It’s all in the timing. On New Year’s Day, a little under three months since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling. In an 8-7 decision, it struck down a controversial amendment to a Basic Law that removed the court’s own power to quash government decisions on the grounds of “reasonableness.”
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a lot of political hot water these days. With the failure to prevent, or even be prepared, for the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, a new poll shows that Netanyahu has a mere 15% support among Israeli voters. And this poll was conducted before the Supreme Court […]
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An Israeli mother who was held in Hamas captivity for 49 days has described in an interview the trials of caring for two young children as a hostage. Doron Katz Asher told Israeli Channel 12 TV that she feared her daughters would be taken from her if she took her eyes off them. Using the bathroom hinged on the permission of her captors. Her daughters had developed fever and if they cried, she said militants would bang on the door of the room where they were held. In the interview aired late Saturday, Katz Asher said she found strength in her daughters. Her account builds on a growing number of testimonies by other freed captives. Roughly 129 hostages remain in Hamas captivity.
An Israeli mother who was held in Hamas captivity for 49 days has described in an interview the trials of caring for two young children as a hostage. Doron Katz Asher told Israeli Channel 12 TV that she feared her daughters would be taken from her if she took her eyes off them. Using the bathroom hinged on the permission of her captors. Her daughters had developed fever and if they cried, she said militants would bang on the door of the room where they were held. In the interview aired late Saturday, Katz Asher said she found strength in her daughters. Her account builds on a growing number of testimonies by other freed captives. Roughly 129 hostages remain in Hamas captivity.