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Haaretz - 20:56 May 25, 2025
The State Prosecutor's Office says Chief Superintendent Amit Pollak acted illegally by strangling a protester and ordering his arrest. His wife is also charged after throwing his phone into the sea to prevent its seizure by the Internal Police Investigations Department -
Haaretz - 20:41 May 25, 2025
Wenkert said he spent six and a half months alone in captivity, and that his captors purposely distorted his sense of time. After the army entered Rafah, they 'risked my life for fun,' he said -
Haaretz - 20:17 May 25, 2025
Israel's Defense Minister barred the Military Advocate General from speaking at conferences with a 'political or polemical character' during wartime. The IDF chief of staff later approved her appearance, citing the 'supreme importance' of addressing allegations against IDF soldiers -
Haaretz - 19:18 May 25, 2025
Officials in the prime minister's office told Channel 13 that Sara Netanyahu interviewed the senior IDF officer in her husband's office, while his chief of staff stood outside to prevent anyone from entering -
Haaretz - 19:11 May 25, 2025
The Knesset's Ethics Committee ruled that the Deputy Knesset Speaker's statement was a 'political expression clearly reflecting the MK's ideology,' while noting that his comments 'do not bring honor to the Knesset as an institution' -
Haaretz - 18:58 May 25, 2025
Israel's public broadcaster revealed that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist party used public funds to pay for a campaign of social media influencers asked to 'explicitly thank the minister for his personal commitment to the IDF reservists' -
Haaretz - 18:42 May 25, 2025
The IDF's renewed offensive has brought a wave of intense strikes targeting Gaza's hospitals, leaving many heavily damaged. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, 400,000 people now lack access to functioning medical care, and the remaining hospitals are overwhelmed -
Haaretz - 17:47 May 25, 2025
IDF: 75% of Gaza to be occupied in two months; 2 million civilians to be concentrated in three zones
The IDF believes the evacuation will push Hamas into collapse and a governance crisis, forcing it back to hostage talks on Israel's terms. Despite heavy losses, Hamas's military wing is still seen as operational, with around 40,000 fighters – similar to pre-October 7 levels – and thousands of rockets -
Haaretz - 17:01 May 25, 2025
Say Their Names, an event at Tel Aviv's Radical Idea House, spotlights the nexus between children and wartime language, testimonies and international law. Plus, Jacques Lacan is having a moment in Israel – and in Hebrew -
Haaretz - 16:24 May 25, 2025
Toby Trackman's powerful new documentary, The Last Musician of Auschwitz, uncovers the hidden musical legacies of the camp's prisoners – and finds unexpected influence in David Lynch, Massive Attack, and the enduring strength of resistance through song -
Haaretz - 16:20 May 25, 2025
From a defining symbol of early Zionist culture to a beloved beachfront spectacle, Avi Weissblei's 'Hora,' a documentary screened at the DocAviv festival, traces the surprisingly moving story of Israeli folk dance -
Haaretz - 16:01 May 25, 2025
The killing of two Israeli diplomats by a Chicago native has triggered mostly celebratory reactions across Arab social media. Some even compared the shooter to the late Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar, commending his defiance -
Haaretz - 15:52 May 25, 2025
Instead of diplomatically representing Israel in Washington, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter has chosen partisan attacks on Netanyahu's critics – ignoring that most Israelis want an end to the Gaza war and a deal to free all hostages -
Haaretz - 14:42 May 25, 2025
Following a request from a Swiss NGO, the Swiss government is considering investigating the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, which the UN has declined to support. A Haaretz report said Netanyahu's office selected the group without proper procedures or informing the defense establishment -
Haaretz - 14:42 May 25, 2025
From college campuses to Capitol Hill hearings, the discourse has not only deflected from the realities of war, hostages, occupation and Israel's internal unraveling. It has distorted the very terms of debate -
Haaretz - 14:30 May 25, 2025
The right-wing organization that prepared the American blueprint for for dismantling liberal democracy in Trump's second term is 'making aliyah,' cozying up to Netanyahu's government through like-minded groups, such as the powerful Kohelet Policy forum -
Haaretz - 14:29 May 25, 2025
Yana Pevzner went to her brother's shamanic center in the Peruvian jungle to understand why she was not a mother. Along the way she forgave the entire male sex -
Haaretz - 14:28 May 25, 2025
The philosopher and author talks to Haaretz about the parallels between him and his Nazi-fleeing grandmother, how antisemitism is being weaponized in the U.S. and his plan to build a global network against authoritarianism -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 13:46 May 25, 2025
Canadian Jews reported concerns regarding their safety and antisemitism in the months before the recent election.