Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 04:06 Feb 02, 2026
Netanyahu's request to formalize Drorit Steinmetz as director general of the Prime Minister's Office, even though she is a suspect in an active criminal investigation, adds to a growing list of investigations involving close associates of the prime minister -
Haaretz - 04:00 Feb 02, 2026
Gal Hirsch's appointment as hostage coordinator was meant to shield Netanyahu from criticism and suggest to hostage families that their loved ones' fate depended on their compliance. The families are justified in demanding his resignation -
Haaretz - 02:05 Feb 02, 2026
Bedouin residents of Mukhmas arrived Sunday to rebuild homes torched by settlers but were stopped by Israeli soldiers, who said the area was a closed military zone. When asked about an Israeli man who photographed the houses, a soldier responded, 'He can do whatever he wants' -
Haaretz - 00:39 Feb 02, 2026
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana's decision to exclude Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, leading the National Unity Party, the Democrats party and Yisrael Beiteinu to pull out from the event, comes amid a coalition boycott of the president since his appointment -
Haaretz - 23:24 Feb 01, 2026
The Portland Trail Blazers forward, enjoying the best season of his career, was not named to the All-Star starting lineup despite finishing with 2,202,605 votes – ahead of players including LeBron James and Kevin Durant – but was chosen as a reserve by the league's coaches -
Haaretz - 22:30 Feb 01, 2026
Mordechai David claimed 'left-wing leaders' had pressured the police commissioner to have David arrested, saying that the questioning was 'selective enforcement.' Last week, David blocked former court chief Aharon Barak's car, filming himself calling Barack 'Israel's Khameini' -
Haaretz - 21:17 Feb 01, 2026
'Hopefully we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find whether or not he was right,' Trump added.. Behind the scenes, senior U.S. and Israeli military officials have held talks and regional mediators stepped up efforts to prevent the crisis from escalating into war -
Haaretz - 20:44 Feb 01, 2026
Gal Hirsch says the protests demanding the hostages' immediate return caused damage – but if it weren't for them, the families might still be pleading for their loved ones -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 20:28 Feb 01, 2026
"The whole article is about my client who wasn't even there," the defendant's lawyer Steinhoefel added.
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Haaretz - 20:20 Feb 01, 2026
Aryeh Tuchman will direct the new Nexus Center for Antisemitism Research. The organization says its work focuses on improving the quality, rigor and nuance of research used by policymakers, Jewish institutions and the public -
Haaretz - 20:08 Feb 01, 2026
Peter Tatchell's foundation released a statement calling the arrest of Tatchell 'an attack of free speech,' while rejecting the police ban on the use of 'intifada.' He accused Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest stewards of colluding with police to have him arrested -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 19:00 Feb 01, 2026
Participants described their immediate reactions in one of four ways: outward inaction, seeking some form of recourse, verbally confronting the perpetrator, or retaliating with violence.
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Haaretz - 18:53 Feb 01, 2026
In view of the police decision, no criminal sanctions will be taken against ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers. Senior police officers cited manpower shortages and concern over riots. Israel's Attorney General said the decision leads to selective enforcement -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 17:20 Feb 01, 2026
While the defendant, Rachid Kheniche, denies antisemitic motivation, he has so far been charged with aggravated murder because of the victim's religion.
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Haaretz - 17:16 Feb 01, 2026
Brig. Gen. Gil Pinchas, the newly retired financial adviser to the IDF, stresses that in expensive efforts like the beeper operation and Israel's airstrikes on Iran, 'part of the cost is things we invested in 15 to 20 years earlier' -
Haaretz - 17:06 Feb 01, 2026
Holding on to bodies of Palestinians was initially used by Israel as a tool in negotiations for the return of fallen Israeli soldiers. Now it has become a method of revenge and inflicting further suffering on their families, says the Palestinian organization working for their release -
Haaretz - 17:06 Feb 01, 2026
Araghchi told CNN that Tehran would expect the United States to respect Iran's right to a non-military nuclear program and to lift its sanctions on the country, which have caused severe economic strain on Iran for over a decade -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 16:51 Feb 01, 2026
Britannica Kids entries used the term "Palestine" to describe the region across thousands of years including modern contexts in which the State of Israel exists.
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JPost.com - Real Estate - 16:26 Feb 01, 2026
Amid high interest rates, land shortages, and developer challenges, purchase groups are resurging. 2026 Ruby Capital data show a sharp rise in financing, reshaping the housing market.