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Mon, 23 May 2022 11:55:13 +03:00Iran's Raisi vows 'blood revenge' over Revolutionary Guards member assassination
Iran Guards' spokesperson says the killing of senior member, who was likely behind a series of plots against Israeli businesspeople and diplomats, strengthens group's resolve to confront Iran's 'enemies'
Mon, 23 May 2022 11:31:33 +03:00Bennett loses second senior adviser in ten days
Bennett's office has been plagued by infighting in recent months between centrist and right-leaning advisers
Mon, 23 May 2022 11:17:47 +03:00A violent schism just exploded in Israel's most powerful Hasidic sect
Rival factions of the Ger Hasidic sect fought running battles in three Israeli cities over the weekend. This is why the fur is flying
Mon, 23 May 2022 10:36:01 +03:00On Harran plain where Adam and Eve fell to Earth, legend reigns
In the city built at the legendary birthplace of Abraham, stories are still told about him and his precocious fetuses in the unique mud-brick beehive dome houses of the Harran plain
Mon, 23 May 2022 09:34:57 +03:00Sponge-tipped bullet didn't kill Palestinian in Al-Aqsa clashes, probe finds
Hospital findings show the 21-year-old Palestinian who collapsed during Al-Aqsa clashes in April has likely died of a heart attack
Mon, 23 May 2022 09:28:37 +03:00Yemenite Children Affair: In first, boy's grave opened for DNA testing
The grave is being opened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the boy's reported death amid claims by families that their children were abducted by Israel in the 1950s
Mon, 23 May 2022 03:21:53 +03:00A warning from Israel's left
Mon, 23 May 2022 03:15:43 +03:00Rinawie Zoabi, next time, act like Menachem Begin
Mon, 23 May 2022 02:59:07 +03:00The ‘anyone but Bibi’ war is destroying Israel's left
Mon, 23 May 2022 02:19:10 +03:00Israel's latest political scandal was a bluff from the start
There wasn't a single ounce of credibility in Israeli lawmaker Rinawie Zoabi's charade, but everyone, media and government, fell for it
Mon, 23 May 2022 01:58:45 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sun, 22 May 2022 22:44:58 +03:00Israeli court Temple Mount ruling marks 'dangerous escalation,' Hamas says
A Jerusalem lower court judge overturns an order that kept three Jewish men from the Temple Mount after they recited a prayer at the holy site ■ 'There is no plan to change the status quo on the Temple Mount,' Bennett's office says
Sun, 22 May 2022 22:10:27 +03:00Israel has monkeypox vaccines, does not plan to use them
The ministry plans to purchase more vaccines but says a large scale campaign is unlikely, as vaccines cause negative side effects and the disease is less infectious and dangerous than COVID-19
Sun, 22 May 2022 21:38:18 +03:00Some 250 Israeli vigilantes participated in chase for Tel Aviv terrorist
The report on the incident finds that dozens of armed individuals joined the official security forces in their effort to locate the assailant, without being subject to the chain of command
Sun, 22 May 2022 19:48:51 +03:00Marking Gaza war anniversary, Hamas leader warns Israel against Jerusalem march
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh calls on Palestinians to be 'on high alert', adding that the Palestinian people are now united across boundaries in their resistance against Israel
Sun, 22 May 2022 18:45:56 +03:00Why the U.S. removed Kahane Chai from terrorist blacklist
'The Immigration and Nationality Law requires that the secretary of state must revoke a designation' if the secretary finds this to be the case, a U.S. official says
Sun, 22 May 2022 17:41:27 +03:00Iran Revolutionary Guards colonel assassinated in Tehran
Two motorcyclists shoot Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, who was likely behind a series of plots against Israeli businesspeople and diplomats. Meanwhile, Iran says members of an Israeli intelligence network were captured
Sun, 22 May 2022 17:06:59 +03:00Deserting Israeli lawmaker reverses decision, rejoins Bennett coalition
Meretz lawmaker Rinawie Zoabi says that following pressure from local Arab government heads, she has returned to the coalition to help 'fulfil the needs of Arab society'
Sun, 22 May 2022 16:05:50 +03:00‘You’re either naive, stupid or a con man’: The firm using AI to optimize immunology
When Immunai, a machine learning firm creating a ‘GPS’ for drug development, was just getting started a leading professor thought it was a joke – now he's their consultant
Sun, 22 May 2022 15:38:59 +03:00Judd Apatow finds his calling: documentaries on seriously funny men
The director’s recent Netflix comedy ‘The Bubble’ was slated by critics, but his two HBO series on beloved stand-ups George Carlin and Garry Shandling are things of beauty
Sun, 22 May 2022 15:36:30 +03:00Australia's left is back in power. Here's what that means for Israel
