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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:22:32 +03:00U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
'We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,' President Biden said
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:02:26 +03:0030 activists were arrested last week. What made the Palestinian Authority change its tune?
What could have been a peaceful protest ended up making waves on social media when dozens of protesters were arrested by Palestinian police
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:01:35 +03:00New study solves the mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls site
Scholars have struggled how to explain the lack of more permanent residences at Qumran, but a new theory suggests that the grounds served as a religious competitor to Jerusalem
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:01:08 +03:00Lapid's visit reignitied Morocco's longstanding rift with its neighbor, but it's not about Israel
Israel is due to play a complicated role in the upcoming Moroccan elections, as the rift between the kingdom and neighboring Algeria grows
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:00:28 +03:00The summit and the nadir: Bennett in Washington and Bibi in Hawaii
Anticipation of the Bennett-Biden meeting ruined someone’s Hawaiian vacation, to the summiteers’ delight
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:00:05 +03:00Biden's disastrous Afghanistan week casts shadow over Bennett visit
The planned high point of the Israeli prime minister's visit was derailed by the bomb attack in Kabul, but he does have one thing going for him – he's not Netanyahu
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:51:59 +03:00Naftali Bennett and the myth of the status quo
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:33:10 +03:00Biden vows to hunt down Kabul airport attackers, stands by decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
U.S. president says he ordered commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K after attack that killed dozens, including 13 American service members
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:15:52 +03:00A government of vindictiveness
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:38:02 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:14:12 +03:00Shackled, beaten, strung up on a tree: Palestinian teen brutally attacked by settlers
At the supposedly evacuated settlement of Homesh last week, a Palestinian teen was seized by settlers and subjected to physical abuse for more than two hours. It's a regular practice at this site that the court long ago ordered to be open to Palestin...
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:56:22 +03:00First Bennett-Biden meeting rescheduled to Friday following Afghanistan bombing
A political source says that the U.S. president's willingness to host Bennett given the circumstances in Afghanistan shows the importance they attribute to the visit
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:43:04 +03:00Israel can wait: This is why Biden is determined to leave Afghanistan
Biden was supposed to spend Thursday talking foreign policy with Bennett and domestic issues with governors, until disaster struck at Kabul's airport
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:31:52 +03:00'Riding camels on Birthright isn't allowed anymore. Now you only feed and pet them'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A young American Jew discovers Israel and the generous people of Tel Aviv ■ An Israeli with Bukharan roots describes the moment she learned there's a world beyond her rundown neighborhood
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:04:45 +03:00Moroccan Jews lose court battle over formal recognition as Holocaust survivors
The ruling by Israel's top court wasn't viewed as a total loss by the plaintiffs, as some benefits were afforded to Moroccan immigrants during the long legal battle
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:56:51 +03:00Left-wing purists are evading the truth about the Nakba
Who started the 1948 war? What was the Jewish community in Palestine supposed to do? What if the outcome had been different? Thanks to identity politics this essential discussion is at a dead end
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:03:29 +03:00The secret to better leadership and parenting, and to giving good advice
The surprising things that happen when you truly listen
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:00:05 +03:00Spike Lee re-editing documentary featuring 9/11 conspiracy theorist, antisemite
This was prompted by reports of early media screenings that criticized the Oscar-winning filmmaker
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:42:00 +03:00The Bennett phone call that should not have happened
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:27:42 +03:00Dani Dayan's appointment is the final step toward politicizing Yad Vashem
How can former settler leader Dani Dayan, who doesn’t believe Palestinians deserve equal rights, head an institution dedicated to documenting the most horrific consequences of the actions of a nationalistic, racist regime?
