Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 22:17 Mar 16, 2025
Opposition leader Yair Lapid claimed the dismissal was tied to the probe into Netanyahu's aides' links with Qatar. His party plans to petition the High Court, while Netanyahu's ministers defended the move as 'necessary and justified,' calling Ronen Bar 'a dictator backed by the attorney general' -
Haaretz - 21:57 Mar 16, 2025
In interviews given to American media outlets on Sunday, Trump's administration officials sought to show that the President will respond more harshly to threats and attacks by Arab states. 'If you strike at the U.S. – President Trump will punch back' -
Haaretz - 21:27 Mar 16, 2025
U.S. envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff rejects Hamas' offer to free only one living hostage and four bodies as a 'nonstarter', says that Hamas' window of opportunity is 'closing fast' -
Haaretz - 20:48 Mar 16, 2025
Erez Weiner, a Brigadier General (res.) serving at Southern Command during the war, lost the documents in Ramat Gan, where they were subsequently found by a civilian -
Haaretz - 20:40 Mar 16, 2025
Israeli democracy is now in grave danger, and the Supreme Court cannot protect it alone. It's up to Israelis to decide if they'll accept Netanyahu's hostile power-grab – and how far they will go to stop it -
Haaretz - 20:29 Mar 16, 2025
Netanyahu is trying to ditch one of the few remaining gatekeepers of Israel's fragile democracy, Trump-style favoring personal loyalty above all else. But there's another reason for why he acted right now -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 19:55 Mar 16, 2025
The US Antisemitism Task Force is pressing city leaders to address discrimination in schools, as federal scrutiny over rising antisemitism intensifies.
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Haaretz - 18:59 Mar 16, 2025
The senior official, related to Netanyahu's security detail, was arrested with an activist in the protest movement. Both were both barred from seeing a lawyer while detained. Shin Bet later decided to release them to house arrest -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 18:40 Mar 16, 2025
According to Tuesday's SJP Instagram video, protesters chanted, "Palestine will live forever, from the sea to the river," as police led away hecklers.
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Haaretz - 18:22 Mar 16, 2025
Netanyahu said decision was made due to 'an ongoing lack of trust,' adding the cabinet will approve his dismissal later this week ■ The Attorney General delayed the dismissal, citing the need for further legal examination ■ Bar: Netanyahu's demand for personal loyalty is 'fundamentally flawed' -
Haaretz - 18:16 Mar 16, 2025
When people talk about Zangauker, a single mom from Ofakim and once-avowed Netanyahu supporter, one word comes up over and over: 'unlikely.' Unlikely warrior, unlikely leader of the protest movement. But as we circled Defense Ministry HQ, I realized the descriptor doesn't fit -
Haaretz - 18:12 Mar 16, 2025
Serbia's huge rallies against the government of right-wing populist Aleksandar Vučić greatly concern Israeli PM Netanyahu. His decision on Sunday to fire the head of the Shin Bet increases the possibility of a 'Serbian Moment' in Israel -
Haaretz - 18:02 Mar 16, 2025
The police decided not to consult with the Attorney General prior to looking into Nadav Argaman's statements, though it is customary to do so when investigating former senior officials -
Haaretz - 16:09 Mar 16, 2025
In her documentary 'The Governor,' Danel Elpeleg examines the less 'grandfatherly' side of a beloved but complex relative, who served several stints as a military governor who ruled over Arab citizens starting in the '50s -
Haaretz - 15:43 Mar 16, 2025
Haaretz's exclusive reporting last year revealed that PM Netanyahu's military secretary, Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, allowed a 17-year-old access to confidential information so that he would post it on social media. The teenager was detained for over a year, but Gofman was only reprimanded -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 15:21 Mar 16, 2025
Johannesburg councilor sparks outrage by invoking Hitler in anti-Israel tirade, drawing condemnation from Jewish leaders and political figures.
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Haaretz - 15:06 Mar 16, 2025
In a country that's sliding down into apartheid, into perpetual war, into fundamentalist fascism, 'fun' is a smokescreen for our sins -
Haaretz - 15:02 Mar 16, 2025
'This is horrific animal abuse that not only endangers the animals but poses a risk to humans,' an official from Israel Nature and Parks Authority said. Police believe some of the animals were smuggled in using drones, which were also used to smuggle in weapons -
Haaretz - 14:40 Mar 16, 2025
In 'The Human Scale,' Lawrence Wright imagined a Palestinian-American FBI agent and an Israeli policeman investigating a murder in Hebron. He handed in a draft in August 2023: Two months later, the prolific novelist, screenwriter and journalist had a Gaza-shaped problem -
Haaretz - 14:31 Mar 16, 2025
Conference of Presidents member organizations and movements also voiced deep concerns about their leader attending the international conference on antisemitism, hosted by Israel's far-right Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli