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Israeli buffer zone in south Lebanon? Beirut politicians are busy with party politics

Haaretz - 18:17 Dec 14, 2023

Even if an outline is found to remove Hezbollah from the border, Lebanese politicians might be more focused on who fills the country's vacant presidency, as their political and economic situation makes action unlikely
Hamas' Gaza fortress is a battlefield like no other in the world

Haaretz - 18:05 Dec 14, 2023

Anyone asking why the Israeli army, with all its advanced capabilities, needs to wage a ground operation in Gaza in order to defeat Hamas, doesn't understand the unique challenges of the territory. All of Israel's options there are deadly

Tags: Gaza
Top Polish leaders, including President Duda, celebrate Hanukkah in parliament after antisemitic incident

Haaretz - 17:44 Dec 14, 2023

Grzegorz Braun, a pro-Russian member of the Confederation party, has previously alleged a conspiracy to turn Poland into a 'Jewish state.' New Prime Minister Tusk called the incident a disgrace, as Israel's ambassador to Poland called 'to banish the darkness, now!'
Gaza war tensions roil campuses; Brown protesters arrested; Haverford building occupied

Haaretz - 17:07 Dec 14, 2023

Dozens of students arrested after refusing to leave a college building due to protesting Israel's operation in Gaza, the second round of arrests in under a month

Tags: Gaza
Banning violent settlers: U.S. and Europe formulating criteria on who will be refused entry

Haaretz - 16:45 Dec 14, 2023

As momentum grows for international action against violent Israeli settlers, the U.S., U.K. and EU look for ways to implement and enforce visa bans and other restrictions for those committing violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
U.K. reports Houthi missiles target additional cargo ship near Yemen

Haaretz - 15:58 Dec 14, 2023

The ship, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel, was ordered to change course after a missile nearly hit it while sailing in the Bab al-Mandab strait off the coast of Yemen. The U.K., who reported the incident, suspects the Houthi rebels to be behind it

Tags: Houthi Yemen
Netanyahu says Oct 7 death toll equal to Oslo's – more manipulation and evasion of responsibility

Haaretz - 14:42 Dec 14, 2023

The prime minister did not elaborate on the calculation behind his claim, but further examination shows that such data can be manipulated, and requires context. Above all, Netanyahu bears at least part of the responsibility here too

Tags: Netanyahu
A despicable campaign to exploit antisemitism and suppress pro-Palestinian voices

Haaretz - 14:39 Dec 14, 2023

As a Yale professor and Israeli son of Holocaust survivors, I fear the rise of antisemitism in the U.S. But the orchestrated rage against university presidents is targeting pro-Palestinian speech, not antisemitism– and it's fueled by a sinister coalition of anti-democratic bigots

Tags: Palestinian
Controversial award ceremony for the Hannah Arendt Prize postponed

Haaretz - 13:52 Dec 14, 2023

Masha Gessen was criticized for statements that appeared in an article in the U.S. magazine The New Yorker, in which they are said to have compared the situation in Gaza with the Jewish ghettos in occupied Europe during World War II
The values behind Biden's Israel and Ukraine policies

Haaretz - 13:47 Dec 14, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden's handling of the Ukraine and Gaza wars and crises has been exemplary, and so far successful. Both countries are fortunate that these wars happened under a leader who is both a liberal interventionist and realist

Tags: Ukraine
Three Palestinians killed in exchange of fire between IDF and gunmen in Jenin

Haaretz - 13:32 Dec 14, 2023

Israeli soldiers were filmed using a mosque loudspeaker in the refugee camp to appeal to the residents of the camp, as well as singing Hanukkah songs. The IDF said the soldiers were immediately removed from operational duty
Israel approves supplementary wartime budget for 2023

Haaretz - 12:22 Dec 14, 2023

The amendment was ratified by a vote of 58 lawmakers in favor and 44 opposed. Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel of Netanyahu's Likud party was absent from the vote and Likud MK Yuli Edelstein initially voted in favor, but later asked to amend his vote to abstain
Top Hamas official suggests recognizing Israel, following official PLO stance

Haaretz - 11:26 Dec 14, 2023

It is not clear if Abu Marzouk's stance as portrayed in an interview with Al-Monitor represents the organization's position. He also justified the Oct 7 Hamas attack and said it achieved the organization's goals: 'Everyone is talking about the Palestinian cause'
Hadassah women group slams Red Cross' failure to treat Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza by Hamas

Haaretz - 10:44 Dec 14, 2023

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, sent a letter to the Red Cross president who is visiting Israel: 'Has the Red Cross ever before failed to care for hostages and victims of armed aggression in such a blatant way, or is this treatment reserved for individuals abducted from Israel?'

Tags: Red Cross Hadassah
Fears of a Gaza quagmire: Is Israel in another long war of attrition?

Haaretz - 10:32 Dec 14, 2023

The political and military echelons fantasize about a long war without any plans to end it, ignore the hostages, and believe the public is getting used to military losses
Israeli army names soldier killed in Gaza fighting on Wednesday

Haaretz - 08:23 Dec 14, 2023

Master Sergeant (res.) Elisha Levinshtern, 38, of Harish, was killed on Wednesday in the southern Gaza Strip by an anti-tank missile hit to the tank he was. Levinshtern is survived by his wife, Hadas, and his six children

Tags: Wednesday
Senior U.S. official: Hamas leader Sinwar's days are numbered

Haaretz - 04:07 Dec 14, 2023

U.S. National Security Advisor arrives in Israel, meets with War Cabinet, ahead of Friday meeting with Abbas ■ Biden wants Israel to be focused on how to save Gazan civilians ■ Mossad say seven people arrested in Europe for planning terror attack against Jews operated on behalf of Hamas ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; over 138 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run health ministry says 18,608 killed, 50,594 wounded in Gaza

Tags: Hamas
Shujaiyeh battle exposes Israeli army flaws, but doesn't indicate a shift in Gaza fighting

Haaretz - 04:03 Dec 14, 2023

The Israeli army has never experienced such prolonged fighting in a dense urban area and therefore cannot yet declare control of the northern Gaza Strip. However, a real change in the nature of the fighting will be brought about not by Hamas, but by increased U.S. pressure
Ben-Gvir's ministry runs 'like a crime organization has taken over'

Haaretz - 04:03 Dec 14, 2023

The security minister casts fear over his employees and interferes incessantly with their work to promote his political interests, sources say. He surrounds himself with senior police officers to bolster his public image and is 'obsessed with the media', another source describes
Rain forces Gazans out of makeshift camps, increases risk of disease

Haaretz - 23:22 Dec 13, 2023

Floods at camps for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza have exacerbated the already severe humanitarian crisis affecting tens of thousands of families. Even more worrying is the apparent inability of UNRWA and other aid organizations to provide assistance

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