“Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!” So promises the opening number of the Stephen Sondheim musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” But what happens when the comedy that originally ...

Lior Soroka is a Tel Aviv-based freelance reporter covering the Israel-Gaza war and the wider conflict in the Middle East.

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise ...