Haaretz Israel News
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:58:18 +02:00Day before hearing, Knesset Speaker calls to suspend Netanyahu corruption trial until after election
Ahead of a scheduled hearing in which Netanyahu must appear, Yariv Levin claims holding hearings before vote is 'blatant election interference'
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:54:10 +02:00A tale of 2 Jewish Super Bowl linemen: Buccaneers’ Ali Marpet and Chiefs’ Mitchell Schwartz
Both are standout players, but only one — Ali Marpet, a sixth-year pro for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — is expected to suit up for the NFL championship game on Sunday
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:44:13 +02:00Lou Dobbs takes swipes at Fox Business after top-rated show cancelled
Dobbs flooded his Twitter feed with tweets and retweets commenting on his departure, including thanking former president Donald Trump for his support
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:17:24 +02:00U.S. Blinken, Saudi foreign minister discuss Yemen, human rights
Blinken's first call to a Gulf state since assuming his new role was to the United Arab Emirates' minister of Foreign Affairs on Thursday
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:45:46 +02:00U.S. to drop terrorist designation for Iran-backed Houthis due to Yemen crisis
Aid groups working in Yemen welcomed the move: 'This is a sigh of relief and a victory for the Yemeni people'
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:41:33 +02:00Israel exits third coronavirus lockdown, but schools remain closed
COVID cabinet to discuss reopening some schools this week ■ Israel lifts restrictions on movement, one-on-one businesses reopen
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:37:07 +02:00Saudi-led coalition says intercepted Houthi armed drone attack
The Iran-backed Houthi's bomb-laden unmanned aerial vehicle aimed to target 'civilians and civilian objects,' Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:27:28 +02:00UN envoy Griffiths in Iran for first time to discuss Yemen crisis, state TV reports
'The UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths has arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit, during which he will meet with Iranian officials,' state TV said
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 02:18:50 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Third lockdown ends but schools remain closed
Israeli cabinet to discuss reopening some schools ■ Over 5,000 coronavirus deaths recorded ■ 22 percent of Israelis have received second vaccine dose ■ Netanyahu warns of 'massive and rapid spread' of British COVID variant
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 01:10:12 +02:00A brief history of Israel’s political drama
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 01:07:41 +02:00The Hague ruling on Israel is cause for hope
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 00:39:01 +02:00Concentration camp secretary indicted as accessory to mass murder
In preliminary phase of trial, court will have to decide whether Irmgard P., who was a minor when she served in the Stutthof concentration camp, can bear responsibility for the crimes committed outside her office
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 00:28:37 +02:00The ICC's decision is a red flag for Israel
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 00:01:42 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 23:56:31 +02:00What does the ICC ruling mean for Israel, the IDF and the Palestinians?
The prosecution would probe both Israel and Hamas for their conduct in the 2014 war, Israel's response to Palestinian protests along the Gaza border starting in 2018, and the settling of Israeli civilians in the West Bank
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:33:45 +02:00Israeli policeman suspected of murdering wife in their West Bank home
The Justice Ministry unit that investigates alleged police misconduct by has opened an investigation into Amir Raz, 33, suspected of killing his wife Diana Raz, 35
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 21:56:09 +02:00Thousands of Israelis protest in front of Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem
Israelis and Palestinians march from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan to join the 33rd week of protests against Netanyahu
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 21:10:02 +02:00Erdogan opens new faculties at Istanbul university amid protests
Critics say the establishment of new departments would allow the presidentially appointed rector to staff them with government loyalists
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 18:21:52 +02:00Iran's Zarif urges Biden to return to nuclear deal: 'Time is running out'
Iranian FM warns U.S. that nuclear deal could be further jeopardized if hardline president is elected in Iran's June elections
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 18:17:11 +02:00German firm to remove dangerous material from Beirut port
In November, Lebanon signed a deal with Germany’s Combi Lift to treat and ship abroad the containers consisting of flammable chemicals
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 17:26:17 +02:00Over ten thousand march to protest violence, police inaction in Arab Israeli community
'We will not wait for the police, we will lead a process to rehabilitate those young people ourselves,' says brother of innocent bystander who was killed in Tamra shootout between police and criminal suspects earlier this week
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 17:10:45 +02:00A year on, how coronavirus changed Sweden
A policy downplaying lockdowns and mask-wearing may have buoyed coronavirus infection and deaths, but Swedes disagree on how the long term will look. How the world we knew has changed – the first in a series
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 15:30:03 +02:00Radioactive traces found at Iranian sites, report says
Findings may indicate that Tehran was developing nuclear weapons, according to three diplomats cited by the Wall Street Journal
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 10:34:20 +02:00Pfizer COVID vaccines delivering promised rate of protection, Israeli data shows
Statistical model from theoretical physics in Israel finds that 28 days after the second shot the COVID vaccine is 95 percent effective
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 09:29:48 +02:00Israel's election campaign begins with Netanyahu in prime position
We're used to seeing President Rivlin hand the mandate to Netanyahu to form a government, but this time we may encounter a scenario we've never experienced before
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 09:21:18 +02:00UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugees in 2020
In the year it normalized ties with Israel, the UAE gave UNRWA just $1 million, while in 2018 and 2019 the kingdom donated $51.8 million to the agency
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 08:32:27 +02:00Biden to 'radically reset' U.S.-Israel relations over Palestinian rights, Democratic lawmaker says
'Human rights are going to matter - we're going to have a human rights-focused foreign policy,' Rep. Ro Khanna says
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 03:42:34 +02:00U.S. intends to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis
Official says reversal of last-minute Trump administration decision is because of its 'humanitarian consequences,' which UN and humanitarian orgs said 'would accelerate the world’s worst humanitarian crisis'
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 03:07:26 +02:00U.S. objects to ICC probe, 'opposes actions that seek to target Israel unfairly'
U.S. State Department says that the Palestinians are not a sovereign state and are not qualified for ICC membership after court decides to probe alleged Israeli and Hamas war crimes
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 02:15:26 +02:00Israel worries a swift Iran deal is in the works as Biden gives Bibi cold shoulder
Meanwhile, as elections near, the sheen is wearing off Netanyahu's Gulf achievement
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 02:07:11 +02:00How Israeli Jews' fear of Christianity turned into hatred
The life of Jesus and the religion he spawned are taught in Israeli schools in a way that’s inconsistent with their influence on European culture and Western civilization, scholars lament in a new book
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 01:36:34 +02:00Do the Rorschach inkblots really offer an x-ray of human psyche?
The Rorschach test, invented 100 years ago, still provokes fierce controversy. Do the mysterious inkblots really possess the almost magical qualities attributed to them?
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 23:15:55 +02:00GameStop and how Netanyahu gets it
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 22:19:24 +02:00First Israeli election poll since lists submitted: Anti-Netanyahu bloc backslides
Parties refusing to support Netanyahu receive 57-61 seats of 120 in two new polls, with United Arab List, which hasn't ruled out backing the PM, teetering on edge of threshold
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 20:48:39 +02:00Senate overwhelmingly votes to keep U.S. embassy in Jerusalem
97 senators vote in favor of amendment that sets aside funding to maintain embassy, which Biden has set he does not intend to return to Tel Aviv
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 20:13:38 +02:00ICC approves probe into possible war crimes by Israel, Hamas in Palestinian territories
Netanyahu accuses court of persecuting Israel for political reasons ■ U.S. State Dept. says it has 'serious concerns' over ICC exercising jurisdiction in non-member countries
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 19:49:31 +02:00Macron will have a hard time saving Lebanon from itself
The French president is set to visit a Lebanon on the verge of collapse – and maybe the formation of a Sunni militia – to promote economic reforms whether or not a new government is finally formed
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 16:07:39 +02:00Israeli election campaign finally begins: Who's up? Who's down? Who's in? Who's Out? LISTEN
On episode six of Election Overdose podcast: What’s the life-span of a new center-left party in Israel? Why has Netanyahu embraced the Jewish supremacists? And which of the parties are in danger of extinction?
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 16:02:48 +02:00Ruth Dayan, veteran peace activist, dies at 103
'I have no regrets when I think back. I don’t think about the little things, but the bigger picture'
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 15:39:48 +02:00Tiffany Haddish, Nick Cannon among 170 to sign statement launching Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance
High-profile signatories of statement launching Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance include Nick Cannon who apologized after making antisemitic statements last year on a podcast episode
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 15:09:46 +02:00When scientific data is too good to be true
Pressure to publish, a narcissistic personality or simply the pursuit of glory: What makes researchers cheat, and how does scientific fraud affect attitudes toward coronavirus vaccinations?