Sunday’s election brought the Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, back to power for the first time since 2013. The new prime minister vows to support Israel, but his potential coalition partners aren't on the same page
Sun, 22 May 2022 15:23:47 +03:00The war inside Israel to rule the next cyber frontier
A new class of cyber firms has arisen in recent years, firms focused on the physical aspect of cybersecurity. An inside look at the battle to protect the Internet of Things
Sun, 22 May 2022 15:18:56 +03:00Thousands celebrate a Ukrainian holiday with a protest in Tel Aviv
Ukrainians celebrate their national identity on Vyshyvanka Day, and over 2,500 people marched through Tel Aviv at a particularly fraught time. Attendees explain why this year’s event mattered above all others
Sun, 22 May 2022 14:30:28 +03:00Eyeing Russia's neighbors, Israel's arms industry makes multi-million profit
State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries is concentrating its efforts on trade in Europe, focusing mainly on Germany and countries neighboring Russia, while cashing in on post-COVID demand for commercial aviation
Sun, 22 May 2022 13:16:25 +03:00Israeli court sentences Palestinian jailbreakers to five years in prison
An Israeli court convicts the six Palestinians for the 'unprecedented' jailbreak, while five more inmates are charged for assisting in the escape plan
Sun, 22 May 2022 12:43:24 +03:00Bennett says coalition will 'overcome all its crises,' deserting lawmaker 'on her way back'
Deserting lawmaker Rinawie Zoabi is expected to announce her intent to vote with the coalition, sources say ■ Her resignation left the coalition two seats shy of a majority and threatened to send Israel to a fifth election in three years
Sun, 22 May 2022 12:23:34 +03:00Unrepentant Nazis, in their own words
'The sense of urgency is palpable. The old Nazis are dying': How a British film-maker launched a decade-long project to interview the last Nazi eyewitnesses to the Holocaust, and why Germany refused to fund him
Sun, 22 May 2022 11:42:12 +03:00'Putin's paranoia will bring NATO to his doorstep'
What will Sweden and Finland's move to join NATO mean for Europe, Russia, and even far-away Israel, and what will Putin's next move in Ukraine be?
Sun, 22 May 2022 08:47:14 +03:00Israel rules out monkeypox in second suspected case
Israeli health officials feared the passenger, who returned from Europe, was carrying monkeypox
Sun, 22 May 2022 00:51:29 +03:00Haaretz Cartoon
Sun, 22 May 2022 00:37:47 +03:00The lawmaker who quit Israel's coalition is another closet Netanyahu supporter
Sun, 22 May 2022 00:25:20 +03:00Jewish racists also cry, but they don't condemn – just look at this 'centrist' lawmaker
Sun, 22 May 2022 00:19:10 +03:00The new intifada in Israel is being silenced
Sun, 22 May 2022 00:12:23 +03:00Israel's doctors abandoned on the front
Sun, 22 May 2022 00:09:05 +03:00When an Arab joins a Zionist party
Sat, 21 May 2022 23:09:23 +03:00Ukraine rules out ceasefire or concessions to Russia
The war will not stop after any concessions, 'It will just be put on pause for some time,' a Ukraine negotiator says amid stagnated peace talks
Sat, 21 May 2022 22:37:06 +03:00European Union Parliament President to visit Israel, Palestinian Territories this week
Roberta Metsola’s visit is her first since her election to her post in January 2022, and is the first by a president of the European Parliament in Israel since 2014
Sat, 21 May 2022 21:36:45 +03:00Erdogan demands concessions to back Swedish, Finnish NATO membership
Unless Sweden and Finland decide to support Turkey on 'fundamental issues,' Erdogan says he will not take a positive approach to NATO expansion
Sat, 21 May 2022 18:15:45 +03:00'Significant progress' in talks to bring back lawmaker who deserted Israeli coalition, gov't source says
Rinawie Zoabi's resignation leaves Bennett's government with just 59 seats, putting Israel at risk for a fifth round of elections in just three years
Sat, 21 May 2022 16:02:13 +03:00From Lebanon to Jenin: The 'Gray Rhinos' on Israel's doorstep
The Israeli army has applied this term, coined by analyst Michele Wucker, to two fronts. One of these rhinos has already charged
Sat, 21 May 2022 14:53:25 +03:00Child seriously wounded in suspected arson in southern Israel
The 12-year-old child was rushed to hospital with second- and third-degree burns
Sat, 21 May 2022 10:19:09 +03:00Russia halts Finland gas supply over payments dispute
Russia's Gazprom has demanded that European countries pay for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but Finland refuses to do so
Sat, 21 May 2022 07:38:44 +03:00Palestinian teen killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin, Health Ministry says
The Palestinian Health Ministry identifies the dead as Amjad al-Fayyed and says another 18-year-old Palestinian is in critical condition after being wounded by Israeli fire
