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Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:59:20 +02:00Soldiers ordered to stop forcing Palestinians to testify, Israeli army tells High Court
Soldiers were allowed to force Palestinians to answer questions if they believe they have information about an offense – even if they did not witness it. The state now says the orders have been changed
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:24:38 +02:00Al Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces
The network said on Twitter that Sudanese forces raided the home of al-Musallami al-Kabbashi and detained him
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:20:28 +02:00Homo erectus Vs. Saber Tooth: Archaeology site reveals what early humans encountered in Eurasia
Orozmani, an important new archaeological site in the Caucasus next door to Dmanisi, showcases the spread of Homo erectus out of Africa, and who it met when it arrived
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:44:07 +02:00Israeli scientists just discovered the mechanism behind psychosomatic disorders
An Israeli research team has found a part of the brain in mice that maintains a sort of immunological memory following a particular illness
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:17:36 +02:00Fauci says Israeli data shows COVID booster shot is 'absolutely essential' for all adults
'Israel has always been a month to a month and a half ahead of us in the dynamics of the outbreak in their COVID vaccine response,' Fauci says
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 09:07:23 +02:00Northern town briefly evacuated in second day of wildfires across Israel
No casualties reported, but some damage in forest fire near the Galilee town of Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 06:05:03 +02:00The reason why Israel would use NSO spyware on Palestinians
Cyberwarfare in the Middle East is all about deniability. Just look at Israel and Iran's shadow war
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 02:56:06 +02:00Israel needs sex ed in schools. Now
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 02:15:29 +02:00When just a few dozen people are a threat to the purity of the Jewish people
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 02:14:09 +02:00In five years, four new settler farms took Palestinian land the size of a big town
Many settlers in the West Bank outposts use violence to take over Palestinian lands, which Israeli authorities do not stop, report shows
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:58:52 +02:00The Israeli left's hatred for Netanyahu has driven it mad
Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:42:55 +02:00Glasgow climate summit: Further retreat on promises to cut gas emissions
Efforts to reach agreement went into overtime in Glasgow, with the third draft of the international agreement weakening demands for countries to revise emission-reduction targets and end coal subsidies
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 23:31:47 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 23:17:06 +02:00U.S. military covered up Syria airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians, report says
The U.S. hid a possible war crime in which 64 women and children were killed, according to a report by the New York Times
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 23:02:31 +02:00Poland condemns far-right independence rally where hundreds chanted 'death to Jews'
Israel's Foreign Minister Lapid called on the Polish government to punish the organizers of the 'horrific antisemitic event'
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:01:35 +02:00Israel fears Turkey may leverage detention of couple for political goals
No negotiations for the couple's release have been announced, but President Herzog, who has a close relationship with Turkish President Erdogan, is likely to be a key player if they occur
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:49:53 +02:00Bennett's party will disappear if he lets down the settlers
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:40:23 +02:00Body of missing Israeli tourist found in Mexico
Yanay Rimon, 25-years-old, was reported missing on Wednesday after being carried away by a waterfall in Mexico
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:18:56 +02:00China, Arab countries demanded softer Glasgow climate pledges. Nobody challenged them
While country delegates at the Glasgow climate conference publicly present agreements and commitments to significant steps, the reality was different in behind closed doors
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:51:43 +02:00Yesh Atid to hold primaries in January 2022
Defeat in the elections would not mean that Yair Lapid would have to forgo his rotation agreement for the premiership
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:17:48 +02:00Boyfriend arrested for suspected murder of 18-year-old Israeli woman
The 26-year-old boyfriend had been arrested ten times for violence, threats, property damage and other crimes
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:47:53 +02:00The cult that believes in Jesus and follows a 'Jewish way of life'
A visit to a café run by members of the Twelve Tribes movement, nestled in the pastoral hills of New York State, offers a rare glimpse of one of the more conservative religious groups in the United States
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 10:29:43 +02:00With high heat and heavy winds, firefighters quell blazes throughout Israel
Firefighting teams are working to quell blazes near Rosh Ha'ayin, and allowed evacuated residents of the northern village of Gita to return home
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:47:12 +02:00Men are causing the climate crisis. Women have the solutions
Studies show women make decisions that are more ecologically responsible and have a smaller carbon footprint than men
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:55:38 +02:00Senior Democrat urges Blinken: Push Israel to reverse Palestinian NGO terror designation
Rep. Jim McGovern has expressed 'grave concern' with the original decision and Israel's extension of the order into the West Bank earlier this week
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:58:52 +02:00Children tormenting children 24/7, in Israel too
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:26:55 +02:00Settlers attack Israeli activists helping Palestinian farmers in West Bank
The interlopers assaulted the activists with clubs and hurled stones at them, injuring them lightly, the activists say
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:51:14 +02:00Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan's restaurant closed due to COVID. So he became a food influencer
Fadi Kattan, of Bethlehem's famed Fawda restaurant, is one of the only chefs anywhere who has dared to try his hand at modern Palestinian cuisine. During the past two years in a city bereft of foreign tourists, he too has had to think creatively, coo...
