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Tue, 7 Dec 2021 11:47:40 +02:00Dutch appeals court rules Israel's Gantz can't be tried for 2014 Gaza war deaths
Ismail Ziada, a Gaza-born Dutch citizen, sought compensation for the deaths of six members of his family in Israeli strikes under universal jurisdiction rules
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 11:46:04 +02:00Israel exported arms that endangered human rights because it served us, top defense official admits
A closed conference offered a rare insight last week into the interface between the state and the defense export industry. Top defense official at the event: 'We should have defended NSO rather than caving to the Americans'
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 11:07:14 +02:00Freezing settlement plan epitomizes united Jerusalem's failures
The construction of a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, now on hold, shows the twisted priorities of state planners, who are concerned less with serving residents than shifting Israel's demographic balance
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 10:13:45 +02:00Iron Dome emergency funding stymied by D.C. political gridlock
Despite U.S. officials’ assurances that Iron Dome aid would be approved swiftly, it is now almost inevitable that the issue will extend at least into the early months of 2022
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 10:02:48 +02:00Intel to launch IPO for Israeli self-driving-car subsidiary Mobileye
Intel is Israel's largest employer in the high-tech industry and plans to make Mobileye public in the U.S. market by the middle of 2022
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 09:05:15 +02:00Israel struck weapons shipment meant for Iranian militias in Syria's Latakia, war monitor says
Syria said Israeli planes attacked the Latakia port, with no casualties reported
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 06:02:43 +02:00Bennett, 'observing' Bedouin like safari animals won't fix crime
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's visit to the Negev, along with an entourage of ministers, perfectly demonstrated how Israel views its Arab citizens as security threats instead of citizens that need help
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 03:52:17 +02:00Judges in murder retrial tour Israeli school where 13-year-old victim was killed
Roman Zadorov is being retried over the murder of Ta'ir Rada, killed at her school 15 years ago
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 03:15:08 +02:00Israel's employment rate rebounds to pre-pandemic level in first half on November
The broad unemployment level dropped over the first half of November from 7.3 to 6.7 percent, with nearly 4.1 million people employed
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 02:11:12 +02:00Don't let a tycoon control Israel's third-largest insurance firm
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 00:59:11 +02:00Israeli police to compensate addict for entrapping her in petty theft sting
Case dropped last year against homeless woman who took a 200-shekel bill from a car whose door was deliberately left open by police
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 00:36:06 +02:00Haaretz reporter detained while trying to interview police officers
Israeli police cuff journalist Gidi Weitz and bring him into station, claiming he tried to interfere with police activity, before the Tel Aviv station chief order his release
Tue, 7 Dec 2021 00:00:38 +02:00'Iranian blackmail'? Israel knows Biden isn't buying its threats
With Vienna talks at a standstill, a convoy of Israeli officials are heading to Washington to make their stand
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 23:11:19 +02:00What kibbutzim have in common with settlements – and it's not what you think
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 23:05:33 +02:00Haaretz cartoon
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 22:22:52 +02:00Leading Israel to post-partisan politics
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 21:58:02 +02:00Israel joins major EU research program that excludes settlements
The deal, which has a 95.5 billion euros budget, forbids Israel from investing the funds beyond its pre-1967 borders and bars academic and research institutions in settlements from participating
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 21:55:41 +02:00What connects the Palestinians behind the latest wave of attacks against Israelis
Israeli defense officials don't see any organization behind the latest attacks, but a new wave of violence proves a storm is brewing
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 21:37:47 +02:00Jordanian TV station denies German broadcaster's antisemitism accusations
International German broadcaster Deutsche Welle suspended its partnership with Amman-based Roya TV over what it called antisemitic and anti-Israel content
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 21:25:52 +02:00Israel issues stricter, but still vague, guidelines for cybertech exports after NSO scandal
While defense officials have said time and again Israel only allows the export of cybertech to governments, rather than private clients, this is the first time such claims are backed by actions