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 14:36:00 +02:00Turkish opposition legislators accuse Ankara of selling out Uighurs for Chinese vaccines
Turkish police have raided and detained around 50 Uighurs in recent months, according to lawyers. Although no hard evidence has yet emerged, some fear Beijing is using the vaccines as leverage to win passage of an extradition treaty
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 14:12:00 +02:00UN chief names Michael Bloomberg climate envoy to rally action
Biden has also moved to bring the United States, the world's second-largest greenhouse emitter, back into the Paris deal
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 10:49:23 +02:00Settler shoots Palestinian dead in clash at West Bank outpost
According to Israeli military, no weapons were found on Palestinian man who they say tried to enter outpost
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 06:04:26 +02:00As Israel passes 5,000 COVID deaths, strains and anti-vaxxers lurk around the corner
All the models predicting a sharp January decline in serious COVID cases have turned out wrong. But there is also good news
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:09:54 +02:00U.S. House strips Republican Marjorie Greene of committee assignments
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 03:46:25 +02:00Letters to the Editor: Zionism isn't the problem
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 03:29:37 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 02:34:58 +02:00Israel’s supermarket king wants to fly you to Dubai, but not on Shabbat
Rami Levy and his partners, the new owners of Israir, talk about their plans for the airline and how groceries and aviation are natural partners
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 01:57:04 +02:00An alliance of weakness
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 00:54:25 +02:00How the Haredi street turned racist and ultra-nationalist
Why did young ultra-Orthodox men attack Arab bus drivers in Bnei Brak last month? Why might they vote for the new racist-Kahanist party list? Here's why, over several decades, the Haredim have pivoted from doves to the hard right
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 00:54:12 +02:00Pandemic was the promo. The complete film will destroy Israel
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 00:30:51 +02:00An exercise of the settlements’ army
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 00:28:31 +02:00Israeli health officials fear worse COVID outbreak if schools reopen too quickly
Senior Israeli official warns that an 'uncontrolled, rapid exit' from the lockdown could bring another spike in an already high rate of COVID19 illness particularly among young people
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 23:34:08 +02:00With an arbitrary order, Israel tore this Palestinian family apart
Mohammed Nazal lived with his wife for only one month and has never met their son. For years, Israel prevented him from leaving the West Bank to be united with them, until a petition changed everything
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 23:25:14 +02:00'America taught me patience and serenity. That's something I lacked in Israel'
An Israeli expat who sees himself as '100-percent Americanized,' and a dentist who splits his time between Israel and Italy, even in the middle of a pandemic
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 22:50:32 +02:00Police are killing the Israeli Arab community
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 22:35:02 +02:00'I'm Jewish, Arab, gay, and living in a Muslim country. Marrakech is heaven'
When it comes to fashion, Paris is no longer important and neither is Vogue, declares fashion designer Artsi Ifrach, which is why he left the City of Light for Morocco. He tells Haaretz why fashion doesn't exist in Israel and why the burka is inspiri...
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 22:12:28 +02:00Polish envoy rejects Israeli criticism of Holocaust libel trial: 'Risky' to give historians immunity
In a letter posted on Twitter, Ambassador Marek Magierowski writes that freedom of research should not override the right to defend someone's reputation
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 22:00:35 +02:00Relying on nation-state law in ruling on Arab students was wrong, Israeli appeals court says
Judge invalidates lower court's ruling that relied on the controversial law in dismissing a suit by Arab parents for the expense of sending their children to an Arabic-language school outside the city, but still denies the parents' appeal
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 21:11:35 +02:00Under the gun: The crime epidemic overwhelming Arab-Israeli society
With a long-standing mutual distrust between the community and local police, Israel’s Arab towns are desperate to find a solution to a rocketing murder rate
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 21:04:35 +02:00Saudi crown prince's city of the future is nothing but a desert mirage
While Neom hopes to be model for all future cities, right now Saudi Arabia can't find jobs for its unemployed, and Riyadh is full of empty skyscrapers
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 21:00:57 +02:00Marjorie Taylor Greene regrets 'words of the past,' without specific apology
The Georgia Republican says she is 'allowed' to believe certain ideas and blames the media for her political problems as the House prepares to vote on removing Taylor of her committee assignments
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 20:11:24 +02:00Jeremy Corbyn’s brother detained for flyer equating COVID-19 vaccines to Auschwitz
The flyers show the entrance to the death camp with the words 'Vaccines are safe path to freedom.' Piers Corbyn rejects accusations of antisemitism
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 20:09:12 +02:00U.S. ceasing arms sales fueling Saudi-led war in Yemen, Biden says
In first speech on foreign policy, Biden did not address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nor has he spoken with Netanyahu since taking office
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 18:40:33 +02:00Israel election: As left-wing mergers fail, Tel Aviv mayor and Lapid’s ex-partner drop out of race
Ron Huldai and Ofer Shelah exit race weeks after forming their own parties, vow to do whatever possible to help replace Netanyahu in March election
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:19:03 +02:00Pentagon, stumped by extremism in ranks, orders stand-down in next 60 days
The Pentagon has yet to define how it will deal with extremism or offer data estimating how many service members hold white nationalist ideology
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:02:45 +02:00Archaeologists find earliest etching in Levant, but is it a message from 120,000 years ago?
The six parallel lines on an aurochs bone weren’t made by nature or a butcher, but by the intent of the manufacturer, whether Neanderthal or sapiens
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:38:33 +02:00How the coronavirus could save Israel from becoming a Third World nation
The ultra-Orthodox resistance to coronavirus lockdown measures could perversely be the catalyst for finally integrating them into the economy
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:06:44 +02:00Jewish Democrats reject GOP attempt to compare Marjorie Taylor Greene to Ilhan Omar on antisemitism
Several Jewish lawmakers told Haaretz why they don't accept Republican attempts to tie Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Rep. Ilhan Omar on antisemitism
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:02:18 +02:00Palestinian indicted for murder of Israeli woman in West Bank forest
Military prosecution indicts Palestinian Muhammad Maruh Kabha in the December murder of Esther Horgen, who lives in a West Bank settlement
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:52:03 +02:00Stolen election? Republican lawmakers still waffling on Trump's false fraud claims
The refusal by the vast majority of the 147 lawmakers to take a firm stand on the truth of Trump’s central claim underscores the political peril they face
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:31:07 +02:00Canada officially designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity
During a September presidential debate, Donald Trump had urged the Proud Boys to 'stand back and stand by' when asked to condemn them by a moderator
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:28:52 +02:00U.S. Supreme Court deals setback to Jewish heirs in Nazi-era art dispute
While the justices decided that this law barred the claims that the Jewish heirs brought against a German agency that administers state museums, they directed lower courts to re-examine other arguments
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 14:39:44 +02:00Six months after deadly blast, justice remains elusive for Beirut protesters
Former military judge Fadi Sawwan, who is heading the probe, could be stopped in his tracks if he crosses a red line, receives threats of pressure, or simply because he fears the consequences of his findings.
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:51:09 +02:00The first lady of Israeli culture: 'This country is going down the drain'
'Even animals have culture. Here there’s nothing,' says celebrated Israeli actress Gila Almagor, who is coping with the demise of her life’s two great loves: husband Yaakov Agmon and cultural institutions
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:24:37 +02:00Israel plans massive drone delivery test – with hundreds of flights a day
Different drones from different companies will fly in the same airspace – and coordinate between themselves. If the trial is a success, it could pave the way for fleets of thousands if not tens of thousands drone delivery flights
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:19:50 +02:00Israel destroys and seizes structures in Khirbet Humsa, leaving over 30 Palestinian minors without a roof
The EU representative in Jerusalem warns that the 73 residents ordered to leave their homes by the civil administration are 'facing the danger of forced transfer'
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:53:22 +02:00Turkey spurns widespread criticism of clampdown on university protests
The Turkish FM warned that the criticism encouraged 'illegal actions' after the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and the crackdown on demonstrators were roundly condemned
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:18 +02:002021 NAACP Image Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat
The list features a mix of familiar names, such as the often-awarded rapper Drake and TV star Tracee Ellis Ross, along with rising artists like actress Jurnee Smollett and rapper Doja Cat
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:40:41 +02:00Biden didn't call Netanyahu after his inauguration. Does it matter?
