Haaretz Israel News
Tue, 25 May 2021 11:46:20 +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
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:58:37 +03:0019-year-old killed in Israeli Arab town of Umm al-Fahm; third murder in five days
A manhunt for the suspect is underway as tensions between locals, Israel police intensify due to ongoing criminal violence in Arab majority cities
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:48:45 +03:00U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets with Netanyahu as his Mideast tour begins
In his first official visit to the region, the Secretary of State will meet with officials in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo and Amman to reinforce the truce between Israel and Hamas
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:33:54 +03:00U.S. citizens with expired passports permitted to enter United States
The move was met with a huge sigh of relief by Americans living in Israel, where there has been a backlog of 15,000 passport applications and renewals
Tue, 25 May 2021 07:04:16 +03:00Did King David keep kosher? Ancient Judeans ate biblically banned fish, archaeologists find
Analysis of fish bones unearthed across Israel suggests observance of kashrut only began in late Second Temple period, centuries after the Bible was written
Tue, 25 May 2021 05:59:42 +03:00Israel-Gaza cease-fire is holding nicely, but potential detonators abound
Every Palestinian faction with a bone to pick with Hamas in the Strip knows it holds the key to a new escalation. Then there’s the humanitarian crisis and the TV footage of the destruction seen in East Jerusalem and the West Bank
Tue, 25 May 2021 05:59:18 +03:00Gaza conflict puts Palestinian Authority in center stage
Foreign officials are flocking to Ramallah amid talk of giving the PA role in Gaza’s rehabilitation
Tue, 25 May 2021 01:10:50 +03:00Israeli police admit they stepped in late to quell Jewish-Arab violence
One factor was the time needed to call up reservists. Another was that many forces had been sent to Jerusalem a few days earlier in preparation for the end of Ramadan
Tue, 25 May 2021 00:19:34 +03:00Islamic Movement leader in Israel expected to stand trial for incitement
Some 200 people demonstrated at the courthouse to protest the arrest of the deputy chairman of the Northern Islamic Movement, which they claim was politically motivated
Tue, 25 May 2021 00:08:58 +03:00Blinken's Israel mission: Helping Gaza without strengthening Hamas
Blinken lands in Israel, will travel between Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo and Amman in a bid to reinforce the truce between Israel and Hamas ■ Israel announces it would permit humanitarian aid into Gaza but restricts exports
Mon, 24 May 2021 23:47:57 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Mon, 24 May 2021 23:30:01 +03:00Israel's High Court puts an end to the misuse of Basic Laws
Mon, 24 May 2021 22:11:34 +03:0030 years on, newly released footage shows historical Israeli rescue of Ethiopian Jews
Videos, images and papers are released by Israel's military ahead of Operation Solomon’s 30th anniversary
Mon, 24 May 2021 22:05:36 +03:00Where did watermelon originate? Genetics answers age-old mystery
Ancient Egyptian tombs show people believed to be eating watermelon, or its predecessor, for dessert. That's a clue
Mon, 24 May 2021 21:32:15 +03:00And then – boom! The dream of an Arab-Jewish partnership went up in smoke
Many young people took to the streets to say: Enough humiliation, we’re equal citizens, we aren’t Israeli Arabs, we’re Palestinians who are citizens of Israel
Mon, 24 May 2021 21:22:36 +03:00Israel to fast-track bill to launch inquiry into Mount Meron disaster
Ultra-Orthodox parties have been pushing a different bill to set up a commission that is not headed by a retired Supreme Court justice
Mon, 24 May 2021 21:03:19 +03:00Belarus points to Hamas bomb threat in plane diversion, group rejects claim
Western governments are threatening sanctions against Minsk over the diversion of a flight and arrest of a journalist who was on board
Mon, 24 May 2021 20:32:55 +03:00Israel election: Naftali Bennett needs someone to hold his hand
Bennett still wants to form a governing coalition with Yair Lapid. The question is whether enough members of his own party will be there with him
Mon, 24 May 2021 19:57:29 +03:00The Israeli lie about Gaza
Mon, 24 May 2021 19:44:06 +03:00Biden phoned, and it's a good thing Netanyahu toed the line
Mon, 24 May 2021 19:37:25 +03:00In push for Biden-Putin summit, Russian, U.S. security chiefs meet in Geneva
White House, Russian national security advisers discuss strategic stability, say normalization of U.S.-Russian ties would be in the interests of both countries
Mon, 24 May 2021 19:35:10 +03:00Netanyahu trial: News Site ex-CEO denies his staff was biased against PM