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:40:17 +02:00Psychiatric nurse charged with 'extremely cruel' murder of Israeli teenager
Eduard Kachura, 49, faces a life imprisonment for burying Yael Melnik alive in a pit at a construction site
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:34:58 +02:00Google Pay to launch its services in Israel this week
The service will enable Israelis to make payments at sales points fully supporting the required EMV standard
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:01:29 +02:00U.S. blacklists Congolese individual for supporting Israeli mining magnate Gertler
The U.S. treasury said Alain Mukonda made cash deposits of at least $11 million into accounts of companies belonging to Gertler's family
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 19:20:51 +02:00Palestinian Authority says would cut wages amid prisoner, tax dispute with Israel
The PA's 140,000 employees in the West Bank and Gaza would see their November salaries cut by 25 percent, treasury says
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 19:11:05 +02:00Lapid set for high-profile Egypt meetings as Hamas warns of 'foot-dragging' on Gaza
The Israeli foreign minister is scheduled to meet with his Egyptian counterpart to discuss Gaza reconstruction, PA economic crisis, and may also meet with President Sissi
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 18:44:46 +02:00Saudi crown prince starts Gulf tour as Erdogan seeks to repair ties
Prince Mohammed bin Salman's tour aims to annual geopolitical differences, enhance cooperation and coordination among six Gulf Arab countries, particularly in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 18:00:13 +02:00Jerusalem board delays plans for new Jewish neighborhood in city's east by at least a year
The delay in the proposed construction in an area earmarked for the Palestinians follows a demand by government ministries that a survey on the plan's environmental impact be conducted prior to its approval
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:51:13 +02:00Israel confirms 21 omicron cases; expert panel to discuss fourth COVID shot
Of the cases, eight had no protection against the coronavirus, meaning that they were either unvaccinated against COVID or had not recovered
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:46:01 +02:00'There's no genocide denial': Bosnian-Serb leader's heated talk with Haaretz on Srebrenica
In an interview during her visit to Israel, Republika Srpska President Zeljka Cvijanovic denies that her government is trying to minimize the Srebrenica massacre: ‘Digging in this topic all the time, we cannot look to the future’
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:42:40 +02:00Where did Earth's water come from? Researchers offer exciting explanation
Researchers have come up with an exciting explanation for the mystery of where we got our water from
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:35:07 +02:00Earliest waqf legacy in the world is deciphered: Two villages in Palestine
Donated to the poor by a eunuch official to the caliph, who couldn’t leave it to heirs, the endowment should have been eternal – but then the Crusaders arrived
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:33:54 +02:00Netanyahu blames 'first Israeli-Palestinian government' for recent attacks
The former prime minister also criticized the government's position on Iran nuclear talks, saying its 'weakness' was being observed by Iran
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:15:13 +02:00From a fake sheikh to human trafficking: The fall of Israel’s most extravagant soccer club owner
When Moshe Hogeg took over Beitar Jerusalem, he was celebrated for standing up to racist fans and promising to sign Arab players on the team. Now, serious criminal allegations have turned him from hero to villain
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:05:19 +02:00'Thousands could have died': Ex-aide says Netanyahu's son pushed father for Temple Mount metal detectors
Netanyahu's ex-aide turned state's evidence, Nir Hefetz, tells court the reason he had quit his job under the former premier was the impression that Netanyahu was incompetent in diplomatic and security matters
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 16:08:46 +02:00LISTEN: Why Christians and Christianity are disappearing from the Middle East
From Gaza to Iraq, Christian communities in the Middle East are declining. Is there a future for Christianity in the war-torn region? Also: The controversy over Israel's decision to spy on its own citizens because of COVID
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 16:05:19 +02:00Trump worked on Abraham Accords in hospital with COVID, new book claims
Trump was 'pleased' by the media's positive coverage after announcing that Israel and the UAE would normalize relations, and 'wanted to keep the positive coverage coming,' former chief of staff reveals
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:52:31 +02:00Bennett visits crime-riddled south, vows to act against 'Wild West militias'
'A resident of Rahat is the same as a resident of Tel Aviv,' Bennett says while overlooking the Bedouin city from afar
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:30:42 +02:00Can Israel alone prevent a nuclear Iran?
