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Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:56:25 +03:00Ukrainian delegation in Israel to discuss Russia cease-fire
A delegation consisting of Zelenskyy's top aide, a former ambassador to Israel and a Jewish Ukrainian lawmaker will also discuss Israel's policy on Ukrainian refugees and military aid to Ukraine
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:24:15 +03:00Sauli-led coalition halts Yemen military operations in Ramadan cease-fire bid
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels rejected the cease-fire over the continuing closure of Sanaa’s airport and restrictions on the country’s ports
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +03:00Judahite elite in Jerusalem drank wine flavored with vanilla 2,600 years ago
Analysis of smashed wine jars in Jerusalem houses destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E. finds unexpected flavor in jars that the rich reused
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:58:31 +03:00Top Mossad spy wasn't double agent, Egyptian spymaster admits
New testimony strengthens the theory that Egypt's Ashraf Marwan, employed by the Mossad before and during the Yom Kippur War, did not play Israel
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:53:04 +03:00'Ukrainians are not naive': Russian pledge to scale back military ops draws skepticism
While the Kremlin adjusts its war aims by focusing on Donetsk and Luhansk in a sign it is failing to sustain a significant advance, Biden and Zelenskyy restrain optimism and wait to see Russia's actions on the ground
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:07:48 +03:00How female migration changed the population of prehistoric Orkney
Genomic analysis of Bronze Age remains in the Links of Noltland finds local, related men, and migrant women from the continent
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:06:05 +03:00Shooting attack kills Israeli cop, Bnei Brak residents, two Ukrainians
29-year-old Avishai Yehezkel and 36-year-old Yaakov Shalom are laid to rest a day after attack in their suburb of Tel Aviv
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:52:26 +03:00Israeli forces raid village of Palestinian shooter, arrest family members
The police is recruiting hundreds of reserve officers and volunteers to step up security following the latest series of terror attacks and ahead of the Muslim and Jewish holidays season
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:06:29 +03:00Latest attacks in Israel represent Shin Bet intel failure, officials say
Current and former security officials say the agency has refrained from monitoring Israeli Arabs involved in politically motivated crime
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:44:58 +03:00Key witness in Netanyahu trial thought he had the perfect plan. It just blew up in his face
Filber, turned state's evidence, tried not to anger Netanyahu, and hoped that the prosecution would be satisfied with his softened versions. Now he's risking prosecution – and also getting his esteemed patron into trouble
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:00:26 +03:00Copycat attack after ISIS-inspired murders is Israel's worst fear come true
None of the three deadly attacks this week were preceded by intelligence warnings, with security officials seeming to grope in the dark. Land Day on Wednesday is likely to ignite flareups
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:49:22 +03:00Palestinians mark a tense Land Day after spate of deadly attacks in Israel
The Israeli military doesn't expect violence on the Gaza border, but forces are beefed up ahead of the memorial day, which marks the loss of Arab land in the Galilee
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:55:49 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:53:14 +03:00Israel's Education Ministry learns a valuable lesson in the freedom of speech
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:50:15 +03:00Latest attacks are a slippery slope that threatens Arab-Jewish ties in Israel
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:57:14 +03:00High Court orders state to give left-wing professor withheld Israel Prize
The prize jury’s decision to award Prof. Oded Goldreich the prize was initially overturned by then-Education Minister Yoav Gallant over calls against cooperation with a university in a West Bank settlement
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:18:17 +03:00Five killed near Tel Aviv in third shooting attack in a week; Palestinian gunman killed
The assailant, a 26-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank who had previously served time in Israel, was shot dead; Bennett says Israel will fight terrorism 'with an iron fist'
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:24:07 +03:00Israel's Negev Summit was a good thing, but don't call it 'historic'
Any event that draws the foreign ministers of Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain and the UAE, plus the U.S. secretary of state, to Israel is significant. But the absence of the Palestinians was just as important
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:17:06 +03:00Why an ISIS terrorist in Israel opened fire wearing a ‘Punisher’ symbol
The skull symbolizing Marvel's anti-hero ‘The Punisher’ has been adopted by Kurdish fighters battling ISIS, Israeli soldiers and police officers, rioters storming the U.S. Capitol and now an Islamic extremist who killed two Israelis
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:58:39 +03:00ISIS adherents kill Israelis twice in a week, and the Arab community wonders why
ISIS says the second attack wasn't a copycat operation. Either way, extremist messages on social media amid insufficient counterefforts at schools are considered partly to blame
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:50:41 +03:00Israel summit spurs closer cooperation with Mideast allies on Iranian drones
Recent attacks by Iran and its regional proxies prompted a coalition of Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt – who met in the Negev this week – to develop a mechanism to detect and intercept Iranian aerial threats
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:42:06 +03:00The steamy films Egypt never wanted its people to watch
Netflix’s ‘Perfect Strangers’ caused a scandal in Egypt due to sexual content. But the persistent and systematic censorship of Egyptian films goes back to the early 1960s
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:01:59 +03:00Russia promises to scale down northern Ukraine ops in Istanbul peace talks
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Turkey for the first face-to-face session in nearly three weeks
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:44:58 +03:00Israeli President Herzog to meet Jordan's King Abdullah ahead of Ramadan
Visit to follow that of Defense Minister Gantz, as Jordanian leaders have been meeting with both Palestinian and Israeli officials ahead of Ramadan to discuss the threat of violent confrontations during the holy month
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:31:07 +03:00Former U.S. envoy to Israel quits Biden's Iran team amid criticism over nuke talks
Veteran diplomat Dan Shapiro leaves Iran team after only seven months, will join D.C.-based Atlantic Council. Shapiro tweeted that he continues to support Biden's policy to ensure 'Iran never possesses a nuclear weapon'
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:14:56 +03:00Coming to Israel? Here’s what’s new since you last visited
As Israel gets ready to welcome back summer tourists after two years of COVID restrictions and fears, here are some of the top new attractions and sites that have opened since the pandemic first hit the country in 2020
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:58:16 +03:00Blinken to meet UAE leader in Morocco to shore up ties
After attending Israel's Mideast summit, Blinken will meet with the UAE leader to discuss Iran and global energy markets in the face of high crude prices
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:47:14 +03:00Second Israeli in space funds his trip with offshore dollars
An investigation has found the money trail behind Israeli billionaire Eytan Stibbe’s space flight next week ■ Funding comes from his company in the British Virgin Islands, and then registered in the books of the Ramon Foundation ■ Some of the m...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:23:29 +03:00Russia’s military blunders are bad news for Ukraine
Putin’s callous calculus is unmoved by Russian tactical failures and Ukraine’s resistance. Almost as ruthless as Saddam, but with actual nuclear weapons, it’s premature and dangerous to call his war a failure
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:07:25 +03:00Netanyahu trial: State asks to treat key witness as hostile
Court won't declare Shlomo Filber a hostile witness just yet, but allows prosecution to cross examine him on the stand ■ Declaring the former Netanyahu aide hostile could endanger his immunity deal
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:53:41 +03:00Israeli Defense Minister Gantz meets Jordan's King Abdullah ahead of Ramadan
Jordanian leaders have been meeting with both Palestinian and Israeli officials ahead of Ramadan to discuss the threat of violent confrontations during the holy month
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:40:48 +03:00While you focus on Ukraine, this genocide goes on
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:35:44 +03:00Israeli minister seeks public hearings for Supreme Court candidates
Interviews with Supreme Court candidates would be broadcast on television in a bid to strengthen 'trust in the selection process,' says Israel's justice minister
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:04:23 +03:00Live updates: Ukraine suggests Israel, Turkey as possible security guarantors; Russia to 'cut back' operations near Kyiv
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators prepare to meet in Turkey for face-to-face talks, with Kyiv seeking a ceasefire without compromising on territory or sovereignty
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:01:30 +03:00Bennett delays visit to India after contracting COVID
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who was also due to fly to India to mark the 30th anniversary of relations with Israel, announced Monday that he was postponing his trip
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:51:54 +03:00Israeli forces arrest twelve in overnight raid in ISIS shooters' hometown
The arrested are suspected of possession of weapons and affiliation with the Islamic State, which claimed Sunday's attack that killed two Border Police officers in Hadera
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:44:08 +03:00The politics of Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:39:26 +03:00Shin Bet to streamline anti-terror operations inside Israel in wake of deadly attacks
The Shin Bet security service will merge the two regional commands and HQ into a single unit in a bid to tackle Arab and Jewish terror threats within Israel's 1967 borders
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:13:21 +03:00The right to Chametz, on principle
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:52:11 +03:00Normalization won't make Palestinians disappear
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:40:01 +03:00Fearing radicalization and reprisals, Israeli Arab city condemns ISIS terror attack
In a community once divided over attacks in Israel, local leaders in Umm al-Fahm say ISIS 'contradicts the values of Islam' and of the Palestinian struggle at large
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:28:33 +03:00No to Israel's cruel home demolitions
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:47:46 +03:00Key witness says Netanyahu greenlit 'sympathetic' treatment to telecom giant
The ex-chief of Israel's Communications Ministry, Shlomo Filber, describes 'blurred boundaries' in his contact with officials from Bezeq, whose merger with TV provider Yes is at the heart of Netanyahu's corruption trial
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:07:58 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:47:54 +03:00To thwart ISIS resurgence, Israel faces an uphill battle
Israel’s battle to prevent copycat ISIS attacks holds a risk with regard to its complicated relationship with Arab citizens
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:03:53 +03:00Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the antisemites’ new George Soros
Major media figures on the U.S. Right aren’t merely backing Putin, the white Christian savior, but attacking Zelenskyy as a 'globalist,' a threat to Ukraine and Western civilization. A familiar antisemitic narrative is undergoing a horrific expansi...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:24:59 +03:00Police official points at Shin Bet 'weakness' after two attacks by ISIS supporters
Over the last three years, Shin Bet security agency staff have not issued warnings on ISIS activists being real threats, nor have they alerted the police to such operations on the ground, police sources say
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:19:32 +03:00Signaling warming ties, Turkey condemns attack by ISIS supporters in Israel
Israeli Arab committee says ISIS inspired actions are in 'total contradiction' to political and religious values
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:10:16 +03:00Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian negotiators may have been poisoned in Kyiv, report says
Experts say symptoms could have been caused by 'chemical or biological agent or by some sort of electromagnetic-radiation attack,' The Wall Street Journal reports
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:44:14 +03:00Russia forcing occupied Ukrainians to use its mobile network
Russia distributes SIM cards to Ukrainians after cutting off phone networks in order to block information flow from occupied areas, intelligence source says
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:37:05 +03:00Jerusalem’s deputy mayor scolds Blinken: You’re not welcome here
Deputy Mayor Arieh King, known for settling Jews in East Jerusalem, accuses Blinken of ‘creating a provocation’
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:08:24 +03:00After two terror attacks in a week, Israel lays out new measures to prevent escalation
Bennett also decides to make further use of detention without trial against terror suspects while expanding dialogue with leaders from Israel's Arab communities
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:06:25 +03:00When did animals first lose their legs? We finally have the answer
Judging by snakes, the evolutionary solution of limblessness is a hit. Now a fossil found in Illinois delivers the earliest-known reptile without legs, and hints that it might be an ancestral condition
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:39:07 +03:00With two shocking attacks, ISIS rears its head in Israel. LISTEN
In less a week, six Israelis were killed in two terror attacks committed by terrorists who had previously tried to join ISIS. What does it mean that the attackers were Arab citizens of Israel? Also: One month to the war in Ukraine
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:34:12 +03:00Two Israelis killed in shooting attack laid to rest
Israeli Border Police officers Yazan Falah and Shirel Abukarat, both aged 19, were killed in Sunday's shooting attack in Hadera
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:41:40 +03:00Jordan's King Abdullah meets Abbas in Ramallah after skirting Israel Summit
Abdullah says 'We and the Palestinians are on the same side' as Israel holds a summit for its Mideast allies
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:39:28 +03:00Russia just hit a Holocaust memorial in Ukraine. Israel doesn't want to talk about it
Ukrainian calls for the Israeli government to condemn apparent attacks on Jewish sites is as yet going unanswered. Is it due to realpolitik, fear of Moscow, or a credibility problem in Kyiv?