During his cross-examination, Ilan Yeshua faced allegations that requests to alter Walla's coverage were an effort to redress such bias
Mon, 24 May 2021 18:41:02 +03:00Israeli businesses lost $368 million during Gaza operation
The loss was mostly due to employees choosing to stay at home due to the nearly nonstop Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza, according to Israel's main industrial group
Mon, 24 May 2021 18:31:18 +03:00Myanmar news site says American editor detained by military
Danny Fenster, 37, the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, one of the country's top independent news sites, was detained at the main international gateway in Yangon while preparing to fly to Malaysia
Mon, 24 May 2021 18:26:22 +03:00Israel election: Sa’ar rules out joining Netanyahu-led government after reports of negotiations
Labor, Yisrael Beiteinu and Kahol Lavan say progress has been made in talks with Yesh Atid ■ Yair Lapid's mandate to form a coalition will expires in nine days
Mon, 24 May 2021 17:32:14 +03:00Incoming Mossad chief revealed as David Barnea. Here's where he came from
David Barnea's career spans three decades, and includes locating and recruiting agents relevant to the Mossad's priorities: Iran and Hezbollah
Mon, 24 May 2021 17:30:42 +03:00David Barnea appointed as Israel's next Mossad chief
David Barnea will replace Yossi Cohen as new Mossad chief, Netanyahu announces
Mon, 24 May 2021 17:27:35 +03:00EU mulls shunning Belarus' airspace over forced landing to detain journalist
EU leaders strongly condemn Belarus over Sunday incident in which a flight from Greece to Lithuania was diverted in order to detain opposition-minded journalist who was on board the plane
Mon, 24 May 2021 17:27:30 +03:00Arctic warmer than Jerusalem, again, and other climate change briefs
Plus, bad news for Americans already complaining about the heat, global food production is projected to shrink by a third by 2100 and an even better idea than reforestation – not chopping trees down in the first place
Mon, 24 May 2021 15:53:57 +03:00Lifting Israel's coronavirus restrictions is excellent news – but comes with its own headaches
While none of the Health Ministry professionals expressed serious opposition to getting rid of COVID-19 limitations, some worry that the false sense of security it brings can set Israel back
Mon, 24 May 2021 15:27:26 +03:00Biden condemns 'despicable' antisemitic attacks emerging after Israel-Gaza fighting
Remarks come days after leading U.S. Jewish organizations urged him to speak out about a wave of attacks in the U.S. and abroad
Mon, 24 May 2021 14:55:23 +03:00Blinken to arrive in Israel Tuesday, kicking off Mideast tour
Blinken will meet with Israeli leaders regarding the United States' 'ironclad commitment to Israel's security,' Biden says, including seeing through an arms sale despite some Democratic pushback
Mon, 24 May 2021 14:45:06 +03:00Hamas came out ahead in the Gaza war. Here's how Israel can turn adversity into victory
If Netanyahu were no longer at the helm, Israel could undo the damage he caused with yet another failed policy. It is high time for him to pack up and go
Mon, 24 May 2021 14:17:21 +03:00Iran, IAEA agree to one-month extension of nuclear monitoring deal
Extension comes after three-month deal on surveillance cameras at nuclear sites expired Sunday
Mon, 24 May 2021 13:52:57 +03:00Can U.S. Mizrahim connect with Israel's Mizrahi left?
A new project exposes Mizrahim in North America to their community’s role in Israel’s left and to a discourse they can often relate to about Palestinians and Arabs
Mon, 24 May 2021 13:50:30 +03:00Soldier, civilian wounded in Jerusalem stabbing attack; 17-year-old assailant shot dead
Visiting the scene, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana praises officers who shot the attacker, saying they strove to disarm him
Mon, 24 May 2021 13:00:38 +03:00Hackers exploit WhatsApp, target far-right Jerusalem official
Israeli researchers discovered a way to lock you out of your WhatsApp. Facebook failed to address the issue. Now its being used
Mon, 24 May 2021 12:40:21 +03:00A new U.S. approach to Hamas could be in the making
A 2018 report co-written by a Biden official makes the case for Washington to encourage Palestinian unity in order to break the years-long diplomatic stalemate
Mon, 24 May 2021 12:28:46 +03:00Amid Gaza's rubble and ruin, some voices of optimism surface
Despite the shock at the scale of the Israeli strikes, Gaza residents report no shortage of food and draw encouragement from Palestinian solidarity
Mon, 24 May 2021 12:02:53 +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
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 09:08:50 +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 21:28:18 +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 ■ 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