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Our parents and grandparents grew up under military law, confined within their Arab communities, encountering the 'Hebrew City' as providers of cheap labor. Today, racial segregation has not disappeared – rather become more sophisticated, with crime drawing a 'ring of death' around Palestinians in Israel
Several high-level Israeli visits to the U.S. may indicate close operational and intelligence coordination between countries, but it seems the U.S. will not carry out an attack on Iran before it has exhausted diplomatic options. So how much does Israel really have a say in Washington's methods?
According to security officials, Israel's rhetoric of superiority and humiliation could erode regional peace agreements and normalization efforts, and empower neighboring countries to forge new alliances to prevent Israel from exerting unchecked power over the Middle East
Given the embarrassing position that the Arab parties occupy in the democratic game, my question is, why keep going through with all this? These parties strive for another Knesset term, but are left with crumbs at most: another classroom here, a soccer field there – the perpetual victims of the government's abuse
The deal, involving the purchase of 15 percent of the outlet's shares by i24 News founder Patrick Drahi, could dismantle the channel's news division and lead to the silencing of journalists who are critical of PM Netanyahu's government
Australian lawyers said police could potentially arrest Herzog on suspicion of inciting genocide, a crime under Australian and international law. Herzog said his visit 'engulfs both bereavement and condolences, as well as a message of friendship' between Israel and Australia
AIPAC's spectacular misfire in New Jersey will provoke a level of outrage not previously seen among Democrats, and encourage critics to oversimplify the group's role in U.S. politics and the greater debate over Israel
Police said they are searching for suspects and believe the motive for the shooting was criminal. On average, an Arab Israeli citizen is killed every 36 hours
Jadallah Jadallah was shot by a paratrooper unit in the al-Far'a refugee camp. Videos show him abandoned as he pleaded for help, while his family watched helplessly from a distance. Israel is now holding his body. According to the IDF, "a terrorist who posed an immediate threat was identified, the force fired at him and provided first aid"
The attorney general said Ben-Gvir's conduct 'raises serious concern about the abuse of the appointment authority within the Israel Police.' His refusal to promote the officer came after Haaretz reported last year that Ben-Gvir was blocking the promotion of an officer who had been involved in a criminal case against Netanyahu and later testified against him
The so-called Disruption Convoy was delayed by police en route to Jerusalem, and some participants said they were issued traffic tickets. Protest leaders planned to give Netanyahu a letter describing the toll gun violence and crime has taken on the Arab community in Israel, but were turned away by his office
The decision, expected to take effect in areas of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority control, will include prohibitions on water violations, damage to archaeological sites and environmental hazards. It will also introduce measures to ease the sale of Palestinian land to Jews
Israeli social media users were outraged over a post on Channel 14's Instagram page portraying a mugshot of the convicted sex offender in a post announcing the death of the beloved Israeli musician Matti Caspi. The post was quickly removed, but the channel has yet to apologize
The Israel Competition Authority found no legitimate justification for fare increases after October 7, 2023, calling them excessive and unfair. The proposed maximum fine amounts to only 4 percent of the airline's profits since the war began
Khamenei's newly-appointed advisers appear to back a U.S. deal. While a nuclear agreement might bear a high ideological and strategic price, regime survival, backed by ballistic missiles and regional proxies, may prove a worthy compromise
Spanish football manager Pep Guardiola spoke about Gaza's children without mentioning Israel. In Israel, his words were treated as an attack
'It's a kingdom of words and memories, which doesn't truly exist today,' says Benny Mer who undertook a task no one before him had attempted: compiling a tourist guide to a place that no longer exists. Almost every site featured in the guide was utterly destroyed in the years that followed
With international loans unavailable, 'The Medium and the Message: Six Centuries of Printmaking' emerges as a must-see exhibition
AJ Edelman, a former Olympic skeleton athlete who is now the driver for the Israeli bobsled team, called the theft 'such a gross violation – suitcases, shoes, equipment, passports stolen,' while noting that the team continued to train. 'I really believe this team exemplifies the Israeli Spirit'
Gallant, ousted from his post in late 2024, said in a Channel 12 interview that the PM 'stabbed security chiefs in the back while they were fighting on the front lines of the war.' He said the delay of Israel's Rafah offensive was due to a lack of munitions, not, as Netanyahu claimed, fear among IDF generals
As Israel remains without an interior minister, the prime minister is expected advance a proposed bill granting inspectors broad powers to ensure couples seeking family reunification in Israel – including entering homes of applicants seeking legal status in the country
The Prime Minister's Office announced Saturday that Netanyahu will travel to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump and discuss Iran negotiations
The Wednesday layoffs, including its entire Middle East foreign reporting team, have been widely derided by Post employees, with many decrying Lewis' controversy-ridden stewardship of the paper. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff
A groundbreaking study by scientists at Bar-Ilan University has identified genetic control switches that transfer viruses from a dormant to an active state – switches that also exist in cancer-causing viruses. The findings could lead to the development of targeted treatments for herpes diseases and related types of cancer
How did the Epstein files revive the use of the G-word as a slur, and what in the world is 'goyslop'?
