Israel news feed
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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."
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Haaretz - 13:35 Aug 31, 2025
Hundreds of Hungarian Jews have signed a letter stating that the 'extremist statements' of the Israeli government and their own establishment do not represent them. The backlash from the local community was swift and harsh. The letter notes that protests against the war in Gaza have been largely banned in Hungary -
Haaretz - 12:50 Aug 31, 2025
This would grant him access to sensitive intelligence on thousands of cases. One official warned, 'Imagine if a corruption case against a minister or a Jewish terrorism case landed on Ben-Gvir's desk, he would see the intelligence and decide what to do with it' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 12:32 Aug 31, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated two antisemitic arson attacks on Jewish sites in Sydney and Melbourne
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Haaretz - 12:23 Aug 31, 2025
In a statement to AFP, Lyon's mayor vowed that 'the perpetrators will be sought and prosecuted,' adding that the city stands against hatred, antisemitism, and racism. Israel's foreign minister, responding to the incident, rebuked France's handling of a U.S. envoy's letter on antisemitism -
Haaretz - 12:12 Aug 31, 2025
Natalie Katz, the family friend of freed hostage Iair Horn and Eitan Horn, who remains in Gaza, wants to see Eitan returned in a deal like his brother was. 'I saw Iair return from captivity and fly to the U.S. to plead for his brother. That shows our leaders' true face' -
Haaretz - 11:58 Aug 31, 2025
One of the most encouraging recent developments has been the growing number of progressive, solidarity-minded Jews mobilizing for equality and justice for Palestinians. But we Israelis opposing the occupation need more help -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 11:36 Aug 31, 2025
The Jewish Agency for Israel is a quasi-governmental organization that serves as a central link between the State of Israel and Jewish communities around the world.
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Haaretz - 10:35 Aug 31, 2025
Israel will honor Miriam Adelson, owner of Israel Hayom who praised U.S. Jewish support for Trump's GOP, and Matthias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, the German media giant known for its staunchly pro-Israel stance and the 'Bibileaks' scandal -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 09:21 Aug 31, 2025
"The perpetrators will be sought and prosecuted. Lyon stands firm against hatred, antisemitism, and racism," the city's mayor stated.
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Haaretz - 09:09 Aug 31, 2025
The Hamas chief was the target of an IDF strike on the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in May. According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least 16 were killed and 70 were wounded in the attack -
Haaretz - 08:43 Aug 31, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's once relatively sober judgment now appears increasingly clouded amid Israel's growing isolation and his stubborn war in Gaza. Once a famously cynical realist, he now seems more and more unhinged from reality