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Sat, 6 Nov 2021 00:40:01 +02:00
Israeli killed in north is 106th victim of violence in the Arab community this year
Medical teams have found the 38-year-old man 'lying unconscious' with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 23:22:46 +02:00
Israel's man in Sudan maneuvers deftly among the powers seeking sway
Washington has called on Israel and Egypt to persuade coup leader Abdel-Fattah Burhan to reinstate the government, even if cooperation with the army is vital. Russia and Turkey also seek to tighten their grip

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 18:06:58 +02:00
Teen killed by Israeli military fire, Palestinian Health Ministry says
Mohammad Daadas, 13, was shot in the stomach during clashes that erupted with the Israeli military in the West Bank

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 17:47:03 +02:00
'You’re under surveillance': Senior Israeli officer threatens Palestinian activist
The activist was photographed shaking hands with an Israeli soldier after helping Palestinian harvesters. The officer later messaged him to 'stop the incitement'

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 17:35:24 +02:00
LISTEN: Racist Jew vies for French presidency, shocking and splitting Jewish voters
Éric Zemmour is disrupting next year’s French presidential election with his hashtag provocations, his anti-immigrant rhetoric and his rewriting of French history

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 17:17:53 +02:00
'Dune' may be fascist, but its focus on Islam is groundbreaking
The future won't look like a Facebook boardroom, but like an Islamic caliphate

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 16:42:30 +02:00
Sally Rooney, speak to us in our language
The best-selling Irish writer Sally Rooney has the right to criticize Israel, but she's not doing anyone a service by shunning Israeli readers

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 15:55:36 +02:00
With the budget approved, these are the challenges awaiting Israel’s governing coalition
Haaretz has mapped out some of the more explosive issues post-budget coalition leaders are expected to deal with

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 14:49:29 +02:00
From Virginia to the Knesset, bad news for Trump and Netanyahu
In Virginia, Republicans won an important election by keeping a distance from Trump. In Israel, the right-wing opposition is looking at a long time out of power – unless it finds a way to show Netanyahu the door

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 11:41:43 +02:00
State’s witness in Netanyahu trial to sue police over treatment
Nir Hefetz, the Netanyahu family’s former spokesperson, to begin testifying this month, says he was subjected to inhumane physical conditions

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:21:33 +02:00
Blacklisting NSO: For the cyber surveillance industry and its tools of repression, the reckoning has just begun
The U.S. has sent a clear warning to NSO and its global peers: Stop facilitating malicious attacks on human rights. But to curb an advanced, invasive, uncontrolled global spyware industry, we need to do more

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:12:50 +02:00
Iran says its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium has reached 25 kg
The nuclear deal caps the purity to which Tehran can refine uranium at 3.67 percent, the level suitable for most civilian nuclear energy, far below the 90 percent suitable for a nuclear weapon

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 09:13:00 +02:00
Female activists face violence at Western Wall as they try to enter compound with Torah scrolls
More than 100 activists and supporters took part in the procession to protest regulations banning them from bringing Torah scrolls into the prayer plaza

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 08:34:37 +02:00
First Saudi Arabia, now Sudan: Why Israel's normalization strategy is imploding
One size doesn't fit all. Triumphal bombast may suit normalization with the UAE, but it won't work with Saudi Arabia, Djibouti or Iraq. With Sudan, Israel's hubris and complicity with the coup may well blow up in its face

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:37:23 +02:00
Budget vote gives Bennett-Lapid coalition a badge of immunity, but no easy life
Why Foreign Minister Lapid gave Finance Minister Lieberman a present ■ Is a presidential pardon still an option for Netanyahu

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:30:55 +02:00
U.S. and Israel are split on Iran. One thing unites them
None of the sides want to see Netanyahu return to power ■ Israel may be called on to rein in its strikes against Iranian targets in Syria ■ Bennett has a long-term problem

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:30:14 +02:00
'When I take off my Israeli army uniform, I'm just another Bedouin'
Despite recent Israeli steps such as recognizing Bedouin towns and providing new employment opportunities, the crime, violence and estrangement from the state remains what some call 'a national strategic problem'

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 02:13:02 +02:00
Major clash averted at Western Wall following intervention of Israeli President
Lawmaker Gilad Kariv (Labor) was supposed to give a Torah scroll to Women of the Wall during Rosh Hodesh prayers Friday, and ultra-Orthodox violence, instigated by Haredi politicians, was expected in return

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:53:39 +02:00
What is the Israeli right protesting exactly?

