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Mon, 24 May 2021 11:06:55 +03:00Three Jewish suspects indicted in attempted lynching of Arab driver in central Israel
Charges against the three Jewish suspects include terrorism and attempted murder
Mon, 24 May 2021 10:46:42 +03:00Israel election: Lapid has a plan to pressure Bennett into an anti-Netanyahu government
With days to go until the mandate expires, Lapid restarts negotiations with anti-Netanyahu bloc with the aim of having signed deals by the weekend
Mon, 24 May 2021 09:55:10 +03:00In her last poem, this Jewish-Polish poet wrote about the neighbors who turned her over to the Nazis
Zuzanna Ginczanka was one of the most important voices in interwar Polish poetry. Her work married the sensual and the intellectual. Her life story is no less intriguing
Mon, 24 May 2021 09:08:50 +03:00Israel reopens Gaza crossings for humanitarian aid, relief workers
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz calls to leave Gaza on the 'basic humanitarian threshold,' emphasizing the need to prevent humanitarian aid reaching the hands of Hamas
Mon, 24 May 2021 08:56:24 +03:00Israel police seek to charge Jaffa arsonists with attempted murder
Police also plan to charge a Jewish man who participated in a mob attack on an Arab man in a Tel Aviv suburb during the rioting in mixed cities
Mon, 24 May 2021 02:39:42 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 24 May 2021 00:17:33 +03:00Children can’t wait for the Israeli government
Mon, 24 May 2021 00:13:08 +03:00Is a divided Israel turning into Yugoslavia?
Sun, 23 May 2021 23:57:05 +03:00‘The two longest hours of the Gaza war’
Sun, 23 May 2021 23:54:38 +03:00The ultra-orthodox Zionist occupation
Sun, 23 May 2021 23:44:51 +03:00Israel's top court overrides a Basic Law as Knesset speaker decries a ‘coup’
Slamming the Israeli High Court of Justice for ruling invalid a 100 day extension for the state budget deadline, Netanyahu's Likud party calls the move a dangerous trend that deals 'a serious blow to democracy'
Sun, 23 May 2021 22:52:46 +03:00Gantz: Non-humanitarian aid to Gaza depends on return of Israeli soldiers’ bodies
Israeli Defense officials working on a way to deliver funds and construction materials without Hamas using them to build tunnels and weapons
Sun, 23 May 2021 22:18:34 +03:00After 13 years, Israel's top court bans settlers from working 42 acres of West Bank land
Court says Palestinian petitioners still can’t farm the land themselves because they haven’t proved ownership, adding that High Court is not the right venue to decide that issue
Sun, 23 May 2021 21:37:59 +03:00Israeli family of five killed in Italy cable car disaster
An Israeli couple and their two-year old son were killed near Italy's Lake Maggiore, together with the mother's grandparents who came to visit
Sun, 23 May 2021 21:28:18 +03:0011 days, 4,340 rockets and 261 dead: The Israel-Gaza fighting in numbers
According to UN humanitarian office, at least 129 out of 248 people killed in Gaza were civilians and 1,042 housing and commercial units were severely damaged
Sun, 23 May 2021 21:23:08 +03:00Israel's Gaza challenge: Stopping metal tubes from turning into rockets
Officials say it is all but impossible to seal off the Strip and prevent goods for reconstruction from being turned into locally-made rockets
Sun, 23 May 2021 21:06:33 +03:00Suspect arrested in attack on Jewish diners in Los Angeles
There has been an increase in online and real-world incidents of antisemitism in the U.S. since the outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas, the Anti-Defamation League says
Sun, 23 May 2021 20:34:52 +03:00Nine wounded in blast at Iran factory reportedly producing drones