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:04:08 +03:00Invisible Palestinian women finally shine on Israeli TV
An eight-part documentary tells the stories of Palestinian women who, despite numerous obstacles and personal tragedies, have succeeded in making it in the Israeli job market
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:30:37 +03:00Ukrainian Holocaust survivors escape to Germany for safety
In an unexpected twist of history, some of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors who had been living in Ukraine have now been taken to safety in Germany
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:05:10 +03:00Court orders Israel to give Ukrainian refugees facing deportation 48 hours to appeal
Judge rules that any Ukrainians ordered to leave the country be given written notice in Ukrainian and Russian of their right to appeal and their right to a lawyer
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:55:59 +03:00Hadera shooter tried to join ISIS in Syria, served time in Israeli prison
Ibrahim Agbarieh was arrested by Turkish officials before boarding a bus to Syria, though he served a relatively light sentence once extradited back to Israel
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:29:19 +03:00Five vehicles set ablaze in Palestinian village in suspected hate crime
The incident, along with vandalism in another Palestinian town, is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in the West Bank in recent weeks
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:48:19 +03:00Summit to become regular forum, unity will 'deter Iran,' Israel's Lapid says
Decrying terror and envisioning peace, the foreign ministers of Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Bahrain, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates seek to counter Iran through 'new regional architecture'
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:21:42 +03:00Israel, stop fearing Vladimir Putin
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:10:39 +03:00WATCH: How do geckos hunt deadly scorpions?
Scorpions are legion so it pays to eat them, evolutionarily speaking. Now scientists in San Diego have figured out how adorable tiny lizards overwhelm their death-dealing prey
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:05:59 +03:00Bennett just caught COVID. The fallout goes from Blinken to India
How a peace summit with Arab states, an upcoming state visit to India and mediation efforts in Ukraine will be impacted, or not, after Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for COVID on Monday
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:09:30 +03:00Despite rise in cases, Israel's COVID infection rate declines for fourth straight day
Bennett and Israel's police chief test positive for COVID
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:06:24 +03:00Bennett: Second attack by ISIS supporters requires Israel to adapt quickly to new threat
One of the attackers served a year and a half in an Israeli prison after attempting to enter Syria and fight for Islamic State
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:11:13 +03:00Israel must publicly protest America's policy of appeasing Iran
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:06:24 +03:00Ukraine dispatch: the Russian bullets going after children
Before last month’s Russian invasion, Ukrainians dreamed everyday dreams. Now they face a future of huge uncertainty – including not knowing whether their homes are still standing or if they will ever return to them
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:02:41 +03:00Summit to become regular forum, unity will 'deter Iran,' Israel's Lapid says
Israeli FM Lapid said foreign ministers from Morocco, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and U.S. condemned the attack in Hadera and sent their condolences to the families of those killed
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:59:21 +03:00Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tests positive for COVID
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:01:19 +03:00Second terror attack in a week reflects Israeli intel's shortcomings
Israel is investigating whether the Hadera murderers had a similar ideological background to that of the terrorist who went on a killing spree in Be’er Sheva
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:48:54 +03:00Defensive cooperation against Iran discussed at Israel's Mideast summit
Historic Negev summit is further evidence of the decline in the Palestinian Authority’s status in the Arab world
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:37:55 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 01:00:41 +03:00Too many American Jews still believe Putin-style lies
Will Putin's clear lies on Ukraine be a wake-up call to those U.S. Jews who've swallowed lies and conspiracy theories at home – even when antisemitism is the inevitable end game?
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:29:24 +03:00Letters to the Editor: Why did Haaretz columnist not listen to Zelenskyy’s Knesset speech?
