Israel news feed
-
Haaretz - 20:05 Aug 04, 2025
A new museum exhibit revisits the 90-year history of the Jewish Orphans' Home of New Orleans, once described as the 'pride of every Southern Israelite' -
Haaretz - 19:47 Aug 04, 2025
The deaths of two Arab men in northern Israel show rising violence in Arab communities, with 150 murders in 2025 – a sharp rise from past years. This surge follows Itamar Ben-Gvir's 2022 appointment as police minister, raising concerns over growing violence and weak police response -
Haaretz - 19:22 Aug 04, 2025
'We show the army and police where they come from — it doesn't help,' says Palestinian farm owner after settlers torch building and damage orchards. Settler violence has surged across the West Bank in recent weeks, with devastating consequences -
Haaretz - 18:59 Aug 04, 2025
'I am appalled by the crisis in Gaza and recognize the deep emotional impact this has had across our community and wider society,' said head of the Royal Ballet and Opera Alex Beard. The cancelation comes after almost 200 opera employees signed an open letter in favor of banning 'any current or future performances in Israel' -
Haaretz - 18:53 Aug 04, 2025
Some may shrug off the artists who signed, but they know condemning the atrocities unfolding isn't echoing Israel haters or 'inciting against' soldiers. It's a call to save them from a forever war with no end other than destruction -
Haaretz - 18:29 Aug 04, 2025
In a rare joint appeal, former Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF heads call for an immediate end to the Gaza war, warning it now serves 'messianic and extremist goals' and is leading to 'the loss of Israel's security and its freedom'; right-wing pundits slam video as propaganda -
Haaretz - 17:58 Aug 04, 2025
The requirement is largely symbolic, as at least 34 states already have anti-BDS laws or policies, according to a University of Pennsylvania law journal. It applies to at least $1.9 billion that states rely on to cover search and rescue equipment -
Haaretz - 17:19 Aug 04, 2025
Mike Johnson's visit to the West Bank marked his first visit to the Israeli-controlled territory since being confirmed as House Speaker. In June, he was meant to address the Knesset in Jerusalem, but his trip was cancelled due to the Israel-Iran war -
Haaretz - 16:46 Aug 04, 2025
Operation Gideon's Chariots was meant to pressure Hamas and dull global focus – but it instead escalated humanitarian, diplomatic, and economic fallout. As Netanyahu flirts with a shift in strategy, Israel faces a costly reckoning over both its war aims and its long-term role in Gaza -
Haaretz - 15:59 Aug 04, 2025
American Jewish Committee's donation to the New York Archdiocese aims to help repair Gaza's only Catholic church, damaged during a July military operation. The move comes amid growing scrutiny over civilian harm and interfaith solidarity efforts -
Haaretz - 15:58 Aug 04, 2025
Our August reading picks: Historian Shari Rabin traces rural Jewish life in the American South; Vivienne Silver-Brody honors her slain friend Vivian Silver in a photo book of Palestine–Eretz Israel; and Eli Valley elevates the grotesque by dragging it into the light -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 15:57 Aug 04, 2025
CAGE complained that UKLFI and CAA have helped legitimise Israel’s "racist, apartheid and genocidal policies," bringing "malicious complaints... to silence pro-Palestinian voices."
-
Haaretz - 15:35 Aug 04, 2025
During his tenure, Edelstein refused to advance the ultra-Orthodox exemption bill, which led the Haredi parties to withdraw from the coalition amid concerns for the fate of yeshiva students who had received draft orders and are now considered draft dodgers -
Haaretz - 15:25 Aug 04, 2025
Religious Zionism MK Rothman says any action Israel is taking in Gaza aimed at advancing a hostage deal undermines the war's objectives. 'Creating the conditions for a deal means keeping Hamas alive' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 14:43 Aug 04, 2025
“Australia used to be thought of as a safe haven for Jews, but that image has unfortunately been shattered over the last two years,” CAM CEO Sacha Roytman Dratwa
-
Haaretz - 14:41 Aug 04, 2025
On Instagram and TikTok, only a handful of Israeli influencers dare voice opinions now seen as leftist – from calls to end the war and famine in Gaza to demands to bring the hostages home. In today's climate, even that invites hate. They're scared – but they keep going -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 14:16 Aug 04, 2025
Israeli energy group Bazan buys 52% stake in US oil firm Cantium, marking its strategic entry into upstream operations.
-
JPost.com - Energy & Infrastructure - 14:16 Aug 04, 2025
-
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 13:51 Aug 04, 2025
In 2024, the number of antisemitic crimes motivated by religious ideology or politics (relating to foreign elements) rose significantly, surpassing those by right-wing extremists.
-
Haaretz - 13:01 Aug 04, 2025
Kobi Ohel, whose son Alon is still in captivity, says that he could not watch recent videos showing emaciated Israeli hostages. 'I don't even know if I want Hamas to release a video of Alon or not'