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Jewish Agency chairman cancels trip to South Africa over fears of possible arrest

Haaretz - 17:17 Aug 31, 2025

Advised not to travel, Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog, a retired Israeli army general, canceled a planned visit to Cape Town after concerns he could be detained

Tags: Jewish Agency
Lamp wicks that may be the earliest known identified in Israel

Haaretz - 17:13 Aug 31, 2025

A random strip of ancient textile can't be associated with use. A mineralized twisted strip of linen inside an ancient oil lamp from 4,500 to 4,000 years ago can have no other explanation
Netanyahu ignores August 2024's painful lesson: Military pressure endangers the hostages

Haaretz - 16:33 Aug 31, 2025

It's been one year since the bodies of six hostages were recovered from a tunnel in Rafah. As Israel prepares to takeover Gaza City – despite the hostage families pleas' – Benjamin Netanyahu clearly hasn't learned anything
Israel Police can't search phones without a warrant, top court rules

Haaretz - 15:41 Aug 31, 2025

In a landmark decision, the High Court of Justice ruled that police must obtain a warrant before searching suspects' phones or computers, even with consent, citing privacy rights. The ruling takes effect in 18 months to give lawmakers time to regulate the issue by law
'When a missile hits, you don't hear the explosion': Ukrainian women in Gaza dream of their homeland

Haaretz - 14:18 Aug 31, 2025

Ukrainian women who made Gaza their home aren't concerned with politics: they just want to save their families and are calling on their war-torn homeland – from which millions have fled – to take back its refugees

Tags: Gaza Ukrainian
Greta Thunberg, celebrities and activists embark on third aid flotilla headed to Gaza Strip

Haaretz - 14:15 Aug 31, 2025

The Global Sumud Flotilla will be joined by 20 boats from 44 countries on its way to the Gaza Strip, as celebrities and activists on board demand Israel open a humanitarian sea corridor allowing them to supply food, water and medicine to the besieged enclave

Tags: Gaza Strip
We Israelis are part of a mafia crime family. It's our job to fight against it from within

Haaretz - 14:07 Aug 31, 2025

The criminal, felonious, unforgivable project of Gaza's destruction is an all-Israeli project. It could not have happened without the cooperation – whether through active contribution or silence – of all parts of Jewish Israeli society
Hundreds of Israeli high schoolers announce school strike to call for Gaza hostages release

Haaretz - 14:02 Aug 31, 2025

A day before the new school year is set to open, students at 45 schools have joined an initiative to strike in solidarity with the hostage families. 'We cannot festively kick off the school year, as if there's no war and no hostages,' said one organizer
'We will not remain silent': In denouncing Gaza war, Hungarian Jews set off firestorm

Haaretz - 13:35 Aug 31, 2025

Hundreds of Hungarian Jews have signed a letter stating that the 'extremist statements' of the Israeli government and their own establishment do not represent them. The backlash from the local community was swift and harsh. The letter notes that protests against the war in Gaza have been largely banned in Hungary

Tags: Gaza Hungarian Jews
Ben-Gvir seeks powers to access sensitive Israel Police investigation intelligence

Haaretz - 12:50 Aug 31, 2025

This would grant him access to sensitive intelligence on thousands of cases. One official warned, 'Imagine if a corruption case against a minister or a Jewish terrorism case landed on Ben-Gvir's desk, he would see the intelligence and decide what to do with it'
'Intolerable': 'Free Gaza' vandalized onto Holocaust memorial in Lyon, France

Haaretz - 12:23 Aug 31, 2025

In a statement to AFP, Lyon's mayor vowed that 'the perpetrators will be sought and prosecuted,' adding that the city stands against hatred, antisemitism, and racism. Israel's foreign minister, responding to the incident, rebuked France's handling of a U.S. envoy's letter on antisemitism
'Israel's decision to occupy Gaza City forces families to sacrifice their loved ones'

Haaretz - 12:12 Aug 31, 2025

Natalie Katz, the family friend of freed hostage Iair Horn and Eitan Horn, who remains in Gaza, wants to see Eitan returned in a deal like his brother was. 'I saw Iair return from captivity and fly to the U.S. to plead for his brother. That shows our leaders' true face'
Israel needs you, Jews abroad: Come and join the struggle for justice in the West Bank

Haaretz - 11:58 Aug 31, 2025

One of the most encouraging recent developments has been the growing number of progressive, solidarity-minded Jews mobilizing for equality and justice for Palestinians. But we Israelis opposing the occupation need more help

Tags: Jews
Israel's President Herzog to award presidential medal to Miriam Adelson and Netanyahu-linked German media mogul

Haaretz - 10:35 Aug 31, 2025

Israel will honor Miriam Adelson, owner of Israel Hayom who praised U.S. Jewish support for Trump's GOP, and Matthias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, the German media giant known for its staunchly pro-Israel stance and the 'Bibileaks' scandal

Tags: Miriam Adelson
Hamas confirms death of military leader Mohammed Sinwar, months after Israel said it killed him

Haaretz - 09:09 Aug 31, 2025

The Hamas chief was the target of an IDF strike on the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in May. According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least 16 were killed and 70 were wounded in the attack
From political opportunist to populist demagogue: How Netanyahu has changed since October 7

Haaretz - 08:43 Aug 31, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's once relatively sober judgment now appears increasingly clouded amid Israel's growing isolation and his stubborn war in Gaza. Once a famously cynical realist, he now seems more and more unhinged from reality
Israelis protesting Gaza's annihilation are fighting for the survival of liberal democracy

Haaretz - 08:08 Aug 31, 2025

The war crimes in Gaza are taking place in the name of democracy, with very little opposition
Israel's President Herzog may pardon Jewish terrorist to ease right-wing opposition to hostage deal

Haaretz - 07:25 Aug 31, 2025

Ami Popper, who murdered seven Palestinian workers, is set to be released in five years. According to sources, the president and justice ministry are exploring measures to ease right-wing opposition to ending the Gaza war and a deal that would release Palestinian prisoners
Israeli June attack lightly wounded Iranian president, tracked via bodyguards, NYT reports

Haaretz - 06:37 Aug 31, 2025

Israeli intelligence reportedly hacked the phones of the bodyguards accompanying Iran's highest-ranking officials, tracking their location and bombing a high-level meeting in western Tehran
IDF chief: 'Most of Hamas' leadership abroad, and we will reach them as well'

Haaretz - 03:31 Aug 31, 2025

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