Netanyahu displayed to foreign diplomats last week parts of a drone that was downed two days prior, saying it was made by Iran and flown over from Iraq or Syria
Sun, 23 May 2021 20:07:34 +03:00Israel set to lift most COVID restrictions next week
Israelis will still be required to wear face masks indoors until further deliberation and travel to and from Israel will still be limited
Sun, 23 May 2021 19:21:05 +03:00After Gaza, an Israeli-Palestinian struggle for identity: LISTEN to Aluf Benn, Noa Landau and Anshel Pfeffer
Sun, 23 May 2021 19:19:09 +03:00Bernie Sanders: Netanyahu empowered 'overt racists,' helped foment crisis
The United States needs to be 'leading the world in bringing people together, not simply supplying weapons to kill children in Gaza,' Sanders says
Sun, 23 May 2021 18:15:45 +03:00UN to launch Gaza aid appeal as Israel-Hamas cease-fire holds
U.S. President Joe Biden says Washington will work with UN agencies on expediting humanitarian aid for Gaza 'in a manner that does not permit Hamas to simply restock its military arsenal'
Sun, 23 May 2021 18:01:22 +03:00Blinken: Unclear if Iran will comply with nuclear terms to have sanctions lifted
Iran's Rohani said last week that the United States was ready to lift trade sanction, although a senior Iranian official contradicted him, while European diplomats said very difficult issues remained
Sun, 23 May 2021 17:29:14 +03:00Israel has Biden's support, but it's losing life-long friends in Congress
While President Joe Biden handled the crisis in textbook fashion with old-school diplomacy, Israel would be foolish to believe its relationship with the ruling Democratic Party has not been adversely affected
Sun, 23 May 2021 17:22:55 +03:00Inside the conflicted world of Israeli Arab teachers in Jewish schools
'I chose to work in a Jewish school partly because I wanted to change reality. I’m less certain this is possible now. But if I give up and leave, pupils won’t hear a voice like mine,' says one Arab teacher in a Jewish school
Sun, 23 May 2021 16:45:00 +03:00Ex-envoy Ron Dermer’s dangerous words about Jews and Evangelicals
Remarks by former Israeli ambassador to the United States, to the effect that Israel should invest more in fostering ties with evangelicals than with Diaspora Jews, reflect a disastrous policy for Jewish peoplehood
Sun, 23 May 2021 16:08:36 +03:00Tel Aviv is bracing for a Russian robot invasion
Delivery robots are about to descend on the city of Tel Aviv – but is there enough room for everyone?
Sun, 23 May 2021 15:57:44 +03:00Israeli mayor threatens Arab councilwoman: I'll turn you over to Shin Bet 'to deal with'
Lod's mayor accuses Fida Shehade of 'incitement' after she posted on Facebook that the municipality abandoned Arab residents after violent clashes shook the city
Sun, 23 May 2021 15:16:17 +03:00John Oliver, it’s time to bring your ‘peace plan’ to Israel
The ‘Last Week Tonight’ star needs to cover Israel-Palestine in more depth, and not just during wartimes in Gaza. Plus, a welcome blast from the past with Apple’s ‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’
Sun, 23 May 2021 15:00:43 +03:00With COVID retreating, Israel reopens borders to small groups of tourists
Foreign airlines are also resuming flights they suspended when Palestinian militants began rocket attacks on Israel this month
Sun, 23 May 2021 14:51:26 +03:00Tension at top Israeli art academy amid Palestinian solidarity protest, backlash
A group of Israeli artists who teach at Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design gave protesting Arab students their full support, drawing a backlash from some Jewish students and government officials
Sun, 23 May 2021 14:03:34 +03:00Meet the Democrats who insist the party hasn't shifted its stance on Israel
Democratic lawmakers tell Haaretz that stories of the party’s ‘shift’ on Israel are greatly exaggerated, and that those occupying the middle ground must now make their voices heard
Sun, 23 May 2021 14:01:07 +03:00Israeli archaeologists resolve ages-old evolutionary conundrum: Enter the elephant and the hand ax
Unified theory of human evolution suggests explanation for the mystery of technological persistency: Why some tools were used for over a million years
Sun, 23 May 2021 13:45:20 +03:00Arab woman receives kidney donated by Jewish man killed by a mob in Lod
The 58-year-old Israeli Arab woman has been on the waiting list for a kidney transplant for seven years
Sun, 23 May 2021 13:15:50 +03:00Bennett slams Netanyahu: ‘Personality cult’ guided Gaza operation
Yamina chairman Bennett wrote on Facebook that ‘there are even options today for the establishment of a government, if only we lift the boycotts’
Sun, 23 May 2021 13:12:32 +03:00Travel in Israel: This kibbutz is the perfect spring picnic spot
The 80th anniversary of Ramat Hashofet is a great excuse to relax with a picnic basket in a nearby olive grove or splash in a spring-fed pool
Sun, 23 May 2021 12:53:30 +03:00After Arab 'saw death' during assault by Israeli Jews, police have made no arrests
The 23-year-old victim 'is sure whoever did this came from outside' his city of Lod, but also says the police never reached out to him after the attack that left him hospitalized for six days
Sun, 23 May 2021 12:25:43 +03:00Jerusalem tensions led to Gaza flare-up. They could boil over again
A series of events in Jerusalem over the weekend show that conflict is still on the horizon. The evictions from East Jerusalem neighborhoods and the reopening of the Temple Mount to Jews could serve as the spark
Sun, 23 May 2021 12:01:55 +03:00Bangladesh drops 'except Israel' from passport, essentially lifting travel ban
Senior Bangladeshi officials announced that the new ruling regarding Israel travel does not mark a change in its Middle East policy, however
Sun, 23 May 2021 08:57:08 +03:00Two days after cease-fire, Israel opens Temple Mount to Jews
Jews were barred from entering the holy compound – where the Al-Aqsa mosque is also located – since the beginning of Ramadan on April 12, amid the spike in Jewish-Arab violence in Israel
Sun, 23 May 2021 08:37:27 +03:00Nuclear monitoring deal between Iran, IAEA has expired, says top lawmaker
The IAEA said this week it was in talks with Tehran on how to proceed with the monitoring deal
Sun, 23 May 2021 06:04:01 +03:00Israel election: Gaza conflict shuffled the political deck as coalition talks resume
The smart money is still on a fifth Israeli election, but all eyes will be on Gideon Sa’ar and Benny Gantz if Yair Lapid fails to form a government in the ten days he has left
Sun, 23 May 2021 06:03:08 +03:00With tensions still simmering post cease-fire, Netanyahu faces three new challenges
Tensions in Jerusalem could escalate quickly, but Israel is focusing on the Strip and has trouble seeing the bigger picture
Sun, 23 May 2021 06:00:01 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sun, 23 May 2021 03:47:37 +03:00Seven-year-old boy shot dead amid family feud in East Jerusalem
Sources in the Shoafat refugee camp say Yusef Al-Khalabi was in his home at the time of the shooting, and that his family was uninvolved in the feud
Sun, 23 May 2021 03:21:16 +03:00Italy's raucous glam rock takes Eurovision by storm
Israel's Eden Alene comes in 17th place at the song contest that was held in the Netherlands after being canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stressful voting: The United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands received zero points...
