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Wed, 25 May 2022 11:50:36 +03:00
It's the most beautiful and dangerous road in Israel. Nobody can drive there
Ma’aleh Akrabim, descending from the mountaintops to the Arava Desert, is an ancient, adventurous and winding road

Wed, 25 May 2022 11:39:45 +03:00
A Pakistani group visited Israel. Then Pakistan erupted
It was unprecedented: Two Pakistani citizens openly visited Israel on their Pakistani passports – and re-entered Pakistan without hindrance, despite a fierce media controversy. So how open is the Pakistani state now to normalization with the Jewish...

Wed, 25 May 2022 11:23:42 +03:00
In latest trouble for Bennett, Israeli lawmaker says won't vote with coalition
Lawmaker Michael Biton says he will not support the coalition until he reaches a deal with Israel's Transport Minister over public transport reform, in yet another blow for Bennett's fracturing government

Wed, 25 May 2022 11:13:06 +03:00
Turkish FM visits Yad Vashem: Our diplomats saved countless Jews
Mevlut Cavusoglu arrives in Israel, after meeting with Palestinian officials on Tuesday, in the first such visit in 15 years

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:25:33 +03:00
The beauty pageant pigeons of Mesopotamia, and why they’re like cats
‘I love them more than my children’: Generations of pigeon-keepers have brought up birds in the ancient city of Mardin, and not for purposes of espionage or industry

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:25:21 +03:00
Jews? Pagans? 2,100-year-old discovery in the Galilee reveals huge mystery
We don’t know who lived there, but the inhabitants in this farm in northern Israel seem to have grabbed their essentials and fled, leaving their home and farming gear unusually intact

Wed, 25 May 2022 09:33:38 +03:00
Why didn't Israelis condemn the Buffalo shooter's hate crime?

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:46:07 +03:00
Israeli PM offers condolences after Texas gunman kills 21 at elementary school
'Israel mourns together with the American people,' wrote Bennett, after a teenage shooter opened fire in a Texas elementary school, killing 19 children and two teachers

Wed, 25 May 2022 06:01:08 +03:00
Part of new Israeli nature reserve is on Palestinian-owned land
The Wadi Og Nature Reserve, which encompasses some 5,500 acres in the West Bank, threatens to prevent Palestinian shepherds from pasturing their flocks on the land

Wed, 25 May 2022 06:00:25 +03:00
Despite Turkish FM visit, Israel is still treading lightly with Erdogan
Israel, Turkey, are considering strengthening coordination on Syria strikes and actions against Iran

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:53:35 +03:00
16-year-old Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank
Clashes erupted when Jewish worshipers, escorted by Israel's military, arrived at Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of Nablus city to pray, according to Palestinian reports

Wed, 25 May 2022 03:20:02 +03:00
One leaked tape gives both Bennett and Netanyahu political wins
So many unfortunate Israeli citizens need the compassion and assistance of the state, but the politicians know full well where their electoral bread is buttered

Wed, 25 May 2022 01:27:45 +03:00
Plans for lighting along Eilat beaches endanger coral reefs
The Red Sea resort city’s coral reefs are among the world’s northernmost, and they are notable for their resilience to climatic change

Wed, 25 May 2022 00:47:45 +03:00
Law on Israeli soldiers’ tuition fits its propoganda

Tue, 24 May 2022 23:45:29 +03:00
CNN report suggests Al Jazeera journalist killed by deliberate Israeli gunfire
The U.S. network's investigation, which suggests Shireen Abu Akleh was intentionally killed, is based on video footage, forensic findings, audio analysis of the gunshots and eyewitness accounts

Tue, 24 May 2022 23:45:23 +03:00
Tales of torture in Israel affirms need for sweeping Shin Bet legislation

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:56:04 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:50:01 +03:00
Israeli settlers pepper-spray baby near West Bank outpost, says father
Palestinian father says four settlers pepper-sprayed him, his wife and two-month-old baby as they stood in line at a military checkpoint in the West Bank

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:27:05 +03:00
Biden to keep Iran's Revolutionary Guards on terror list in 'final' decision, says report
The U.S. president informed Israel's Bennett of the decision last month, according to a source

Tue, 24 May 2022 22:02:26 +03:00
Netanyahu was pressured to approve deadly Meron celebrations, testifier says
Ultra-orthodox leaders allegedly lobbied to maintain unlimited entry to the site where 45 people were killed a year ago, despite coronavirus restrictions then in force

Tue, 24 May 2022 19:40:09 +03:00
United Arab Emirates confirms first case of monkeypox
The smallpox-related virus was detected in a young woman who returned to the UAE from West Africa

Tue, 24 May 2022 19:07:40 +03:00
Israel's Health Ministry to probe violence during slain Al Jazeera journalist's funeral
'I’ve never seen an assault as violent as this directed at a hospital,' said the director of the Palestinian hospital where the procession began for the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh earlier this month

Tue, 24 May 2022 18:55:44 +03:00
Israel launched only one criminal probe into Palestinian casualties in last Gaza war
Israel's army opened a preliminary probe into 84 incidents, only one of which has led to a criminal investigation. The army has provided no other information into Palestinian deaths or injuries

Tue, 24 May 2022 18:08:35 +03:00
Progressive Jews urge ADL chief to apologize for calling out Democratic activist
ADL head Jonathan Greenblatt deemed a joke by the activist, who had mocked a Jewish publication, antisemitic, drawing comparisons between him and 'the extreme right'

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:28:46 +03:00
In Jordan, the antisemitism is undisguised, and everywhere
It’s time for the Kingdom of Jordan to confront its unfettered Jew-hatred: 'Mein Kampf' should not be proudly displayed on the streets of Amman, and Israel’s cruelty towards the Palestinians is no excuse

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:07:27 +03:00
'Make drones, not porn': Top Israeli defense firm seeks moral high ground over tech industry
‘Great work! Another teen got hooked on porn’ is just one of the ads in a controversial new campaign by Israel Aerospace Industries, asking engineers to swap money in startups for ‘morals’

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:58:18 +03:00
Jordan's royal family feud might still rock the kingdom's fragile stability
Try as he may, the Jordanian king learns he can't really keep a lid on this 'family affair'

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:25:13 +03:00
Coalition, opposition both claim Knesset victory, but Likud fears repercussions
Bennett's coalition, now without a majority, breathes a sigh of relief after vote on subsidizing soldiers' tuition, which 'should have been easy'

Tue, 24 May 2022 15:17:50 +03:00
It’s AIPAC vs. Bernie Sanders in too-close-to-call Texas Democratic runoff
AIPAC and J Street are backing different horses in Tuesday’s race between conservative Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, who also has the Vermont senator's endorsement

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:29:33 +03:00
Morocco completes restoration of ancient Jewish cemetery of Meknes
Authorities in Morocco completed a renovation of the historic Jewish cemetery in the city of Meknes, amid return of diplomatic ties with Israel

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:25:09 +03:00
Thousands mourn slain Iranian colonel in Tehran, chanting 'Death to Israel'
Iranian president calls for revenge for the killing of a senior Revolutionary Guard member, which Tehran blames on Israel

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:01:14 +03:00
I've been writing on Israeli intel for ages. Then Iran tried to kidnap me

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:31:53 +03:00
Putin 'will be gone by 2023,' ex-MI6 head predicts
The former British spy chief sees Putin's downfall within months, as Russia intensifies its effort to take hold of eastern Ukraine

Tue, 24 May 2022 13:21:06 +03:00
Israel lifted protections for Congolese asylum seekers without consulting Foreign Ministry
Interior Minister Shaked based her decision, which has since been suspended by court, on a report issued by her ministry, stating that the situation in the DRC is stable

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:48:34 +03:00
The new battle in the Israeli right's relentless war on Palestinians
The West Bank's Area C represents every layer of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Annexation vs. self-determination, inequality, violence and, most recently, as the new front in the Israeli right's shameless reversal of the truth

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:50:27 +03:00
Turkey's top diplomat pledges support for Palestinian independence in West Bank visit
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu begins two-day visit in Ramallah, and will spend Wednesday in Israel, in the first such visit in more than a decade

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:41:09 +03:00
'Belittling the abduction of Yemenite kids is like Holocaust denial'
Actor Yehuda Nehari tells Haaretz about his family's own kidnapping stories, racism, the sexual assault he experienced as a child and that he does not regret going public with his allegations against major reality TV host Assi Azar

Tue, 24 May 2022 09:56:34 +03:00
Israel says exposed Palestinian plot to assassinate Kahanist lawmaker Ben-Gvir
Three East Jerusalem residents charged with plans to carry out attacks against Israelis. Security forces found a drone they suspect was meant to carry explosives

Tue, 24 May 2022 09:41:00 +03:00
Erdogan threatens new Turkish incursion to create 'safe zones' in north Syria
Military campaign along Turkey's southern border would create a 30-kilometer deep 'safe zones,' president says, most likely targeting Kurdish militants

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:09:25 +03:00
Kafr Qasem massacre: Israel makes decision on historic docs. That’s all we can say
Israel has maintained that a request by a historian to reveal protocols dealing with the Kafr Qasem massacre would harm state security and its foreign affairs. Now that a military court has made a ruling, it’s unknown if, when and what information ...

