Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 23:06 Dec 22, 2025
Netanyahu is afraid of huge demonstrations, but they won't erupt by themselves. All the leaders of the opposition must jointly call for protests, together with every public organization and all the ordinary people who have opted for despair -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 22:36 Dec 22, 2025
Philip Leddy, the principal of the Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, accidentally recorded himself claiming that the parents of a student had “Jew money” and that “they control the banks."
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Haaretz - 22:30 Dec 22, 2025
The bill replaces temporary emergency legislation, which was originally passed to authorize the shutdown of the Qatar-based network in Israel. The new law does not require court approval to close a media outlet -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 22:14 Dec 22, 2025
“Are you gonna free Palestine, bro?’ the man asked, adding, “If you don’t free them, I’ll snatch your hat, bro.” the man said to the children.
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Haaretz - 22:06 Dec 22, 2025
Residents say they were forced to leave the house in haste and were not given time to collect their belongings. A demolition order was issued for the structure in 2025 since it was built without permission – and residents have tried in vain to obtain a permit ever since -
Haaretz - 21:28 Dec 22, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, who will be sworn in as New York City mayor on January 1, slammed the ADL report, saying it diverts attention from actual antisemitism and that a distinction must be made between Jew hatred and criticism of the Israeli government, which the ADL 'oftentimes ignores' -
Haaretz - 21:08 Dec 22, 2025
In a new memoir, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl traces her journey from a young immigrant whose Jewishness was often challenged, to the rabbi called on to lead Hanukkah at the White House. Last month, she called out Zohran Mamdani for 'mainstreaming some of the most abhorrent antisemitism' -
Haaretz - 20:53 Dec 22, 2025
Conway, a former Republican, will run as a Democrat in the primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler in what is considered the nation's most Jewish district. He has been critical of Israel and of the Biden administration's actions in the Gaza war -
Haaretz - 20:37 Dec 22, 2025
'Israel is an important ally, and there are things we'll certainly work on together,' Vice President JD Vance said at a conference of the movement once led by the slain Charlie Kirk, 'but we're also going to have very substantive disagreements with Israel, and that's OK' -
Haaretz - 20:07 Dec 22, 2025
Israelis have largely ignored a surge in settler violence in the West Bank, but as it reaches Israeli cities, they'd do well to ensure it doesn't destroy the country from within -
Haaretz - 19:53 Dec 22, 2025
Police were seen interrupting a traditional Palestinian dabke dance in a predominantly Arab neighborhood of Haifa, before dispersing the celebrations, confiscating equipment and arresting three men, one of whom was dressed as Santa Claus -
Haaretz - 19:46 Dec 22, 2025
The recent massacre in Sydney and U.S. strikes in Syria raise the question of whether the Islamic State is resurging or has shifted to a low-level global model driven by ideology and technology. 'While not everybody is inspired by slaughter,' one expert warns, IS targets the small number of people who are -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 19:31 Dec 22, 2025
Weekly pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been held at Antwerp's Queen Astrid Square on Mondays and at Brussels' Place de la Bourse on Fridays, resulting in overlap with Christmas events.
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Haaretz - 19:29 Dec 22, 2025
Opening Monday on the University of Haifa campus, the German-Speaking Jewry Heritage Wing of the Hecht Museum houses a collection of art and artifacts donated by descendants of immigrants who fled the Nazis. The exhibit includes a replica of a bare-bones hut inhabited by immigrants to Nahariya -
Haaretz - 19:20 Dec 22, 2025
The law allocates $40.6 million a year in grants to Israel's film industry. Culture Minister Miki Zohar's move followed the Ophir Awards – Israel's equivalent of the Oscars – where The Sea, about a West Bank Palestinian boy, won best film. Zohar has since launched a rival state film award, but six nominees have withdrawn -
Haaretz - 18:37 Dec 22, 2025
Demonstrators shut down most businesses in Kiryat Shmona on Monday morning, including two shopping malls, burned tires and blocked access to nearby communities. 'This place will turn into a giant old-age home,' one protester warned, a year after a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon