Since clashes erupted in July 2025 between Druze factions and Syrian government forces backed by tribal fighters, the Israeli Occupation has intervened under the pretext of “protecting the Druze” and has since become a key player shaping the scene there.

Amir Ohana is the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset; he lives with another man and they have adopted twins, and his election to the position has drawn sharp criticism from rabbis and ultra-Orthodox officials who refuse to shake his hand.

The Palestinian Authority has entered a difficult period of austerity following punitive Israeli Occupation policies, coinciding with Tel Aviv’s ongoing devastating war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

Haredi political parties are threatening to dismantle the Knesset over the government's failure to enact legislation shielding yeshiva students from military conscription.

As the Israeli government signals a possible escalation of its “military operation” in Gaza, the debate over drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) has resurfaced; a highly divisive and politically sensitive issue in Tel Aviv.