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:12:21 +03:00Russia facilitates evacuation of Syria's last opposition bastion
Over 50,000 civilians lived in Deraa al Balaad, which has now become a ghost town since after weeks of intermittent fighting
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:04:18 +03:00Israeli-Lithuanian team reveals Torah ark at the site of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis and the Soviets, was built in the 17th century and was part of a larger complex of Jewish institutions that included 12 synagogues or prayer halls
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:55:40 +03:00Months after mob attack, only one arrest: ‘They refuse to admit Jews could do this’
Three months after Jewish mobs hunted down and attacked Arab citizens in two separate incidents, councillors from a quiet Israeli town want to know why the local police are seemingly disinterested in investigating the attacks
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:53:43 +03:00Don't believe the misinformation: Natural gas is hurting us
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:41:07 +03:00Why Israel's best friend in Congress doesn't think his party has an 'Israel problem'
A leading voice on U.S. foreign policy, Rep. Ted Deutch tells Haaretz why he’s still optimistic about a lasting peace in the Middle East, how Judaism informs his politics and why antisemitism must be called out on all sides
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:00:30 +03:0018-year-old shot dead in northern Israel, in 73rd murder in Arab community this year
In a separate case, police arrested two men suspected of killing three members of the Jarushi crime family in June
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:12:03 +03:00ISIS says behind Kabul attack that killed dozens of Afghans, 13 U.S. troops
Top military official confirms two suicide bombers believed to be from a local ISIS affiliate carried out the attack, which left dozens of Afghans killed and wounded amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:46:09 +03:00Bennett-Biden meeting is historic, but that doesn’t make it important
There is little to be achieved at this meeting other than a photo-opportunity and ruining Netanyahu’s vacation
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:43:46 +03:00Merkel cancels planned Israel visit, citing Afghanistan emergency, evacuations
The German chancellor was set to meet with Bennett for the first time since he was sworn in as prime minister, and just weeks before she steps down from the premiership
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:40:14 +03:00Lebanon's caretaker prime minister subpoenaed to testify on Beirut blast
Hassan Diab failed to show up for questioning. No senior official has been held accountable yet for last year's disaster
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:38:53 +03:00Israel gave U.S. two-hour notice on Iran attack. CIA 'demanded answers'
New York Times reports that the attack at Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility – for which Israel never took responsibility – reflected Netanyahu's distrust of the Biden administration
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:35:04 +03:00Republican lawmaker compares U.S. vaccine mandates to the Holocaust
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie posted an image of a hand raised in a fist with a tattooed number visible on the wrist, implying that presenting proof of vaccination is akin to being tattooed by the Nazis
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:58:03 +03:00A new Netflix series on Jordanian schoolgirls angers Arabs around the world
Netflix's hit show ‘AlRawabi School for Girls’ reveals both the total rule by men and the hypocrisy of mothers more worried about gossip than their daughters’ emotional scars
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:40:44 +03:00A Turkish soldier brought this Cypriot coin home as a trophy in the 16th century
A single perforated coin minted in Famagusta in 1570 was found in the Black Sea port of Phanagoria: It was a souvenir of the war, expert tells Haaretz
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:30:13 +03:00Israel to allow goods into Gaza on eve of Bennett-Biden meeting
The easing of restrictions would be 'conditional upon the continued preservation of the region’s security,' Israel says
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:22:46 +03:00Study: Prehistoric Indonesian woman belonged to extinct human lineage
Buried in a flexed position with large rocks, she was genetically closest to indigenous Australians and Papuans – but her lineage was unknown, and seems to have been lost
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:52:29 +03:00This luxury home epitomizes the erasure of Jaffa's historical landscape
The fast spreading gentrification taking over Jaffa is eradicating the 'city of the Palestinian bourgeoisie'
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:19:33 +03:00Europe warns of 'imminent attack' as Kabul evacuation deadline looms
British official warns about 'very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack' at the airport, possibly within 'hours'
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:58:17 +03:00Adderall tech? This Israeli start-up is concentrating on ADHD
ADHD and the medicine used to treat it is still heavily reliant on patients’ self-disclosure. This couple is creating a smartwatch to personalize and streamline treatment
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:43:07 +03:00Israeli being retried over teen's murder released to house arrest after 15 years
Prosecutors had agreed to retry Roman Zadorov, who was convicted in 2010 for the murder of a 13-year-old girl, but objected to his release from prison while the new trial was underway
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:35:01 +03:00I never thought Tel Aviv could become any more of a mess
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:31:22 +03:00COVID in Israel: Serious cases stable, drop among vaccinated
While the number of unvaccinated Israelis who suffer serious COVID-19 symptoms continues to rise, serious cases among vaccinated are dropping
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:17:09 +03:00IN PHOTOS: Excavating the great temple at Motza near Jerusalem
Dozens of silos, figurines and arrows: The 2021 summer dig in the shelter of a bridge on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:00:24 +03:00Bennett-Biden meeting: An initiation ceremony under Netanyahu's shadow
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett hopes today's meeting will lead to a personal channel of communication with President Biden as the two are slated to discuss Iran's nuclear deal, Gaza, U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and climate change
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:54:17 +03:00Can we worry only about a wounded Israeli soldier, and not the victims in Gaza too?