Some Israelis went into crisis mode because Biden has yet to reach out to Netanyahu. But relationships between U.S. and Israeli leaders are measured by matters of policy, not when they first spoke
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:38:43 +02:00Netanyahu's new point man on violence in the Arab community called Muslims 'ungrateful'
The appointment of retired police Maj. Gen. Aharon Franco was announced by Prime Minister Netanyahu at a news conference where he presented a $30-million plan to curb Arab community crime
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:12:39 +02:00Iranian diplomat convicted of planning terror attack on opposition in Belgium
Assadollah Assadi, a Vienna-based diplomat detained in Belgium, refused to testify during his trial last year, invoking his diplomatic status
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:58:42 +02:00The long list of Marjorie Taylor Greene's antisemitic, anti-Muslim conspiracy theories
Antisemitism is not alone among Greene’s problematic beliefs — as is often the case, it comes along with myriad other conspiracy theories. She has also used anti-Black and anti-Muslim rhetoric
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:39:35 +02:00GOP refuses to punish Rep. Greene over conspiracy theories, Pelosi slams 'McCarthy (Q-CA)'
Liz Cheney holds onto leadership position as Marjorie Taylor Greene earns standing ovation during closed-door GOP conference meeting
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:32:34 +02:00Prominent Hezbollah critic found dead in his car in south Lebanon
Lokman Slim, a longtime Shi'ite political activist who also ran a publishing house, was shot in the head, but circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:14:47 +02:00When will the Arab world confront its sex abuse problem?
Sexual harassment and assault are pandemics stalking the Middle East, aided by fear and the impunity granted to perpetrators. But boosted by #MeToo, women and are slowly, surely, breaking their silence
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:11:45 +02:00U.S. charges Seattle-based Proud Boys member for role in Capitol riots
Last month, the government secured an indictment against two other Proud Boy members - Dominic Pezzola and William Pepe - on charges they conspired to impede Capitol Police on Jan.6
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:05:02 +02:00CEO of social media app Parler says board fired him
John Matze’s announcement followed Amazon’s decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over failure to remove posts that called for the killing, rape and torture of politicians, tech executives and others
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 11:00:51 +02:00Palestinian Authority receives first shipment of Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine
10,000 doses arrive in the West Bank, setting in motion the inoculation drive for the general Palestinian population, after medical staff received the COVID-19 vaccine from Israel earlier in the week
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 10:31:56 +02:00Coronavirus Israel: After tense government meeting, Israel extends lockdown until Sunday
Israel marks grim milestone of 5,000 deaths ■ Netanyahu warns of 'massive and rapid spread' of British coronavirus variant ■ Palestinians start vaccination campaign ■ Israel expected to sign tourism pact
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 09:42:46 +02:00Fearing backlash, Netanyahu delays UAE, Bahrain visit for third time
The official statement attributed the delay to Israel's COVID lockdown, but sources say Prime Minister Netanyahu feared a fallout over Israeli citizens stuck abroad
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 09:21:37 +02:00Israel election: Three of four Joint List factions run together, United Arab List to go solo
Ayman Odeh will continue to lead the slate after nighttime talks that left the United Arab List by the wayside, after long-running disputes over cooperation with Netanyahu and religious tensions
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 06:01:03 +02:00Israel tells planners to maintain strict gender separation in ultra-Orthodox areas
Disregarding mounting criticism of the custom, even from within the community, Housing Ministry issues guide for planners enjoining them to limit spaces where sexes could meet unsupervised
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:59:42 +02:00Israel set to exit COVID lockdown with no game plan, gambling on vaccination success
The coronavirus vaccination drive might not work as well as it should with basics not in place ■ The choice between the consequences of isolation and the risks of a particularly severe pandemic has become especially difficult to make
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:58:58 +02:00Why is the Israeli military exercising in these Palestinian villages, for the first time in 7 years?
Despite explicit promises to residents of Masafer Yatta, military vehicles drive onto farmland, damaging vital crops and cisterns, during large-scale drills
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:58:28 +02:00The ultra-Orthodox are drafting an old trick to dodge the draft
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 03:13:08 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 02:56:42 +02:00Israeli payments startup Payoneer to go public in Wall Street merger
The company expects growth to accelerate to 25% this year ■ SPAC deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 02:39:52 +02:00Israel's personality parties have lost their charm