Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 02:54 Aug 23, 2026
A few hours of airport chaos sent Israelis into a fury and the media into a frenzy. But the obsession with Ben-Gurion reflects something deeper: the country's hierarchies, its sense of superiority and above all, its need for an escape route -
Haaretz - 02:44 Aug 23, 2026
Israel's strike on a Syrian airbase has exposed a rare public rift with the Trump administration over how to deal with Turkey's growing role in Syria. Meanwhile, Washington is quietly pressing Netanyahu over Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank -
Haaretz - 02:34 Aug 23, 2026
Sources in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan say members of the victim's family set fire to houses belonging to the family of the alleged killer. Police forces called to the scene shot at the arsonists, killing two -
Haaretz - 00:05 Aug 23, 2026
One cannot create security and foil threats only by bombing. This is no substitute for diplomacy and a well-thought-out policy, something which in the Netanyahu era has become devoid of any meaning -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 23:15 Aug 22, 2026
She also reaffirmed her commitment to the safety of Jewish New Yorkers, saying, “I will throw my body against any antisemitism. I have, and I will.”
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Haaretz - 20:14 Aug 22, 2026
The opposition leader ruled out Palestinian statehood under a government he leads, drawing sharp criticism from coalition lawmakers, including Netanyahu, who questioned the credibility of his stance -
Haaretz - 19:18 Aug 22, 2026
Jerusalem's new light rail section finally opened Friday after years of construction and delys, adding 7 kilometers and 12 stations to the city's network. But low frequency and closures raise questions about whether the long-awaited upgrade is enough -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 19:05 Aug 22, 2026
In an Instagram post, Ruffalo shared a video of Safra Catz, vice chair of Oracle, discussing the technological assistance the company provided to Israel following the Hamas-led October 7 attack.
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Haaretz - 17:23 Aug 22, 2026
Yoav Segalovitz has been in talks to join Mansour Abbas' United Arab List, potentially in its No. 2 slot; a party source says his addition could reshuffle the slate elected Saturday -
Haaretz - 16:31 Aug 22, 2026
Police announced in February that it was cancelling all of its subscriptions to the newspaper because 'in accordance with readers' demands, it was decided to change the subscription to the newspaper preferred by readers,' saying that Haaretz is 'contrarian' -
Haaretz - 16:04 Aug 22, 2026
Washington is set to unveil what it calls its 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran, which has denounced the measures as illegal -
Haaretz - 14:33 Aug 22, 2026
According to Defense Minister Katz, after Syria failed to heed the warning, he and Netanyahu authorized the strike, calling U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack's account inaccurate: 'Erdogan was caught with his hand in the cookie jar and was forced to back down' -
Haaretz - 14:18 Aug 22, 2026
The IDF said no suspicious materials were found on the kites and they posed no danger, while members of local communities expressed concern: 'This is how it started before October 7' -
Haaretz - 12:48 Aug 22, 2026
The reports come after ten Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in two separate Israeli strikes on Wednesday -
Haaretz - 12:19 Aug 22, 2026
The measures under consideration would expand London's pressure campaign against Israel, with officials also weighing sanctions over alleged aid obstruction in Gaza and a possible endorsement of a nonbinding ICJ opinion that found Israel's occupation unlawful, Bloomberg reported -
Haaretz - 10:35 Aug 22, 2026
The strike comes days after multiple strikes on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strikes on the airbase, but officials said Damascus violated security understandings by allowing a Turkish military presence -
Haaretz - 10:03 Aug 22, 2026
The five were convicted of causing more than £200,000 in damage after targeting a Barclays branch over its ties to Israel's Elbit Systems. The judge said the damage, while significant, did not meet the threshold for terrorism-related sentencing -
Haaretz - 09:15 Aug 22, 2026
Employees see the decision to stop a musical based on a popular Israeli singer's songs as imposing religious standards on a government agency. The agency's acting chief is a settlement movement leader and previously served as a council head in the West Bank -
Haaretz - 08:31 Aug 22, 2026
Barrack said Turkish forces could have scrambled their jets after Israel struck the Syrian airbase without warning. He compared the incident to Turkey's 2015 downing of a Russian fighter near the Syrian border