Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 03:25 Jan 19, 2026
Netanyahu is and has always been a megalomaniac, but his takeover of Israel was done with the support of otherwise normal, lawful people -
Haaretz - 03:23 Jan 19, 2026
Most segments of Israeli society now openly subscribe to right-wing ideologies and Jewish supremacy, and Netanyahu and his supposed political rivals are all elbowing for the same vote, with the same racist, undemocratic policies -
Haaretz - 03:20 Jan 19, 2026
Miki Zohar and the Netanyahu government are cancelling prizes for art and culture, seen as awards for critics of the regime -
Haaretz - 23:21 Jan 18, 2026
As Hamas resumes fundraising and attempts to revive weapons production, Israeli defense officials worry the plan being implemented is different from the one discussed. 'They plan on building towers in Gaza from which IDF installations can be observed- it's unthinkable' a source says -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 21:32 Jan 18, 2026
The three textbooks and one middle school dictionary included a paragraph stating that "1,200 Jewish settlers" were killed "in a series of Hamas attacks."
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Haaretz - 20:31 Jan 18, 2026
Pitched as a temporary solution to replace Hamas in Gaza, the members of Donald Trump's Board of Peace are being announced this week. But the Palestinians who would actually live under its governance in Gaza dismiss the initiative as a U.S.-led effort to control Gaza from outside -
Haaretz - 20:16 Jan 18, 2026
If neither Hamas nor Netanyahu want the Gaza cease-fire, why would grand announcements and vague plans, against the backdrop of the immense geopolitical chaos wrought by Trump, change anything on the ground? -
Haaretz - 20:03 Jan 18, 2026
A closer look at the history of U.S. aid to Israel and Netanyahu's proposal to phase it out reveals less a rupture with Washington than a strategic recalibration shaped by Trump-era isolationism, domestic U.S. politics, and Israel's enduring dependence on American power -
Haaretz - 19:50 Jan 18, 2026
Charlie Kirk railed against the 'right' people and things: Islam, Palestinians and the protesters who support them, liberal values, the general concept of 'wokeness' and progressivism. For this Israeli government, that alone grants him a place of honor -
Haaretz - 19:19 Jan 18, 2026
Notable recipients include eStreet Energy, which plans to convert streetlights into EV chargers, and SolarWin, aiming to pair solar panels with agriculture. The funding supports diverse initiatives, from wave-generated electricity to educational programs for disadvantaged youth -
Haaretz - 18:26 Jan 18, 2026
In a conversation with Ben Shapiro, the presumed 2028 Democratic frontrunner affirmed Hamas as a terrorist group, but said attacks on civilians in Gaza 'weren't just collateral,' and revealed that in a conversation with Netanyahu after October 7, 'I kept talking about Hamas, he kept talking about Palestinians' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 18:24 Jan 18, 2026
CC Craig Guilford offered no apology for the erroneous policing of the Maccabi match, blaming "political and media frenzy" for his departure.
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Haaretz - 18:15 Jan 18, 2026
If Israelis continue to vote for Ben-Gvir, who is turning the Israel Police into a political militia that prefers fighting Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer fans to fighting a settlers carrying out pogroms against Palestinians – the courts cannot save us -
Haaretz - 17:05 Jan 18, 2026
The proposed acquisition would hand Ondas a majority stake in mPrest, whose technology is critical to Iron Dome's operation and subject to Israeli defense approval -
Haaretz - 16:47 Jan 18, 2026
Netanyahu has perfected his manipulations of U.S. presidents over decades, and he is using it on this president, too. If Trump seeks an Israeli partner aligned more closely with his positions on Gaza and the West Bank, then he should invest in Israel's opposition, not its extremists -
Haaretz - 16:33 Jan 18, 2026
Tchaikovsky's 'Iolanta' debuts in Israel for the first time. Plus, contemporary pop stars keep cranking out duets with Israel's older stars, and a biography on a pioneering Israeli feminist hits the shelves -
Haaretz - 16:10 Jan 18, 2026
President Pezeshkian's threat comes after Trump hinted at regime change in an interview with Politico, calling for 'new leadership in Iran' -
Haaretz - 16:08 Jan 18, 2026
'A Private Life,' starring Jodie Foster as an American-French psychiatrist, shows French films are still smart and funny, though a showing with English subtitles might be hard to come by. Meanwhile, the musical U.S. comedy-drama 'Song Sung Blue' is a touching recreation of a barely believable tale