Haaretz Israel News
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:30:58 +03:00Israel won't intervene in Sheikh Jarrah case, making eviction of Palestinian families more likely
Officials in Avichai Mendelblit's office say they believe the Palestinian families' case is too weak and that his legal opinion would not be able to prevent their pending eviction
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:30:34 +03:00What it's like studying in an Arab-Jewish school during a war
Educators at this unique Jaffa school – where 40 percent of the pupils are Arab – found new ways to defuse tensions, fear and harsh rhetoric between the pupils
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:20:47 +03:00Spotify's local editor quits, leaving Israeli artists hungry for exposure
The road to 'discovery' is now even harder in Israel and the local music industry is missing Spotify's 'algorithmic eavesdropping'
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:17:06 +03:00Bennett-Lapid draft coalition deal says government will fall if budget isn't passed
The failure to pass a budget within the coalition's first 100 days led to the dissolution of the previous Netanyahu-Gantz government, but Yesh Atid is seeking safeguards to ensure the agreement is honored
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 11:00:45 +03:00Knesset speaker set to formally present new government, moving closer to swearing-in
Bennett condemns Netanyahu's efforts to pressure Yamina lawmakers into deserting the new coalition
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 10:37:11 +03:00Did dinosaurs have fleas?
Review of the parasites of extinct animals from coprolites and genetics to mummies finds they’ve been around roughly since life began
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 06:01:29 +03:00Jewish march through Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter is a clear attempt to reignite tensions
Organizers of this week’s Flag March are trying to throw a lit match into the gasoline fumes accumulating over Jerusalem
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 02:21:27 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 01:55:32 +03:00Drug company executives suspected of bribing aides to former Israeli health minister
Aides to Yaakov Litzman, currently housing and construction minister, are suspected of accepting bribes when he was health minister
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 01:43:47 +03:00Bennett blasts Netanyahu's scare tactics as heads of new coalition parties meet
'In recent weeks there is a violent machine being operated against lawmakers from Yamina,' Bennett said in response to Netanyahu ■ Coalition leaders reiterated the need to swear-in the government to move the country forward
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 01:12:07 +03:00Mother of Israeli held in Gaza says Al Jazeera recording 'is not my son'
Media outlets speculate the man heard in the recording is Avera Mengistu, but its authenticity remains unclear. 'I hope to see him soon,' says his mother amid reports of potential Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange talks
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 00:20:35 +03:00Even just eating hummus in Acre nowadays counts as a display of Jewish-Arab solidarity
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 00:11:41 +03:00Losing our religion: Israel's air force delusions
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 00:10:13 +03:00Don't let Netanyahu's manipulations fool you
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 22:07:36 +03:00Israel has another ‘Prisoner X,’ and again fails to manage the crisis
In the secretive affair of the recent death of a detained Military Intelligence officer, the Israeli security establishment is failing to learn from its past mistakes
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 21:40:25 +03:00Bennett calls on Netanyahu: 'Let go, allow Israel to move forward'
'Don't leave scorched earth behind you,' Bennett pleaded directly to the prime minister, as incitement continues to spiral against lawmakers from Yamina and New Hope
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 21:27:50 +03:00Israel Defense Prize laureate succumbs to wounds after suffering injuries in Acre riots
Avi Har-Even, who was the former director of the Israel Space Agency, was critically injured last month after the hotel he was staying at in Acre was set on fire by Arab rioters
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 19:34:47 +03:00Turkey vows to defeat 'sea snot' plaguing its shores
Climate change and pollution contribute to a blanket of thick slimy matter, which has been building up along the sea south of Istanbul
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 19:19:35 +03:00Israeli rhino has third child, in secret
Rihanna the rhino had a baby boy where the waterbucks usually go - and now he's been named after Israel's outgoing president Reuven "Rubi" Rivlin
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 19:18:50 +03:00Mixed cities were burning all over Israel last month, but not this one. Here's why
Not a single Jewish-Arab clash was reported in the mixed northern Israeli city of Nof Hagalil last month as mobs rioted elsewhere. Locals say it was no fluke, but that more work must be done to improve Jewish-Arab relations
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 18:31:40 +03:00'Pro-Israel' evangelicals furious at Netanyahu's fall turn to sickening antisemitism
For U.S. evangelicals like Mike Evans, who claims 77 million followers, Israel's new coalition is such an affront to their covenant with Netanyahu that it's a second crucifixion. And that's just one of the antisemitic slurs he employs
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 18:29:33 +03:00Israel to drop mask requirement indoors as COVID infection rate remains low
Earlier on Sunday, Israel began vaccinating teenagers aged 12 to 15 against COVID-19
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 17:44:25 +03:00Evangelical ex-Trump adviser says Lapid-Bennett bloc seeks to 'crucify' Netanyahu, blames Jews for Holocaust
'German Jews were busy insulting each other, drunk on the wine of pride. They did not see the smoke of Auschwitz rising because they were more German than they were Jews,' pastor Mike Evans writes
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 15:40:38 +03:00Two decades after Ramallah lynching, two Palestinians involved receive harsher sentences
After drawn-out legal proceedings, Yasser Hatab and Marwan Maadi's sentences have been significantly increased for their roles in the murder of two Israeli soldiers who mistakenly drove into Ramallah in 2000
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 15:29:51 +03:00'Stealing right-wing votes': What Netanyahu supporters want you to know
One of Israeli prime minister's supporters called the author 'leftist trash.' But she didn't mean any offense, she clarified: 'It’s not you, it’s what you represent'
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:54:47 +03:00Cannibal wind farms, beating Earth’s orbit and other climate change briefs
On preindustrial fires, mosquitoes and the oops factor: When factoring in melt in the Arctic, one needs to know what the snow is doing now, not way back when
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:20:37 +03:00Netanyahu tells Likud members to 'lay into' right-wing politicians who 'joined the left'
Netanyahu slams 'biggest election fraud in history of country' at Likud meeting
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:00:27 +03:00This new film will show you Israel through the eyes of Menachem Begin
Director Jonathan Gruber tells Haaretz about his new documentary ‘Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin,’ which is at its strongest when it concentrates on the personal rather than the political
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 13:44:13 +03:00Palestinian activist from Sheikh Jarrah released from police custody
Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd are well-known activists in the East Jerusalem neighborhood, whose Palestinian residents are facing eviction by Israel
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 13:21:40 +03:00Naftali Bennett, next Israeli PM: The man behind the slogans and stereotypes
Bennett, a leader of a small party running the show, is a bizarre occurrence that won’t repeat. But the former Israeli startup executive can be remembered as the person who ended the Netanyahu era and helped usher in political stability
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:45:11 +03:00Two drones intercepted, shot down over Iraqi air base, military says
U.S. forces are present at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base; no injuries were reported
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:29:01 +03:00Hamas’ bitcoin bonanza: How Gaza group skirts sanctions
Wall Street Journal reports Hamas sees surge in cryptocurrency donations in wake of fighting: ‘The money gets used for military purposes to defend Palestinians’
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:27:49 +03:00Netanyahu’s real Iran legacy: right diagnosis, failed prognosis
Netanyahu made Iran his signature issue over the past 12 years. But while he gave bombastic speeches, Iran continued to build its nuclear program and Israel got into fights with its most important ally
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:17:38 +03:00Biden administration fears Jerusalem Flag March may reignite tensions in Gaza
Security officials say that the situation in the Gaza Strip is still very sensitive, and that the Hamas leader in the enclave, Yahya Sinwar, is looking for an excuse to escalate tensions with Israel
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:11:57 +03:00For Arabs and Muslims, do only Palestinian lives matter?
In Ankara, Tehran, Damascus and Baghdad, there are mass rallies for Palestine, but no solidarity for Kurdish liberation from occupation, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Rank hypocrisy rules, and this is why
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 10:55:56 +03:00Bennett calls on Netanyahu: 'Let go, allow Israel to move forward'
As incoming Israeli government leaders Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett finalize their coalition agreements, Netanyahu continues to try lure lawmakers away from the ideologically disparate coalition
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 10:27:09 +03:00Bennett-Lapid government to advance a law likely to reduce Israeli Supreme Court's power
The coalition deal between Yamina and Yesh Atid includes advancing a new law to determine whether the Supreme Court can strike down Basic Laws, and what Knesset majority is needed to re-legislate overturned laws
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 09:11:41 +03:00Israel begins coronavirus vaccination campaign for 12-15 year-olds
Israel's Health Ministry says over 10,000 vaccination appointments have been booked; the ministry allowed the immunization expansion after study finds only minor threat of heart inflammation in young vaccinated males
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:23:14 +03:00Teens charged in Baltimore shooting of Israeli man
The Baltimore Sun reports that Efraim Gordon had traveled from Israel to Baltimore for a cousin's wedding, and was shot in what police say appeared to be a robbery
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 06:08:18 +03:00Far-right leader's insistence on Jerusalem Flag March is political
Latest provocation from Religious Zionism Chairman Bezalel Smotrich, in the form of second flag march through Arab parts of Jerusalem's Old City, planned for Thursday, has incendiary potential
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 06:06:20 +03:00Flag March has all elements to bring Jerusalem tensions back to boiling point
There have been troubling responses that raise concerns that the impending march will be a repeat of the previous one, including the ensuing tragic chain of events
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 06:05:38 +03:00Six Yamina lawmakers said to support new coalition
Yamina Chairman Naftali Bennett, who is slated to become prime minister, is expected to update other coalition leaders on Sunday. Yamina MK Nir Orbach is expected to vote for the coalition or resign from the Knesset
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 06:05:11 +03:00Undocumented HIV carriers in Israel receive treatment 'worse than third world countries,' if any at all
Those treated by the Health Ministry program speak of severe side effects, and doctors note drugs they receive are no longer administered to Israelis
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 04:42:19 +03:00Top right-wing Israeli rabbis call on public to do 'everything' to thwart Bennett-Lapid gov't
Citing security concerns and potential harm to fundamental aspects of religion and state matters, rabbis issue letter imploring public to 'try and do everything so that this government does not materialize'
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 02:46:57 +03:00Bibi, time to exit with dignity and prove the doomsayers wrong
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 02:24:00 +03:00Bennett and Shaked, remember your old campaign slogan
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 01:20:53 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Sun, 6 Jun 2021 00:54:43 +03:00Confiscate the fuel and matches from the pyromaniacs, re-route the Flag March
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:32:40 +03:00The victory of Israel's far-right Religious Zionism
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:31:06 +03:00Gantz demands change to Jerusalem flag march route, fearing tensions
'The Flag March must not be held in any capacity that would require special security arrangements, or could disturb the peace or current policy practices,' a statement by the defense minister said
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:30:35 +03:00‘Nuclear’ Torah: Judea and Samaria are here
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 23:25:56 +03:00Family claims Israeli army is attempting to 'erase' officer who died mysteriously in jail
Circumstances of the officer's death are under a gag order. Family says most of the soldier's social media posts since 2018 have been deleted
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:39:33 +03:00Israel police release Al Jazeera reporter hours after arresting her in Sheikh Jarrah
Budeiri suffered a broken arm and remained under observation Sunday at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, Al Jazeera's bureau cheif said
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:13:34 +03:00Israel-Gaza fighting reunited Egypt and Qatar
The end of the fierce conflict between the two Arab countries is an opportunity for Israel in bringing back the missing and captives and the rebuilding of Gaza
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 21:35:31 +03:00Islamist party signed a coalition deal, but that won’t earn them a place in Israeli history
In its decision to sign the coalition agreement and enter the government, the UAL, and to a great extent the other Israeli left-wing parties, have joined the game, but they are still very far from changing its rules
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 20:15:31 +03:00Shin Bet head warns: online incitement, calls for violence could lead to physical harm
The Shin Bet chief called on politicians, enforcement forces, religious leaders, educators and citizens to take responsibility for their words and stop the incitement
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 19:24:54 +03:00Families of missing Yemenite children required to sign waiver as condition for reparations, sparking backlash
Historic decision earmarking 162 million shekels for families of 1,000 children who went missing in Israel’s early years, stipulated that payout would be contingent on waiver, but language was only published this week
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 14:08:33 +03:00Hamas leader: Another Israel-Gaza flare-up will change the face of the Middle East
'We've proven to Israel that somebody's protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque,' Yahya Sinwar says after Israeli right-wing groups announce they're planning to hold a Flag March through Jerusalem's Damascus Gate
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 12:34:27 +03:00Bennett-Lapid government's first challenge may be awaiting at a West Bank outpost
Dealing with this controversial issue, how will the ex-director general of the Yesha Council of settlements and would-be prime minister, Naftali Bennett, behave in the face of what remains of his political base?