Sun, 23 May 2021 02:36:02 +03:00Separate school systems for Jews and Arabs are policy in Israel, not a ‘problem’
The Education Ministry’s systematic disregard of studies, surveys and state comptroller reports has buried hope for education for coexistence
Sun, 23 May 2021 01:03:36 +03:00With end of Gaza fighting, welcome back to Israel's normal routine
Sun, 23 May 2021 00:30:51 +03:00India’s intifada: Why Modi is arresting pro-Palestinian protesters
As the Israel-Gaza conflict raged, India’s UN ambassador backed the ‘just Palestinian cause,’ but police arrested pro-Palestinian protestors in Indian-controlled Kashmir: A dissonance fuelled by history, Hindutva and right-wing Zionism
Sun, 23 May 2021 00:30:06 +03:00Rebuilding Gaza is an existential necessity for Israel
Sat, 22 May 2021 23:51:52 +03:00When it comes to Gaza, Biden and Sissi show Israel that it's not the boss
Israel's attempt to present the cease-fire as unilateral will only hurt it in negotiations to bring back citizens and bodies of soldiers held in the Strip
Sat, 22 May 2021 23:01:22 +03:00UN Security Council statement on Gaza-Israel cease-fire fails to mention Hamas
After three U.S. vetoes, the final statement calls for 'full adherence' to truce and immediate Gaza aid and focuses on the role of international mediators
Sat, 22 May 2021 22:22:23 +03:00Thousands join Tel Aviv rally for 'a joint future' after Israel-Gaza fighting, Jewish-Arab violence
Author David Grossman, political leaders and activists call on Israel to go beyond a cease-fire in Gaza, while hundreds also gather outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem
Sat, 22 May 2021 21:25:54 +03:00Israeli athlete makes history with gold medal at European swimming championship
Anastasia Gorbenko the country's first ever gold medal at an Olympic swimming event, also setting a new Israeli record
Sat, 22 May 2021 21:21:39 +03:00To end the chaos in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, establish a Palestinian state
Sat, 22 May 2021 21:17:28 +03:00Hamas leader makes first public appearance amid defiant military rally in Gaza
As Islamic movement claims victory over Israel, Yahya Sinwar – who went into hiding during the fighting – makes his first public appearance since the flare-up began at the mourning tent of senior commander Bassem Issa
Sat, 22 May 2021 20:28:32 +03:00Israeli victims of the latest Gaza conflict show how lethal poverty is, especially in wartime
The stories of half the people killed in Israel during the recent flare-up reveal yet again that the weakest are not protected by the system
Sat, 22 May 2021 19:59:28 +03:00When Israel's 'love of our soldiers' turns to malice
Sat, 22 May 2021 18:08:15 +03:00As mediators work to firm up Israel-Gaza truce, IDF pushes for harsher policy
The Israeli military's top brass recommend firm action against any violation by Palestinian groups of the cease-fire that capped 11 days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas
Sat, 22 May 2021 17:48:44 +03:00Israeli police arrest fourth suspect in beating of Arab man in Tel Aviv suburb
Charges will likely be filed against the four suspects in the assault in Bat Yam in the coming days â– Fourth suspect also arrested in the firebombing of Jaffa home, which left a 12-year-old boy with burns
Sat, 22 May 2021 17:08:04 +03:00Gazans ran for their lives – and from the Israeli army’s sinister phone calls
Miscommunication between the army and UN organizations led to the dissemination of a notice that schools designated to serve as shelters would be bombed. The bombing didn’t happen, but the fears got even worse
Sat, 22 May 2021 16:54:31 +03:00UN humanitarian chief pleads to uphold Gaza-Israel cease-fire, warns of COVID spread
On a tour of the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian chief for the Palestinian territories appealed for both sides to hold fire and called for an end to Israel's blockade
Sat, 22 May 2021 14:31:28 +03:00Some American Jews are taking off their kippahs and Stars of David amid a wave of antisemitic incidents
American Jews fear they could be targeted due to an association with Israel. For some American Jews, that fear is manifesting in decisions to tamp down their public displays of Jewishness
Sat, 22 May 2021 11:15:43 +03:00After 14 months, Israel to reopen movie theaters to vaccinated and unvaccinated alike
The Health Ministry will soon release a new plan for the reopening of cinema chains on Thursday after closure during the COVID pandemic
Sat, 22 May 2021 09:46:26 +03:00Israelis tell him to go to Gaza, Palestinians call him a collaborator: The life of a stateless Jerusalem reporter
Born in East Jerusalem, he’s stateless and didn’t know a word of Hebrew until five years ago. But then Suleiman Maswadeh, who spoke to Haaretz before the flare-up in Gaza, decided he wanted to succeed. Today he’s the Israeli public broadcasterâ...
