The Israeli Knesset recently passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups.

As Netanyahu moves to ban the United Arab List (Ra’am), which traces its roots to the southern branch of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Occupied Palestine, party leader Mansour Abbas has announced a split from the Islamic Movement.

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.