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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:52:40 +03:00
The response to our narcissistic parents story was overwhelming: 'It allowed me to break this evil cycle'
When Haaretz published a story on narcissistic parenting, hundreds of people shared their own, often horrific, experiences of being raised by toxic parents – indicating how commonplace yet underreported this phenomenon is

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:43:10 +03:00
Israeli swimmer Ami Dadon wins gold, sets new world record in Tokyo
Dadon, who has already won one bronze medal, set a new world record in the men's 200m freestyle race at the Tokyo Paralympics

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:25:02 +03:00
COVID in Israel: government to hold final meeting on school reopening
Israel recorded on Sunday its highest positive coronavirus test rate since February, with 7.81 percent of tests returning positive

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:18:54 +03:00
Five days in the life of a Palestinian, erased
The testimony recorded from Albaraa Jaber offers a treasure trove of information for understanding the ease with which Israel’s military establishment robs Palestinians of their time

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:01:52 +03:00
Rockets hit neighborhood near Kabul airport amid U.S. pullout
Witnesses report hearing explosions followed by gunfire, it remains unclear who launched the rockets

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:19:52 +03:00
Main cause of cancerous emissions in Israel: Illegal burning of waste
Emissions in Israel increased by 14 percent in 2020 compared with the previous year and stem partly from the increased production capacity of several factories

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:50:21 +03:00
'No diplomatic process with the Palestinians,' source close to Bennett says after Gantz meets Abbas
Gantz says that Israel is right to take steps to strengthen the Palestinian economy in the first meeting between a senior Israeli government official and Abbas since 2010

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:41:38 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:31:40 +03:00
Two young Arab men shot to death, raising number of murders this year to 77
Eleven of the victims were women, and 61 of the killings were committed with a firearm

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:28:31 +03:00
Biden is right to leave Afghanistan, and Israel was right to pull out from Gaza

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:18:24 +03:00
The violence raging in Israel's Arab community is a national crisis

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:59:16 +03:00
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana as dangerous Category 4 storm, testing levee upgrades
16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina, Lousiana governor warns Ida could be state's worst direct hurricane hit since 1850s

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:03:17 +03:00
Netanyahu told to return gifts received as prime minister on state trips
Former PM Netanyahu and his wife are in possession of 42 presents that must be returned by law, according to the Prime Minister's Office ■ The couple denies they failed to return the gifts

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 20:22:17 +03:00
77 Israeli Arabs were murdered this year. Police insist they haven’t lost control
Police should have the powers that the Shin Bet has, like ordering administrative detentions, senior officer says

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 20:19:09 +03:00
Neither Jews nor Palestinians have a patent on terrace farming

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:55:30 +03:00
My experience as an Israeli Arab teacher in Jewish schools

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:33:42 +03:00
Biden travels to air base to honor U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
An ISIS suicide bombing last week killed scores of Afghans and 13 American troops who were guarding Kabul's airport amid an airlift that has evacuated about 114,400 people

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:26:05 +03:00
Israeli prisons release mentally disabled inmates with no rehab
As Israeli authorities shirk their duties, parole boards warn that without proper treatment, recidivism among these prisoners will rise

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:55:36 +03:00
After D.C. honeymoon, Bennett lands back to COVID and Gaza
When he returns to the Knesset this week, PM Bennett will have Biden's blessing behind him but a whole raft of problems ahead of him

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:38:29 +03:00
In pictures: Jewish leaders, activists join D.C. march for voting rights
Thousands marched down Washington’s National Mall on Saturday, with Rabbi Jonah Pesner telling protesters they're walking in the footsteps of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Jewish activists of the civil rights movement

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:31:11 +03:00
Missile, drone attack on Yemeni air base kills 30, official says
At least 65 have been reportedly wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in Yemen's civil war in recent years

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:32:42 +03:00
Israel expands COVID booster campaign to vaccinated 12-year-olds and up
The Health Ministry also announces that those who have received their third COVID shot will be exempt from quarantine upon return to Israel from international travel

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:24:23 +03:00
U.S. targeted suicide bomber aiming to attack Kabul airport, officials say
This is the second strike carried out by U.S. forces since an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of Afghans trying to flee the country

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:15:00 +03:00
Alex Berenson, who spread false info on Israeli vaccines, banned from Twitter
Tagged 'the pandemic's wrongest man,' Alex Berenson has attacked Israel's COVID vaccination rollout, in an attempt to deny the vaccine's efficacy. Now Twitter has made it harder for him to do so

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 15:28:44 +03:00
Palestinian detainee set to give birth in Israeli jail, in first since 2008
Activists demand the release of Anhar al-Deek, who is charged with attempted stabbing, and plan to rally in front of the prison where she is detained, as the Prison Service says it is prepared for the infant's intake

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 15:15:37 +03:00
Colleagues mourn 'deeply passionate' Israel-based journalist Joshua Mitnick
The career of the U.S.-born journalist, who died at 50 in Tel Aviv, spanned decades of professional 'shoe-leather reporting' on Israel and the Mideast for a host of top-flight media outlets