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:08:36 +03:00
Assassinations won’t stop Iran’s nuclear program
Iran hasn't budged in the face of assassinations and public unrest, but continued demands for support in the fight against 'the forces of arrogance and evil' may prove difficult for the regime

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:04:28 +03:00
Tehran assassination: Latest move in secret Israel-Iran war
While the killing of a Revolutionary Guards colonel seems less like a change of policy and more like an acceleration of hostilities, Israel appears to have shelved any attack plans against Iranian nuclear sites

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:01:38 +03:00
16-year-old shot dead during massive brawl in southern Israeli town
Teenager's death follows suspected arson in Hura that left a 12-year-old badly burnt

Tue, 24 May 2022 05:41:38 +03:00
The duality of Shireen Abu Akleh's death

Tue, 24 May 2022 05:37:32 +03:00
Price controls are bad for Israel

Tue, 24 May 2022 02:38:02 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Tue, 24 May 2022 02:29:40 +03:00
Israel is marching eyes wide open into another war with Hamas

Mon, 23 May 2022 23:12:04 +03:00
Assassinated Iranian colonel was behind attack on Israeli diplomat in India, report says
Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, a senior Iran Revolutionary Guards member, 'was the mastermind' behind a 2012 car bombing targeting an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi

Mon, 23 May 2022 22:53:35 +03:00
Bank of Israel raises interest rate to 0.75 percent, higher than expected
The increase comes as a response to rising inflation ■ The last time the benchmark interest rate reached 0.75 percent was in July 2014

Mon, 23 May 2022 22:02:20 +03:00
Minister allows Ukrainian war refugees to legally work in Israel
Israel also extends the visas of some 15 thousand Ukrainian refugees and rules that only those who have arrived after the Russia's invasion began will be permitted to work

Mon, 23 May 2022 21:41:00 +03:00
In victory for Bennett, soldiers' tuition bill passes without Likud vote
The law, which will cover 75 percent of tuition fees for discharged Israeli soldiers, passed in the Knesset with only the Joint List voting against

Mon, 23 May 2022 21:00:50 +03:00
Israel Police appeal controversial Temple Mount ruling
Police seeks to overturn a Jerusalem court decision to revoke an order that kept three Jewish men from the Temple Mount after they recited a prayer at the holy site

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:22:07 +03:00
One man is stitching together Israel's impossible government – for now
One person just prevented Israelis from potentially having another election in September. It wasn’t Meretz lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:12:24 +03:00
Yemenite Children Affair: In first, boy's grave opened for DNA testing
The grave is being opened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the boy's reported death amid claims by families that their children were abducted by Israel in the 1950s

Mon, 23 May 2022 18:57:55 +03:00
In Jerusalem, EU parliament president vows to fight antisemitism
European Union Parliament President Roberta Metsola also told Israeli lawmakers the EU supports a two-state solution with the Palestinians

Mon, 23 May 2022 18:41:46 +03:00
Building collapse kills 5 people, injures dozens in south Iran
Fears of a greater casualty toll arise as it is believed that more than 80 people are still trapped under the rubble of the 10-story building

Mon, 23 May 2022 18:15:05 +03:00
Nakba Day rally in southern Israel draws mayor's ire
An Israeli mayor says he is 'shamed and shocked,' as dozens mark Nakba Day in a Be'er Sheva university

Mon, 23 May 2022 16:57:21 +03:00
Russian soldier hit with life sentence in first ever Ukraine war crime trial
The Russian sergeant was convicted in a trial with huge symbolic significance as Ukraine claims to have identified more than 10,000 possible Russian war crimes

Mon, 23 May 2022 15:55:25 +03:00
Israel's Supreme Court had 74 interns in the past two years. Only one was Arab
Data requested by Haaretz reveals lack of diversity in the Israeli Supreme Court internship program, with vast majority of interns coming from the same academic institutions and cities

Mon, 23 May 2022 15:39:44 +03:00
How one trivial Israeli ruling could ignite the Temple Mount – and beyond
An Israeli judge overturned an order that kept three Jewish men from the Temple Mount after they recited a prayer. Within hours, the ruling sent shockwaves

