“The West Bank village of Hizma, surrounded entirely by the separation wall, is the victim of daily harassment by the army and the police. That hasn’t stopped the residents from opening their homes and businesses to Israeli Jews — even the settlers who live next door,” writes Tamar Flesichman.

According to Peace Now, in the first half of 2016, plans have been advanced to retroactively legalize 314 settler homes.

“There appears to be a new window of opportunity in sight, however, there is nothing to indicate that the Israeli prime minister — who has done more than anyone to prevent the creation of a Palestinian state — is about to change his ways,” writes Mike Omer-Man.

“Palestinian senior officials feel that not only are Arab countries preoccupied by the Islamic State threat, but that the countries are also tired of the Palestinian issue and are sidelining the urgency of establishing a Palestinian state,” writes Uri Savir.

“The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) strategically recruits and educates black leaders to defend Israel from critique,” writes David Harris-Gershon.

The Israeli public trusts the IDF more than any other state institution while political parties received the lowest level of public trust, according to a survey conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) last year and published on Sunday.

An “examination” has been ordered into an affair involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Sunday after weeks of media speculation and rumours.

The Knesset was expected to pass a controversial law requiring organizations mostly funded by foreign governments to prominently label themselves as such, in a vote set to take place overnight Monday.

A new project uses heartbreaking photos, text and video to tell the stories of the Palestinian families who lost more than three members in the 2014 Gaza war, the stories of their lives, their deaths and the survival of those left behind.

Palestinian farmers sue the State of Israel for damages their crops and land sustained as a result of the IDF aerially spraying herbicides in 2015.

“Two years have passed since Operation Protective Edge; With Hamas having restored its pre-war rocket arsenal and replaced its military leadership, it is now preparing for another round with more focus on tunnels,” writes Elior Levy.