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:56:17 +03:00Rabbinate asks pope to clarify remarks on Torah
In letter, rabbinate says Pope Francis' appeared to denigrate Jewish law, by suggesting it was obsolete when he recently told a general audience that 'The law (Torah) however does not give life'
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:56:03 +03:00Police left for a break and returned to screams, officer tells Meron disaster panel
When the officers returned from their coffee break, about 15 minutes later, they could hear shouting. The disaster, one of the officers said, 'was at the exact location of our position'
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 02:37:52 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 02:36:33 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 01:11:37 +03:00Israeli education chiefs say can't keep unvaccinated kids out of school
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, meanwhile, says the decision on whether to admit unvaccinated children 'is an issue we're leaving to the schools'
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:37:49 +03:00Don't want your kids taught by an Arab? Yes, that's racist
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:13:04 +03:00For Hamas, May's war with Israel never ended
Criticism over the wounding of an Israeli officer led to a tighter deployment at the Gaza fence, but Hamas is still striving to get all its Qatari money and the border crossings opened
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:20:05 +03:00Israeli man convicted of wife's attempted murder, abuse of son
Aviad Moshe found guilty of stabbing Shira Isakov 20 times and brutally beating her while forcing their son to watch
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:19:57 +03:00Bennett holds first climate briefing ahead of Biden meeting
Some experts urged PM Bennett to set a more ambitious target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, sources say
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:53:31 +03:00Israeli minds under siege
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:39:55 +03:00Meeting Biden on Iran, Bennett's task is nearly impossible
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:28:21 +03:00Kabul and Ethiopia airlifts: The similarities and differences, 30 years apart
Two Israeli officers look back at Operation Solomon that evacuated 15,000 Ethiopian Jews from Addis Ababa and compare it with current events in Afghanistan
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:01:12 +03:00Archaeologists: In Herculaneum, men ate fish, women ate dairy and eggs
Analysis of Vesuvius' victims in the town of Herculaneum indicate that eggs and dairy may have been considered unmanly – and that a seafood diet was not for girls
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:32:39 +03:00Top Israeli rabbi calls for ban on unvaccinated teachers in ultra-Orthodox schools
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who has been criticized for keeping yeshivas open during COVID's first wave, now says Jewish law requires the observance of public health guidelines
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:40:54 +03:001,000 Palestinians protest along Israel border; 14 reportedly wounded
Following critical wounding of soldier in previous protest, Israeli forces have been instructed to respond 'more aggressively' to attempts to breach fence
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:41:47 +03:00Israel sees slowdown in Iran nuke program as Tehran tops agenda in Biden-Bennett talks
PM Bennett expected to tell Biden that Jerusalem reserves the right to act unilaterally against Tehran, while defense officials believe slowdown result of renewed talks
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:44:12 +03:00Turkey's drone base in Northern Cyprus hightens regional tensions
The Cypriot government views the upgrade to a Turkish airbase on the divided island as part of Ankara's 'expansionist' agenda
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:37:12 +03:00You’ve got fake mail: Pro-Palestinian hackers behind massive phishing campaign targeting Israelis expecting packages
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis received messages from the Post Office to pick up their package. However, investigators say it was a scam by political hackers from Gaza and London
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:27:23 +03:00Palestinian shot by Israeli troops in last week's Gaza border clashes dies
Hamas identifies dead man as a member of its armed wing, mourning him as a 'heroic martyr'
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:07:20 +03:00And then Biden will ask: 'Bennett, where did the Palestinians disappear to?'
Prime Minister Bennett promised a 'new spirit,' but on his way to the White House he is sticking to a long-standing tradition set by his predecessor Netanyahu
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:00:32 +03:00‘When I followed Trump’s campaign, I often saw a resemblance to the Nazi Albert Speer’
The documentary ‘Speer Goes to Hollywood’ reveals the true face of the Nazis’ chief architect Albert Speer, through conversations he had for a potential Hollywood biopic. Director Vanessa Lapa reveals the impact that making two films about Nazi...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:58:17 +03:00Progressive Democrats slam Palestinian Authority for human rights abuses after protesters’ arrests
Rep. Ilhan Omar: Locking up peaceful protesters is a textbook human rights abuse; Rep. Mark Pocan: Arresting peaceful human rights defenders is never OK
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:43:42 +03:00War on COVID: Israeli-led research develops protein with potential to foil the coronavirus
A new COVID treatment approach: International team led by Weizmann Institute researchers has developed a protein that focuses on the human receptor through which the virus enters human cells
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:35:25 +03:00Huge oil spill from Syrian power plant spreads across Mediterranean coast
Satellite images show the leak spreading some 20 kilometers north of its source, and authorities say work is underway to clean the coast in the rocky areas
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:36:46 +03:00Israel's 20% unvaccinated now account for half of all serious COVID-19 cases
While serious cases among a minority of Israelis who are not vaccinated against COVID are steadily rising, among vaccinated people they seem to have plateaued
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:18:23 +03:00After four wars the story of the Nassir family and their neighborhood is the story of Gaza
Gaza saw four wars in 13 years. Sitting in the ruins of their home the Nassirs tell their story
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:34:06 +03:00Tokyo Paralympics: In first, Arab swimmer Iyad Shalabi wins gold for Israel
Competing in the Paralympic Games for the fourth time, Shalabi beat Ukrainian Anton Kol in a photo finish
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:06:40 +03:00Seven Israeli hospitals limit services in protest of lack of funding
'Understanding and sympathy' are not enough, hospitals say in a joint statement, decrying lack of funding despite an agreement with the government
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:00:01 +03:00Israel Aerospace Industries, Etihad to open aircraft conversion site in Abu Dhabi
The demand for conversion has been on the rise due to the growth of ecommerce and the devaluation of used planes since the COVID-19 pandemic
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:49:36 +03:00Serious COVID cases in Israel plateau; antibody testing for children halted
After a chaotic start marred by technical glitches and long waits, COVID antibody testing will focus on parts of Israel with high infection rates
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:40:31 +03:00Israeli high-tech is desperate for workers. Are foreigners the solution?
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:15:18 +03:00Could a new Guggenheim Museum save the Middle East?
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:58:18 +03:00U.S. rushing to evacuate remaining personnel as Biden sticks by Afghanistan deadline
'The sooner we can finish, the better,' said President Biden, warning of 'added risk to our troops'
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:30:37 +03:00Bennett's meeting with Biden rescheduled to Friday over Kabul attack
Bennett meets with top U.S. officials ahead of Biden meeting
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:30:51 +03:00Saeed Alkharumi, Knesset member and Bedouin leader, laid to rest
Alkharumi, 49, was the only member of his United Arab List party who didn't back the establishment of the Bennett-Lapid government, but abstained to protest house demolitions in the Negev
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:00:23 +03:00Israel fails to probe animal cruelty complaints over live transports
Animal rights group asks court to intervene, citing inaction by the Agricultural Ministry over complaints going back to early 2018
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:10:01 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:49:39 +03:00Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Eleven Israeli and Jewish athletes to watch
Some 4,500 athletes are set to compete in 539 events, starting August 24
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:29:19 +03:00Chaos reigns as Israel set for start of school year
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:20:30 +03:00Israel vaccinated its population against COVID at an astonishing rate, but some groups are left behind
Official figures point to lower inoculation rates among the economically disadvantaged, young, and groups on the margins of mainstream Israeli society. How did it get there?
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:56:17 +03:00Arab teacher reassigned after parents complain that she can't teach Jewish values
The parents of second graders in a Tel Aviv suburb say that because the teacher, who they have not met, identifies as Palestinian, she cannot educate children in Torah, Jewish holidays and other subjects
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:49:39 +03:00Israeli landlord ordered to compensate Arab for terminating her lease over neighbors' pressure
The Afula landlord 'caused her to feel like a second-class citizen who is not wanted in certain places in Israel, where she lives as a citizen with full rights,' court rules
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:46:58 +03:0015-year-old arrested in stabbing death of another teen in northern Israel
'This was kids’ nonsense,' said suspect’s father. A gag order bars the publication of most details of the investigation
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:12:48 +03:00Israel's COVID antibody testing for schoolchildren started on the wrong foot, but it's worth it
The tests may exempt tens of thousands of children from quarantine and make life easier for the whole family
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:08:37 +03:00The German who was the key to Mossad’s capture of Eichmann finally revealed
Without German geologist Gerhard Klammer, the Nazi war criminal never would have gone to trial
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:06:34 +03:00Why is Spain suddenly turning down so many Jews who apply for citizenship?
New citizenship data reveals that last quarter, 2,276 applications of Sephardic Jews were turned down — compared to a total of three before this year
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:59:20 +03:00Natural gas is here to stay
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:58:54 +03:00An Israeli forest to erase the ruins of Palestinian agricultural terraces
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:58:13 +03:00Until you’re in their place, don't judge the women who turn to surrogacy
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:42:08 +03:00Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with Morocco, accusing neighbor of 'hostile actions'
Morocco and Algeria have had strained relations for decades, mainly over the issue of Western Sahara
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:14:45 +03:00Meron site chief tells disaster inquiry he wasn't invited to preparatory meetings
Eli Friend tells government committee investigating disaster he had no role in managing the holiday celebrations, site operates without a budget
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:03:09 +03:00Iran prisons head apologizes after leaked pictures show abuse
The head of Evin prison apologizes to God and to Khamenei after what appears to be surveillance footage surfaced showing guards beating prisoners and dragging an unconscious detainee on the floor
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:29:08 +03:00Biden to stick with Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
The Pentagon recommendation to remove troops by August 31 reflects increasing security concerns at the Kabul airport, where American citizens and at-risk Afghans are being evacuated
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:12:58 +03:00Israel may deny green passports to people who have not received COVID booster
Health Minister Horowitz says that since the vaccine loses effectiveness over time, proof of immunity will no longer be valid for those who have not had the booster
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:59:35 +03:00A week before school year starts, Israel scales down antibody testing of children
The Health Ministry says they were not informed of the decision in advance, which would see the COVID antibody tests carried out only in areas that saw high infection rates