Mon, 23 May 2022 15:35:07 +03:00
Biden does what his three predecessors talked about yet failed to do
Biden's Asia visit is all about preparing for 'the China era': turning the 'pivot to Asia' into viable foreign policy. The presidents of Russia and China played an unwitting part as well

Mon, 23 May 2022 13:49:55 +03:00
Another queer milestone: Two Jewish guys just wed on Israeli reality TV
Matan and Guy, two grooms, stood under the chuppah and broke the glasses together in an unprecedented episode of the Israeli version of 'Married at First Sight'

Mon, 23 May 2022 13:09:08 +03:00
Tortured into confession: Two Palestinians recount hellish interrogation
The two say they were subjected to various torture methods by Israel's Shin Bet security service for over a month, including being locked in a cabinet for hours and bound to a chair for days without food or bathroom access

Mon, 23 May 2022 12:49:10 +03:00
Long-lost recordings of Eichmann confessing to the Final Solution revealed
New documentary film 'The Devil's Confessions: The Lost Eichmann Tapes,' offers a harrowing expose of the executor of the Final Solution, Adolf Eichmann, based on long-lost interview recordings. It also raises questions about Israel's reluctance to u...

Mon, 23 May 2022 11:55:13 +03:00
Iran's Raisi vows 'blood revenge' over Revolutionary Guards member assassination
Iran Guards' spokesperson says the killing of senior member, who was likely behind a series of plots against Israeli businesspeople and diplomats, strengthens group's resolve to confront Iran's 'enemies'

Mon, 23 May 2022 11:31:33 +03:00
Bennett loses second senior adviser in ten days
Bennett's office has been plagued by infighting in recent months between centrist and right-leaning advisers

Mon, 23 May 2022 11:17:47 +03:00
A violent schism just exploded in Israel's most powerful Hasidic sect
Rival factions of the Ger Hasidic sect fought running battles in three Israeli cities over the weekend. This is why the fur is flying

Mon, 23 May 2022 10:36:01 +03:00
On Harran plain where Adam and Eve fell to Earth, legend reigns
In the city built at the legendary birthplace of Abraham, stories are still told about him and his precocious fetuses in the unique mud-brick beehive dome houses of the Harran plain

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:34:57 +03:00
Sponge-tipped bullet didn't kill Palestinian in Al-Aqsa clashes, probe finds
Hospital findings show the 21-year-old Palestinian who collapsed during Al-Aqsa clashes in April has likely died of a heart attack

Mon, 23 May 2022 03:21:53 +03:00
A warning from Israel's left

Mon, 23 May 2022 03:15:43 +03:00
Rinawie Zoabi, next time, act like Menachem Begin

Mon, 23 May 2022 02:59:07 +03:00
The ‘anyone but Bibi’ war is destroying Israel's left

Mon, 23 May 2022 02:19:10 +03:00
Israel's latest political scandal was a bluff from the start
There wasn't a single ounce of credibility in Israeli lawmaker Rinawie Zoabi's charade, but everyone, media and government, fell for it

Mon, 23 May 2022 01:58:45 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sun, 22 May 2022 22:44:58 +03:00
Israeli court Temple Mount ruling marks 'dangerous escalation,' Hamas says
A Jerusalem lower court judge overturns an order that kept three Jewish men from the Temple Mount after they recited a prayer at the holy site ■ 'There is no plan to change the status quo on the Temple Mount,' Bennett's office says

Sun, 22 May 2022 22:10:27 +03:00
Israel has monkeypox vaccines, does not plan to use them
The ministry plans to purchase more vaccines but says a large scale campaign is unlikely, as vaccines cause negative side effects and the disease is less infectious and dangerous than COVID-19

Sun, 22 May 2022 21:38:18 +03:00
Some 250 Israeli vigilantes participated in chase for Tel Aviv terrorist
The report on the incident finds that dozens of armed individuals joined the official security forces in their effort to locate the assailant, without being subject to the chain of command

Sun, 22 May 2022 19:48:51 +03:00
Marking Gaza war anniversary, Hamas leader warns Israel against Jerusalem march
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh calls on Palestinians to be 'on high alert', adding that the Palestinian people are now united across boundaries in their resistance against Israel

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:45:56 +03:00
Why the U.S. removed Kahane Chai from terrorist blacklist
'The Immigration and Nationality Law requires that the secretary of state must revoke a designation' if the secretary finds this to be the case, a U.S. official says