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:12:38 +03:00Israel must end its theatrics in the West Bank
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:02:16 +03:00Shas leader Dery's brother to plead guilty to tax fraud in plea bargain
Shlomo Dery will plead guilty to three cases related to tax evasion, including aiding his brother Arye by claiming his income from a U.S. investment fund as his own
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:06:23 +03:00Jewish settlers move into historic building in Jerusalem’s Old City Christian Quarter
The controversial battle by an Israeli settler organization for Jewish ownership of the hotel, which Christians see as crucial for area's character, has been ongoing for 18 years
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:34:21 +03:00Abbas asks Blinken to press Israel on settlement freeze, settler violence
The U.S. secretary of state urged Israel to de-escalate tensions before Ramadan, as he visits the region for historic 'Negev Summit' with Arab allies
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:11:17 +03:00Two Israelis killed in shooting attack amid U.S.-Mideast summit, assailants shot dead
Attack by two Israeli citizens comes days after deadly stabbing and ramming in Be'er Sheva, and as officials warn of escalation ahead of Ramadan
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:02:11 +03:00Twenty years since Israel’s biggest missed opportunity
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:58:06 +03:00Israel's Mideast summit is ignoring us Palestinians. We’re ignoring it, too
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:36:26 +03:00Israeli settlers’ grim offer to Ukraine's Jewish refugees
Israel’s settler council is preying on vulnerable refugees from Ukraine, offering help and homes in West Bank settlements. Beneath the smiles, there's a toxic message: Flee occupation, become occupiers
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:27:53 +03:00Blinken, Bennett discuss Iran deal, settler violence, Ukraine war ahead of Israel summit
In Israel, the secretary of state warns against settlement expansion and violence ahead of holidays. As Mideast foreign ministers arrive at the 'Negev Summit,' the Palestinian Foreign Ministry argues Israel is trying to divert attention away from the...
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:47:33 +03:00A single complaint behind claim of Islamist 'modesty patrols' on Israeli campus
The president of Ben-Gurion University claimed the institution had uncovered an 'Islamist cell' targeting female Bedouin students, but source says the male students involved were barred from campus shortly after
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:05:33 +03:00Israeli TV won big at the Series Mania festival. It's easy to see why
Israeli shows ‘Fire Dance’ and ‘Bloody Murray’ won awards at the prestigious festival in France last week. This is part of a broader story of the the 'idiot box' overtaking the silver screen in prominence
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:36:04 +03:00Construction accident grinds several train lines to halt in Israel
Technicians are at the scene to repair the damage to the electrical cables, which caused the total shutdown of some stations in southern and central Israel
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:30:59 +03:00Crypto climate insurance? Blockchain philanthropy project launches
Lemonade's Crypto Climate Coalition wants to use fintech and smart contracts to help farmers in the developing world
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:15:11 +03:00This is what's behind Blinken's Middle East visit
For Blinken and the Biden administration, the trip is largely dedicated to ensuring that all of its highly skeptical Middle Eastern allies understand its position on the Iran deal
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:09:06 +03:00Blinken says Israel and U.S. see 'eye to eye' on preventing nuclear Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken slammed Tehran's 'destabilizing activities in the region and beyond' ahead of the five-way summit with Israel and its Arab allies in the Negev
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:56:59 +03:00Pyramids in the air: Can this foursome make Israel an acrobatics superpower?
After returning from the World Championships with four medals, Israel’s acrobatics teams have set themselves two important goals
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:30:05 +03:00Israel approves four Jewish desert communities in tense cabinet meeting
A shouting match broke out after left-wing ministers slammed the admission committees and the environmental impact ■ Right-wing minister warns of Bedouin settlement if land is left undeveloped in Israel's Negev
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:41:12 +03:00Israel's COVID infection rate wanes for the third straight day after month-long surge
Israel is now witnessing a decline in the R number and daily COVID infections, as well as the sustained drop in serious illness
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:00:48 +03:00The symbolic timing of Israel's Mideast summit for Palestinians
Twenty years since the Arab Peace Initiative was put forth in Beirut, the question of Palestine has all but disappeared from the diplomatic map
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:30:55 +03:00Iran says nuclear deal 'imminent,' but U.S. remains coy
A senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says that the U.S. must drop Iran's Revolutionary Guards from its terror list, but the Biden administration says no decision on the issue has been made yet
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:13:20 +03:00Israel summit updates: Foreign ministers discuss Iran threat; Blinken warns against settlement expansion
Iran nuclear deal, energy and more on the agenda for foreign ministers from Morocco, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and U.S. arriving for Israel's Mideast summit ■ The leaders will meet for an intimate dinner
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 09:19:51 +03:00Russia-Ukraine updates: Some 5,000 killed in Mariupol since siege began, mayor says
After more than four weeks of conflict, Russia has failed to seize any major Ukrainian city and signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions to focus on securing the Donbas region
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 09:14:59 +03:0028-year-old Bedouin shot dead in southern Israel
Police arrived at the scene after reports of gunshots heard in Tel Sheva in Israel's Negev desert