot against Jews

Intelligence agency identifies Sardar Ammar of Iran’s Quds Force as head of a global terror network targeting Jews; linked to plots in Greece, Australia and Germany, network used arson, surveillance and proxies to attack while maintaining Iranian deniability

Itamar Eichner | 10.26.25

West Bank terror cell planned to fire rockets at Tel Aviv to ‘stop the war,’ investigation finds

Suspects built makeshift rockets near Ramallah early in Gaza war, test firing several and experimenting with explosive drones after Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre

Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.20.25

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