The singer and composer, whose compositions are considered part of Israel's core repertoire, first shared his illness publicly last May. Caspi composed complex yet accessible and transcendent melodies, and even graced the Eurovision stage in 1976
The circumstances surrounding Capt. Tomer Eiges' death are unclear, and the reason for his imprisonment remains under a gag order. 'A series of failures and negligent conduct by several officials led to his death,' his parents said
The push to hire teachers from India and Sri Lanka follows a plan to shutter the Education Ministry and shift hiring to local authorities. This trades national standards for cheap, short-term fixes, abandoning high-quality planning
Minutes reviewed by Haaretz prove that Netanyahu lied, distorted and omitted facts in his version of the events of October 7 and the decision-making that led to the intelligence failure, which he published in a 55-page declassified document
Netanyahu seeks a presidential pardon while simultaneously labeling the officials reviewing his case as 'deep state' actors and criminals. Destroying trust in law enforcement is a key element in his program to win first and fix it later
Classified minutes are not Netanyahu's private property, and he cannot make selective use of them. These minutes should be published in full so that the public can see the complete picture
Netanyahu's response to the state comptroller reveals a leader who failed to hold strategic debates on Gaza. By ignoring his duty to adopt a long-term security concept, he acted as a tactical officer rather than a statesman
Counterprotesters blocked cars and splashed an unknown oily substance, leading to one instance of hospitalization. 'At first I was sure it was water, but it really burned,' an 85-year-old protester said. Speakers included freed hostages and defense officials
'The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis,' the Prime Minister's Office statement read
Child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's maintenance staff and his personal assistant referred to the property as 'Ehud's apartment.' The former Israeli prime minister and his wife stayed in the apartment after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old girl
If Netanyahu attends the convention, it would mark his first meeting with Arab leaders since October 7, 2023. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip continues to face a 43 percent shortage of medication and a 66 percent shortage for medical equipment
The Dutch government will report to parliament on steps to limit Israeli arms imports, reflecting a push for greater European defense autonomy. The move signals the Netherlands' cautious stance toward Israel since the Gaza war
Archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem offer new insight into the prolonged drought that once struck the city, and the creative ways its residents responded
Gaza provides an exaggerated glimpse of political processes now visible in the West. As democracy lurches out of control, technocrats are summoned to restore order. The same could happen in other – quite surprising – countries
A herd of cattle from a nearby outpost stormed a Palestinian family's yard, munching on everything in sight – including the reeking pile of trash settlers dumped there days earlier. Israeli soldiers palled around with the intruders, while the residents hid indoors. Another day in the Jordan Valley
Historian Dr. Hila Shalem Baharad explains how state policy enabled Ashkenazi immigrants to leave the transit camps in the 1950s while Mizrahim were left behind – creating enduring social rifts that Israel has yet to rectify
All Harvard-linked professional military education, fellowships and certificate programs will end for the defense department starting in the 2026–27 school year, amid the Trump administration's crackdown on anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian sentiments on college campuses
After the first round of talks in Oman, Trump issued sanctions and tariffs relating to Iran's trade and exports, and said the deployed fleets heading to Iran 'have to get in position,' but that the U.S 'is in no rush'
The New York mayor signed the measure at the first public appearance of the city's new antisemitism director, while calling for the abolition of the federal immigration agency, saying it was 'too rotten to reform'
The prime minister knows that Israelis want a state commission of inquiry, so to thwart this he has quoted documents that only he has access to – and that attribute successes only to him
Behind the case of the Shin Bet chief's brother – accused of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza – stands a vast illicit industry. One truckload of cigarettes worth $100,000 at purchase can be resold for $10 million in Gaza
The Americans' plan lacks a key element: How do you separate Hamas and the Palestinian population? ■ The prime minister's appointing of David Zini was hardly a case of naively falling for a talented officer tapped to shake up Israel's Shin Bet security service
Netanyahu again claimed he acted blamelessly before the attack, releasing selected quotes from security cabinet meetings as evidence. However, the excerpts – which only he can clear for release – are partially redacted, contradict his earlier statements, and were condemned by opposition MKs as 'manipulations and distortions'
Right-wing commentators and Prime Minister Netanyahu say the technocrat committee's logo is the problem. Israel's real concern is widespread belief that the only authority that should ever rule Palestinians is Israel
The New York Times examined satellite images of 24 sites hit during the Israel-Iran war in June, and found that Tehran is carrying out work at 12 of them. Repairs at multiple missile-related locations began soon after the strikes, while damage at key nuclear facilities remains largely visible above ground