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:13:02 +03:00After rebuke over Gaza, Sen. Menendez says U.S. must be reliable and honest friend to Israel
'We must find the nuance; we are capable of doing so,' New Jersey senator and foreign relations committee head says after his comments stirred concern in Jerusalem during the fighting with Gaza
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 19:55:08 +03:00Knesset speaker to announce that Lapid has formed a government, vote expected within 10 days
Members of the parties seeking to oust Netanyahu feared that the current Knesset speaker, a member of Likud, would drag his feet on swearing in the Bennett- and Lapid-led government
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 19:29:42 +03:00Hamas warns Israel: If Qatari money not let in, we'll renew Gaza border protests
The move may lead to an escalation just weeks after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire ■ Mother of soldier whose body is being held by Hamas says IDF dep. chief promised Qatari funds will not be allowed in until captives returned
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 19:09:00 +03:00About 400 families evacuated as forest fire rages near Jerusalem
Dozens of firefighting teams from around the country are trying to control the blaze, as smoke wafts toward nearby settlements
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 19:04:16 +03:00Right-wing groups plan Israeli Flag March through Jerusalem's Old City
The initial Flag March, which was held for Jerusalem Day last month, was re-routed in light of violent clashes between police and Palestinian protesters, and canceled following Hamas rocket fire
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 17:08:07 +03:00Israel approves calling up more Border Police in mixed Jewish-Arab cities
The plan, presented by Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, involves the immediate recruitment of 300 police officers and putting together a government team to consider installing security cameras
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 16:00:09 +03:00'Superficial, embarrassing, and arrogant': Once mocked, Lapid is now closer than ever to being Israel’s PM
The Yesh Atid chairman has come a long way since starting out as a rookie politician in 2013: Lapid has transformed from a subject of ridicule into a wily politician lauded for his wise and humble leadership
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 14:09:23 +03:00A day after new government announced, Instagram and Twitter temporarily ban Yair Netanyahu
The prime minister's son had posted Yamina MK Nir Orbach's home address, calling on people to demonstrate there to pressure the lawmaker to defect from the new government announced on Wednesday night
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 11:58:36 +03:0013-year-old arrested for allegedly stabbing 15-year-old in Ashkelon
The 15-year-old sustained serious injuries; An initial investigation by police revealed the stabbing took place following a disagreement between the youth
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 11:54:31 +03:00Gantz returns to Israel after flash meeting on security issues with Biden officials in Washington
The far-reaching meetings between Gantz and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin covered replenishing Israel's Iron Dome, Gaza's rehabilitation and the threat from Iran
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 09:55:25 +03:00‘A disturbing reality’: Syria likely used chemical weapons 17 times, watchdog says
Monitor's director tells UN he intended to send a team to Syria to probe 'new chemical weapons agent' discovered in September, but postponed trip after Assad's government failed to respond to visa request
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 06:06:18 +03:00Sinwar's smile says it all: What Israel can learn from Hamas
The image of the Hamas chief sitting in his ruined Gaza office sends a direct message to Israel
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 06:03:51 +03:00Volatile days for Netanyahu, dangerous days for Israel
When so much is at stake for Netanyahu – who once said he wants to be remembered as Israel's defender – an outbreak of violence can't be dismissed
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 06:02:05 +03:00Bennett, Israel’s would-be prime minister, is in the eye of the storm
The list of Yamina rebels lengthens, and that’s before Netanyahu’s days of rage next week
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:23:48 +03:00This is what we know so far about the Bennett-Lapid government agreements
Although the terms under which the new coalition deals were finalized will only be revealed in proximity to when the new government is sworn in, the agreements' key elements are clear
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:35 +03:00Netanyahu's co-defendant has been trying to negotiate a plea bargain
While Netanyahu sought favorable coverage in his co-defendant's publication, the publisher hoped to limit the circulation of a competing newspaper, the indictments state
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 03:42:23 +03:00Israel's new government reinstates the old elites
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 03:31:28 +03:00Finally, a government that will work for us
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 02:49:25 +03:00A national emergency government worthy of praise and support
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 00:21:34 +03:00Bennett admits he was wrong about Islamist party head: Abbas Is a 'Brave Leader'
Bennett says he changed his mind about Abbas during Arab-Jewish riots inside Israel that erupted during the latest flare-up with Gaza
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 00:13:15 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 23:52:31 +03:00Palestinians see little difference between Netanyahu and Bennett
In what would be a first in Israel, a governing coalition would include an Islamist party, who are Palestinian by culture and heritage and Israeli by citizenship
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 23:40:20 +03:00Israel can't atone for past wrongs while perpetuating a terrible injustice
It's a sad historical phenomenon: We are often sensitive to wrongs from the past while ignoring acts of equal cruelty being perpetrated here and now
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 23:26:34 +03:00Netanyahu is more of a symptom and not the problem itself
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 23:12:42 +03:00Israel claimed its 1967 land conquests weren't planned. Declassified documents reveal otherwise
Contrary to the claim that Israel suddenly found itself holding territories after the June '67 war, declassified documents reveal detailed directives drawn up by the IDF ahead of the prolonged policing mission it would be tasked with
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 22:41:28 +03:00Google’s diversity chief removed for decrying Jews’ ‘insatiable appetite for war and killing’
Google says it 'unequivocally condemns' Kamau Bobb's 'past writings'
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 22:35:59 +03:00Tareq was on his way to pick up his wife and newborn from the hospital. Israeli troops shot him dead
A soldier took aim from afar and killed the new Palestinian father, who was stuck at a roadblock during a demonstration
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 22:32:35 +03:00Was Israeli looting in '48 part of a broader policy to expel Arabs?