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:40:18 +02:00
Netanyahu is envious of Lieberman

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:21:11 +02:00
'When I moved to Israel from Argentina I got teased for my accent. Telenovelas helped me get revenge'
One Israeli with a penchant for invention and another who loves saving people

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:04:32 +02:00
Israel's security service must not fight crime

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 00:00:20 +02:00
Israeli police assaulted a Palestinian man and his mom as his friends watched on Facebook Live
Marwan al-Husseini and his mother Raisa were traveling to see relatives when undercover police stopped their car and dragged them from it violently. The officers beat Marwan and strip-searched Raisa before releasing them. The police later lied about ...

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 23:42:13 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 23:32:41 +02:00
Jewish groups urge Senate to hold antisemitism envoy's confirmation hearing 'without further delay'
Republicans delayed Deborah Lipstadt's confirmation hearing for Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism due to past tweets critical of Republican committee member Sen. Ron Johnson

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 22:58:22 +02:00
Jerusalem college segregates Arabs and Jews on its 'multicultural' campus
Arab students say there is almost no interaction with Jewish students on campus: 'Academia should be an open place, but here Jews and Arabs study separately. The multicultural campus is only for the advertisements'

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 22:49:40 +02:00
How Israel removed Egypt from the Mideast strategic equation
The ‘1967-for-1948’ deal was clinched in 1973

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:36:26 +02:00
High Court demands Israel explain disparity in support for Holocaust survivors who emigrated later
Israel's stipend policy for Holocaust survivors divides recipients into categories, which the director general of the Social Equality Ministry says has caused 'intolerable' disparities

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:10:17 +02:00
The greatest error in the climate crisis discourse

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:09:14 +02:00
Gantz decided they're 'terrorists' and now expects us to salute. I'm done with that

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:04:15 +02:00
Account from '56 describes slaughter and rape by Israeli troops in Gaza. Is it true?
A short story published after the Sinai Campaign described horrific violence committed by IDF soldiers on residents of Gaza. How far was the fiction from fact?

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:03:51 +02:00
Discovery deep in the sea sheds strange light on how our brains evolved
We don’t have much in common with the primeval sea sponge, which doesn’t even have tissues. But it has cells that do something weird

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 21:00:51 +02:00
Can global warming be kept below 2 degrees Celsius?
World leaders are updating their pledges at COP26 but is there room for hope, or is it too little, too late?

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:46:52 +02:00
Israel's state prosecutor says can't fight crime without help from 'law-abiding Arab citizens'
'Without witnesses, there are no cases,' says Amit Aisman, adding that the trust of the Arab public in the legal system is necessary to curb soaring crime rates

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:46:40 +02:00
An Israeli human rights lawyer learns the harsh truth about being a politician
Even 20 years defending peace activists and Palestinians couldn’t fully prepare new Meretz lawmaker Gaby Lasky for the frustration she feels or the restraint she must show as a member of the strangest coalition in Israel’s history

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:16:56 +02:00
Sexual assault, corruption and now murder: The terrible cost of protecting Israel's ultra-Orthodox autonomy
Hassidic cult leader Eliezer Berland now adds a murder charge to his rap sheet of sexual assault and fraud. He's enjoyed years of impunity for the same reason that Israel's police force barely dares to disturb the autonomy of nearly one million ultra...

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 18:46:48 +02:00
Knesset passes state budget, stabilizing the Bennett-Lapid coalition
After a marathon session in the Knesset, the Bennett-Lapid government passed the first budget in Israel in over three years, significantly strengthening the coalition's stability

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 18:14:03 +02:00
Lebanon's PM renews call for minister in Saudi spat to step down
The minister's resignation would be a 'priority and the natural road map to get out of the crisis,' says Prime Minister Mikati, whose government – sworn in less than two months ago – is under threat over regional rift

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 17:52:40 +02:00
Netanyahu shares Haredi call to 'protect' Western Wall from liberal Jewish activists
Netanyahu, who in the past called for unity between denominations at the Jewish holy site, shared a tweet by Shas chairman Dery to pray that it would not be 'desecrated' by the Women of the Wall group

