Haaretz Israel News
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:29:49 +03:00Israel gets potential good news on Iran front
Biden reportedly refusing to delist Iran's Revolutionary Guards is a win for Israeli leaders, though it's hard to believe that the dispute will derail the signing of a new nuclear accord between the United States and Tehran
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:26:46 +03:00Macron maintains narrow lead on Le Pen as presidential vote in France commences
Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration, Eurosceptic campaign is gaining traction, threatening favorite Emmanuel Macron's reelection
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 07:10:31 +03:00Israeli forces, Palestinians exchange fire in Jenin area for second day
The IDF says it carried out arrests around Jenin in the West Bank, pursuing a terror cell that infiltrated Israel ■ Palestinians vandalized the holy site of Joseph's tomb in the West Bank
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 01:00:04 +03:00The Palestinian perspective on the terror attack
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:08:07 +03:00Climate emergency: It's now or never but Israel lacks the political will
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 23:35:57 +03:00Pakistan's parliament ousts PM in no-confidence vote
Imran Khan had tried to sidestep the vote by dissolving Parliament and calling early elections but a Supreme Court ruling ordered the vote to go ahead
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 23:32:21 +03:00Jenin emerges as hub of terror wave, but doesn't solve Israeli intel's uphill battle
The Israeli military may launch more raids on West Bank city, but that won’t necessarily foil lone-wolf attacks ■ As Bennett struggles on the Palestinian front, some potential good news awaits on Iran
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 23:21:27 +03:00Instead of resolving the conflict, Israel goes to elections again and again
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 23:19:01 +03:00Israel's center-left must join forces with the Joint List
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 23:12:00 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 22:07:02 +03:00Security forces' response to Tel Aviv attack 'could have ended in disaster,' officials say
Special military forces roamed Tel Aviv in civilian clothes in search of the attacker who murdered three people, increasing the risk of friendly fire and additional fatalities, security official says
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:37:56 +03:00Israel imposes sanctions on Jenin, the West Bank hometown of Tel Aviv terrorist
Israeli citizens are barred from entering the Palestinian city, whose economy relies heavily on Israeli Arabs
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:11:47 +03:00Israel hopes nuke talks collapse with Biden's refusal to remove Iran’s Guards from terror list
While Israel had struggled to influence the text of the new nuclear agreement negotiated in Vienna, it seized an opportunity afforded by a move to lift the terror designation from the Revolutionary Guards
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:10:14 +03:00U.K's Johnson meets Zelenskyy in surprise Ukraine visit, pledges more aid
Western leaders underline support for Ukraine after a Russian rocket kills more than 50 people in the country's east
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 19:22:18 +03:00Syria reports 'Israeli aggression,' war monitor says Iranian drone activity targeted
No casualties reported in the second airstrike in Syria attributed to Israel since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 19:17:35 +03:00What Putin got wrong on Ukraine, according to ‘Steele dossier’ author
Former senior MI6 officer Christopher Steele believes Russia’s war in Ukraine will not be over imminently, but it could mark the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin. Israel, he says, should reconsider its Russia policy
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 19:11:48 +03:00Israeli lawmaker apologizes after arguing against 'collective punishment' for terrorists' families
Right-wing lawmakers criticized Gabi Lasky's 'grave' remarks on stipends paid by the Palestinian Authority. 'Anyone going out to murder Jews must know that their family will suffer,' one coalition colleague said
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 16:19:49 +03:00SpaceX safely docks at ISS with second Israeli in space after technical glitch
Eytan Stibbe will remain on the International Space Station for eight days and perform scientific experiments
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 15:48:16 +03:00Iran's president vows to continue 'peaceful' nuclear development
In a ceremony marking Iran's national day of nuclear technology, Raisi says Iran's nuclear knowledge and technology is 'not reversible' as talks in Vienna remain stalled
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 12:56:10 +03:00Biden refuses to remove Iran's Guards from terror blacklist, report says
A senior official in the Biden administration told the Washington Post that the president will maintain his position even at the risk of derailing the upcoming Iran nuclear deal
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 10:08:14 +03:00An incapacitated assailant is shot point blank in Jerusalem, but no one cares