Out of the 39 people who have been murdered in Israel since January, 34 of the cases were in Arab society. On Thursday, five people were fatally shot in two separate incidents
The injured include a 25-year-old woman in serious condition, a 60-year-old woman in moderate condition and eight people with minor injuries. The Shin Bet said they have opened an investigation, and the police reported that the bus driver was being questioned following the incident
A Channel 12 News poll – consistent with other recent surveys – shows that Jewish Israeli parties currently in the opposition would need Arab parties to form a government. Several politicians, including Naftali Bennett, have said they would not partner with their Arab colleagues
More than 70 percent of Jewish adults who responded to the Jewish Federation of North America's survey feel 'emotionally attached to Israel,' and 60 percent said Israel made them proud to be Jewish. At the same time, nearly 70 percent also agreed that they 'sometimes find it hard to support actions taken by Israel or its government'
Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara said that Justice Minister Levin is 'using governmental power and judgment given to him to create for himself and the executive branch a sort of unlimited vetoing power over the choice of judges,' adding that the public is the 'direct victim' of the judge shortage
Tehran's leadership remains deeply concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump may still carry out his threats to strike Iran amid a buildup by the U.S. Before talks began, a Middle Eastern official familiar with the details told Haaretz that the sides would limit discussions to Iran's nuclear program
Carrère said that the planned meeting 'caused controversy in which I cannot take part and for circumstances beyond my control.' Sources said colleagues questioned the legitimacy of meeting with Israelis as he's reporting on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The crowded primary was widely seen as the first litmus test of AIPAC's efforts to set a red line for Democrats who call to condition military aid to Israel and challenge the status quo of the U.S.-Israel relationship
With talks looming in Oman, Washington signals it prefers a narrow nuclear deal over confrontation or regime change. Iran exploits the gaps, Israel fears weak enforcement, and crushed protests leave Trump risking a pact that may stabilize Tehran while alienating allies
The Knesset's anniversary turns into a celebration for the wrecker of Israel's democracy ■ As the prime minister nears the end of his criminal testimony, he's likely to intensify his campaign against the attorney general ■ Likud tries to taint Naftali Bennett with Yair Golan
Despite the current rhetoric coming out of Tehran, the source added, Iran may eventually be willing to give up it nuclear program
The children of Auschwitz's block 10
A bill endorsed by the agency says that 'smuggling through the border fence, of any kind, unseals the border in practice, to a certain extent,' adding that 'this also serves the terrorist groups, and in doing so represents a threat to national security
As long as liberal Israelis refuse to recognize the close, symbiotic relationship between Israel's colonialist regime, the genocide in Gaza, and organized crime, they will continue to show up with Israeli flags without understanding why Palestinians in Israel are suspicious of their participation
A militia of hundreds of Jews is operating in the West Bank with direct and indirect backing from Israeli government officials, while security agencies have deliberately chosen not to take action against them
Every time you are exposed to arrogant Jewish thuggery in the West Bank, remember this: It doesn't stem from their daring, but from their immunity
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A champion kickboxer who's soft-spoken outside the ring and chasing Olympic dreams, and two friends with opposite temperaments who swap lives
In extraordinary testimony, an Iranian citizen offers an inside look at what is taking place behind the walls of the murderous regime in Tehran. Everyone, he says, is waiting for one thing to happen
The murders mark 38 deaths in Israel's first 36 days of 2026. Opposition figures warn organized crime now operates 'like a state within a state,' urging the next government to overhaul national security measures
Researchers from the University of Haifa found that when judges and AI models assessed the same criminal cases, the models' decisions were more consistent. 'In a reality where different judges sometimes reach different results in the same cases, the models offer a way to reduce the disparities'
The planned strike would shut down work, commerce and services in Arab localities nationwide, as organizers seek to escalate pressure over surging violence and years of government inaction, while coordinating with unions and local authorities to protect workers and broaden participation
'Someone finds it convenient that Arabs are murdering each other,' said a villager from Suweid Hamira, where a triple homicide took place on Thursday. Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir believes that 'the Arabs are doing his job,' he added
Students and a teacher from Sakhnin were sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray during an Education Ministry-approved school trip in northern Israel. Parents are now demanding that an armed guard be required to accompany every trip – reflecting growing fear in the community
Ministers and lawmakers from Netanyahu's party said they would take part in a tree-planting event organized by the Nachala settlement movement, which called for 'no surrender to Trump's dictates, no to an international Gaza, yes to a Jewish Gaza!'