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 17:29:36 +02:00
Emirates to launch daily flights between Dubai and Israel
Route debuts in December for fifth airline from the Gulf to conduct regular flights between Israel and the UAE

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:57:08 +02:00
Then came the chance the Turks have been waiting for: To get rid of Christians once and for all
In the late 1800s, Christians made up 20 percent of Turkey’s population. By the late 1920s, they were down to just 2 percent. New research reveals the scope of the genocide committed by three successive regimes

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:05:38 +02:00
The Palestinians face a possible Lebanon-type meltdown. Israel will pay the price
The West Bank is suffering a housing shortage and a dearth of money for salaries, but Israel isn’t really helping out despite its approval of new construction

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 15:19:41 +02:00
At Israel's hearing on COVID shots for kids 5-11, top official says not trying to force anyone
Online discussion is streamed live on social media and Israel's Health Ministry website ■ A final decision to approve the COVID vaccine for children expected only next week

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 14:50:00 +02:00
Tel Aviv university still requires IDF exemption explanation from applicants
After a request from Haaretz last year, the university declared the application process was changed to make the question optional, but no such change has been made

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 14:46:06 +02:00
Israel's top weatherman suspended for crude sexual behavior on live TV
Asked by his female co-host if he has any tattoos, Israel's leading weatherman Danny Roup pretended to unbuckle his pants and said, ‘I’ll show you'

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 13:57:44 +02:00
The U.S. blacklisting could spell the end of NSO as we know it
The U.S. Commerce Department's addition of NSO to a list of entities acting against national interests will force the Israeli spyware company to reinvent itself, if it is even able to survive the blow

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 13:29:44 +02:00
In Congress, Israel justifies Palestinian NGO terror tag with evidence on unrelated group
The document had already been presented to European diplomats to try to stop them from funding the organizations, but they were not convinced

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 13:21:07 +02:00
Thousands in Iran mark anniversary of 1979 takeover of U.S. Embassy
On the eve of the 42nd anniversary of the embassy seizure, American officials revealed that Iran had seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:40:28 +02:00
Archaeologists debunk myth: Mongols had cities, but not for themselves
Yet the Mongols really were devotedly nomadic: Team mapping Mongol Empire capital of Karakorum discovers that it was ‘implanted,’ not a natural urban development

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:25:41 +02:00
NSO blacklisting shows Israel’s cyber diplomacy is a double-edged sword
It turns out that pushing out spyware to any potential ally, regardless of its intended use, is bad for business and also bad for Israel’s global image

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:10:02 +02:00
Israeli minister blocks controversial UAE oil deal fearing Red Sea disaster
Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry says 'decided to adopt a policy of zero additional risk in the Gulf of Eilat' ■ Pipeline firm lodges complaint with attorney general

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 10:16:57 +02:00
Democratic Governor survives Republican scare to hold New Jersey
In New Jersey, incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy squeaked by Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, even though registered Democratic voters outnumber Republicans there by more than 1 million

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 07:48:19 +02:00
Israeli parliament approves budget for the first time in over 3 years
After a long night at the Knesset, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the approval a 'day of celebration for Israel,' as parliament gears up to vote on the 2022 budget

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 02:26:37 +02:00
Senate confirms Tom Nides as U.S. ambassador to Israel
The new envoy to Israel is confirmed after Republicans drop their objections to the nomination

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 01:41:07 +02:00
We need tough regulations to lower Israel's cost of living

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 01:39:00 +02:00
Going by the incitement targeting him, you'd think Bennett was Rabin

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 01:37:39 +02:00
Tel Aviv council's LGBTQ portfolio resigns after sexual misconduct accusations
Testimony published Wednesday said that Etai Pinkas-Arad had sex with two teenage boys over a decade ago without their consent and without a condom

Thu, 4 Nov 2021 01:36:41 +02:00
Case against Jaffa residents who confessed to attacking soldier dropped after video emerges
The defendants were held in jail for months after confessing to the crime during a Shin Bet interrogation. A video showed they arrived at the scene after the assault

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 23:21:27 +02:00
A budget that will be good for Israel

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 23:11:28 +02:00
Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah compromise rejected under Palestinian Authority pressure
Some of the Sheikh Jarrah residents facing eviction wanted to accept the compromise to prevent their eviction, while others argued that paying rent would represent recognition of a Jewish ownership over their homes

