Amos Harel

Fearing that West Bank instability threatens the future of the Palestinian Authority, and that the IDF could become the target of demonstrations there, Israel has been taking steps to assist the PA.

Veteran officers are always maneuvering for the IDF's top jobs. However, the current battle over the next deputy chief of staff is taking place in the shadows of the Harpaz affair, and may see a young gun triumph over the old guard.

Report expected to place much of the blame for misconduct in affair on former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi; gag order on contents of report still in effect.

Five years have elapsed since the bombing of the nuclear reactor in Syria, why then is the military censor denying publication of details of the affair?

According to an article in the New Yorker, Mossad agents broke into the home of a Syrian top official in Vienna and copied dozens of photographs of the secret facility, bombed in 2007; The U.S. was convinced by Israel's intelligence, but refused to carry out a strike.

Just a few months ago, finding a way to force ultra-Orthodox men to share the military burden was a burning issue. So why is no one in any hurry to find a solution now?

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers: ‘No doubt in my mind’ that U.S. elections are influencing Israel’s calculations.

Israel Hayom, the newspaper seen as having close ties to the PM, has been laying off the war drums lately. Senior Haaretz analyst Amos Harel wonders: Does this indicate that Netanyahu is seeking a ladder to climb down from the tree?

There are two key 'exit stations' for Israel to back down on its threat: A meeting between Netanyahu and Obama in September and a joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise in October.

Chances that army will actually enforce draft notices are considered very low.

71-year-old blues singer Robert Belfour performed a boundary-breaking concert in Tel Aviv last week.

Gantz also unaware until Ch. 10 report that military advocate general has decided to open own criminal investigation into Gabi Ashkenazi's former aide, Col. Erez Weiner, if Weinstein turns down his request.

The request by Brig. Gen. Danny Efroni, sent to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, marks the first time a criminal probe has been recommended to investigate a former chief of staff for a matter relating to his service in the IDF.

Israel's home front defense is in better shape than it was in the past, but chances are that in wartime, its missile-defense system will primarily secure strategic sites, not civilian populations.

Weiner is suspected of having ordered the collection of defamatory information against Defense Minister Ehud Barak as part of the affair.

Army asks can soldiers not exposed to danger be considered combatants?

Haaretz's Amos Harel was surprised to find out that six Algerian newspapers reported that Israel fears the 'wrath of the Algerians' based on an article that he had supposedly written.

Trend causes significant economic damage to Palestinian vendors who lost untold customers - local Palestinians who took their business to Israel.

Israeli university heads petition High Court against recognition of Ariel University, claiming that the decision to make the institution a university is 'seriously flawed.'

The Iranians have always marked their version of Jerusalem Day, which fell on Friday, with warlike declarations, but this time they, and Hezbollah, raised the volume in response to Netanyahu's threats to strike Iran.

Senior Haaretz analyst Amos Harel says a recent comment by the U.S. army chief made it clear that Obama has had enough of Netanyahu and Barak's antics. They, however, could still attack just to show they can.

Military defenders have come under fire because of their role in the Harpaz affair on influencing the selection of the next chief of staff.

Haaretz analyst Amos Harel says new improvements to Arrow system should be viewed as part of the complex campaign currently conducted between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah.

In the past 72 hours, three former top guns of Israeli intelligence have discussed, with unnerving candor, a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Do they know something that remains opaque to the public?

During his stint in Golani, Ofek Buchris sought to improve the leadership abilities of his officers and change the brigade's image. Now, he says, the soldiers will go one hill further than they're ordered to.