Sat, 22 May 2021 01:35:28 +03:00Biden says Democrats still support Israel, Jerusalem violence must end
President says the two-state solution is 'the only answer' amid unprecedented public criticism of Israel by party's progressive wing
Sat, 22 May 2021 01:07:39 +03:00U.S. Jewish groups urge Biden to confront antisemitism emerging from Israeli-Palestinian flare-up
Anti-Defamation League says 'a dangerous and drastic surge' in antisemitism has been seen after fighting broke out between Israel and Hamas
Fri, 21 May 2021 23:02:52 +03:00Gantz and Bennett are down, so who’s left to replace Netanyahu?
Fri, 21 May 2021 22:57:49 +03:00Death toll in Gaza continues to rise as bodies pulled from rubble
On Friday morning, the bodies of an infant and nine Hamas militants were retrieved from beneath the rubble. Officials say search will take weeks to complete
Fri, 21 May 2021 21:52:53 +03:00Just as Hezbollah is Iran's strategic asset in Lebanon, Israel has Hamas in Gaza
The Hamas regime plays a key role in Israel’s separation of the West Bank from Gaza. When the organization launches rockets, Israel sees it as a partner that violated an agreement, not a target for destruction
Fri, 21 May 2021 20:17:55 +03:00U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to visit Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Blinken will meet with Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, as well as his Palestinian counterpart, in a bid to 'build better futures for Israelis and Palestinians'
Fri, 21 May 2021 19:21:43 +03:00Senior Israeli army officials raise doubts over effectiveness of Gaza operation
IDF officials maintain that the operation was a successful deterrent, but that the damage to Hamas' rocket infrastructure was more limited than planned amid the most intense rocket barrages that Israel has ever faced
Fri, 21 May 2021 15:31:12 +03:00Netanyahu says Israel has 'changed the equation' with Hamas
'The Gaza operation achieved its goals of inflicting a severe blow to Hamas,' Netanyahu said, adding that 'not all is yet known to the public,' but other officials at security cabinet meeting censured the operation
Fri, 21 May 2021 14:50:53 +03:00Another round of Israel-Gaza fighting is over and nothing will change soon
Any chance for change depends on further activism by the Arab Israelis – and maybe even a fifth election, with the vote for Netanyahu’s Likud taking its latest hit
Fri, 21 May 2021 14:17:32 +03:00Israeli police enter Jerusalem's Temple Mount to confiscate Palestinian flags
Just hours after cease-fire with Gaza, police entered the Al-Aqsa compound in light of the post-prayer protests
Fri, 21 May 2021 14:13:27 +03:00Bomb blast kills seven people at pro-Palestinian rally in southwest Pakistan
The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, targeted the vehicle of the leader of the hardline religious party that had organized the event
Fri, 21 May 2021 13:09:57 +03:00Palestinians claim victory as Gaza cease-fire faces early test
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are attending Friday's prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, a flashpoint holy site revered by Jews and Muslims
Fri, 21 May 2021 13:07:31 +03:00Despite Lebanon rocket fire, Israel believes Hezbollah isn't seeking escalation
The Israeli military minimized its response to rockets launched at Haifa suburbs – an achievement for Hamas – though the rockets could not have been fired without Hezbollah’s approval
Fri, 21 May 2021 12:43:41 +03:00Lapid, Sa'ar slam Netanyahu over Gaza operation outcomes
Lapid says Netanyhau acted 'without policies, responsibility or strategy,' while Sa'ar claims ending the fighting with Hamas 'deals a blow to Israel’s deterrence'
Fri, 21 May 2021 12:34:35 +03:00Pakistani FM says Israel 'controls the media,' has 'deep pockets' during CNN interview
In an interview with anchor Bianna Golodryga, who is Jewish, Shah Mahmood Qureshi first said that Israel is losing the 'the media war' in its battle against Hamas, 'despite their connections'
Fri, 21 May 2021 12:05:36 +03:00Behind the Gaza cease-fire: Netanyahu surrendered to Biden, and dumped the blame on the army
The IDF’s success in the Gaza operation appears to have been limited, but they are not the reason a cease-fire was called
Fri, 21 May 2021 11:40:59 +03:00Jews arrested on suspicion of stabbing Israeli Arab in Jerusalem last week
As violence erupted in mixed Jewish-Arab cities last week, a 25-year-old Israeli Arab man was reportedly stabbed in Mahaneh Yehuda â– A gag order has been placed on the identities of the suspects
Fri, 21 May 2021 10:28:01 +03:00Lebanon's president says PM-designate incapable of forming cabinet
The existing government has been acting in a caretaker capacity since resigning after a huge explosion in a portside warehouse tore through Beirut in August
Fri, 21 May 2021 09:49:13 +03:00One person burned in N.Y.C. amid clashes with anti-Zionist protesters
There has been an increase in antisemitism in the United States both online and on the ground during the recent Gaza conflict, according to the Anti-Defamation League
Fri, 21 May 2021 06:09:21 +03:00Netanyahu should have thanked Biden for paying the check, but he couldn't help himself
Netanyahu's Gaza campaign was off to the perfect start with the threat of a new government out of the way â– Israel's top cop proves telling the truth isn't worth it â– Bennett Sa'ar and Gantz: Balfour's spin-off series continues â– Mansour Abbas ...
