Simon Speakman Cordall

Spiraling costs of Israel’s conflicts deepen rift between finance and defense ministries ahead of budget decisions.

Six months into the US-Israel war on Iran, the governments in the three countries are fighting political wars at home.

The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.

Altalena wreck fuels Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir rivalry, with each claiming to be heir of Irgun militia.

The settlement threatens Palestinian statehood. But it could help Israel’s PM, other far-right leaders before elections.

Israel faces mounting debt pressures as wars and declining tax revenues collide and more top earners leave the country.

The five activists who vandalised a branch of Barclays bank say they are ‘extremely relieved’.

Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country over three years, citing political uncertainty and security concerns.

On Monday, Israel’s governing party will determine its candidate list for the next election.

Despite a genocide and multiple wars, analysts say the issues determining October’s elections fall far closer to home.