Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 14:00 Sep 30, 2025
After two years in which the phrase 'time is running out' became identified with the suffering of the hostages and their families, Trump signaled to Netanyahu that the time allowed for his campaign of death and destruction in Gaza had run out. But the announcement came with fine print that is to be deciphered in the coming weeks -
Haaretz - 13:59 Sep 30, 2025
According to an IDF probe into the events of October 7, eight terrorists tried and failed to infiltrate Kibbutz Gevim. The emergency squad successfully defended its residents, aided the wounded and helped civilians trapped at the neighbouring gas station. -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 13:46 Sep 30, 2025
The research identified 679,584 antisemitic posts between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025, which combined were viewed 193 million times.
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Haaretz - 13:20 Sep 30, 2025
Expelled Jews from Spain brought bollo – a rich, sweet pastry, midway between cake and bread, with honey, raisins and aniseed – to Italy. In Jewish communities, it is eaten at the end of Yom Kippur and on Sukkot, and it was also quickly embraced by the Jews Christian neighbors -
Haaretz - 12:58 Sep 30, 2025
Friedo Lampe's novel 'At the Edge of the Night' was banned by the Nazis for its depiction of same-sex desire and a relationship between a German woman and a Black man. It's now out in Hebrew, letting Israelis pick through the author's stream-of-consciousness world -
Haaretz - 12:55 Sep 30, 2025
The two were transported while conscious to hospitals in Jerusalem, one in serious condition and the other moderately wounded. An initial investigation by the IDF revealed that after running over the two, the attacker exited the car with a knife and was shot by civilians -
Haaretz - 12:25 Sep 30, 2025
In the end, any plan for Gaza's resuscitation will require more than America's leadership, Hamas' disarmament, the PA's acquiescence or the region's support. Here's what's missing from U.S. President Donald Trump's offering -
Haaretz - 12:14 Sep 30, 2025
Hamas has begun deliberating the cease-fire proposal alongside Egyptian and Qatari delegations. Many Muslim-majority countries asserted their confidence in Trump's 'ability to find a path to peace,' while Hamas is concerned that the plan sets out 'impossible conditions' -
Haaretz - 11:59 Sep 30, 2025
Reebok International denies that it told its Israeli importer, MSG, to strip the logo from the kits it supplies to the team. The Israel Football Association says the company reversed its decision following a call with chairman Shino Zuaretz -
Haaretz - 11:43 Sep 30, 2025
While tradition says that observance of the Day of Atonement was initiated by Moses, careful reading of the Bible indicates that the holiday was a much later contrivance -
Haaretz - 11:19 Sep 30, 2025
In exchange for the immediate release of hostages, Trump's plan excludes Israel's primary objective of the war: destroying Hamas. Although Hamas will not serve in Gaza's interim civil administration, it is not completely barred from indirectly participating in Gaza's reconstruction -
Haaretz - 10:53 Sep 30, 2025
Netanyahu's unequivocal support for Trump's proposal has divided both his allies and his opponents, with many in both camps doubtful the plan will be carried out – whether due to Hamas' unwillingness to agree to a deal, or because the prime minister would cave to far-right ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir -
Haaretz - 10:39 Sep 30, 2025
The odds of Trump's 20-point plan actually coming to fruition remain poor, but unlike the Riviera scheme, this one makes a fair amount of sense -
Haaretz - 10:13 Sep 30, 2025
We defended the war in Gaza, which began a just war and then became something else, but we continued to offer the war our support. Now that a possibility exists to finally end the fighting, will we have the courage to repent for our sin and do what must be done to end the slaughter and the suffering? -
Haaretz - 08:45 Sep 30, 2025
Foreign ministers from seven countries across Asia and North Africa said President Trump's plan must create a path toward a just peace on the basis of the two-state solution, under which Gaza will be integrated with the West Bank in a Palestinian state -
Haaretz - 08:17 Sep 30, 2025
If Hamas rejects Trump's proposal, Israel has U.S. backing to continue its systematic destruction of Gaza, even at the cost of Israeli hostages' lives. When all the rhetoric is stripped away, the peace plan offers a choice between 'soft' foreign occupation or a violent, uncompromising Israeli one -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 07:53 Sep 30, 2025
A swastika was drawn on a laminated sign outside a Jewish student's room on Friday night, leading to increased Dartmouth Safety and Security patrols in residence halls.
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Haaretz - 07:23 Sep 30, 2025
Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, a tenured American studies professor who has family in Israel, denies he asked Israeli student Oren Renard to drop the class due to his nationality, according to The Nation. He contends the case is part of a broader effort to silence pro-Palestinian teaching and activism -
Haaretz - 07:13 Sep 30, 2025
According to the diplomat, Trump's 'New Gaza' plan was delivered to Hamas' negotiating team during a meeting in Doha attended by the head of Egyptian intelligence -
Haaretz - 06:33 Sep 30, 2025
Trump realized Netanyahu was determined to block any deal and had grown weary of his empty talk. He compelled him to apologize to Qatar's prime minister and unveiled a plan to end the Gaza war, each clause a regional drama. After receiving only lukewarm praise from the president, Netanyahu now returns to face turmoil in his coalition