The dark sides of the War of Independence are illuminated in a book on the massive Jewish looting of Arab property then, showing the link between the plunder and Ben-Gurion's policy to rid the country of its Arab residents
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 22:22:40 +03:00Israeli army: Intel officer who died after being jailed on classified charges was not suspected of espionage or treason
The name of the officer, as well as the circumstances of his death and the charges on which he was held, have been barred from publication
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 21:47:02 +03:00How gender equality and technology ruined sex
BDSM is everywhere, porn drives normal people into pedophilia and obstacles are the best way to spice things up in the bedroom. Sex scholar Danielle Knafo heralds a new age of perversion
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 21:21:54 +03:00How the Biden administration is preparing for a post-Netanyahu Israel
From an unplanned meeting with Yair Lapid to the expected arrival of a new ambassador, here is how Biden's relationship with a new government in Israel will take shape, assuming such a government is actually sworn in
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 19:40:40 +03:00A Bennett-Lapid government would have a record number of women
Women would comprise almost a third of the incoming Israeli government, should it succeed in being established
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 19:34:15 +03:00Satellite images show hulk of Iran's biggest warship after sinking in Gulf
Iranian officials have offered no cause for the fire that sunk the Kharg, leaving behind a sea of oil-slicked waters
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 18:58:27 +03:00Why bed-sharing is healthy and sleep training is child abuse, according to a biological anthropologist
Co-sleeping has developmental for infants, says James McKenna, a leading expert on the subject. And while sleep training may make things easier for parents, it's not what babies need
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 18:40:56 +03:00In flash visit, Gantz meets with Biden officials in Washington
Defense Minister Gantz says he is looking forward to continuing discussions about 'the challenges that we have with Iran, the Palestinians as far as Gaza is concerned'
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 18:00:07 +03:00Israel Police arrested over 2,000 people since Gaza op – 91 percent of them Arab
After completing the arrests of the suspects in the rioting that erupted in mixed cities during the Gaza flare-up, the police say 184 indictments have been filed, while more than 600 people remain in custody
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 17:59:55 +03:00'King Bibi' wasn't the only big myth shattered in Israel this week
Israel's new coalition has ruptured the fantasies, myths and facile takes that have sheltered American Jews in their hasbarist or anti-Zionist comfort zones for so long
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 17:55:53 +03:00Is the Ramallah bubble, the ‘Palestinian Tel Aviv,’ about to burst?
Days before the Gaza fighting, six businesspeople from Ramallah told Haaretz about the difficulties of survival, the fear of a brain drain and the fading hopes
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 17:18:30 +03:00'Crossing red lines': Netanyahu and allies up pressure on lawmakers to torpedo new government
Netanyahu's party calls on supporters to demonstrate outside the homes of lawmakers in last-ditch effort to keep Bennett-Lapid coalition from being formed
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 16:07:11 +03:00Civil marriage unlikely, Kotel deal for sure: What new Israeli gov’t means for religious status quo
With a Reform rabbi and openly gay party leader set to be in the next government, what does this mean for matters of religion and state? Not as much as you might expect
Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:55:20 +03:00Duke’s legendary Coach K to retire, replaced by Israeli-American assistant
Jon Scheyer played for Maccabi Tel Aviv after leading the Blue Devils to 2010 NCAA championship