Moav Vardi

Australian intelligence officials estimate that the father and son who carried out Sunday's massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, were in contact with ISIS operatives in the country, according to a report by ABC Australia. Australia’s Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) believes that Sajid Akram, 50, who was killed at the scene, and Naveed Akram, 24, who was wounded while being subdued, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

12 min read Note From the Editor, Vivian Bercovici: It feels like years ago but it was only a few months. In early March, shortly after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, there was tremendous uncertainty globally. Indiscriminate Russian attacks on civilians led to fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin would stop at nothing to conquer Ukraine, including, possibly, the use of “tactical” nuclear or chemical weapons.

Deputy to the ambassador in Ireland: the pro-Palestinian activists are motivated by problems in sexual orientation By Moav Vardi Senior diplomat Nurit Tinari-Modai, has come up with a new plan to combat the delegitimization activities against Israel: to fight directly with the Israeli activists who take part in it.