Sun, 22 May 2022 17:41:27 +03:00
Iran Revolutionary Guards colonel assassinated in Tehran
Two motorcyclists shoot Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, who was likely behind a series of plots against Israeli businesspeople and diplomats. Meanwhile, Iran says members of an Israeli intelligence network were captured

Sun, 22 May 2022 17:06:59 +03:00
Deserting Israeli lawmaker reverses decision, rejoins Bennett coalition
Meretz lawmaker Rinawie Zoabi says that following pressure from local Arab government heads, she has returned to the coalition to help 'fulfil the needs of Arab society'

Sun, 22 May 2022 16:05:50 +03:00
'Developing a new drug is stumbling in the dark without a map. We are building the GPS'
When Immunai, a machine learning firm creating a ‘GPS’ for drug development, was just getting started a leading professor was skeptical about it – now he's their close consultant

Sun, 22 May 2022 15:38:59 +03:00
Judd Apatow finds his calling: documentaries on seriously funny men
The director’s recent Netflix comedy ‘The Bubble’ was slated by critics, but his two HBO series on beloved stand-ups George Carlin and Garry Shandling are things of beauty

Sun, 22 May 2022 15:36:30 +03:00
Australia's left is back in power. Here's what that means for Israel
Sunday’s election brought the Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, back to power for the first time since 2013. The new prime minister vows to support Israel, but his potential coalition partners aren't on the same page

Sun, 22 May 2022 15:23:47 +03:00
The war inside Israel to rule the next cyber frontier
A new class of cyber firms has arisen in recent years, firms focused on the physical aspect of cybersecurity. An inside look at the battle to protect the Internet of Things

Sun, 22 May 2022 15:18:56 +03:00
Thousands celebrate a Ukrainian holiday with a protest in Tel Aviv
Ukrainians celebrate their national identity on Vyshyvanka Day, and over 2,500 people marched through Tel Aviv at a particularly fraught time. Attendees explain why this year’s event mattered above all others

Sun, 22 May 2022 14:30:28 +03:00
Eyeing Russia's neighbors, Israel's arms industry makes multi-million profit
State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries is concentrating its efforts on trade in Europe, focusing mainly on Germany and countries neighboring Russia, while cashing in on post-COVID demand for commercial aviation

Sun, 22 May 2022 13:16:25 +03:00
Israeli court sentences Palestinian jailbreakers to five years in prison
An Israeli court convicts the six Palestinians for the 'unprecedented' jailbreak, while five more inmates are charged for assisting in the escape plan

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:43:24 +03:00
Bennett says coalition will 'overcome all its crises,' deserting lawmaker 'on her way back'
Deserting lawmaker Rinawie Zoabi is expected to announce her intent to vote with the coalition, sources say ■ Her resignation left the coalition two seats shy of a majority and threatened to send Israel to a fifth election in three years

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:23:34 +03:00
Unrepentant Nazis, in their own words
'The sense of urgency is palpable. The old Nazis are dying': How a British film-maker launched a decade-long project to interview the last Nazi eyewitnesses to the Holocaust, and why Germany refused to fund him

Sun, 22 May 2022 11:42:12 +03:00
'Putin's paranoia will bring NATO to his doorstep'
What will Sweden and Finland's move to join NATO mean for Europe, Russia, and even far-away Israel, and what will Putin's next move in Ukraine be?

Sun, 22 May 2022 08:47:14 +03:00
Israel rules out monkeypox in second suspected case
Israeli health officials feared the passenger, who returned from Europe, was carrying monkeypox

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:51:29 +03:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:37:47 +03:00
The lawmaker who quit Israel's coalition is another closet Netanyahu supporter

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:25:20 +03:00
Jewish racists also cry, but they don't condemn – just look at this 'centrist' lawmaker

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:19:10 +03:00
The new intifada in Israel is being silenced

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:12:23 +03:00
Israel's doctors abandoned on the front

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:09:05 +03:00
When an Arab joins a Zionist party

Sat, 21 May 2022 23:09:23 +03:00
Ukraine rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia
The war will not stop after any concessions, 'It will just be put on pause for some time,' a Ukraine negotiator says amid stagnated peace talks

Sat, 21 May 2022 22:37:06 +03:00
European Union Parliament President to visit Israel, Palestinian Territories this week
Roberta Metsola’s visit is her first since her election to her post in January 2022, and is the first by a president of the European Parliament in Israel since 2014



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