Trump’s backing fails to lift Netanyahu as Israel heads for defining vote
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has staged a remarkable political recovery. Now, with the US president at his side, he is seeking to extend it
Binyamin Netanyahu
Zionism is not racism, any more than Irish nationalism is sectarianism
If Israel-Palestine is, for us, a story about Ireland, it ought to be, not a simplistic narrative of good and evil
Trump endorses Netanyahu in Israeli election
US president praises Netanyahu as a ‘great warrior prime minister’ and peace partner
Israel’s former spy chief sues Netanyahu for ‘blood libel’ over October 7th attacks
Ronen Bar has accused Netanyahu of trying to shift the blame on to him
Complex political issues reduced to slogans
I sincerely hope there is a change in leadership in Israel on October 27th
Raphaël Glucksmann’s refusal to use the word ‘genocide’ divides France’s left
Splitting the electorate has been disastrous for the left, but their differences appear too deep to repair before presidential election
‘You hack her phone, then you kill her’: What Israeli intelligence officers told Naza director Yuval Abraham about their tactics in Gaza
Naza has incensed the Netanyahu administration. That means the documentary’s revelations have frightened it, says the film-maker
Protests across Israel call for October 7th inquiry on third anniversary of attack
Thousands observed a moment of silence as Netanyahu promised to ‘complete the mission’
Netanyahu faces fresh scrutiny over pre-October 7th warnings
New reports on warnings received before the Hamas attack threaten the Israeli prime minister’s general election campaign
Call for sporting sanctions is due to profound concerns over Israel’s actions in Gaza
Many who support engagement with Israelis also believe sports bodies should apply rules consistently
‘They want to kill all of us’: Life on Israel’s anxious frontier
Three years after the October 7th attacks, real security feels elusive in the Israeli community nearest the Gaza border fence
‘It’s off the charts’: Satellite images show how three years of war have devastated Gaza
UN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need
Gaza war heralds era of ‘technologically advanced barbarism’
Pulitzer-winning journalist accuses western governments of forfeiting their moral authority through support for Israel’s war in Gaza
Trump says Iran may be linked to co-pilot who tried to crash Israel-bound plane
US president says Tehran will ‘be hit very hard’ if it was behind the attack
Events surrounding Nations League turn Ireland’s football hope to shame
Irish players, fans, Gaza and Palestine have all been all let down
Flydubai hijacking attempt could aid Netanyahu’s re-election bid
Israeli prime minister hopes drama will boost his security credentials as Israelis prepare to vote later this month
‘No one is passing through this door’: Inside the Flydubai cockpit fight
Struggle breaks out on a flight to Tel Aviv after co-pilot stabs the pilot and passengers then storm the cockpit
A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on Flydubai flight
Reserve crew on board safely landed aircraft after passengers intervened during cockpit struggle
Pilot who stabbed co-pilot may have tried to crash Israel-bound aircraft, says Netanyahu
Officials investigating if incident was attempted terror attack on Israelis
Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and prevent Palestinian family returning home
Israeli troops attempted to escort the Tubasi family back to their homes, weeks after their two houses were seized by settlers
Micheál Martin did something unique in our history, making what happened next even worse
With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse
Ken Early: Why the discomfort over Israel fixtures? Because we know Ireland’s position is a fudge
Ireland are anxious to get through these games without creating any unnecessary trouble. Israel are long past caring about that
When true horrors of Gaza are fully revealed ‘it will shame the world’, Martin tells UN
Taoiseach says the prospect of a two-state solution is being deliberately undermined and calls for stronger international cooperation
Netanyahu sounded delusional at a largely empty UN where many delegates walked out
Irish representative remained for address which ignored Gaza horrors and painted Israel as a moral champion
Dozens of delegates walk out as Netanyahu denounces ‘moral cowards’ at UN
Israeli prime minister’s address arrival at rostrum greeted by mix of cheers and boos
Micheál Martin rejects Binyamin Netanyahu’s criticism of New York mayor
Zohran Mamdani says it is for Irish people to decide on unity as he attends diaspora bingo game with Taoiseach
Netanyahu says he will use UN address to ‘tell the truth about’ New York mayor
Zohran Mamdani brushed off the remarks, saying the Israeli prime minister is ‘the architect of horrific genocide against Palestinians’
Gadi Eisenkot and the Netanyahu era
Expecting ‘the Eisenkot era’ to bring the Middle East any closer to a just resolution of its conflicts is delusory
Israel’s settlement policy is designed to bury the idea of a two-state solution
Netanyahu boasted in 2025 that ‘we are going to fulfil our promise that there will be no Palestinian state.’
Can anyone end the Netanyahu era?
An Arab party could decide Israel’s future – with a new deputy who is a Jewish lawmaker and paratrooper
Diplomatic courtesy for Trump’s visit should not be misinterpreted
We have to hold our noses and endure his presence
Lawyers urge Government to tell Trump Ireland opposes his ‘illegal war policies’
US president risks causing ‘global catastrophe’, warns lawyers’ group
Israel closes UK consulate over West Bank sanctions row
British foreign secretary says ‘settler terrorists’ have carried out ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Palestinian territories
Why Andy Burnham is taking on Israel over the West Bank
Britain’s planned trade ban risks a diplomatic and economic backlash, but Labour sees an opportunity to rebuild support on its left flank
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