Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 18:18 May 17, 2026
Five boycotts don't damper a second-place Eurovision win in Netanyahu's Israel, nor are five more ICC arrest warrants cause for concern. It'll take more to get Israelis to reckon with the destruction of Gaza -
Haaretz - 18:12 May 17, 2026
Shin Bet chief David Zini is seeking a contempt of court ruling against three former agency chiefs who refused to disclose the names of 180 former employees who joined a petition against his appointment. A High Court justice earlier ruled that Zini should be allowed to view the names -
Haaretz - 17:53 May 17, 2026
According to the sources, Gofman's conduct during the vetting process alone could amount to a serious integrity issue, regardless of other controversies that have already led to legal challenges to his appointment before the High Court -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 17:49 May 17, 2026
David Group, founded by Stella Cohen and chaired by former Goldman Sachs partner Raanan Agus, will focus on financial services, defense, industrials, and tech-enabled business services.
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Haaretz - 17:23 May 17, 2026
Netanyahu has tried to persuade ultra-Orthodox officials in recent days that passing the draft exemption bill months before the election would be a mistake, given the governing coalition's weakness in the polls and opposition to the bill even from within Likud -
Haaretz - 17:14 May 17, 2026
Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem make up 40 perent of the city's population, yet the difficulties the state imposes on them in issuing building permits are pushing them away – all while the threat of demolition hangs over thousands of families in the city -
Haaretz - 15:36 May 17, 2026
A 500-million shekel gap has prevented the finalization of the plan to create a special military tribunal to try some 350 Hamas terrorists. According to a government source, some defense officials believe that the ministry would prefer that the tribunals take place in civilian courts -
Haaretz - 14:56 May 17, 2026
UNRWA had not used the building since the start of last year after Israel ordered it to vacate all its premises and cease its operations. Defense Minister Israel Katz hailed the decision for supporting 'sovereignty, Zionism and security' -
Haaretz - 14:17 May 17, 2026
The IDF said four soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah said it carried out attacks on Israeli positions, while Lebanon reported 19 people had been killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours -
Haaretz - 12:47 May 17, 2026
Likud minister Yoav Kisch attempted to alter the framing of the test results and completely block their publication after seeing the low scores in the standardized tests meant to provide an accurate picture of Israeli education -
Haaretz - 12:38 May 17, 2026
The committee will prepare legislation for a final Knesset vote. If passed, Reform and Conservative Jews could face up to seven years in jail for participating in mixed-prayer services – as is their custom – at the Jewish holy site -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 12:32 May 17, 2026
With an unprecedented $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, SZMC will build a huge 800-bed hospitalization tower over the next six years and fill the entire space within a decade.
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JPost.com - Tech & Start Ups - 12:26 May 17, 2026
The shift from software startups to deep research and advanced hardware is reshaping the high-tech map, giving northern Israel the natural advantage thanks to research, infrastructure, talent & costs
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JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 12:26 May 17, 2026
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Haaretz - 12:08 May 17, 2026
The UAE has faced repeated missile and drone attacks during the conflict between Iran and the Israel-U.S. coalition, including incidents authorities said originated from Iran and targeted energy and maritime infrastructure -
Haaretz - 12:05 May 17, 2026
Lebanon, which seeks an agreement ending the decades-long state of war with Israel, will struggle to make progress in talks without Jerusalem's commitment to withdraw from the south of the country -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 11:56 May 17, 2026
The conference was immediately endorsed by several organizations suspected of being branches of the Samidoun network after being designated by both the US and Canada as a terrorist front in 2024.
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Haaretz - 11:10 May 17, 2026
According to a diplomatic source, warrants were also sought for far-right Minister Orit Strock amd two military officials. The International Criminal Court in The Hague previously issued warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 10:59 May 17, 2026
For the second time in 6 days, pro-terror demonstrators besieged a New York City synagogue to shut down an Israeli real estate expo
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Haaretz - 10:56 May 17, 2026
Thirteen Gazan brokers and about 10 Israeli companies are earning a fortune from the mechanism controlling trade with the Gaza Strip