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Joshua Leifer, the author of 'Tablets Shattered,' was one of the first members of progressive-Jewish group IfNotNow. But the response of his onetime allies to October 7 proved a life-changing moment for him

Yariv Levin reportedly told acting chief justice that if his Supreme Court candidate is not approved, he and other ministers will also intensify their efforts to remove Israel's attorney general

Yasur, 22, is ranked number one in the world for men's para-taekwondo and is a two-time world champion. He defeated Turkey's Ali Can Ozcan, number two in the world rankings, in the men's -58 kg gold medal bout for Israel's 385th Paralympic medal

Recruitment of kohanim, breeding red heifers, architectural plans – anyone who thinks that Ben-Gvir and his cohorts want only to pray on the Temple Mount should look again. The big project is already underway

The IDF claims it has discovered documents revealing how Hamas manipulated respected Palestinian polls to inflate Hamas' popularity. Pollster Khalil Shikaki responds: 'This sounds like a war of narratives between the [Israeli] army and Hamas to shape public opinion'

'How I saved Herzl's diary': Eighty years ago, poet Abraham Sutzkever described in Haaretz how he and other intellectual inmates saved manuscripts, letters and precious books from the Nazis

The Israeli military supports the brief cease-fires but is waiting for the government to make a decision on allowing the campaign to vaccinate 600,000 children after Gaza's first case of polio

The Israeli army's top brass is acknowledging settler violence, and calling it what it is: an act of terrorism. Now, it must bring the penalties for soldiers who allow and abet these crimes in line with those for civilians

A new study sheds light on the tumultuous life of Margarethe Csonka – a young Jewish woman whose love affair with a woman 10 years her senior nearly ended in death, and her significant influence on the thought of the father of psychoanalysis

This special time of the year provides an ideal moment for rallying support and engaging Jewish communities in the shared global responsibility for the strength of the State of Israel.

This special time of the year provides an ideal moment for rallying support and engaging Jewish communities in the shared global responsibility for the strength of the State of Israel.

Religion was the most common bias motivation followed by race, ethnicity, national origin and sexual orientation. 

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is frustrated that the EU hasn't done enough to help Gazans, build peace in the Middle East and rein in the extremists in Netanyahu's government. 'We were reactive at best, passive at worst, certainly not as proactive as we should have been,' he tells Haaretz in an interview

Israeli scientists eavesdrop on marmosets and find they take turns 'talking' and labeling each other with specific calls, a first among non-human primates

For years fake job listings for Arabic and Farsi speakers with background in security were posted online in apparent bid to dupe potential collaborators; campaign almost identical to one revealed by Shin Bet

Gold prices rebound as U.S. GDP exceeds expectations, while a 5.5% drop in pending home sales pressures the market. Silver rises, bolstered by Vizsla’s high-grade discovery.

A letter signed by Columbia faculty obtained by Haaretz claims that the university's updated rules, drawn up after pro-Palestinian protests caused widespread disruption, have deep flaws. 'We are concerned by reports that the Inclusive Public Safety Advisory Committee does not include any Israelis or Jews supporting the State of Israel,' the letter says