After Abd al-Rahman al-Qassem, who stabbed two police officers, was shot and lay wounded on the ground, one officer shot him at close range. A video clip reveals similarities to the 2016 incident of the 'Hebron shooter'
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 10:03:07 +03:00Palestinian killed in Israeli military raid on Tel Aviv attacker's Jenin home
Islamic Jihad's military wing identifies man killed as a member, who the Israeli army said fired on its forces. Nazareth deputy mayor, who is related to him, expressed his condolences to the family in a since-deleted post
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 08:32:07 +03:00Texas synagogue is 'moving forward' three months after hostage crisis
On January 15 Rabbi Charlie Cyrton-Walker was held hostage in his synagogue for 10 hours. Three months later he shows off the synagogue's 'healing' repair process
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 06:00:18 +03:00After terror attacks, Israeli army and security service butt heads over Palestinian work permits
The Israeli army believes that Palestinians who come in legally via checkpoints can be more easily monitored and that work permits give them something to lose. The Shin Bet, however, believes such a step will increase the number of terror attacks
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 02:07:40 +03:00Four arrested over shooting in southern Israel that left five wounded
Police suspect the incident is part of an ongoing conflict between two families in the Bedouin town of Rahat
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 01:05:39 +03:00'Food is harmful. We should choose other types of pleasure, like running or sex'
A 44-year-old scientist who eats only one meal a day and never touches coffee is studying ways to curb the cognitive degeneration that comes with age – and applying the findings on himself
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 00:44:30 +03:00Bennett's dream for Israel: A gun in every glove compartment
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 00:38:49 +03:00After a month and a half of Russian occupation, Bucha residents are starting to pick up the pieces
The homes are riddled with bullets, the locals boil drinking water and the bodies have not yet been burried. ' It’s impossible to express this pain, the suffering of the soul'
Sat, 9 Apr 2022 00:23:24 +03:00Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi, don’t pave the way for a fascist Israeli government
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 22:48:47 +03:00Israel’s democracy is the weak link in the new Middle East
Turkey is experiencing a thaw with Egypt, the UAE and the Saudis – and Israel, which can only play a role as a member of a broad coalition, not a leader
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 22:19:43 +03:00Chaos, not Netanyahu, returns to Israel's leadership
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 21:21:20 +03:00The West's fake values unveiled in Ukraine
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 21:13:39 +03:00Army chief: Terrorist slipping into Israel was our failure, tensions could simmer for ‘many weeks’
Speaking to soldiers, Aviv Kochavi says 'it's our mission to prevent' terrorists from crossing into Israel from the West Bank
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 20:28:16 +03:00Russia-Ukraine war turns Nazism into an avatar in a role-playing game
The war has destabilized the meaning of Nazism and victimhood and made it difficult to articulate a moral language independent of the Nazi-Jew dichotomy
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 19:06:03 +03:00Israeli army, Shin Bet, police take media to task over Tel Aviv terror attack coverage
'Some of the media channels turned the hunt for the terrorist very much into an uncensored reality show with no self-criticism,' letter from the security forces says
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 18:21:16 +03:00SpaceX reaches International Space Station with second Israeli in space
Eytan Stibbe will remain on the International Space Station for eight days and perform scientific experiments
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 18:01:24 +03:00A knee on the Israeli government’s neck
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 17:19:15 +03:00Tel Aviv terrorist was at Jaffa Great Mosque before carrying out attack, defense officials believe
Security officials suspect Raad Hazem had received help from a relative before the attack, and arrests are expected to be made among his immediate circle
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:52:37 +03:00Israeli court orders State to provide written version of indictment in Arabic
The court usually provides a simultaneous oral translation for Arab defendants, but in the case of three East Jerusalem residents accused of working with Hamas, the judge orders a written indictment
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:45:08 +03:00Israel's government is rotting away, but a new one isn't looming
The prisoner's dilemma and lofty promises offered to Idit Silman and others are tall tales ■ Netanyahu is right that the coalition's days are numbered, but not one public opinion poll shows that he has a government
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 15:28:33 +03:00Chametz wasn’t the reason Israeli coalition whip quit
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 14:28:45 +03:00In first, Israel's national soccer association fines a Tel Aviv club for homophobic chants
Setting a precedent, the Israeli association's court ruled that homophobic slurs made by fans toward a player are a violation of the bylaws
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 13:32:31 +03:00While Putin commits war crimes, Israel is still walking on eggshells
Israel was wary of ruffling Russian feathers because of the Syria theater, and late to blame Moscow for Ukraine atrocities. It was a double mistake
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 12:52:03 +03:00'Putin heard my question. His entire demeanor changed:' LISTEN to Susan Glasser
The veteran Washington correspondent joins the podcast to discuss her years reporting on Vladimir Putin's Russia, her view of Biden's response to the Ukraine war, and the chances Donald Trump will make a 2024 comeback
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 12:27:02 +03:00Ukraine says at least 52 killed in Russian strike on train station packed with evacuees
Photos from the scene show a rocket with "for our children" written on it in Russian; Russian defense ministry denies involvement
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 11:50:26 +03:00Bennett says Tel Aviv terrorist had accomplices, vows they will pay a heavy price
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemns attack, calls for calm and stability ■ Defense Minister Benny Gantz demands that 'alongside the [Palestinian] condemnations actions will be taken against terrorists'
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 11:14:43 +03:00Death toll in Tel Aviv terror attack rises to three
28-year-old Tomer Morad and 27-year-old Eytam Magini from the city of Kfar Saba were killed in Thursday night's shooting on Dizengoff Street ■ Barak Lufan, 35, succumbed to his wound on Friday
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 11:00:52 +03:00Tens of thousands flock to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa for Ramadan prayer as police bolsters forces
Following Thursday evening's terror attack in Tel Aviv, some 50,000 worshipers arrived at the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 10:16:53 +03:00The common thread between recent terror attacks in Israel
The attacks take place in city centers, leave behind documented footage, reinstate terror in the streets and Israel's security forces have no warning: These are the characteristics of the recent spate of terror attacks
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 05:19:28 +03:00How a sandwich and the Netanyahu cult of intimidation could bring down Israel's government
A Knesset member crosses the aisle, endangering Bennett's coalition and signaling how secular ultra-nationalist Netanyahu still enjoys mythical control over religious Israelis
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:09:16 +03:00Saudi Arabia and Kuwait return envoys to Lebanon in sign of easing tensions
Souring ties had hit new lows last October after a former Lebanese government minister criticized the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 02:06:14 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 01:56:30 +03:00'In Berlin, I have the privilege of playing with Iranians, and have friends from Ramallah'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli musician who had to go all the way to Berlin to jam with people from the Middle East, and an educator who brings teachers to Israel to learn about Jewish history
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 01:29:01 +03:00'A woman who shows power is called a bitch. She's told it's unnatural'
What is the connection between Ayelet Shaked and Hillary Clinton? Why are female officers in the IDF often ashamed of their roles and how do men diminish women in the workplace? An interview with the sociologist Tair Karazi-Presler
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 01:27:37 +03:00Eyewitness at Tel Aviv attack: 'I saw the terrorist shoot toward my friend and miss'
Eyewitness testimonies emerge as the primary source of intel
Fri, 8 Apr 2022 00:07:20 +03:00Outgoing whip says Bennett offered her health portfolio to stay in Israel's coalition
In her first interview since she announced her resignation from the coalition, MK Idit Silman said that she has no official agreements with Likud and called for a rotational government between Bennett and Netanyahu
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 23:50:41 +03:00How the Zionist left lost its coolest warrior
In a new memoir, Yuli Novak, former head of the anti-occupation NGO Breaking the Silence, analyzes the organization’s defeat in the battle for public opinion and tries to heal herself. But by dissociating herself from the Zionist left, she appears ...
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 23:49:10 +03:00Israel rejects U.S. proposal for meeting of Israeli and Palestinian national security advisers
U.S. plan was to allow Bennett to claim the meeting was not a diplomatic one, meaning he wouldn't have to renege on his promise not to hold negotiations
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 21:17:22 +03:00Two killed, ten wounded in Tel Aviv shooting attack, assailant shot dead
A Palestinian from Jenin was shot dead by security forces near a mosque in Jaffa nine hours after he carried out the attack at a bar in central Tel Aviv ■ Palestinian President Abbas condemns attack, stresses the dangers of 'continuing the repeated...
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 20:50:09 +03:00Top U.S. general opposes removing Iran's Revolutionary Guards from terror blacklist
Israel has condemned the Biden administration's consideration of Tehran's demand to remove the elite force's terror designation as part of nuclear negotiations
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 20:26:00 +03:00Israel backs Russia's expulsion from 'biased' UN rights council over Ukraine war
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said the vote 'doesn't change our view' of the international body, dubbing it 'radical, morally flawed and anti-Israeli'
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 20:24:29 +03:00From the Kotel to chametz, how religious fights upended Israel’s government
Issues of religion and state have been the Achilles heel of Israel's 'change government' since its formation. Here is a list of religious controversies that have pitted Bennett's government against itself in the last 10 months
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 20:21:11 +03:00Pakistan's top court blocks PM Imran Khan's bid to dissolve parliament
The embattled prime minister will now face a no-confidence vote that is likely to take place on Saturday
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 19:19:33 +03:00Lapid vows to hold Israel's coalition together in first comments since whip's defection
Foreign minister, set to take over as prime minister next year, writes in Facebook post that he has spoken with leaders of coalition parties
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 18:37:23 +03:00Israeli pop star questioned after new evidence emerges in sexual misconduct case
New testimonies convince police to reexamine the sexual misconduct case against Eyal Golan, eight years after the case had been closed
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:45:53 +03:00Prehistoric mega-quake identified off Chilean coast 3,800 years ago
The quake and ensuing tsunami destroyed prehistoric communities at the edge of the Atacama desert – and they wouldn’t come back for 1,000 years
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:36:11 +03:00Exposed Hamas espionage campaign against Israelis shows 'new levels of sophistication'
Israeli cyber firm reveals cyberespionage campaign by hacking group linked to Gaza's militant rulers, targeting Israeli soldiers and police officers
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:29:51 +03:00Second Israeli goes to space on Friday in first all-private flight to ISS
Eytan Stibbe is set to launch as part of the first all-commercial team of astronauts to use the ISS for its intended purpose as an orbiting laboratory
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:08:51 +03:00Second Jewish man convicted in assault of Arab driver in Tel Aviv suburb last year
Bat Yam resident faces up to 14 years in prison, and while other defendants admit racist motives, prosecutors accept defendant's claim he thought the victim had committed a terror attack and was trying to stop him
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 16:43:01 +03:00Israel’s crypto bros are leading the local blockchain trend
With a digital crypto bank in the works and no regulation, more and more Israelis are investigating in digital currencies
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 15:46:53 +03:00Two U.S. soldiers wounded in Syria rocket attack, U.S. officials say
Sources say one of the U.S. soldiers is being checked for a traumatic brain injury following the attack in eastern Syria, which has so far not been claimed by any group
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 15:00:22 +03:00The Ukraine war is leaving a new Middle East in its wake
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has a far-reaching impact on everything from basic foodstuff to oil markets, and it has turned out to be an unlikely harbinger of a more independent and perhaps more united Middle East
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:34:16 +03:00Israel's political crisis: How Bennett lost control of his own party
Critics say a savvier politician, like Netanyahu, would have harshly punished problematic party members and spent less time mediating between Putin and Zelenskyy while his governing coalition was slipping away from him
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:28:00 +03:00Revealed: Israel is storing 1 million frozen embryos, some from the '80s
A million embryos, created during fertility treatments, are languishing in liquid nitrogen in Israeli hospitals. Some belong to couples who are well past the age of parenting or have died. Storage space is growing scarce and preserving the embryos co...
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:12:00 +03:00Israeli minister lifts blanket ban on expelling Congolese asylum seekers
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announces the end of the policy barring the repatriation of the migrants, citing an improvement in the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:09:14 +03:00Passover pie: The vegan, gluten-free chocolate dessert you didn’t know you needed (recipe)
A creamy, delicious chocolate pie with almonds and a touch of coconut – a perfect dessert for the Passover holiday
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:03:51 +03:00Ukraine war has caused a huge surge in aliyah to Israel – from Russia
According to government figures, 50 percent more immigrants and potential immigrants are arriving from Russia than from Ukraine since the start of the war and the tough global sanctions against Putin's regime
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 13:52:44 +03:00Yemen’s president steps aside in bid to end civil war
Pro-government allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE welcomed the move, which is supposed to unite the anti-Houthi camp in war-torn Yemen, with a pledge of $3 billion of aid
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 13:27:43 +03:00China harvested organs from living people, doctors helped with executions, Israeli researcher claims
China has violated two core values of medical ethics regarding organ transplants, according to a new research by Matthew P. Robertson and Israeli Prof. Jacob Lavee ■ The Chinese embassy in Israel: 'Some countries and anti-China forces have been hyp...