Fri, 21 May 2021 06:02:47 +03:00The army achieved its goal of the Gaza war. It doesn't look like a resounding victory
Like in previous conflicts with Gaza, Israel hopes to achieve deterrence rather than a declared win â– American pressure brought the cease-fire; their involvement may be echoed in a future conflict on Israel's northern front â– Meanwhile, the ICC t...
Fri, 21 May 2021 03:26:32 +03:00Democrats welcome Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire but warn it's not enough
Rep. Rashida Tlaib cautioned the ceasefire 'will not alone achieve freedom, justice, and equality for all who live under Israel's apartheid government'
Fri, 21 May 2021 01:46:34 +03:00End U.S. 'aid' to Israel. For the sake of American Jews
The myth that Israel can’t survive without American military 'aid' animates the identities of U.S. Jews from left to right. It’s time to cut it out, for all of our sakes
Fri, 21 May 2021 01:27:42 +03:00Biden commends Netanyahu for bringing Gaza violence to close
Biden reaffirmed the U.S. belief that Israel has the right to defend itself, adding that it will fully replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system
Fri, 21 May 2021 01:01:13 +03:00'I met my wife in the Israeli army. Then she moved to Georgia, but I stayed behind'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An aspiring Israeli programmer whose entire family lives in Georgia, and an Israeli real estate agent whose parents are both blind
Fri, 21 May 2021 00:34:53 +03:00When Israel censored poets for being 'tools of expression of Arab nationalism'
Some 50 years ago, Druze poet Samih al-Qasim was indicted for not complying with state censorship rules before publishing a book of poems. Not all members of the Hebrew Writers Association agreed to act on his behalf. Finally, with Prime Minister Gol...
Fri, 21 May 2021 00:03:39 +03:00Lebanese attack Syrian voters in sign of growing resentment of perceived absentee vote for Assad
The violence came a day after the head of the Christian right-wing Lebanese Forces group called for for those who vote for Assad in next week's election to go back home since they are clearly not fearful of his government
Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:53 +03:00Pro-Israel, not pro-Netanyahu
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:58:37 +03:00There is only one war: the extremists vs. the moderates
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:57:14 +03:00Remember the hilltop settler youth? Look where they are now
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:57:05 +03:00The real 'captives' in Israel
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:49:02 +03:00Israeli court rules 2004 killing of Gaza girl violated international law, but denies compensation
Court ruled that Israeli soldiers' actions in killing 14-year-old Iman al-Hams violated regulations, but said the state was not liable due to the 'wartime action' principle
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:18:16 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:15:27 +03:00Israel agrees to mutual cease-fire with Hamas 'without any conditions'
International legitimacy for IDF strikes in Gaza was wearing thin, Israeli officials believe
Thu, 20 May 2021 23:05:36 +03:00Thousands attend funeral of Arab teen allegedly killed by Israeli police
City of Umm al-Fahm accuses the police of Mohammed Kiwan's 'murder and assassination,' declares general strike