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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:05:02 +03:00Israel election results: Who was Meir Kahane, and why is his racist legacy relevant again
Brooklyn-born Meir Kahane was banned from Israeli politics in 1988, but the spirit of his anti-Arab Kach party lives on in an extremist alliance that just won six Knesset seats
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:29:34 +03:00Spice up your Seder: Dozens of Passover recipes and menus
Beyond the narrow confines of the seder plate, Haaretz has compiled a series of our best Passover recipes, spanning and revising the heterogeneous customs of seder
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:02:15 +03:00A fifth election would be Israel’s 11th plague
Netanyahu looks ahead to the next election, while pro-change camp considers options
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:01:27 +03:00Netanyahu delays approving Jordan's request for water supply
Netanyahu is deliberately endangering the stability of the peace accords due to the personal hostility between him and King Abdullah, Israeli officials say
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:31:44 +03:00Israel election results: Netanyahu is the political equivalent of the ship blocking the Suez Canal
For two years, Netanyahu has placed Israeli politics in an impasse ■ Mideast enemies learned to read Netanyahu. They may test a government without him
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:39:13 +02:00COVID consumerism: As the going got tough, the wealthy got shopping
The coronavirus spurred buying by all classes of Israelis. Enriched by a stock market rally, the richest embarked on a massive shopping spree
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:47:13 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:41:58 +02:00Is daylight saving time hazardous to your health?
In the U.S. and Europe a dramatic spike in the number of deaths on the day after the change has been recorded
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:41:11 +02:00Naftali Bennett’s dilemma
Even if the final results make him a kingmaker once more, Bennett is incapable of leading the anyone but Bibi camp, even if he very much wants to
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:39:25 +02:00El Al losses quadrupled in final quarter of 2020
The airline's 2020 loss swelled to $531 million from $60 million in 2019
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:20:48 +02:00Israeli man to be charged with rape of 13-year-old in quarantine hostel
Yarin Sherf was originally charged with consensual sexual relations with a minor after admitting to having sex with the girl in a coronavirus quarantine facility
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:18:54 +02:00A stain on the Knesset
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:07:24 +02:00'My community came from Iran, where they practiced Judaism in secret for 200 years'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A teen who inspired his whole family to move to Israel from New York, and a man who realized what's really important during the COVID-19 pandemic
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:18:40 +02:00Israelis don't care if the state is spying on them
Israelis can only imagine what sorts of information are being collected about them. Not that they seem to care
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:00:50 +02:00The seminal work about Arab-Israeli peace that jolted Egyptian intellectuals
A tribute to Egyptian Marxist intellectual Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, who foresaw the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement exactly 42 years ago
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:36:44 +02:00The Zionist James Bond? How a Mossad agent helped a brutal dictator retain power
Declassified Foreign Ministry documents shed light on the secret ties woven by an Israeli businessman and Mossad agent with the military dictatorship that ruled Panama for 20 years
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:35:22 +02:00What being the 'chosen people' really means, according to Rabbi Benny Lau
Rabbi Benny Lau, 59, is the founder and head of the 929 Bible study project, and he is worried about the schisms in Israel. Dispute is the heart of Judaism, he says, but not discord. His dream, he told TheMarker before this weeks election, is a joint...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:24:07 +02:00And it came to pass: What is Passover?
Jews have been telling the epic tale of the release from a very stubborn pharaoh and the Exodus from Egypt for millennia
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:16:35 +02:00Former officials from Lieberman's party convicted of bribery, fraud
Indictment says Yisrael Beiteinu accommodated a system that helped various entities seeking governmental funding and donations. In return, they were required to give kickbacks to Faina Kirschenbaum and other party officials
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:15:10 +02:00Israel election results: Young Haredim swept the vile Kahanists into the Knesset. It's great news for the Jews
When can it possibly be good that people chose hate? When a third of the voters for the racist 'Religious Zionism' party are from a new ultra-Orthodox generation that has finally rebelled
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:01:39 +02:00Israel election results: How Netanyahu lost, and why he might still win
Netanyahu's plans for winning Israel's election failed, despite a whole year of a brilliant campaign. But that doesn't mean he's lost the war
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:56:24 +02:00Biden administration announces $15m in COVID aid to West Bank, Gaza
Coronavirus aid announced after several U.S. lawmakers urged Biden to pressure Israel on vaccinating the Palestinians
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:04:30 +02:00Israel election results: It ain't over yet for Bibi, and we may meet here again
Election Overdose podcast, the final episode: Shakespearean tragedy, miraculous resurrection, many kingmakers - but still no king. Can Netanyahu still form a government?
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:03:20 +02:00An unpretentious Passover seder inspired by Tel Aviv's iconic Levinsky Market
5 simple recipes for a Passover seder that isn't trying too hard.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:59:49 +02:00Forget mousses and matzah cakes: These Passover desserts are anything but boring
Pastry chef Michal Goldberger rises to the challenge of crafting chametz-free desserts, with three recipes to sweeten your holiday
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:18:44 +02:00Iranian missile hits Israeli-owned cargo ship in Arabian Sea
Last week Haaretz reported that in recent years Israel struck several dozen Iranian oil tankers, which caused Iran cumulative damage of billions of dollars
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:48:38 +02:00Remembering George Segal, beloved vanguard of 1960s wave of young Jewish actors
'I didnt change my name because I dont think George Segal is an unwieldy name,' Segal told The New York Times in 1971. 'Its a Jewish name, but not unwieldy. Nor do I think my nose is unwieldy'
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:38:03 +02:00Erdogan's push for power poses challenge for Biden
Leaning heavily on a close personal relationship with Biden's predecessor, Erdogan developed a vision of what one Western diplomat called 'a club of strong leaders who sort out the world'
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:31:35 +02:00Israel’s election results: The pain of the Covid aftermath economy
COVID wasn't the economic disaster for Israel that many predicted, but in its aftermath a new economy is forming that will be painful for many
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:00:19 +02:00After blasting Google, ex-Waze CEO has planned a route to save journalism
Noam Bardin, the former head of Waze, has a new startup which he things can revamp news media with micro-payments. He's even enlisted Dan Rather
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:57:59 +02:00Israel election results | 'The forgery’s begun': Israel's Stop the Steal campaign is on
After sowing doubt over the integrity of Israels election, Netanyahus proxies are now cashing in: The time between the exit polls and the final results are the most dangerous
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:53:13 +02:00Israel election results: U.S. Jewish groups concerned as Kahanists closer than ever to joining government
If the anti-Arab, anti-LGBTQ figures are brought into the cabinet, the U.S. Reform movement says, 'Israel's international standing including with Diaspora Jewry will be diminished'
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:50:18 +02:00Israel’s mini-Pompeii captures the moment civilization collapsed 3,000 years ago
Frozen in time, the destruction of the Canaanite town of Azekah wasn't wrought by a volcano but by humans, and paints a vivid picture of horror at the end of the Bronze Age
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:30:05 +02:00Israel's top court bars Netanyahu from deciding on law enforcement appointments
Netanyahu must abide by the conflict of interest agreement that was drafted by the attorney general after the prime minister was charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:37:44 +02:00Islamist leader toed a controversial line. Israel's election results proved critics wrong
Mansour Abbas weathered a lot of criticism, but election results bear out his strategy, as the United Arab List leader's pragmatic, tight campaign and a helping hand from Netanyahu made him confound the pollsters
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:58:07 +02:00Were Hebrews ever slaves in ancient Egypt? Yes
Ancient Egypt had intimate relations with Canaan, and most of the Semitic peoples migrating there would have been Canaanite. But not all.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:56:04 +02:00What goes on a seder plate?
Do you think hazeret is something you say to a sneezing German? Or that the shank bones connected to the knee bone? You need our Passover primer, identifying the foods youll find on a seder plate, and why.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:41:13 +02:00How is this White House Seder different than all others?
Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and a Member of the Tribe, is expected to headline the event, which will include some elements of the traditional Seder
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:19:44 +02:00Egypt's Suez Canal halts traffic as ship stuck like 'beached whale'
The vessel is blocking transit in both directions through one of the world's busiest shipping channels for oil and grain and other trade linking Asia and Europe
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:06:29 +02:00Saudi official discards allegation he threatened UN Khashoggi investigator
The head of Saudi Arabia's human rights commission says he 'cannot recall the exact conversations' with United Nations expert probing dissident journalist's murder, adding 'I never would have desired or threatened any harm'
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:57:25 +02:00Pompeo rejected U.S. effort to declare 'genocide' in Myanmar on eve of coup, officials say
By August 2018, reporters and human rights groups had documented killings, mass rape and the burning of Rohingya villages during a 2017 military operation
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:54:48 +02:00Octopus ancestors were among the earliest animals on Earth, report says
Fossils found in Newfoundland throw back cephalopod evolution by tens of millions of years, but does a species' longevity speak to braininess?
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:49:16 +02:00GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith argues to limit voting rights: The Sabbath is on Sunday
Hyde-Smith was speaking Wednesday as the Senate debated a slate of state-level bills that would limit voting opportunities, including on Sundays, which is popular among Black churchgoers
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:48:13 +02:00Israel vaccinates more than half its population, but still far from COVID-19 herd immunity
Nearly 4.7 million Israelis get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but authorities await the end of clinical trials for under-16s, who make up about a third of the country
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:39:05 +02:00Biden wants to keep Trump policy that boosted armed drone exports, sources say
Keeping the policy could also be at odds with President Joe Biden's campaign pledge to 'make sure America does not check its values at the door to sell arms'
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:34:07 +02:00A first: U.S. Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who voted no, sparked controversy by confronting Levine about medical treatments for transgender young people during her confirmation hearing Feb. 25
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:15:35 +02:00Daylight saving time in Israel comes into effect overnight Thursday
At 2 A.M. Friday, the clocks will move forward by an hour as Israel returns to daylight saving time
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:11:33 +02:00'Wanted' Palestinian shot, seriously wounded while fleeing Israeli forces near Ramallah
The 30-year-old man was taken to hospital in Jerusalem with severe gunshot wounds. Police didn't specify the charges against him
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:17:09 +02:00Racist graffiti threatens to 'expel or kill' Israeli Arab city's residents
Dozens of cars also vandalized in rare attack in Kafr Qasem, within the Green Line, which comes as far-right party set to enter Knesset after exceeded expectations on Election Day
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:01:25 +02:00Hitchhiking through the West Bank is 'a profound political statement'
On the occupied road: hitchhiking has waned in the United States, but in Israel it is still common among young people, especially in the West Bank
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:59:49 +02:00Israel election results: Anti-Netanyahu parties divided on next move as PM lacks majority
Israel elections 2021: Lieberman says will promote bill to bar criminal defendant from forming government ■ Far-right leader rules out Netanyahu-led coalition with Islamist party ■ Neither bloc has clear path to majority ■ Election panel chief ...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:41:58 +02:00Israel election results: Likud lawmaker says 'we can get along' with United Arab List
Israel elections 2021: Meretz up one seat at Islamist party's expense ■ Kahanist party makes major gains ■ 450,000 votes in double-sealed envelopes yet to be counted ■ Islamist party enters Knesset
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:01:56 +02:00Coronavirus Israel live: Infection rate keeps declining ahead of holiday celebrations
Cyprus opens skies for vaccinated Israelis starting April 1 ■ With rapid COVID-19 testing, Israel prepares for next phase of reopening ■ Holiday guidelines would let thousands celebrate together
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 06:38:57 +02:00Israel election results: Hamas wouldn't mind some of Netanyahu's possible coalition partners
Its hard to imagine Mansour Abbas and the United Arab List joining Netanyahu's government after election, or even supporting it from outside, without at least tacit consent of sister parties in the Mideast
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 06:37:42 +02:00Israel election results: Political deadlock puts Netanyahu, rivals to the test of pragmatism
Netanyahu may not be able to form a government without Islamist party leader, but far-right politicians agreeing to join a coalition with him seems fantastical
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:23:30 +02:00Japan says North Korea may have fired ballistic missile
North Korea's ballistic missiles are banned under U.N Security Council Resolutions, and if the launch is confirmed, it would represent the first ballistic-missile test launch under new U.S. President Joe Biden
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:17:09 +02:00Israel election results: How Netanyahu could lure defectors to secure majority
There are five ways legislators outside the prime minister's bloc might join up with Netanyahu, giving him the 61 seats he needs to form another government after Israel's fourth election in two years
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:15:05 +02:00Israel election results: Voters left these lawmakers out of the next Knesset
Zvi Hauser, Osnat Mark, and Uzi Dayan are among the many MKs who did not make it into the 24th Knesset
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:12:33 +02:00Israel's COVID plan for Passover, Ramadan and Easter would let thousands celebrate together
Israel's coronavirus vaccination drive lets Health Ministry issue more lenient guidelines ahead of religious, national holidays
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:09:31 +02:00Israel election results: Is it Kahanist Ben-Gvir that bothers you?
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:06:58 +02:00Israel election results: Mansour Abbas, don’t believe Netanyahu
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:50:37 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:40:54 +02:00Israel plans to reboot efforts to slash red tape, reform regulatory system
The original five-year plan required all government ministries to reduce their bureaucratic burden by 25 percent, estimating it would save the public 5 billion shekels
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:38:36 +02:00Israeli tech firm IronSource must prove it really is worth $11.1 billion
Before going public this week in a SPAC merger, the Israeli company had a spectacular year; but what comes next?
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:36:41 +02:00Israel election results: After two years of nonstop politics, it’s time to get down to business
Whoever forms the next government after Israel's fourth election in two years should leverage COVID crisis to enact badly needed economic reforms
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:54:39 +02:00Israel election results: A new government seems unlikely. Here are five scenarios to break deadlock
Among the options, Naftali Bennett could agree to bring Netanyahu down, while Israel's center-left politicians might break their election promises and join up with the premier
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:05:46 +02:00Israel election results: What's behind Gantz's surprising success?
In-depth research before Israel's election by Yesh Atid, Labor and Meretz had concluded that the party's support base was fragile
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:08:20 +02:00Bronze Age miners in the Alps imported pre-processed food
Rather than waste their time farming wheat and pigs, copper miners in the Austrian Alps imported stuffs in ready-to-cook form, or already as food
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:59:42 +02:00Undocumented Palestinian worker falls to his death after trying to evade police at Tel Aviv building site
The 20-year-old worker was from the Ramallah area, and tried to flee the building site after seeing two Border Police, but fell into a shaft dozens of meters deep
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:29:33 +02:00Israel election results: Kahane vowed to be part of Israel's government. After 33 years, his wish is set to come true
Israel election results show Itamar Ben-Gvir, a disciple of Meir Kahane, has been voted into to the Knesset, and possibly the government, in the culmination of many years of far-right activism and media attention
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:48:10 +02:00Israel needs a reset with Turkey to contain Iran
Turkey needs U.S.-friendly allies. And Israel needs a solid regional front against Iran. Paying a modest 'price' to a needy Erdogan could gain Israel a significant strategic advantage
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:26:04 +02:00Election results in a minute: Should Israel switch to online voting?
The experts say no, but many countries use other digital technology such as computerized identification at polling stations
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:18:55 +02:00Israel election results: The right wing stands on two pillars, Bibism and Kahanism
Election results show that repeated attempts to create a right-wing alternative to Netanyahu and Kahanists fails time and again because they include an internal contradiction
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:21:04 +02:00Google to step up new chip development center in Israel
Uri Frank, who left Intel this year, will lead a team based in Israel to develop customized chips and processors - first and foremost is its TPU processor, meant for artificial intelligence
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:04:18 +02:00Eric Greitens, Jewish Missouri governor who quit after sex scandal, announces Senate run
Eric Greitens is back, and hes on Team Trump
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:59:00 +02:00Israel election: Counting of sealed ballots expected to be completed Thursday
450,000 votes cast by those unable to visit their polling place, like soldiers and prisoners, remain uncounted
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:53:09 +02:00Israel election results: Most of the votes are counted, so why don't we have a winner?
A day after the election, Israel is left with a surprising kingmaker, a Trump-style campaign of fraud claims, and even less certainty than at the start
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:42:26 +02:00Germany drops Easter shutdown plan, Merkel apologizes
'This mistake is my mistake alone,' Merkel told reporters
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:38:23 +02:00Israel election: This Arab-Israeli city was part of the election's biggest surprise
While the turnout in the Israeli city of Kafr Qasem is set to be about 20 percent down from the March 2020 election, two locals are on track to be lawmakers in the next Knesset
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:33:41 +02:00Israel election: Likud breakaway party vows not to join a Netanyahu-led government
Leading member of New Hope says party will fulfill campaign pledge to not be part of Netanyahu-led coalition amid reports of Likud plans to find defectors
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:59:13 +02:00Tucker Carlson is now a big problem for pro-Israel conservatives
In the wake of Trump's fall, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has risen to become a full-on GOP hero. But his isolationism on Iran, and his lack of enthusiasm for the Jewish state, is a threat to the pro-Israel community
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:57:20 +02:00At U.S. seders, vaccinations mean 'hugging is definitely on the menu'
Passover is the first major holiday for Americans to come together since the CDC this month advised that vaccinated people can hold small, unmasked gatherings with unvaccinated people from a single household
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:26:52 +02:00Israel election: Meretz and Labor have achieved an almost heroic achievement, but should not be blinded by it
The bruised and vilified Zionist left is no longer on a respirator, but the decision by Meretz and Labor to run separately was illogical and must be remedied
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:19:40 +02:00Germany funds COVID-19 vaccination drive for Holocaust survivors
The Claims Conference, which is running the program, estimates there are more than 340,000 Holocaust survivors around the world, of whom 45 percent are not yet vaccinated
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:55:02 +02:00Israel election, the day after: The right gears up for massive 'the left stole the vote' campaign
Israel elections 2021: Haaretz reveals how Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu, Likud officials and their media proxies have been using the Trump (and QAnon) playbook to cast doubt over election results since April 2019
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:43:51 +02:00Giant container ship stuck in Suez Canal partially refloated, port agent says
Pictures posted on social media had appeared to show the ship positioned diagonally across the canal, blocking one of the world's most important waterways
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:12:08 +02:00'Not in anyone's pocket': Islamist party leader not ruling out joining Netanyahu after surprising election result
Israel election 2021 results ■ United Arab List's Mansour Abbas, who has become a potential kingmaker, said any deal will depend on solving problems facing Arab society ■ Likud lawmakers split on working with the party
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:05:02 +02:00Israel election results: This Arab Israeli leader will decide Netanyahu's political fate
Israel elections 2021 ■ With nearly 90 percent of the vote counted, Mansour Abbas' UAL is slated to garner five of Knesset's 120 seats. Abbas has not yet declared support for either political bloc
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:51:33 +02:00Capitalism and greed responsible for COVID-19 vaccine success, PM Johnson says
The Sun reported that he later added: 'Actually I regret saying it' and that he asked lawmakers repeatedly to 'forget I said that'
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:29:34 +02:00China to invite Israelis and Palestinians for talks, report says
Chinese FM Wang Yi, who is touring the Middle East this week, has also voiced support for a Saudi initiative announced to end the war in Yemen
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:13:05 +02:00Former Trump election lawyer's defense: No 'reasonable people' would believe claims as fact
Sidney Powell asked a judge on Monday to throw out a $1.3 billion lawsuit accusing her of spreading false pro-Trump conspiracy theories
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:07:37 +02:00Dubai deputy ruler and UAE finance minister, Sheikh Hamdan, dies at 75
Sheikh Hamdan, brother of the current ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, had been in poor health for several months
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 06:47:10 +02:00Israel election results: Bennett has a historic choice to make
It's not suprising for the Yamina leader to be stuck between Bibi and 'no Bibi': He's always attempted to portray himself as the 'sane rightist'
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:27:06 +02:00Colorado suspect's family saw him fiddling with gun days before shooting, court documents show
The 21-year-old suspect purchased a Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic pistol, a weapon that resembles a semi-automatic rifle, six days before the shooting, according to a court affidavit
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:21:51 +02:00No 'victory' in Netanyahu's election night speech. And someone forgot the balloons
With exit polls only revealing uncertainty and a probable deadlock, Netanyahu treads with caution and relies on the common denominator of this next Knesset: right-wing values
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:10:51 +02:00Bennett, don’t join Netanyahu
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:44:43 +02:00Israel election results: Arab political alliance failed to gauge voters' anger, frustration
It seems that the breakup of the Joint List persuaded Arab citizens to vote with their feet and stay home
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:32:31 +02:00Israel election results: Netanyahu makes mincemeat of Naftali Bennett once again
As with every election since 2013, Bennett met his fate at the ballot box, left with just seven seats after Netanyahu got through with him, cruelly and efficiently as no one else can do
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:17:08 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:52:29 +02:00Mideast quartet discusses reviving 'meaningful' Israel, Palestinian peace talks
It appeared to be the first time since September 2018 that envoys from the four mediators - the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations - have met