Fri, 20 May 2022 23:52:09 +03:00Three killed in Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria says
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights the airstrike targeted bases of the Syrian army and Iranian militias
Fri, 20 May 2022 22:32:55 +03:00Russia says remaining Mariupol steel plant fighters surrender
The last 531 fighters represented the last island of Ukrainian control in the strategic port city, marking the end of one of the most destructive sieges since Russia invaded Ukraine almost three months ago
Fri, 20 May 2022 22:00:47 +03:00Egypt and Turkey keep their dictatorships afloat through democratic masquerades
Pressure from Europe and the United States, along with the economic crises, spurred Egyptian President al-Sissi and Tunisian President Saied to resuscitate their national dialogue initiatives – but no real change is afoot
Fri, 20 May 2022 21:53:23 +03:00Israel confirms first case of monkeypox virus
The first case of monkeypox in Israel was detected in a man in his 30s, who recently travelled to Western Europe. In the past week, several European countries and the U.S. also reported cases of the virus
Fri, 20 May 2022 21:12:54 +03:00No to Bennett, no to Netanyahu: Israeli lawmaker speaks out on her resignation
In an interview with Haaretz, Meretz lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi's explains her resignation, expresses disappointment about her colleagues, and identifies who's really to blame for the collapse of Bennett's coalition
Fri, 20 May 2022 21:11:40 +03:00What Nazism can teach us about the world's forthcoming revolutions
We are on the threshold of advances that could transform humanity.
The mechanisms of oppression and destruction will also gain from this
Fri, 20 May 2022 20:27:01 +03:00A campaign of destruction, courtesy of Israel's High Court
A few days after the High Court of Justice green-lighted the expulsion of residents of eight villages in the South Hebron Hills, Israeli forces started to demolish their homes: They razed 20 dwellings in three villages, leaving families homeless
Fri, 20 May 2022 19:06:14 +03:0057 U.S. lawmakers demand FBI, State dept. inquiry into Shireen Abu Akleh killing
A quarter of all House Democrats signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and the FBI's director demanding an independent investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin
Fri, 20 May 2022 18:08:47 +03:00Two children die of heat stroke after being left in a car in southern Israel
Israel Police are investigating the incident, in which two children aged 3 and 7 were stuck in a locked vehicle in the Bedouin town of Hura
Fri, 20 May 2022 17:39:01 +03:00The Middle East's next conflict is likely lurking in the water
From the Persian Gulf to North Africa, water disputes are intensifying. With global warming sharpening water shortages, these 'boring,' back-channel conflicts could turn into a deluge
Fri, 20 May 2022 17:20:30 +03:00Tel Aviv University: Students afraid to come to campus amid Arab-Jewish tensions
After a Nakba Day protest and counter-protest erupted into violence, Tel Aviv University's President Ariel Porat issued a letter warning that violence against any student will be dealt with 'harshly'
Fri, 20 May 2022 16:31:15 +03:00In Putin's war of attrition on Ukraine, the biggest question is who blinks first
The number of Grad rockets still in Soviet-era stockpiles can determine how long the war lasts – as can the patience of Western politicians who in the summer are more interested in vacations than arms deliveries
Fri, 20 May 2022 14:48:45 +03:00Joint List lawmaker to present bill calling for early Israel election
A senior coalition member says talks with lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi – who quit the coalition and left it without a majority – have been put in the hands of United Arab List Mansour Abbas
Fri, 20 May 2022 14:00:01 +03:00Finland says gas flows from Russia to halt on Saturday
This comes two days after Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Fri, 20 May 2022 13:55:27 +03:00By quitting the coalition, Meretz lawmaker was only thinking about herself
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi is in a bind: with no future in the Knesset, she has no interest in taking down the government until she secures a public sector position
Fri, 20 May 2022 12:18:47 +03:00Ukraine says Russian attacks on Donbas intensifying
Russian shelling in Luhansk has killed 13 civilians over the past 24 hours, regional governor says
Fri, 20 May 2022 12:12:09 +03:00Left-wing leader expresses optimism after Bennett's coalition loses majority
Nitzan Horowitz and Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi – who resigned and left the government without a majority – agree on the importance of preserving the current coalition, a source says
Fri, 20 May 2022 10:45:56 +03:00Palestinian attempts to ram into Israeli cops near Jerusalem