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:56:33 +02:00New York State warns Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s that it will divest over Israel boycott
The move complies with an executive order barring U.S. government business with any company that boycotts Israel 'either directly or through a parent or subsidiary'
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:16:28 +02:00Qatar to act as U.S. diplomatic representative in Afghanistan, official says
Qatar will sign an arrangement with the United States on Friday to assume the role of 'protecting power' for U.S. interests
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:50:02 +02:00Groundbreaking Arab college opens its doors to students – without a permit
While other colleges in Israel have violated rules and introduced programs before acquiring necessary permits, opening an entire college without a permit is a new nadir and a criminal offense
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:18:15 +02:00Israeli army plans to avoid Arab towns during future war deployments
Following May's round of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, the military marked 1,600 km of dirt tracks as wartime alternatives to roads, and set up new anti-riot units to protect convoys
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:47:19 +02:00‘The strongest man in the Middle East’ will embrace Assad if that will make him stronger
UAE leader Mohammed bin Zayed says that returning Syria to the Arab fold will help distance the Assad regime from Iran. Amid the lack of an American policy in the region, leaders are acting on their own
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:09:23 +02:00Bennett condemns politicization of Western Wall amid push for mixed-gender prayer
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett argues that if not curbed, this 'political campaign' will cause huge damage
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:24:47 +02:00At least 12 wounded in blast at Afghanistan mosque
A Taliban official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the blast. Meanwhile, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:25:37 +02:00Turkey extends detention of Israeli couple who photographed palace until trial
Israelis Natalie and Mordi Oknin were arrested after taking a picture of Dolmabahce Palace, once used as a presidential residence, while sailing on a ferry in Turkey
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:15:19 +02:00Motivate, not force: Israel's strategy ahead of children's COVID vaccination drive
Israeli officials want to convince parents to vaccinate their children against coronavirus without making them feel their parental autonomy is being infringed on
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:08:35 +02:00Netanyahu's ex-spin doctor is about to reveal how the corrupt system works
Even when he held key media positions, Nir Hefetz wasn’t driven by a sense of calling. He didn’t want to criticize those in power but to join them, serve them, make a living off them. Now he will testify against them
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:05:32 +02:00The coalition's mission impossible kicks off as Netanyahu becomes Joint List's gofer
What made Netanyahu suddenly join the Haredi war on women's prayer at the Kotel? ■ No party in Israel has changed its DNA as fast as Lapid's Yesh Atid ■ Ayman Odeh makes the biggest racists in the Knesset work for him
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 04:40:59 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:18:36 +02:00Build a hospital in Sakhnin
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:12:00 +02:00LISTEN: Israeli gays pay the price for cyber-arms aimed at queer communities
The same companies which actively promote and recruit gay employees in Israel are selling their espionage equipment to countries that persecute their gay communities
Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:34:42 +02:00When Israel housed top scientists in a transit camp deep in the woods
Amid the thickets on Mount Carmel, hidden from the eye and teeming with wild nature, are colorful cabins, some of them containing science books and antique furniture. The story of the singular place that was home to the founders of Israel’s knowled...