Trump's threats strengthen Tehran's leadership, and a military strike would mean mass murder. In a new book, American Iranian scholar Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi argues that Iran has no intention of exterminating Israel and calls its nuclear program 'a manufactured crisis'
By branding Jews who voice legitimate criticism of Israel as 'useful idiots' who are supposedly trying to conceal their Jewish identity, Yair Lapid plays into antisemitic tropes that cast Jews as traitors and agitators
Greater Manchester's Jewish Representative Council urged the Manchester City manager to 'focus on football,' after his comments on conflicts in Israel and Palestine. The Israeli embassy called his remarks 'complete hypocrisy,' citing his recent appearance with the son of a convicted Palestinian militant
The commercial, titled 'Sticky Note,' was paid by the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, previously known as the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, founded by Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, who will face off against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday
The government promises cheaper dairy. The reality could reshape farming, competition and food prices for years to come
Videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts outline one of the worst attacks in the current wave of Jewish terrorism in the West Bank
Unaffordable Israel: 'When it comes to the cost of living, rent is taking center stage,' one analyst says. In another key sector, curbs on food imports don't help, or the domination of the food industry by three companies
Channel 13's Lucy Aharish came under fire for criticizing coalition lawmakers who allegedly ridiculed families bereaved by crime in Israel's Arab communities, leading to vile remarks including accusations of 'acting like a mainstream Jew' and comparing her to a pet dog
Charges against right-wing activists accused of attacking hostage protestors were downgraded after a judge cited evidentiary difficulties. The Kedem family, who lost six relatives on October 7, say they were never informed: 'Criminals get backing from a criminal government – and these are the results'
The released hostage's attorney said she is considering appealing against the decision, saying, 'not only did the police fail in their duty to determine what happened, but they also leaked her name, thereby breaking the law and severely violating her privacy'
The IDF called the interaction between the IDF and Star 'inappropriate and unprofessional.' IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said that the army must address nationalist crime committed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, urging soldiers to 'act and not stand idly by'
The Walled Off Hotel first opened its doors in 2017, back when Bethlehem attracted more than a million visitors annually. While tourism has yet to recover, the hotel – plus its art gallery and promise of 'the worst view in the world' - are back
At a closed-door Knesset committee session, the prime minister said he did not believe malicious intent from within Israel led to the October 7 attack. Netanyahu never rejected the claim publicly, despite many Israelis believing defense officials aided Hamas in an attempt to remove Netanyahu
Wednesday's Channel 13 survey sees PM Netanyahu's Likud party gaining one seat, and former PM Bennett's party losing one. As with previous surveys, without Arab parties' support, both blocs fall short of securing the required 61-seat majority to form a ruling coalition
'How to Be Scottish,' Israeli writer Orna Coussin's new book in diary form, paints a frank picture of Israelis' unease after two-plus years of war. But is her emigration fantasy merely an experiment with cultural role-play?
Bezalel Zini is accused of carrying out three cigarette smuggling operations into Gaza, for which he received 365,000 shekels ($117,300). According to the indictment, he and his partners knew the smuggling could 'serve to strengthen the power and support, promote, and fund activities of terror organizations, including Hamas'
During the meeting, the first lady recalled her first encounter with Aviva in New York in January 2025, noting that 'the emotional moment was captured on camera' and appears in the new film about her. Keith was freed after 484 days in Gaza, while Aviva was held for 51 days