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Haaretz - 21:11 May 05, 2026
Months of pressure from the Likud party on Orly Ades, director general of the Central Elections Committee, bore fruit. She understood that if she didn't resign, they would do to her what they have done to others – subject her to a campaign of incitement and delegitimization -
Haaretz - 20:48 May 05, 2026
Suleiman Maswadeh will leave Kan 11, where he served as the public broadcaster's diplomatic correspondent, for Channel 13 – marking the first major appointment by the network's new anti-government ownership. The move has raised questions about shareholders' intervention and broadcasting independence -
Haaretz - 20:48 May 05, 2026
Suleiman Maswadeh will leave Kan 11, where he served as the public broadcaster's diplomatic correspondent, for Channel 13 - marking the first major appointment by the network's new anti-government ownership. The move has raised questions about shareholders' intervention and broadcasting independence -
Haaretz - 20:06 May 05, 2026
30 House Democrats argue the U.S. can no longer maintain nuclear 'ambiguity' toward Israel while backing its military actions against Iran, saying continued silence risks 'miscalculation, escalation, and nuclear use,' and warn that congressional oversight has been bypassed as war powers limits expire -
Haaretz - 19:39 May 05, 2026
'Blue and White was a warm political home,' Ginzburg says as he leaves the party after being told by Benny Gantz to declare his future by noon. His exit comes after Chili Tropper also quit, saying he stayed in the Knesset 'so as not to give a coalition another vote' ahead of the draft-dodging bill -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 19:32 May 05, 2026
Netherlands Police said in a statement that the cenotaph for Dutch casualties of World War II was vandalized sometime before dawn, and they are seeking three suspects.
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 18:57 May 05, 2026
Examples from the video include, "Ramming a synagogue isn't antisemitism, it's revenge," and "It takes a serious effort not to be a tiny bit antisemitic."
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Haaretz - 18:54 May 05, 2026
To Trump, NATO is of no use if it won't bend to his will. But he could be accelerating the collapse of American power -
Haaretz - 18:13 May 05, 2026
A new survey shows more than half of Israelis think the United States exerts more influence on defense decisions regarding Israel than their own government ■ A plurality thinks West Bank settler violence is treated too leniently ■ Most expect the war with Iran to renew -
Haaretz - 18:01 May 05, 2026
One of the captains is also accused of helping smuggle a civilian out of Gaza without reporting it, an act constituting 'fraud and breach of trust,' while a reserve corporal is also charged. One defendant had already been convicted in March in a related smuggling case and was later re-indicted -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 17:58 May 05, 2026
Starmer convened the summit following the terror stabbing attacks in Golders Green last week, and a spate of arson and IED attacks on Jewish institutions in London over the last few months.
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Haaretz - 17:40 May 05, 2026
The world's attention is captured by newer wars fought by Israel and the U.S., but not much has changed in the Gaza Strip since the cease-fire was declared in October. Daily life remains a fight for survival and living conditions are deteriorating -
Haaretz - 17:18 May 05, 2026
To counter the ethnonationalism displayed in Bezalel Smotrich's twisted remarks, Yair Golan needs to flex his political and moral muscle and take the step Naftali Bennett won't -
Haaretz - 16:48 May 05, 2026
The Melkite Greek Catholic Bishops council call for urgent international protection of civilian and religious property, citing reports of demolished structures. French Catholic charity L'Oeuvre d'Orient also denounce what it calls a 'systematic destruction' of homes aimed at preventing civilian return -
Haaretz - 16:35 May 05, 2026
Many south Lebanon communities were already devastated in the 2024 war, but satellite imagery shows that recent IDF demolitions have caused even greater destruction. An Amnesty International investigator: 'This is basically the same pattern that we documented back in Gaza' -
Haaretz - 16:10 May 05, 2026
In November, the Shin Bet informed the security chief of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office of a 'specific directive' barring the prime minister's aide and spokesman from accessing the office premises due to them being national security suspects -
Haaretz - 15:34 May 05, 2026
Industry estimates point to at least 50,000 copies sold in its first week, a rare feat for an Israeli author on the list