The real problem with the Mossad chief’s promise is its assumption of sole responsibility for preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:25:07 +02:00Kids playing with human bones unintentionally reveal ancient cultures of Crimea
Robbers desecrating graves left the bones lying about, a crime culminating in new discoveries about a widespread Indo-Iranian culture and their inheritance customs
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:50:07 +02:00Israel ignores High Court ruling on non-Orthodox conversions
Less than 4 percent of converts applying for citizenship under the Law of Return have been successful, even though a March ruling by the High Court of Justice said the state should recognize such conversions
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:10:40 +02:00Top Israeli rabbinical judges bar books by alleged sexual abuser Chaim Walder
Without mentioning him by name, two religious court judges write it is inappropriate to read Chaim Walder's books until the sexual abuse allegations against him are investigated
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 13:43:51 +02:00'Most prostitution in Israel starts online. It’s the most terrible meat market there is'
Naama Goldberg, director of an Israeli NGO that assists women in prostitution, explains the cruel reality men want to ignore, and calls on the Israeli gay community to come out against exploitation of boys from the occupied territories
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 13:04:36 +02:00The premeditated killing of Amjad, a 14-year-old Palestinian
I’ve written here before about Amjad Abu Sultan, a 14-year-old boy who lived near Bethlehem. But his short life and the way he was lured to his death deserve more attention
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 12:56:04 +02:00Israel should keep threatening to bomb Iran – for the sake of peace
If there's still a chance for the Vienna nuclear negotiations, then both Iran, by speeding up weapons-grade enrichment, and Israel, talking up its readiness for a military strike, are actually helping make such a deal happen
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 12:41:36 +02:00This Hezbollah-supporting Syrian star could ignite a new Mideast conflict
George Wassouf is considered a musical icon in the Arab world. But a new documentary on his life is causing political uproar. That’s how it goes when you’re an outspoken Nasrallah supporter, and your show is on a Saudi-backed channel
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 12:35:30 +02:00Violence erupts at Paris launch of Eric Zemmour's far-right anti-migrant party
One protester lunged at the presidential candidate, while Zemmour's supporters threw punches and chairs at several protesters wearing anti-racism T-shirts at the explosive rally
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:50:18 +02:00Israeli gays fought for subsidy of an anti-HIV drug. Why are so few using it?
Though Israel added the pre-exposure prophylaxis drug to its state-funded 'health basket,' few people are using it. Health experts believe high cost, lack of awareness, and social challenges could all be factors
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:13:33 +02:00Top UAE security official visits Iran to improve fractured ties
The UAE is taking steps to de-escalate tensions with Iran as part of a policy choice towards diplomacy and away from confrontation, the security official says
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:48:30 +02:00New study proves unsuspected social ability in cats
Cat wants treat. Box is shut. Cat asks for help, yes, she does! How she does that is another matter, and it depends on you
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 06:08:40 +02:00An ode to the Prime Minister's wife, Gilat Bennett
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 06:01:20 +02:00Israel likely to delay court order to grant temporary residency to 2,440 Sudanese asylum seekers
The High Court says that Israel has been procrastinating in addressing the Sudanese asylum requests
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:59:30 +02:00Israel advances new Jerusalem neighborhood for Jews beyond Green Line
Givat Shaked would encroach on the Palestinian quarter of Beit Safafa, which is already suffering from a dire housing shortage
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:58:41 +02:00Child sexual assault reports in ultra-Orthodox cities has spiked in last decade
A new study finds a surge in reports of sexual offenses against children in the Orthodox community, indicating a rise in the trust of the community in authorities
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 03:57:07 +02:00Ayelet Shaked, the minister of discrimination
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 02:23:27 +02:00Israeli guard injured, Palestinian assailant killed in car-ramming attack in West Bank
A 16-year-old Palestinian rammed into the Jabara checkpoint in the West Bank, moderately injuring a security guard
Mon, 6 Dec 2021 00:20:05 +02:00Iran talks: Israel presses U.S. for more sanctions, military threat
Israeli officials estimate that the maximalist demands Iran has presented at the nuclear talks open up a window of opportunity to convince Washington to withdraw from the deal and present an explicit military threat
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 23:21:59 +02:00Israel’s message to women: Be fruitful and multiply – and get lost
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 22:38:44 +02:00The queen of Netanyahu's party plots her next move
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 22:36:31 +02:00Jerusalem to recruit workers to combat misogynist defacement of billboards
Jerusalem commits to combat the systematic vandalization of images of women in the public sphere it has been plagued with in recent years
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 21:30:39 +02:00Jewish French far-right presidential candidate vows 'reconquest' at rally
Eric Zemmour promises supporters to slash immigration and taxes entirely at a rally marked by clashes with anti-racist protesters
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 20:59:12 +02:00Israel plans to aid tenants in homes from which Arabs fled in 1948
The joint initiative by the government, Tel Aviv city hall and the United Arab List party could potentially solve a decades-old housing crisis. Bennett has, in principle, consented to the plan
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 20:40:37 +02:00Israel's reaction to Iran talks: too much bravado, too little sense
As the nuclear talks briefly resumed in Vienna, Israel went on the offensive with a barrage of combative statements. Perhaps it would be better to think before speaking, especially on such a sensitive issue
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:38:10 +02:00What AIPAC is telling Congress on Biden's Iran negotiations
The most prominent pro-Israel lobby in Washington has outlined five principles for the U.S. to push ‘in the face of ineffective talks’ with Iran. On the left, meanwhile, J Street is supporting the president's diplomatic effort
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:38:09 +02:00COVID in Israel: Number of confirmed omicron cases climbs to 11
Majority of new omicron cases discovered are among fully vaccinated ■ An Israeli panel of health experts is expected to discuss a fourth vaccine for at-risk people
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:12:02 +02:00Israel releases Palestinian prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike
The prisoner, Kayed Fasfous, is one of six prisoners who went on hunger strike to protest Israel's administrative detention policy
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 17:53:19 +02:00Son of former Israeli minister indicted in 30-year-old murder case
Binyamin Ze’evi, son of a former far-right politician, is one of the suspects in the unsolved murder of Nissim Shitrit, who was allegedly killed by an ultra-Orthodox cult led by Rabbi Eliezer Berland
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 17:49:55 +02:00'Exposure of secrets:' Israel opposes 'bizarre' sale of satellite operator to Orban ally
Senior defense officials say the proposal to sell Spacecom to Hungarian businessman Lorinc Meszaros ‘abandons Israel’s satellite communications to unstable and undemocratic entities’
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 17:32:38 +02:00The real story of Christmas: From sun-worship to Sinterklaas
The first Christians wouldn't recognize today's Santa-centric holiday, let alone figure out what that tree is doing in the living room.
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 16:49:33 +02:00In Jerusalem, Herzog tells Nides 'Israel will protect itself' if nuke talks with Iran fail
Nides expressed intent to fight boycotts, isolation and delegitimization of Israel internationally in meeting with Herzog ■ Later Nides also met with Prime Minister Bennett
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 16:47:20 +02:00Don’t boycott Sally Rooney’s wonderful ‘Normal People’ on Israeli TV
The pro-BDS author’s ‘Normal People’ is available now on Cellcom tv – and you should definitely watch it. Plus, Showtime’s excellent ‘Yellowjackets’ arrives on Yes
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 15:53:18 +02:00In Jenin, guns are kosher if you're fighting Israeli occupation
The war in Gaza and Gilboa Prison break breathed new life into the fight against the occupation in the Jenin refugee camp, which the Palestinian Authority is trying to bring under its control
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 15:11:31 +02:00COVID vaccine mandate in New York private schools sparks outrage in ultra-Orthodox communities
'Mayor de Blasio ends his career in office picking a fight with Yeshivas,' said an Orthodox leader in New York, as the community decries what they view as government overreach in dealing with COVID
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 14:44:25 +02:00Targeting U.S. officials could mean death sentence for Israeli NSO
Reports saying U.S. State Department personnel in Uganda were victims of spy tech is perhaps the most devastating blow to NSO yet – and the company shouldn’t expect Jerusalem to come to its aid
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 13:48:31 +02:00Israeli charged with sexual harassment for 'degrading' tweet about Sara Netanyahu
The unusual indictment was slammed by the defendant's lawyer for trying to appease a political party, but the Tel Aviv court said that the graphic depictions amounted to sexual harassment
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 13:28:06 +02:00Israel to probe guards who beat Palestinian security prisoners in revenge for jailbreak
Around ten Palestinian prisoners were handcuffed while beaten and some inmates claim they were denied medical treatment
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 12:28:49 +02:00The shooting of the Jerusalem terrorist was no execution, but police should think twice
In recent years, it seems that a Palestinian assailant's chances of surviving a Jerusalem attack are nil. It's not only humane, but in the public's best interest to make sure wounded attackers survive
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 12:27:24 +02:00'Self-delusion': Former PM Barak slams Bennett and Netanyahu over Iran
In a Ynet op-ed, Barak says that while the 2015 nuclear deal was bad, Israel missed a golden opportunity through its policy's 'promiscuous negligence' to ramp up its independent actions against Iran
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:54:27 +02:00Bennett: Iran must pay price for its violations
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett adds that a 'new set of tools' is required as Iran's nuclear enrichment 'races on'
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:39:55 +02:00Who will stop Israel's craziest settlement plan ever?
A new mega-settlement would be the death sentence for a viable future Palestinian state. But with the shameful silence of the 'pro-peace,' two state supporters in Israel's coalition government, the only hope for halting the plan rests with Biden and ...
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:31:22 +02:00What The Economist got wrong dubbing Tel Aviv world's most expensive city
The sharp increase in the value of the shekel relative to other currencies distorts the picture of Tel Aviv, but it is not the only factor
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:25:47 +02:00Syrian state TV: Explosions heard in U.S. base near Iraqi border
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:15:39 +02:00Minister calls for inspection of Palestinians entering Jerusalem's Old City
Following another stabbing attack on Sunday, Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel said that Israel should create 'sterile areas' to prevent Palestinians from entering Jerusalem's Old City with weapons
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 10:53:05 +02:00Palestinian Authority sends 100 COVID samples to Israel to test for omicron variant
Palestinian Health Minister says West Bank labs cannot test for the new COVID variant, which the PA suspects may be in the territory
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 09:19:18 +02:00Israel says U.S. surprised over Iran's hardened stance in nuke talks
As world powers break for internal consultations, officials say U.S. did not anticipate Iran’s hardline demands on sanctions but believe Israel can yet 'influence’ the nuclear talks
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:43:25 +02:00COVID is shrinking in Israel, official figures show for the first time in two weeks
Israel's R number dropped below 1, while the number of confirmed omicron cases has climbed to seven
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:37:33 +02:00Netanyahu dreamed of an Israeli Fox News. This is what he got instead
The likes of Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison may hugely admire Netanyahu, but they weren’t about to bankroll an entire Israeli news channel for him, leaving the former prime minister with a local consolation prize
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:36:16 +02:00'I was intrigued by Israeli culture. So I wrote my thesis on the new Israeli male'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A French-Israeli couple that was brought together by a dating app a day before the first COVID lockdown, and a father dealing with his son's choice to become ultra-Orthodox
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 07:26:03 +02:00Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli in Jerusalem
Footage from the scene shows forces firing at the Palestinian stabber at least twice while he was already lying on the ground. Prime Minister Bennett said he 'fully backs' the officers
Sun, 5 Dec 2021 00:42:09 +02:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:07:45 +02:00Don't give in to the rabbis' pressure on 'kosher' phones
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:03:14 +02:00Israel denied leftist professor its top award. This is how leftists should respond
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:02:22 +02:00The settler-philosopher everyone loves to love
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:01:47 +02:00If Israel deports this half-Thai child it’s sick
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 23:01:11 +02:00The Bennetts' differences make their marriage strong
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 22:05:31 +02:00Turkish police thwart bombing attack at Erdogan rally, local media report
The president spoke at a rally in the eastern city of Siirt, focusing on the state of the Turkish economy amid record lows for the lira
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 21:49:19 +02:00Israeli Arab city bounced back from deadly flareup, but residents fear further violence
After days of violent attacks and clashes, the Umm al-Fahm residents are still on edge
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 20:35:37 +02:00Iran holds unannounced air defense drill over Natanz amid nuclear talks
After local residents report a large blast around the central town of Natanz, which houses nuclear installations, state TV says it was a test
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 19:52:50 +02:00'More sanctions will come' if U.S. concludes Iran killed nuclear talks, official says
A senior State Department official said Iran continues to accelerate its nuclear program in 'pretty provocative ways,' and that China and Russia were taken aback at how far Tehran had walked back its proposals
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 18:33:35 +02:00Macron announces Saudi-French initiative to solve Lebanon crisis
The French president meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop, a day after the Lebanese minister whose criticism of the Saudi-led war in Yemen sparked that latest spat resigned from government
Sat, 4 Dec 2021 17:37:50 +02:00Three Haifa residents killed in car accident in Israel's north
Police say the passengers lost control of the vehicle, causing it to flip