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:40:05 +03:00Russia's chilling manifesto for genocide in Ukraine
The fascist manifesto: what a recent article by a pro-Putin propagandist tells us about what Russia really means by the 'denazification' of Ukraine
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:23:50 +03:00After threats, Bennett ally courted by Netanyahu meets with minister in bid to save coalition
Finance Minister Lieberman yields to Yamina lawmaker Nir Orbach's demand on subsidies to ultra-Orthodox day care. Orbach also demanded steps to promote settlement construction
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 10:26:48 +03:00In bid to mend ties, Turkey to transfer Khashoggi trial to Saudi Arabia
A U.S. report last year found that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, though Riyadh denies this
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 09:03:58 +03:00Sharansky: Bennett is afraid of ‘criminal’ Putin, Israel should arm Ukraine
Ex-Jewish Agency head says Israel should give defensive arms to Ukraine, and will pay a price in the free world for failing to take a clear moral stance against Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 06:17:20 +03:00The Russians tried to erase Borodyanka. This is what’s left
After more than a month of Russian bombardment, residents of Borodyanka, a small Ukrainian town, have come home to assess the damage and pick up the pieces
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 05:34:12 +03:00Israel's chief forensic pathologist: State prosecution influences testimonies
Dr. Chen Kugel of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine testifies in the retrial of convicted murderer Roman Zadorov
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 05:08:00 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:20:11 +03:00The hypocrisy of Silman's 'values' damage Israel
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:14:50 +03:00Netanyahu hits the coalition where it hurts
Silman's defection to the opposition has not only shattered the coalition's structure but its legitimacy, too.
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:12:51 +03:00The end of Bennett-Lapid government, not the end of the world
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:11:13 +03:00For Silman, it was Judaism versus Israeliness
Thu, 7 Apr 2022 00:36:55 +03:00Israel’s political crisis: Bennett ignored all warning signs
Coalition whip Idit Silmans' defection took Bennett by surprise, leaving him with no majority and an uncertain political future
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 23:58:43 +03:00Three Israeli Arabs charged with smuggling weapons for Hamas-linked Palestinian
The three smuggled in revolvers with silencers for a Palestinian from Hebron, according to an Israeli security source
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 23:38:51 +03:00Israel joins U.K. recall of Kinder products over salmonella fears
Europe's health agency says it is investigating dozens of reported and suspected cases of salmonella linked with eating the chocolate in at least nine countries
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 21:36:07 +03:00Well done, America, you’ve ruined ‘Eurovision’
‘American Song Contest’ makes ‘Eurovision’ look classy, while the world’s angriest chef, Gordon Ramsay, is mellowing with age
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 21:19:46 +03:00Ukraine’s Eurovision contestants land in Israel, play before Ukrainian refugees
As the brutal Russian invasion continues, Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, tipped to win this year's Eurovision song contest, is visiting Israel for the annual 'Israel Calling' event
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 20:11:36 +03:00U.K. slaps new sanctions on Russian oligarch Moshe Kantor
Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress and contributor to Israel's Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, is considered close to Putin
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 19:42:13 +03:00Netanyahu urges more to defect as Bennett turns to damage control
Bennett calls on party members to focus on stabilizing the coalition after its whip Idit Sliman announced her resignation, catching the PM by surprise
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:28:39 +03:00Mapping out the rapid Judaization of East Jerusalem
New neighborhoods will be built on both sides of crowded Beit Safafa, but mainly for Israelis ■ Sheikh Jarrah faces possible evictions ■ Houses in Silwan are being demolished – and that’s just a partial list ■ A journey to the future of Jer...
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:05:51 +03:00A tale of two Palestines
Israeli Arabs live in a world of economic growth and opportunity that their Palestinian brothers can only dream of
Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:04:57 +03:00Israel's Gantz says 'plan B must be activated' if Iran nuke deal not reached
The defense minister tells a diplomatic gathering that Israel is 'in a race against time' as Iran continues to enrich Uranium