Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 11:02 Jan 20, 2026
The Israeli government has practically paralyzed the agency dedicated to Palestinian refugees, and sanctions have caused extensive budget cuts. But UNRWA is still the most important humanitarian organization operating in Gaza. In an interview with Haaretz, its heads tell their side of the story -
Haaretz - 10:49 Jan 20, 2026
The agency's West Bank head called the act an 'unprecedented attack' and a 'serious violation of international law.' The move is the latest in a series of escalating steps against the UN organization following the implementation of a law banning its activities in Israel -
Haaretz - 10:33 Jan 20, 2026
After only a few weeks in business, the owner of Bookhaus in Tel Aviv says 'it's clear that the community this was supposed to serve has already fallen in love with it.' The bookstore's staff shares what's trending with the city's Anglo readers, from poetry to Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism -
Haaretz - 10:33 Jan 20, 2026
After only a few weeks in business, the owner of Bookhaus in Tel Aviv says, 'it's clear that the community this was supposed to serve has already fallen in love with it.' The bookstore's staff shares what's trending with the city's Anglo readers, from poetry to Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism -
Haaretz - 10:04 Jan 20, 2026
An apartment in a historic Talbiya villa – once home to a former Israeli Supreme Court justice – was sold to a French buyer planning to immigrate to Israel. Built in the 1930s for a wealthy Arab family, the strictly preserved villa was transferred after 1948 to Israeli authorities and rented to the justice -
Haaretz - 09:45 Jan 20, 2026
The Central Zionist Archives have digitized the diaries of the 'Visionary of the State of Israel,' providing a rare glimpse into the backstage of Herzl's political activity -
Haaretz - 09:21 Jan 20, 2026
The Palestinian committee set to administer Gaza under Trump's cease-fire proposal was set to enter the enclave and assert administrative control by the end of the week, sources say. Egypt is working with the U.S. to facilitate entry by the end of January -
Haaretz - 04:00 Jan 20, 2026
Although France has announced it will not join, Britain and Germany have made do with vague statements for now. The issue is expected to be discussed at the World Economic Forum in Davos which opened on Monday - and the signing ceremony for the Peace Council treaty is scheduled to take place at the conference on Thursday -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 03:35 Jan 20, 2026
The bill, which was opposed by conservative lawmakers, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 to 45 and will now go to the Senate.
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Haaretz - 01:19 Jan 20, 2026
European diplomats say the initiative raises 'major questions' about the UN and international law, with one warning that 'no European country is expected to go along with this.' Sources cite Putin's invitation and Trump's Greenland threats as key factors hardening EU opposition -
Haaretz - 22:29 Jan 19, 2026
We boast about revenge against Palestinians in Gaza. Why can't we talk about it in Israeli academia?
If there is one thing on which there is no dispute, it is that the discourse of revenge has been prominent since October 7, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'forcefully avenge this dark day.' Palestinian residents of Gaza as the modern representatives of Amalek -
Haaretz - 22:28 Jan 19, 2026
Even if not all of the far-right coalition's turbocharged judicial overhaul passes, it gives the prime minister and his allies a key electoral advantage: a clear agenda and a plan to carry it out -
Haaretz - 21:58 Jan 19, 2026
The 100,000-shekel prizes will be given to outstanding works in politics and children's literature -
Haaretz - 21:34 Jan 19, 2026
Yonatan Urich gives statement on night-time meeting between Braverman and Eli Feldstein, third suspect in Bild leak affair -
Haaretz - 20:56 Jan 19, 2026
Miami Beach's mayor said he was 'deeply disturbed and disgusted' by videos showing influencers, including Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate, making a Nazi salute inside the city's Vendome Miami nightclub. The Anti-Defamation League condemned the club for allowing it, saying, 'This is not okay' -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 20:42 Jan 19, 2026
The project, presented by MKs from both the coalition and opposition, aims to “open the Israeli transportation market to competition and allow the operation of ride-sharing apps."
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Haaretz - 20:11 Jan 19, 2026
The day-long ceremony highlighted how far, in just three years, Israel has drifted from treating settler violence as a taboo to celebrating its 'pioneers' in the seat of power