The driver manages to escape, but police arrest four additional suspects; no casualties reported in the incident
Fri, 20 May 2022 10:30:52 +03:00Netanyahu supporter charged with sending death threats to Bennett and his family
The main evidence tying Ilana Sporta Hania to the threatening letters is a lab examination that found that the handwriting on the envelopes fully matches hers
Fri, 20 May 2022 09:09:17 +03:00They've quit Orthodox Judaism, but they're keeping the culture
Kugel with shots of vodka, earsplitting Hasidic dance music, ecstatic revelers. A night out with ex-ultra-Orthodox Jews seeking a new identity
Fri, 20 May 2022 08:53:45 +03:00Huge cache of stolen antiquities found in central Israel
Cuneiform tablets, jewels, and 1,800 coins, including one bearing the name of Shimon Bar Kochba, found in antiquities trader's house in Modiin
Fri, 20 May 2022 06:01:00 +03:00Israel's saber-rattling on Iran lacks one critical element
Israel's Defense Minister Gantz's rhetoric about Iran, however, has an abundance of politics
Fri, 20 May 2022 06:00:09 +03:00Bennett and his partners had one job. They failed spectacularly
Health Minister Horowitz didn't learn a lesson from Bennett's flop with Silman ■ Apart from the Knesset, Bennett's troubles lie in wait inside his office
Fri, 20 May 2022 00:33:36 +03:00Israel's minister for Jewish security
Fri, 20 May 2022 00:27:17 +03:00Who's to blame for Israel's inflation?
Fri, 20 May 2022 00:21:20 +03:00Why Shireen Abu Akleh is a Palestinian icon
Fri, 20 May 2022 00:16:56 +03:00Israel shelved 2017 plan to fight violence in hospitals
Health care workers in Israel face various forms of violence on a daily basis, yet the state has failed to implement recommendations made to combat this
Fri, 20 May 2022 00:11:47 +03:00'I was told: Either go to Israel or manage all alone. So I came to Israel'
This week at the Aviv airport: An Israeli family of exiles fleeing adversity and two Italian sisters who are inseparable
Fri, 20 May 2022 00:03:45 +03:00Israel's state prosecution to appeal convicted rapist's early release
The majority opinion said that the board did not ignore the women who were hurt by Alon Kastiel, and was aware of the pain and suffering caused to them by the prisoner
Thu, 19 May 2022 23:26:13 +03:00Haaretz cartoon
Thu, 19 May 2022 22:19:58 +03:00How Jews push Jews out of the fight against antisemitism
The constant gatekeeping of Jewish identity experienced by Jews of color, converts and many others makes coming together in a crisis far harder
Thu, 19 May 2022 20:59:42 +03:00'There’s no way back': Israeli lawmaker turns back on Bennett gov’t. She may not bring it down
In first comments, Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi from Israel’s left-wing Meretz party offers a mix of steadfastness and compromise
Thu, 19 May 2022 20:18:36 +03:00This underground movement has become Israel's largest militia. And it's just the beginning
At first they were seen as a fringe right-wing organization that was liable to take the law into its hands. Today they are so strong that the state may put the law into their hands. Who are Israel's 'new guardians' and what do they want?
Thu, 19 May 2022 19:46:33 +03:00The unbearable conceit of false comparisons between Israel and America
Why are so many seemingly intelligent pundits, activists and academics, from the right and the left, so insistent on foisting U.S. frameworks of political thinking on Israel? Ignorance and opportunism are only part of the answer
Thu, 19 May 2022 19:37:08 +03:00Jordan's King Abdullah places half-brother under house arrest
In harsh public letter, Jordan's King Abdullah II says he approved measures to detain Prince Hamzah in his palace and restrict his communications and movements
Thu, 19 May 2022 19:27:33 +03:00Police bar LGBTQ protest over cancelled Pride Parade in southern Israeli town
Protesters charge police 'caved to extremists,' after the Israeli town's first ever Pride Parade was nixed due to threats against organizer's mother
Thu, 19 May 2022 18:03:42 +03:00In Washington, Gantz urges action against 'Iranian aggression'
Israel's defense minister meets with U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, stressing the importance of strengthening U.S.-led coalition in the Mideast
Thu, 19 May 2022 17:44:31 +03:00Police end celebrations at Meron pilgrimage site after thousands break into tomb
A year after a deadly stampede left 45 dead, police manage to maintain sporadic clashes and prevent casualties at the Meron pilgrimage site
Thu, 19 May 2022 16:49:36 +03:00This woman is turning Jerusalem into an open-air art studio
Elise Bernhardt is on a mission: for visiting artists to fall in love with Jerusalem the way she did – warts and all
Thu, 19 May 2022 16:43:31 +03:00Another member just quit Israel's coalition. Is a fifth election in four years inevitable?
After MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi surprised her own party, Bennett's coalition is now a minority government, increasing the odds of an Israeli election in September. But not everyone in the opposition will want a swift return to the polling places
Thu, 19 May 2022 15:49:35 +03:00Iranian plot to lure Israelis abroad and kidnap them foiled, Shin Bet says
Iranians used identities of people living overseas to target Israeli academics and former defense officials and lure Israelis to travel abroad in order to kidnap or harm them, according to Shin Bet security agency
Thu, 19 May 2022 15:46:53 +03:00Take a journey through Israel's graves of holy men (and women)
From Mount Meron to a Safed apartment: Israel’s tradition of visiting the tombs of tzaddikim is no new phenomenon, but tells a story of evolving attitudes toward faith, folk tradition and even coexistence
Thu, 19 May 2022 14:47:32 +03:00Erdogan says will oppose Sweden, Finland NATO bid
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says objection stems from grievances with Sweden and Finland’s perceived support of the PKK. Each of NATO's 30 member countries has the power to veto a membership bid.
Thu, 19 May 2022 14:12:04 +03:00Alpha, Kilo, Charlie: Can you hack this mysterious ‘Mossad’ code?
Cold War-style shortwave radio stations set up for spies and known as ‘numbers stations’ are still broadcasting - including an alleged Israeli one
Thu, 19 May 2022 14:05:47 +03:00British military says ship attacked in Red Sea off Yemen's coast
A monitoring group run by British military says the attack happened off a contested port city in Yemen on a vessel which was 'likely Hong Kong-flagged'
Thu, 19 May 2022 13:33:28 +03:00Israeli gov't in crisis after lawmaker's shock resignation; Bennett coalition becomes minority
'The sights from Temple Mount, Abu Akleh's funeral led me to a moral decision,' Israeli lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi writes in her resignation letter
Thu, 19 May 2022 13:01:26 +03:00Who will win the battle over 'The Partisan Artist'?
12 years after the death of the artist and World War II partisan Alexander Bogen, his granddaughter is trying to save his large estate
Thu, 19 May 2022 11:59:46 +03:00No nuclear arms or NATO bases on Finland's soil, prime minister says
Finland and Sweden formally apply to join NATO in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The decision, however, faces objections from Turkey
Thu, 19 May 2022 11:51:08 +03:00Likud split on Netanyahu’s plans to oppose coalition bill on scholarships for soldiers
Sources in Likud criticized Netanyahu’s plan to oppose the bill, with a senior member of the party saying that the opposition leader 'is causing very serious damage to Likud'
Thu, 19 May 2022 09:19:11 +03:00Israeli army tries to intercept its own drone, causing panic
'Due to an error in identification, the IDF Aerial Defense Array launched interceptors which caused the alarms heard in northern Israel,' the army said in a statement
Thu, 19 May 2022 09:13:39 +03:00Israeli physicians go on 24-hour strike in protest of violence against medical teams
Physicians in public service – those working in schools, local clinics, government ministries and other institutions, including in administrative positions, will strike after an assault on medical staff earlier this week
Thu, 19 May 2022 08:24:35 +03:00Mossad chief Cohen kicked out of DRC, on a mission that could jeopardize Israel
Former senior Mossad officials described Yossi Cohen’s conduct as ‘madness’ after three trips to Congo on Israel’s behalf for problematic purposes that are barred from publication. The visits weren’t coordinated with Congo’s government an...
Thu, 19 May 2022 05:57:53 +03:00Year after Gaza war, right-wing march endangers not only Jerusalemites
Politicians have no choice but to allow the parade, which is often accompanied by violence and racist chants, year after year
Thu, 19 May 2022 05:57:13 +03:00Israeli military will not conduct criminal probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s death
Military's Police will not open an investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh on grounds that there is no suspicion of a criminal act. Decision likely to provoke criticism from Washington
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:40:08 +03:00Severe overcrowding as Israel's prison population hits 15,000
In order to meet the High Court requirement by the end of 2022, there should be 13,600 inmates in prisons service facilities, however, the number has jumped from about 14,000 prisoners in February to almost 15,000 in May
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:30:11 +03:00The farce of Israel confiscating M16 shirts from Palestinians
Thu, 19 May 2022 01:05:49 +03:00A myopic view on Israel’s natural gas