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:52:43 +02:00Israeli court upholds ruling to return kidnapped boy to Italy within 15 days
Shmuel Peleg is required to return six-year-old Eitan Biran to his aunt in Italy, but he could still to appeal to Israel's Supreme Court
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:33:24 +02:00It's time for Israel to rewrite criminal law to tackle sex offenses
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:31:17 +02:00Not even 500 Palestinians in Israeli high-tech can hide the exploitation
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:30:37 +02:00Sheikh Jarrah gives Israel an opportunity to steer away from apartheid
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:12:39 +02:00Spyware firm NSO asks Israeli government to help it remove U.S. sanctions
NSO's letter argued that the U.S. blacklisting arose from 'an orchestrated campaign by anti-Israel organizations' that would result in hundreds of employees losing their job
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:01:25 +02:00Broad coalition of Jewish groups urge Senate to hold hearing for antisemitism envoy
A myriad of Jewish organizations urged Senators to fill the position of antisemitism envoy by considering current nominee Deborah Lipstadt, who Republicans are blocking because of past tweets of hers
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:55:03 +02:00Egypt to host next year's UN climate conference, UAE in 2023
COP27 will take place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Egyptian Environment Ministry announced
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:20:34 +02:00Palestinian says he was convicted of throwing rocks at a time when he was in prison
Israeli army says indictment was worded incorrectly – and that the man confessed as part of a plea bargain. Attorney: Justice demands his release
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:14:45 +02:00Suspect arrested in Texas synagogue arson
The Halloween-night attack is the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents in the Lone Star State, including a banner hung by a local neo-Nazi group over an intersection reading 'Vax the Jews'
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:12:31 +02:00'It’s a privilege to have your son immigrate to Israel to become a combat soldier'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A lone soldier claims Israelis know how to enjoy life while Italians don't, and a mom shares the key to raising happy kids
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:07:50 +02:00Why the rockfish can live for centuries and you can’t
A genetic study delves into the secrets of how some rockfish live and die like normal fish after, say, a decade, and some swim on for over 200 years
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:35:09 +02:00A rock hit an Israeli soldier. He responded by shooting at the Palestinian protesters, killing a boy
A group of youngsters threw stones at armed soldiers wearing protective gear. The soldiers responded with tear gas, but when a stone apparently struck one of them, without injuring him, he fired a bullet at 15-year-old Mohammed Daadas. The dead teena...
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:32:17 +02:00Turkey arrests Israeli couple for photographing Erdogan's Istanbul palace
The Israeli couple, charged with espionage, reportedly sent the photo to their family on WhatsApp, writing 'Look at Erdogan's house. See how beautiful it is'
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:56:02 +02:00Sudan's army chief appoints himself as head of ruling council, tightening grip on power
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gambit comes even as the military pledged to hand over power to civilian authorities, two weeks after the coup
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:54:31 +02:00Two charged with shooting at home of cop heading Israeli unit tackling Arab crime
One of the defendants fired the shots at the home of the head of the unit tackling in the Arab community after he allegedly intervened in a family dispute in northern Israel town of Kafr Kana, the indictment states
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:50:47 +02:00Between Charlie Chaplin and Ohad Naharin: Remembering the legendary Alber Elbaz
To Alber, with love: few fashion designers knew how to juggle the time zones of fashion like Alber Elbaz, who died just short of his 60th birthday in June and whose life is celebrated by French fashion writer Laurence Benaïm
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:44:09 +02:00Bnei Menashe break silence to protest 'subjugation' to NGO controlling their aliyah
Immigrants from India call out Shavei Israel, which they say uses intimidation to silence detractors. The private organization denies the allegations
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:41:45 +02:00‘The Netanyahus’ is about so much more than Netanyahu
The relationship between the two largest and most successful Jewish communities in history, America and Israel, has long been dysfunctional. Netanyahu was just a particularly relentless catalyst to their estrangement
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:24:30 +02:00A Lebanese minister irks the Saudis, and the damages are $300 million and counting
Before he took office, Information Minister George Kordahi voiced support for the Houthi rebels, not the best tactic when you’re hoping Riyadh’s largesse will help pull your country out of a deep economic crisis
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:19:13 +02:00Abortion rate in Israel dropped sharply during COVID pandemic
Experts attribute the almost 7 percent drop in abortions in Israel to COVID-related pressures, but also form a part of a long-term trend
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:07:24 +02:00Why some Israeli Bedouin still turn to exorcism
A mere 15 mental health professionals serve a population of 270,000 Negev Bedouin. While there is increasing openness to psychological treatment, the lack of accessibility, along with political and economic factors and even age-old superstitions, con...
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:58:25 +02:00Biden's Iran envoy headed to Israel, Gulf ahead of nuclear talks
Robert Malley’s regional tour follows this week’s unprecedented joint military naval exercise in the Red Sea involving the United States, Israel, the UAE and Bahrain
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:52:14 +02:00Hezbollah chief doubles down on Saudi 'failure' in Yemen, slams 'fabricated' diplomatic crisis
Hassan Nasrallah defended Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi's comments, which prompted Gulf states to recall their envoys, as 'fair and objective'
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:49:02 +02:00Two Palestinian wounded by gunfire, five injured by stones in clash with settlers
The incident followed the removal of a tent set up earlier in the day, which Israeli authorities considered an illegal outpost
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:20:14 +02:00How Israel’s shekel became the strongest currency in the world
The shekel is at a 25-year high against the dollar, which is good news for Israeli consumers. But it threatens Israel with a 21st-century form of the ‘Dutch disease’
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:52:45 +02:00How to raise a happy transgender child: 'They aren’t essentially different from other kids'
On the eve of Israel’s first conference on transgender issues, psychologist Ofer Sapir shares with Haaretz his advice for problems like when a teacher demands proof a 5-year-old is trans
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:23:51 +02:00Israeli army officer arrested for 'secretly filming female soldiers' on base
Investigators found intimate footage of the female soldiers that was allegedly transmitted from hidden cameras in the soldiers' sleeping quarters
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:14:20 +02:00NSO spyware used by private firm against reporter, top Mexican official
While Israel's Defense Ministry claims that the software is sold exclusively to official defense and law enforcement organizations, Mexican attorney general's statement contradicts it. An employee at Israeli owned firm arrested
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:58:01 +02:00'Destabilize the Balkans': Bosnia protests German award to Israeli Holocaust historian
Responding to Germany’s intention to honor Israeli historian Gideon Greif, who wrote a controversial report on the Srebrenica massacre, Bosnian foreign minister calls his research 'an intro to new conflict'
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:49:03 +02:00It’s just a consulate: Why the latest Israeli-U.S. spat is pointless and useless
The Biden administration doesn’t want to destabilize the Israeli government, while Israel doesn’t want a confrontation with the White House – so why are they squabbling over the location of a consulate serving the Palestinians?
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:25:59 +02:00Netanyahu’s corruption trial shifts to the other side of the bribery equation
For the first time in the courtroom, the words 'Netanyahu told me' were heard
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:50:23 +02:00Palestinians say Israeli NSO spyware found on three senior officials' phones
The officials targeted by spyware are in charge of preparing complaints against Israel to the International Criminal Court, sources say
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:24:12 +02:00Israeli navy's first drill with Gulf states kicks off in Red Sea
'Israel's international standing is strengthening. There is desire by many countries – including some surprising ones – to move closer to us and to cooperate,' Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:00:16 +02:00Israeli rabbinical court overturns decision to release woman from abusive marriage
Canceling a rabbinical court decision is a highly irregular step, which sparked furor in the ultra-Orthodox community
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:47:41 +02:00De Klerk, South Africa's last white president, leaves posthumous apology for apartheid
The final apartheid-era president Frederik Willem de Klerk, who died in his home in Cape Town after a battle with cancer, also warned about the unraveling constitution in South Africa
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:32:41 +02:00Justice Minister Sa'ar to seek coalition's support for bill limiting prime minister to 8 years in office
The bill is not expected to be retroactive and would then not apply to Netanyahu
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:05:10 +02:00A rapist’s prosecution
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:01:13 +02:00Progressive Democrats meet Palestinian communities suffering from settler violence
Following their meeting with Prime Minister Bennett in Jerusalem, lawmakers on a delegation organized by the left-wing Jewish group J Street visited Palestinian communities in the Hebron area and met local activists
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:54:01 +02:00Spyware maker NSO chief quits after U.S. blacklisting scandal
NSO director Itzik Benbenisti announced his resignation only two weeks after taking the helm, following the blacklisting of the Israeli spyware firm by the United States, sources say
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:52:30 +02:00For queer Palestinians like me, intersectionality isn’t working
Palestinian, queer and disenchanted: How constant talk about pinkwashing, settler colonialism and intersectionality pushed me out of the Palestinian LGBTQ movement
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:18:23 +02:00Israel broadens strikes against Iran in Syria, and Russia doesn’t seem to mind
Attacks on weapons shipments and Iranian interests in Syria don't appear to be of much concern to Assad either, and the Americans have more pressing matters to attend to – including the NSO scandal and Israel's response to it
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:51:11 +02:00'I want to be the first Israeli to perform in Gaza for a Palestinian audience'
After a recent much-documented performance in Hebron, rising star Mike Sharif is now setting his sights on singing in Gaza. The ‘Druze wunderkind’ explains why it’s so important for him to perform for Palestinians too
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:34:28 +02:00Two leaders of 'Jewish Taliban' convicted of child sexual exploitation
The men 'brazenly kidnapped two children in the middle of the night to return a girl to an illegal sexual relationship with an adult man," a U.S. attorney said in a statment
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:44:31 +02:00Why do they hate him so much? My evening with the Netanyahus
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:37:34 +02:00French sentenced to life for antisemitic murder of holocaust survivor
The court deemed the crime antisemitic because the offenders had targeted Mireille Knoll because she is Jewish
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:31:30 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:11:03 +02:00Gantz, reveal the threats by leftist activists
Physical violence, guns and grenades, have only been deployed from the right against the left. If Gantz is facing death threats from the left, let him prove it
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:01:38 +02:00Colombian president: Iran must not become a nuclear threshold state
In an interview with Haaretz during his visit to Israel, Iván Duque says his country is committed to fighting Hezbollah and its ties to Iran: 'no country can have relationships with terrorist groups'
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:00:43 +02:00Bedouin lose basic services under Israel's residency rules
'Letters don’t come, deliveries do not arrive' as Population Authority refuses to register tribe addresses
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:00:04 +02:00Life near Israel's landfills, under a cloud of dust and stench
Modern, innovative waste management facilities are supposed to be equipped with measures to prevent hazards, but disillusioned residents aren’t buying it
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:14:45 +02:00Tel Aviv – A city of sleepwalkers
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:10:43 +02:00Israel to back Palestinian NGOs' labeling as terror groups with conviction of Spanish woman
While Juana Ruiz Rishwami didn't belong to any of the six organizations, sources involved in the investigation claimed that collected evidence unequivocally incriminates them, but the material remains confidential
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:20:28 +02:00Palestinian PM to Bennett: Only two-state solution can end 'apartheid'
PM Mohammad Shtayyeh says Palestinians now outnumber Jews in Israel and the West Bank, with 6.9 million Palestinians and 6.7 million Jews between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:08:49 +02:00The only Africans Israel is ready to ‘save’
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:53:42 +02:00Opposition wins first battle to build a new hospital in Israeli Arab city
United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas, who is in the coalition, opposed the bill, which seeks to correct the lack of hospital infrastructure in Israel's Arab towns and communities
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:18:28 +02:00Police struggle to refute suspect’s claim that he buried Israeli teen at her request
Complicating efforts to indict him, Eduard Kachura says he dug the pit where 17-year-old Yael Melnik’s body was later found last month as ‘therapy’ to quell her suicidal thoughts
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:55:29 +02:00Arrest made in gangland-style murder of bankrupt Israeli real-estate developer
Eldad Peri was one of Israel’s best-known property developers with a personal debt of about $106 million, in addition to about 500 million shekels owed by his company