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'We wanted to save human lives, but Qatar became the punching bag for those trying to protect their political futures.' In a first-ever interview to Israeli media, Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, an advisor to Qatar's prime minister, told Haaretz that Israel and Hamas are not showing enough commitment to reaching a cease-fire/hostage release deal

'Portraying the education minister as someone dancing on the blood of the dead and wounded constitutes serious libel,' says Yoav Kisch about two articles published in Haaretz following a terror attack in Ra'anana. His lawyers demanded Haaretz remove the articles and issue an apology

Haaretz columnist Chaim Levinson was assaulted inside the stadium, after photographing the officer in civilian clothing hitting another fan of the club. The police officer choked Levinson, and broke his glasses, while he was filming the incident

We invited our subscribers to send in questions about the Gaza war for Haaretz journalists and analysts. On this week's Haaretz podcast, you can listen to their answers

Since the Hamas attack of October 7, the internet has been awash with influence operations that amplify fake news and hijack credible news sources such as Haaretz to give an authentic feel to atrocity denial and conspiracy theories. This is how journalism is being co-opted by disinformation warfare

After Likud Minister Shlomo Karhi proposed financial penalties against Haaretz for what he termed 'lying, defeatist propaganda,' prominent journalists slam the Netanyahu government's latest attack on the free press in Israel

Dr. Eran Rolnik, a psychiatrist and part-time civil servant, was questioned by the Civil Service Commission disciplinary investigations division for op-eds in Haaretz that 'incite' against Netanyahu