The push to hire teachers from India and Sri Lanka follows a plan to shutter the Education Ministry and shift hiring to local authorities. This trades national standards for cheap, short-term fixes, abandoning high-quality planning
Minutes reviewed by Haaretz prove that Netanyahu lied, distorted and omitted facts in his version of the events of October 7 and the decision-making that led to the intelligence failure, which he published in a 55-page declassified document
Netanyahu seeks a presidential pardon while simultaneously labeling the officials reviewing his case as 'deep state' actors and criminals. Destroying trust in law enforcement is a key element in his program to win first and fix it later
Classified minutes are not Netanyahu's private property, and he cannot make selective use of them. These minutes should be published in full so that the public can see the complete picture
Netanyahu's response to the state comptroller reveals a leader who failed to hold strategic debates on Gaza. By ignoring his duty to adopt a long-term security concept, he acted as a tactical officer rather than a statesman
According to the Associated Press, Edelman, the bobsled team's pilot who posted the announcement, was not at the site of the robbery, but the team's coach, Itamar Shprinz, was.
Counterprotesters blocked cars and splashed an unknown oily substance, leading to one instance of hospitalization. 'At first I was sure it was water, but it really burned,' an 85-year-old protester said. Speakers included freed hostages and defense officials
'The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis,' the Prime Minister's Office statement read
Child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's maintenance staff and his personal assistant referred to the property as 'Ehud's apartment.' The former Israeli prime minister and his wife stayed in the apartment after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old girl
If Netanyahu attends the convention, it would mark his first meeting with Arab leaders since October 7, 2023. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip continues to face a 43 percent shortage of medication and a 66 percent shortage for medical equipment
The Dutch government will report to parliament on steps to limit Israeli arms imports, reflecting a push for greater European defense autonomy. The move signals the Netherlands' cautious stance toward Israel since the Gaza war
Archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem offer new insight into the prolonged drought that once struck the city, and the creative ways its residents responded
Gaza provides an exaggerated glimpse of political processes now visible in the West. As democracy lurches out of control, technocrats are summoned to restore order. The same could happen in other – quite surprising – countries
A herd of cattle from a nearby outpost stormed a Palestinian family's yard, munching on everything in sight – including the reeking pile of trash settlers dumped there days earlier. Israeli soldiers palled around with the intruders, while the residents hid indoors. Another day in the Jordan Valley
Historian Dr. Hila Shalem Baharad explains how state policy enabled Ashkenazi immigrants to leave the transit camps in the 1950s while Mizrahim were left behind – creating enduring social rifts that Israel has yet to rectify