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:49:09 +03:00
Netanyahu trial: Search of key witness' phone triggers further investigation
Defense counsel are expected to oppose the move to summon former news site editor, in the latest development in the ongoing Bezek-Walla corruption case against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:38:02 +03:00
Israel’s largest private hospital inadvertently reveals data of 50,000 Israelis
A demo site built to test a new appointment-setting system left the database of a massive Israeli medical center exposed; ‘a human error that has been fixed’

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:00:20 +03:00
Iran’s new foreign minister vows to confront ‘economic terrorism’ in Syria visit
Confirmed by parliament last week, Hossein Amirabdollahian is believed to have close ties with Tehran's elite Revolutionary Guards and Iranian proxies in the Middle East

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:42:05 +03:00
U.S. in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban says ready to take over airport
President Joe Biden has said he will stick by his deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Tuesday, as just over 1,000 civilians at Kabul airport wait to be flown out

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:37:50 +03:00
Merkel's Israel legacy: a true friend – despite the fights with Netanyahu
Israeli politicians who worked closely with the outgoing German chancellor, including former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, say she always had Israel’s back, even when she was critical of some of its policies

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:14:42 +03:00
Why is Hollywood so afraid of COVID?
The pandemic shows no sign of disappearing, but what about fictional films and series about it? So far, they’re playing it for laughs and leaving the heavy lifting to documentaries

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:58:20 +03:00
These Twitter accounts act like NSO groupies. Are they real?
Three Twitter accounts that were opened in proximity to each other are defending NSO online and pushing out its talking points

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:54:00 +03:00
Jewish New Yorkers slam COVID anti-vaccine Holocaust comparisons in parody song
The song is a deeply Jewish response to a disturbing trend, said one of the creators of 'The Anti-Vaxxer’s Lament'

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:50:54 +03:00
Bennett-Biden meeting opened no doors, but left a crack for the Palestinians
The Palestinian leadership realizes the Bennett government will last longer than anticipated. They only ask Israel to honor existing agreements, in a bid to prevent unilateral measures and restore stability

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:19:46 +03:00
Israel's COVID czar says hospitals still heavily burdened despite officials' optimism
A day after the Health Ministry's director-general says COVID seems to be on a downward trend, the number of serious cases is highest since early March

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:08:24 +03:00
Bennett says has achieved all goals as he returns from Biden meeting
The prime minister says he has agreed with U.S. President Biden on 'a joint strategic effort' to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, as he heads back after a first Washington visit since assuming office

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 10:25:15 +03:00
Tokyo Paralympics: Israeli swimmer Mark Malyar wins second gold, sets new world record
Malyar breaks another world record in the men's 400m freestyle event, after rower Moran Samuel snags silver, bringing Israel's medal count at the Paralympic Games up to five

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 10:08:36 +03:00
New 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

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 09:19:39 +03:00
It wasn't the perfect visit Bennett had hoped for, but he has Biden on his side
Biden has a very simple reason for pulling its weight behind the new prime minister. The president's tough talk on Iran, however, is likely hollow

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 03:43:46 +03:00
What does Zionism mean in this day and age?

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 03:34:25 +03:00
To enjoy peace and security, Israel must consider the Palestinians

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 02:26:57 +03:00
Bennett-Biden meeting revived Israel-U.S. ties, but there were no dramatic achievements
While Biden did not explicitly pose a military threat to Iran should it continue its nuclear arming efforts, his meeting with Bennett, solidified the rules of engagement for the two administrations

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 01:40:18 +03:00
Israel strikes Gaza after border clashes, incendiary balloons
At least 11 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire during protests on the Gaza border

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 23:14:51 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 22:51:07 +03:00
Hurricane Joe’s week of unrest

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 22:14:52 +03:00
Bennett isn't a leader, he's a manager. That's what Israel wants

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:50:26 +03:00
'Palestinian' terrace farming's Jewish origins

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:33:55 +03:00
Israel's COVID cases are going down, Health Ministry director general says
Prof. Nachman Ash says that over the past ten days, the number of people each coronavirus carrier infects – known as the R number – has declined

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 19:45:15 +03:00
Bennett-Biden meeting made a good first impression, and that's all it was meant for
Despite the bad timing of the visit, in the shadow of the Kabul attack, Prime Minister Bennett can call his encounter with the U.S. president a success

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:57:03 +03:00
Taliban largely seal off Kabul airport as airlift winds down
Western leaders acknowledge that they are still leaving many of their citizens and local allies behind

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:39:25 +03:00
Iraq hosts regional meeting aimed at easing Mideast tensions
The meeting included Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Jordan’s King Abdullah and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as well as French President Emmanuel Macron

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:25:57 +03:00
Home invasions and false arrests: What happens to a Palestinian who protects his land
Aref Jaber defies settlers’ attempts to take over his plot of land near Hebron, and finds himself facing harassment from the army too

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:24:26 +03:00
Israel inches closer to COVID precipice as September nears
Israel’s plan for the school year is fragile and ridden with holes but still reflects Bennett’s sober, more balanced COVID approach ■ The Israeli army and treasury escalate their psychological warfare

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:14:30 +03:00
Archaeologists: 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

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 16:11:20 +03:00
Three Arab men killed in 24 hours as death toll in Arab community rises
Arab Israeli leaders demand answers as Anas Wahwaah, 18, was shot to death in his car in Lod, shortly after Ibrahim Nasser Abu Amra, in his 30s, was shot outside his home in the southern Bedouin town of Tel Sheva

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:46:53 +03:00
Tokyo Paralympics: Ami Dadaon wins silver in swimming, securing third medal for Israel
Dadaon's medal is Israel's third in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo — all of which have been won in swimming

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:21:34 +03:00
Iran's Khamenei slams Biden for telling Bennett U.S. has other options if nuke talks fail
The Iranian leader said the U.S. 'ridiculed' nuclear negotiations, top official tweets in Hebrew that Biden comment 'establishes Iran's right to reciprocate'

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 10:50:12 +03:00
Eleven wounded by Israeli fire during Gaza border protests, Palestinians report
Hamas faction says will renew nighttime riots on the fence and demand Gaza blockade be fully lifted ■ Arson balloons launched from the Strip cause fires in southern Israel

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:07:44 +03:00
These kids are ready for school, but South Tel Aviv parents don’t want them there
Parents say they will not send their children to school to protest the enrollment of eight children of asylum seekers

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 05:22:22 +03:00
U.S. airstrike kills alleged Kabul attack planner
According to U.S. sources, a member of Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate was killed via drone, as the death toll from the airport attack reached 169

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:10:51 +03:00
Hezbollah agrees to third shipment of Iranian fuel to Lebanon
Hezbollah's foes have warned that the shipments may lead to sanctions on Lebanon

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:33 +03:00
Biden, Bennett statements prove: Actors in U.S. change, but the show must go on
It seems both Biden and Bennett stuck to the old Washington playbook for meetings with Israeli leaders: Iran, visa waivers and a smattering of the Palestinians

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 23:45:03 +03:00
U.S. is trying to exit Afghanistan but fighting ISIS could pull it back in
The Islamic State and the Taliban are taking over the country, and the battle between the groups could give ISIS the boost it needs after its defeat in Iraq and Syria

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:23:54 +03:00
U.S. Jewish groups praise U.S.-Israel ties after Biden-Bennett meeting
The groups' reactions, however, were a bit more varied concerning the Bennett and Biden's willingness to engage on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:04:34 +03:00
Pentagon says Kabul attack carried out by one bomber as death toll rises
The Kabul airport attack on Thursday, which killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 79 Afghans, was claimed by Islamic State militants

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:03:17 +03:00
Biden-Bennett meeting: President says there are 'other measures' if Iran diplomacy fails
Alongside Biden, Bennett says 'strategies to halt Iran's aggression have been formulated'

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:46:13 +03:00
What notes passed by officers reveal about sexism in the Israeli army
Harassment is alive and well in the notes that male officers in the IDF pass among themselves – and to female officers – during work meetings

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:41:06 +03:00
Israel 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

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:14:09 +03:00
White Lotus, the Israeli version? I stayed in the country's first desert resort
Israel’s most expensive getaway has opened in the Arava desert. What’s it like to vacation at a cost of some $1,600 a night (in one of the cheaper suites)?

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:54:17 +03:00
Lebanese parliament tells judge he can't subpoena PM Diab in Beirut blast probe
Judge Tarek Bitar, who leads the inquiry into the deadly explosion at Beirut's port last year, requested in July to question Diab and other top Lebanese officials

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:40:26 +03:00
Tokyo Paralympics: Swimmer Mark Malyar breaks world record, wins second gold for Israel
21-year-old Malyar took up swimming at age five with his twin brother Ariel, who also has cerebral palsy

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:49:40 +03:00
Afghanistan's Islamic State: How dangerous is the offshoot that attacked Kabul airport?
Islamic State Khorasan has survived military targeting by U.S.-led coalition to launch new assault as U.S. and other NATO partners withdraw from Afghanistan and Taliban return to power

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:17:46 +03:00
COVID boosters, restrictions stopped delta wave in Israel, expert panel says
Hebrew University researchers advising the Israeli government say that even a rise in COVID cases with the start of the school year would not change the overall downward trend

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:22:32 +03:00
U.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 +03:00
30 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 06:01:08 +03:00
Lapid'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 +03:00
The 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 +03:00
Biden'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 +03:00
Naftali Bennett and the myth of the status quo

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:33:10 +03:00
Biden 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 +03:00
A government of vindictiveness

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:38:02 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:14:12 +03:00
Shackled, 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 +03:00
First 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 +03:00
Israel 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 +03:00
Moroccan 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 +03:00
Left-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 +03:00
The 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 +03:00
Spike 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 +03:00
The Bennett phone call that should not have happened

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:27:42 +03:00
Dani 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 +03:00
Russia 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 +03:00
Israeli-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 +03:00
Months 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 +03:00
Don't believe the misinformation: Natural gas is hurting us

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:41:07 +03:00
Why 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 +03:00
18-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 +03:00
ISIS 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



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