Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 21:58 Aug 31, 2025
In 'Butcher's Stain,' an Israeli film that just won the Student Academy Awards, Omar Sameer Mahamid portrays an Arab butcher experiencing racism in the aftermath of October 7. For the Umm al-Fahm native, the film - directed by a U.S.-born Jewish Israeli - hit surprisingly close to home -
Haaretz - 20:29 Aug 31, 2025
Since the start of the year, 160 children in Israel's Arab community have lost a parent to deadly street violence. 'Instead of beginning the new year with a new backpack and a smile, they're carrying the heavy load of violent loss and a life cut short,' says Arab community director -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 20:07 Aug 31, 2025
The Jewish community in France is feeling increasingly threatened as antisemitic attacks intensify.
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Haaretz - 19:23 Aug 31, 2025
Institut Français' annual Night of Philosophy is themed 'Living Together,' yet only one of the 100+ speakers is Palestinian. Meanwhile, 'The Road to Recovery' goes on a ride through the left-wing Israeli psyche, and Haifa celebrates German-Israel relations -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 18:52 Aug 31, 2025
According to the terms of its suspension, SJP GMU was eligible to re-register as a student organization for the 2025 academic year.
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Haaretz - 18:34 Aug 31, 2025
Health officials report a surge in flu or COVID-like infections among children, the chronically ill, and displaced residents. 'Even a simple fever in a state of hunger can be fatal,' warns Dr. Feldon, as hospitals struggle with damaged infrastructure, scarce medicine, and rising malnutrition -
Haaretz - 18:21 Aug 31, 2025
The proposed plan, as revealed in the Washington Post, only confirms suspicions that the U.S. administration is solely focused on illusory economic initiatives with little regard for Palestinians' well-being or reality on the ground, whether in Gaza, Israel, the West Bank or the wider Middle East -
Haaretz - 17:59 Aug 31, 2025
Israeli strikes on the Khan Yunis hospital last Monday killed at least 20, including medics and journalists, in successive hits that sparked outrage. Experts say the incident could reflect the IDF's declining discipline, but also a broader, accepted policy of disproportionate attacks on hospitals and other critical infrastructure -
Haaretz - 17:57 Aug 31, 2025
A document obtained by the Washington Post envisions a U.S.-led trusteeship over Gaza, with financial incentives for temporary relocation, AI-powered smart cities, and luxury resorts, transferring control of Gaza from Israel to the U.S. 'once Hamas in disarmed' -
Haaretz - 17:38 Aug 31, 2025
As the security cabinet led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes amid reports saying they are expected to primarily discuss the expansion of the military offensive in Gaza, families are urging them to change the agenda and seal the deal -
Haaretz - 17:17 Aug 31, 2025
Advised not to travel, Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog, a retired Israeli army general, canceled a planned visit to Cape Town after concerns he could be detained -
Haaretz - 17:13 Aug 31, 2025
A random strip of ancient textile can't be associated with use. A mineralized twisted strip of linen inside an ancient oil lamp from 4,500 to 4,000 years ago can have no other explanation -
Haaretz - 16:33 Aug 31, 2025
It's been one year since the bodies of six hostages were recovered from a tunnel in Rafah. As Israel prepares to takeover Gaza City – despite the hostage families pleas' – Benjamin Netanyahu clearly hasn't learned anything -
Haaretz - 15:41 Aug 31, 2025
In a landmark decision, the High Court of Justice ruled that police must obtain a warrant before searching suspects' phones or computers, even with consent, citing privacy rights. The ruling takes effect in 18 months to give lawmakers time to regulate the issue by law -
JPost.com - Christian World - 14:18 Aug 31, 2025
Leo has shown a different style from his predecessor, rarely speaking off the cuff and usually preferring a more cautious tone in his public appeals.
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Haaretz - 14:18 Aug 31, 2025
'When a missile hits, you don't hear the explosion': Ukrainian women in Gaza dream of their homeland
Ukrainian women who made Gaza their home aren't concerned with politics: they just want to save their families and are calling on their war-torn homeland – from which millions have fled – to take back its refugees -
Haaretz - 14:15 Aug 31, 2025
The Global Sumud Flotilla will be joined by 20 boats from 44 countries on its way to the Gaza Strip, as celebrities and activists on board demand Israel open a humanitarian sea corridor allowing them to supply food, water and medicine to the besieged enclave -
Haaretz - 14:07 Aug 31, 2025
The criminal, felonious, unforgivable project of Gaza's destruction is an all-Israeli project. It could not have happened without the cooperation – whether through active contribution or silence – of all parts of Jewish Israeli society -
Haaretz - 14:02 Aug 31, 2025
A day before the new school year is set to open, students at 45 schools have joined an initiative to strike in solidarity with the hostage families. 'We cannot festively kick off the school year, as if there's no war and no hostages,' said one organizer -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 13:42 Aug 31, 2025
The ULB rector acknowledged that the decision to honor Hassan has sparked a "great deal of emotion, reactions, and even insults and threats."