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 23:08:04 +02:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 22:42:19 +02:00
Suspect confesses to Jerusalem murder of Haredi teen 30 years ago
The suspect confessed after he was instructed to by convicted sect leader Rabbi Eliezer Berland, who is himself suspected of involvement in the affair

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 22:16:11 +02:00
Poll: Israelis confident in country's international standing without Netanyahu
According to the Israel Democracy Institute, which polled 752 people in Hebrew and Arabic last month, most Israelis believe that Israel has a better international reputation, or that it has remained the same, under Bennett

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 21:34:34 +02:00
Iran says nuclear talks with world powers will resume November 29
Iran is demanding that the United States give guarantees that it would not renege on the nuclear agreement in the future

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 21:02:11 +02:00
At U.S request, Israel is using its Sudan ties to curb military coup
According to an Israeli source, Jerusalem is working to comply with the United States' request to utilize its ties with the Sudanese military

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 20:22:26 +02:00
Israel is so happy to have tourists back, it’s even being nice to them
For a group of evangelical Christians, being among the first tourists to visit Israel since it reopened its borders brought plenty of unexpected perks

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 19:58:59 +02:00
Israeli, Jordanian economic ministers meet, talk trade, ties
Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and her Jordanian counterpart, Yousef Alshamali, sign an agreement to increase caps on Jordan exports to the Palestinian Authority

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 19:27:33 +02:00
'Netanyahu's entire essence is division': Bennett launches critical vote on Israel's state budget
The Israeli government is taking a step forward on one of its major goals; the final vote on the budget will be held later this month

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 18:38:52 +02:00
The Israeli right thinks this photo can stave off its worst nightmare
A right-wing campaign attempting to tie Mansour Abbas’ role in the government with funding for Hamas is about much more than trying to save Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 18:38:31 +02:00
Israeli medical data leaked in ongoing cyberattack by Iran-linked hackers
So far, the hacking group Black Shadow have also released private data of Israeli radio listeners, a furniture company, and a LGBTQ dating site

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 17:48:15 +02:00
Speculation over Erdogan health following two videos, cancelled visit
The Turkish police have opened an investigation into 'baseless' social media posts questioning Erdogan's health

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 17:30:45 +02:00
U.S. says won't take action against Israel after blacklisting Israeli spyware firms NSO, Candiru
'We are not taking action against countries or governments where these entities are located,' State Dept. says after Israel-based NSO and Candiru were added to its Entity List for malicious cyber activities

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 17:05:28 +02:00
He covered wars all around the world. Then unearthed his father's dark Nazi past
In an interview marking the publication of his Prix Goncourt nominated hugely successful autobiography, French journalist Sorj Chalandon speaks about his mythomaniac father and the contentious subject that still enthralls the French

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 16:53:06 +02:00
No, Israeli climate-tech isn’t going to save the world
The hype is big but the companies are small: Israeli startups may have cutting-edge ideas, but they struggle to bring them to the market

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 16:03:19 +02:00
COVID in Israel: At least 150 foreign construction workers infected, as fourth wave wanes
Israel also records 663 new coronavirus patients as well as 201 in serious condition

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 15:25:46 +02:00
U.S. blacklists Israeli cyberarms firms NSO, Candiru for harming 'national security and interests'
Israeli NSO and Candiru developed and supplied spyware 'to maliciously target government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics, and embassy workers,' the U.S. Commerce Department said in a statement

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 15:03:16 +02:00
How Israel sold out the solemn Ethiopian Jewish festival of Sigd
The Beta Israel steadfastly kept a pure form of Biblical Judaism in Ethiopia for generations. In Israel, their unique Sigd fast is now a folklore festival starring politicians studiously avoiding any mention of racism and police violence

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 14:56:42 +02:00
The private obsessions of an art lover who saved thousands of Jews
Objects amassed by Wilfrid Israel form the core of a new show

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 14:20:52 +02:00
Israeli court halts auction of Auschwitz tattoo kit
The auction of the item, supposedly used to brand inmates in the Nazi death camp, is 'morally unacceptable,' says chairman of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 13:56:13 +02:00
The LGBT community and the tech industry: Time for a serious reckoning

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 13:49:32 +02:00
How green is Israeli high-tech?
A new report by the Israel Innovation Authority and PLANETech investigates the climate-friendliness of Israel’s startups

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 13:36:25 +02:00
U.S., Israel in joint naval drill 'to counter threats in the region'
Israeli commandos and U.S. marines participate in a two-week joint multi-force training in Eilat as Iran nuclear talks stall

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:48:57 +02:00
After Virginia, Biden’s ‘America is back’ mantra dealt a blow
Three months ago, with a high approval rating and a big win in the Senate, Biden was in a strong position to restore America’s global leadership. Now, stalemate in D.C. and tough losses elsewhere have hurt his credibility

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:47:24 +02:00
One of the best online courses comes from this small Arab-Israeli college
Harvard, MIT and... Al-Qasemi: According to remote-learning giant edX, Al-Qasemi Academic College boasts one the world’s 12 best digital courses. All it does is teach you how to think

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:40:22 +02:00
Israel launches new missile and drone defense system
The new system will 'constitute a significant component in strengthening the protection' of Israel's borders, the Defense Ministry said in a statement

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:34:47 +02:00
Israel's buggy opening: Travelers grapple with a busted system
'Clueless' airline staff, systems not recognizing mix-and-match vaccines, last-minute changes – would-be tourists are reporting chaos in trying to enter a newly reopened Israel

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:29:59 +02:00
Israel plans to recognize three Bedouin villages. Welfare groups say terms make it impossible
Though Israel passed a resolution to legalize three Bedouin villages, as part of the coalition deal with United Arab List, welfare groups argue that terms set by right-wing cabinet members block recognition from taking place

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:12:37 +02:00
Iran warns nuclear talks will fail unless U.S. guarantees commitment
Talks are scheduled to resume this month after a delay caused by Iran's presidential election, however 'if the current status quo continues, the result of negotiations is clear,' a senior Iranian official warns

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 11:49:24 +02:00
Iran thwarted U.S. attempt to 'steal' oil in Sea of Oman, Iranian state TV says
While reports did not say when the incident had taken place, they relate to a confrontation between speedboats of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and an American ship which left the scene

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 10:14:14 +02:00
Disability rights groups protest over government benefits, block rail tracks
Protesters demand that the Israeli government raise the benefits and bring them in one line with the minimum wage

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 10:13:06 +02:00
The Israeli woman leading a feminist revolt in ultra-Orthodox society
A new documentary, ‘Women of Valor,’ spotlights the pioneering efforts of Esty Bitton Shushan to get Haredi parties to include women on their Knesset slates and improve their status in society

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 09:46:30 +02:00
Yad Vashem condemns auction of Auschwitz tattoo machine
Selling the device, which will likely go for over $30,000, rather than donating it to a museum is 'morally unacceptable,' the Israel's Holocaust memorial says

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 09:33:55 +02:00
What Israel should do about controversial UAE oil deal
Israeli Environment Minister Zandberg opposes the import of crude oil from the UAE through the port of Eilat. She has ordered officials to break off contact with the pipeline company, but the company is fighting back

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 08:53:39 +02:00
Sirens to sound today across Israel in war drill
Israel's five-day National Home Front Exercise is meant to simulate a flare-up on multiple fronts

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 08:42:18 +02:00
Israel strikes near Damascus for second time this week, Syria says
The attack early Wednesday came from northern Israel and targeted a military post in the town of Zakia, in the western Damascus countryside, a Syrian military statement said

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 00:43:34 +02:00
Republican senator blocks Biden's Israel envoy confirmation
Tom Nides, U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel has been denied confirmation after Republican objection

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 00:30:22 +02:00
In the West Bank, only the Israeli government is allowed to steal land

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 00:28:26 +02:00
Cancel the UAE oil deal

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 00:15:36 +02:00
Israel's southern nature reserves are in constant danger of oil spills
A 2014 spill near Eliat was not an isolated incident, with indictment of Europe Asia Pipeline Co., Israeli government must force the company to operate safely

Tue, 2 Nov 2021 23:50:51 +02:00
Right-wing Tel Aviv protest draws hundreds ahead of key budget vote
As architects of the budget argue for reforms meant to 'aid weaker segments of society', right-wing lawmakers accuse the prime minister of forming 'the first Palestinian government in history'



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