“Will Israel’s prime minister recognize that his country faces more than one threat to its existence?” asks Jeffrey Goldberg.

Despite attempts at reconciliation after conclusion of Iran deal, US president still struggles to find favor with Israelis more than any other country.

Now that the Iran nuclear deal has been passed by Congress, Washington and Jerusalem appear intent on publicly patching up ties, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the end of the month, and US President Barack Obama in early November.

“With over 14,000 demolition orders issued against Palestinian structures in Area C since 1988, Israel is maintaining a vast system of control-by-threat that at once dispossesses and undermines social stability,” writes Natasha Roth.

“When the Israeli government does everything in its power to erase the Green Line and subjugate the Palestinian economy, boycotting settlement goods does little to challenge the regime,” writes Haggai Matar.

Israeli police have stormed one of Islam’s holiest sites in Jerusalem on the eve of the Jewish New Year.

Israel’s tax code grants exemptions to groups making donations to Israelis convicted of politically motivated violence.

Israeli police regularly shut down roads in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya following clashes there, in what amounts to collective punishment on the village’s entire population. That is the message residents had for police: we just want to live. Stop punishing us.

“Throughout this past Jewish calendar year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategic failures have rendered Israel more isolated in the diplomatic arena and more fragile in terms of deterrence, while the political echelon blames the media for it all,” writes Akiva Eldar.

This Jewish year has been one of turbulence and political surprises, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing Ministers Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid, launching elections and astonishingly also winning them.

The decision to postpone a planned emergency meeting of the Palestinian National Council signals an impending transition of power within the Palestinian movement.