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Stop playing politics with genocide

Haaretz - 14:18 Feb 19, 2024

Genocide should not be a zero-sum game. It is a serious allegation and should never be used to shape and fit a certain political narrative. But sadly, that is what it has become, from Gaza to Turkey, via Israel and the United States
Foreign minister marks Brazilian president as persona non grata in Israel, following Gaza comments

Haaretz - 13:16 Feb 19, 2024

Brazilian President Lula compared Israel's war in Gaza to 'when Hitler decided to kill the Jews,' prompting a reprimand of the Brazilian ambassador at Yad Vashem and a sharp rebuke of the president

Tags: Gaza Brazilian
Two Israeli men given 22, 14 years in prison over gang rape of 16-year-old girl

Haaretz - 13:14 Feb 19, 2024

The two suspects, both in their thirties, will compensate the victim following the court's decision. The eight other men convicted in the case will be sentenced at a later time
Israeli scientists looking for new male infertility test make shock discovery about sperm – and hamsters

Haaretz - 13:05 Feb 19, 2024

Helped by hamsters, scientists at Israel's Technion discovered a creepy, hitherto unknown property of sperm that could lead to a fast, effective diagnostic for cryptic male infertility
ICJ debates legality of Israeli occupation; Netanyahu: Hearing harms right to self-defense

Haaretz - 10:49 Feb 19, 2024

The International Court of Justice has begun a six-day session of hearings into Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, during which an unprecedented 51 countries will speak
Two draft laws that could bring down Netanyahu's government

Haaretz - 10:26 Feb 19, 2024

Two deeply unpopular military conscription laws, which touch on profound political, security and social tensions within Israel, are likely to become the rock on which Netanyahu's government will founder – and will affect the continuation of the war in Gaza

Tags: Netanyahu's
Israeli paratrooper killed in combat in southern Gaza Strip

Haaretz - 10:08 Feb 19, 2024

Staff Sgt. Simon Shlomov immigrated to Israel from Kazakhstan in 2021, and was serving as a lone soldier in the Paratroopers Brigade of Israel's army
Ben-Gvir aides hand out gun permits to associates, media personnel and lawmaker's wife

Haaretz - 10:00 Feb 19, 2024

License applications submitted by media personalities who praised far-right minister Ben-Gvir on their platforms are suspected of being approved in an expedited process, some without meeting the criteria

Tags: Ben-Gvir
While Israel avoids discussing 'the day after' Gaza war, the Palestinians are working on a plan

Haaretz - 09:45 Feb 19, 2024

Fearing for its political future, Hamas may be pushed into joining the PLO and conceding its status in the Gaza Strip. Washington, relevant Arab states and Palestinian organizations are now locked in a race to create a realistic work plan for Gaza's future
Netanyahu fighting int'l call to recognize Palestinian state under U.S. pressure

Haaretz - 03:50 Feb 19, 2024

Prime Minster Netanyahu has begun a campaign against unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, saying that direct negotiations between the parties are the only path to establishing one. While a popular step across the board in Israel, it may do nothing to stop international recognition

Tags: Palestinian
Knesset narrowly votes against expelling left-wing lawmaker for his support of ICJ genocide case against Israel

Haaretz - 03:39 Feb 19, 2024

The expulsion vote was prompted by the Hadash party lawmaker's support for South Africa's genocide case at the ICJ. The move was backed by 85 lawmakers out of the parliament's 120, short of the 90 required for the move
PM sides with far-right to limit Arab-Israeli visits to Al-Aqsa during Ramadan

Haaretz - 01:19 Feb 19, 2024

Source says Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir's position to restrict Arab-Israeli entry to Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa during Ramadan ■ Norway to help transfer tax funds from Israel to PA ■ Report: Iran warned Hezbollah 'not to give Netanyahu reason to start war'

Tags: Arab-Israeli Al-Aqsa Ramadan
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Haaretz - 23:08 Feb 18, 2024
Israeli society is suffering from Versailles syndrome

Haaretz - 22:50 Feb 18, 2024
Netanyahu is not the only one fleeing from a cease-fire

Haaretz - 22:49 Feb 18, 2024
Wanted: 90 collaborators to sabotage Israel's fragile wartime democracy

Haaretz - 22:36 Feb 18, 2024
Israel's decision on Ramadan prayers is a farce. It could end in tragedy

Haaretz - 22:04 Feb 18, 2024

Ben-Gvir wasn't entirely successful in his attempt to impose sweeping limits on Arab-Israeli worshippers at Al-Aqsa. That didn't stop him from gloating – and risking the start of a religious conflict
Israel's top court denies petition for Gaza detainees to access legal representation

Haaretz - 21:48 Feb 18, 2024

Families of 62 Gaza residents detained during the war and held in Israel requested information about them and their place of detention. The Justices dismissed the petition on technical grounds, citing that the petition involved different cases that hinder clarity

Tags: Gaza
Netanyahu backs far-right demand to limit Arab-Israeli worshippers at Al-Aqsa during Ramadan

Haaretz - 20:27 Feb 18, 2024

Age restrictions and residential areas of the worshippers will only be determined in upcoming deliberations, likely based on the police's position. Security officials warned the prime minister against intentions to prevent Muslim Palestinians from accessing the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Ramallah calls on U.S. to back Palestinian Authority as UN member state

Haaretz - 19:54 Feb 18, 2024

A senior Palestinian Authority official told Haaretz that the international community should accompany declarations for a two-state solution with deeds that will prove its seriousness. The PA's prime minister said that it is prepared to cooperate with Hamas, provided that the latter accepts 'preconditions'

Tags: Palestinian Authority

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