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There is no Israeli settlement without violence – even the 'mainstream' ones

Haaretz - 11:53 Aug 17, 2026

Israelis may be increasingly appalled by settler violence. But rifles and Molotov cocktails are only its most visible form – violence is built into the settlement enterprise itself
Israeli far-right rapper-influencer dismissed from police after Haaretz probe

Haaretz - 11:35 Aug 17, 2026

Yoav Eliasi, known in Israel under his pseudonym the Shadow, was commander of the Tel Aviv District security squad and was investigated on suspicion of breach of trust after a Haaretz probe found he allegedly used police connections to benefit an entertainment complex he co-owned

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Pro-Netanyahu Channel 14 misidentifies former top IDF lawyer, confronting her neighbor instead

Haaretz - 11:11 Aug 17, 2026

Tomer-Yerushalmi has been targeted by the right over her suspected leak of footage showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. Channel 14 said in response to its misidentification that the woman 'strongly resembled' the former military advocate general
Netanyahu government threatens legal action over campaign to bring Israelis living abroad back to vote

Haaretz - 10:31 Aug 17, 2026

The prime minister's Likud party claims the initiative violates election law and targets voters with certain political views, while the campaign's organizers reject the claim, saying it is nonpartisan and assists any Israeli abroad who wants to vote
A place for them? Arab-Jewish party bets on untapped voters in long-shot Knesset bid

Haaretz - 10:08 Aug 17, 2026

At a packed Jaffa event, A Place for Us All, founded by Standing Together activists, says it can 'bring in votes' to the anti-Netanyahu camp – despite fears it could waste them
Report: Iran preparing for wider war as it expects U.S. and Israel to do the same

Haaretz - 09:18 Aug 17, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reports that Tehran has given the IRGC expanded control of the country's military, while expanding its counterintelligence efforts within Iran and increasing domestic production of missiles and drones

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Poll: Anti-Netanyahu bloc widens lead, still no majority without Arab parties

Haaretz - 08:40 Aug 17, 2026

The poll predicts that ruling party Likud and opposition party Yashar are the largest parties, with 23 seats each. The Democrats and Yisrael Beiteinu maintained their strength with 10 Knesset seats, while Otzma Yehudit strengthened by two Knesset seats and also garnered 10 seats
'Whether a woman is a virgin depends on whom you ask': How virginity became a measure of women's worth in medieval Jewish culture

Haaretz - 08:26 Aug 17, 2026

Israeli scholar Avital Davidovich Eshed traces how virginity became bound up with marriage, money and family honor – and why its meaning was always a matter of interpretation
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Haaretz - 03:12 Aug 17, 2026
Israel is playing into Hezbollah's hands by impeding a breakthrough in Lebanon

Haaretz - 03:05 Aug 17, 2026

Faced with threats from Hezbollah, Beirut will likely try to convince the United States to agree to a phased process. The unresolved question is how much flexibility Trump will allow Lebanon – and what he will dictate to Israel

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Israeli police officer who strip-searched protester only reported it after Haaretz inquiry

Haaretz - 03:01 Aug 17, 2026

Only after Haaretz contacted police did the officer file a report – roughly 36 hours after the search. In 13 similar cases, protesters received a $203,000 settlement from police, which admitted no wrongdoing

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Despite the rumors, opposition politicians won't risk joining Netanyahu

Haaretz - 02:04 Aug 17, 2026

There's a new thesis terrorizing supporters of the anti-Netanyahu bloc: Bennett and Lieberman will play games, refuse to recommend Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister and flirt with the other side to extort the premiership. It won't bear fruit

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Israel, a country suffering from vertigo

Haaretz - 01:34 Aug 17, 2026

The secular Yair Lapid, who opposes religious coercion, sides with the American ambassador who wants the Land of Israel to stretch from the Euphrates to the Nile. This is vertigo in all its glory

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Israel Katz's solution for Jewish terror is fundamentally flawed

Haaretz - 01:13 Aug 17, 2026
I'm an Arab doctor at Rambam. Calling out racism should go both ways

Haaretz - 00:48 Aug 17, 2026

As an Arab woman, I'm not writing this to justify anyone's racism. I'm writing this because I'm tired of the fact that sensitivity, empathy and the right to speak freely always belong to only one side

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IDF declines to enforce order barring Israeli settlers from besieged Palestinian land

Haaretz - 21:11 Aug 16, 2026

Israeli forces deployed to prevent Jewish terror attacks are not removing violent settlers from a closed military zone. Footage shows three settlers approaching homes as a security vehicle passes by. The IDF did not respond to Haaretz

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Former Knesset speaker, Jewish Agency head Avraham Burg joins new Arab-Jewish party

Haaretz - 21:10 Aug 16, 2026

Burg, a former MK for the Labor Party, will run for Knesset on behalf of A Place For Us All. Sources told Haaretz that they believe the party is not influential enough in the Arab community to warrant a position on a joint list of Arab parties
Jared Kushner lands in Israel in bid to save Gaza truce after meeting Hamas officials in Cairo

Haaretz - 21:08 Aug 16, 2026
'Why did we all have to lie on the ground for 30 minutes?': Police raid Arab wedding in Israel

Haaretz - 21:03 Aug 16, 2026

Police raided the wedding over suspected gunfire, but searches found no weapons and no one was arrested. The groom's uncle told Haaretz: 'There were more than 100 heavily armed police officers, throwing stun grenades. We felt in a war'

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Eight Muslim countries condemn Israel's rejection of Trump's Gaza plan as Kushner lands in Israel

Haaretz - 20:41 Aug 16, 2026

The joint statement – also signed by the United Arab Emirates, Israel's closest ally in the Gulf – was issued as Jared Kushner met Hamas officials in Cairo

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