United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas said Minister Bezalel Smotrich's comments are 'wretched and immoral,' adding that former Prime Minister Bennett's coalition, which included his party, is 'a thousand times preferable' to Smotrich's 'October 7 government'
In his new book 'Five Knocks on the Door' Army Radio's veteran Arab affairs journalist Jacky Hugi explores the warnings leading up to October 7 and why the Israeli establishment and media did not take them seriously. He talks to Haaretz about the mistakes made and the lessons he hopes can be learned
The trauma of October 7 has sparked a comeback for one of Israel's most quintessential institutions: the kibbutz. Many leaving city life say they are driven by a desire to strengthen the nation's war-battered border communities
Under the proposed legislation, the special tribunal would be authorized to depart from procedural and evidentiary rules if deemed necessary to ascertain the truth and achieve justice. Some of the hearings will also be held in open court, subject to requests from October 7 victims and their families
Just as the external threat of Hamas destroyed the anti-government protest movement after October 7, so could the U.S.-Israeli threat unify Iranians in support of their own corrupt, theocratic leadership, even if they oppose it
Ofri Bibas, whose brother was released from Hamas captivity last year, said the proposed change 'distorts reality' and deepens the pain of hostage families and survivors amid the 'battle for the narrative' over how October 7 is remembered and framed
The recent outrage over an Israeli minister's rejection of the word 'massacre' in reference to October 7 revealed that in Israel, the word is reserved for one side. Those fighting for its preservation must apply it to what happened in Gaza
One day, it's a second Holocaust; the next, it's an 'event.' Depending on the audience, Netanyahu's coalition manages to shape the October 7 Hamas massacre to fit its political goals
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
Conspiracy theories about the October 7 massacre have been meticulously nurtured by Netanyahu's adherents, who seek to pass on the blame, taking root in the mass consciousness. Those who know the truth, like Eyal Zamir and David Zini, choose to remain silent
Visiting the Judea and Samaria Division, Defense Minister Katz cited October 7-style threats and praised actions in northern West Bank 'terror camps' like Jenin and Tulkarm for reducing attacks. He called for examining the expansion of this model, as the IDF continues to raze homes in refugee camps
Eran Kolirin's latest film, 'Some Notes on the Current Situation,' uses surreal vignettes to contrast familiar Israeli absurdity with the post-October 7 sense of exile from something that has already disappeared
Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in March 2023 and held in captivity in Iraq until September. Read her full Haaretz Podcast interview about the shock of returning to a post-October 7 Israel and sparring with right wing pundit Amit Segal – plus her analyses of Iraq, Syria and Gaza
While in Tel Aviv thousands called to establish a state commission of inquiry for October 7, in Jerusalem, protesters demanded the president refuse to pardon Netanyahu. In the south, people gathered to call for the return of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili
The report notes 'documented evidence that Palestinian assailants committed sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence' both on October 7 and against hostages they held in Gaza. Former members of Amnesty's Israeli chapter claim the report on Israel was withheld over concerns about its 'perception'
Pastors from across the United States grappled with the human cost of October 7 and their responsibility to speak out, teach, and advocate when they returned from Israel.
A direct line runs from the refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry to the political purge from the IDF of members of the protest movement: the government's effort to create an alternative narrative for the October 7 massacre
After two years of weekly rallies at Hostage Square come to an end as only one deceased hostage remains in Gaza, pro-democracy activists and bereaved families call for a state commission of inquiry in the failures of October 7, as the weekly Haifa protest grew to thousands ahead of its planned cancellation by the municipality
Then-Golani Brigade chief Yair Peli was everywhere but with the soldiers battling Hamas on October 7. Some were burned to death at an army outpost or died fighting as the brigade suffered the IDF's heaviest losses