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Released Israeli hostage recounts captivity: 'I woke up in Gaza, half-naked, surrounded by seven terrorists'

Haaretz - 18:43 Mar 25, 2025

Speaking with the New York Times, Ilana Gritzewsky revealed that her captors beat her and sexually assaulted her during her kidnapping, until she fainted. When she awoke in Gaza, she told them she was menstruating, so they beat her: 'I could sense they were disappointed'

Tags: Gaza
Kibbutz Nirim probe finds it was first to be invaded, last to receive army reinforcements

Haaretz - 18:26 Mar 25, 2025

Residents who heard IDF presentation of its probe say first wave of terrorists reached the kibbutz at 6:42 A.M. and that organized Israeli military forces did not arrive until 1:42 P.M. Kibbutz says the probe 'underscores the urgent need for state commission of inquiry
Despite army's warning, Defense Minister promises to let Syrian laborers into Israel

Haaretz - 18:14 Mar 25, 2025

Israeli defense officials say hostile elements could exploit the entry of laborers into the country, and that the defense minister's public statements regarding sensitive issues connected with Syria could lead to escalation
'Self-deportation': How Trump and Netanyahu are reading from the same playbook

Haaretz - 17:01 Mar 25, 2025

The Israeli government's 'Voluntary Emigration Bureau for Gaza residents' and U.S. President Donald Trump's ugly threats for undocumented immigrants to 'self-deport voluntarily' share the same cruel spirit
Columbia student sues Trump administration to stop deportation

Haaretz - 15:35 Mar 25, 2025

A South Korean-born Columbia student filed the suit in a bid to block her deportation, alleging that top Trump administration officials are using immigration laws as a way to suppress pro-Palestinian views

Tags: Trump
Four killed in Israeli strikes in Syria; IDF says terrorists shot at troops

Haaretz - 14:43 Mar 25, 2025

The Israeli military claims it retaliated with artillery fire after armed militants attacked them in a village in southern Syria. According to local media, at least 10 were wounded in the Israeli attack that included tanks and aircraft

Tags: Israeli Syria
Is Israel's Health Ministry encouraging women to avoid abortion in cases of high risk for Down syndrome?

Haaretz - 14:32 Mar 25, 2025

A video released by the Health Ministry was likely intended to reduce stigma around Down syndrome – but instead appears to promote the choice to carry high-risk pregnancies to term, while downplaying the challenges

Tags: Down Health Ministry
Huckabee downplays support for annexation in hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Israel

Haaretz - 14:27 Mar 25, 2025

The Senate hearing served as a showcase for Mike Huckabee's full-throated support for the Trump agenda and also captured tensions within the Jewish community surrounding his nomination – and was punctuated throughout by protesters against Huckabee's policies
Knesset passes budget as hostage families protest in chamber, police arrest anti-Netanyahu demonstrators

Haaretz - 13:41 Mar 25, 2025

The final approval of the budget prevents the collapse of the Netanyahu government. Due to the ongoing war, the budget includes unprecedented taxation, wage cuts, and deductions amounting to 24 billion shekels

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'No Other Land' co-director to be freed from Israeli custody after settler, IDF soldier attacks

Haaretz - 13:04 Mar 25, 2025

In testimony to his attorney, Hamdan Ballal recounted documenting a settler riot, during which a settler assaulted him while IDF soldiers stood by. In IDF custody, he and two others were beaten by soldiers and left outside overnight in freezing temperatures
The Iran-Sudan axis: How Israel missed its chance to normalize with Khartoum, and why it matters

Haaretz - 12:59 Mar 25, 2025

Israel's war in Gaza has rendered it toxic in Sudan. But now it seems that Prime Minister Netanyahu needs Sudan more than Sudan needs Israel
Gal Gadot's performance is the best thing about Disney's 'Snow White'

Haaretz - 12:49 Mar 25, 2025

The filmmakers set out to infuse the classic tale with feminist values, but the result feels shallow, weighed down by cringeworthy humor and a strained performance from its heroine. Only Gal Gadot makes us believe we're in a fairy tale
How Jay Footlik went from Democratic insider to player in Netanyahu's dirty wartime scandal

Haaretz - 12:34 Mar 25, 2025

Child actor, Clinton confidant, failed Congressional candidate, former lobbyist for Al Jazeera, Morocco and the Palestinian Investment Fund – and a 'solid voice' for the Jewish people. Who is Jay Footlik, the U.S. registered foreign agent now embroiled in Netanyahu's 'Qatargate'?

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An authoritarian solar system is orbiting around Trumpism. We can't take democracy for granted

Haaretz - 12:18 Mar 25, 2025

Liberal democracy, despite its flaws, has taken hundreds of years to develop and mature. Liberal democrats, from Tel Aviv to Istanbul to Seoul, must unite to protect the embattled system from the coalition of self-ordained 'strongmen'
'Unjustified and illegal': Germany condemns Israel's arrest of German journalist in West Bank

Haaretz - 12:12 Mar 25, 2025

Christian Meier was arrested for allegedly assaulting a settler, despite footage showing settlers blocking him and acting threateningly. 'Such arbitrary actions blur the line between settlers and Israeli security forces,' Germany's foreign ministry said
This author wants Israelis to confront our Jewish ghosts and demons, not repress them

Haaretz - 11:07 Mar 25, 2025

Mixing slasher films, haunted house and ancient Jewish myths, the Hebrew Boo! magazine explores how horror can help Israelis understand violence, grief and the boundaries between fiction and reality

Tags: Israelis Jewish
Here's the real reason Netanyahu is able to hold on to power in Israel

Haaretz - 10:24 Mar 25, 2025

Another demonstration and another cry from the families of hostages doesn't seem to help. This is because Israelis currently have no way to formally express dissatisfaction with a sitting government
Netanyahu gov't tells High Court it has power to fire Shin Bet chief, issue is not for courts

Haaretz - 09:08 Mar 25, 2025

In response to the High Court's injunction on the Shin Bet chief's dismissal, Netanyahu rejected claims of a conflict of interest, arguing that the court's move infringes on government's national security responsibilities, contrary to the opinion of the attorney general

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Netanyahu ally in gov't appointments panel omits son's work for PM, breaching conflict of interest agreement

Haaretz - 07:57 Mar 25, 2025

Israel Einhorn, evading questioning on ties between Netanyahu's office and Qatar, failed to report his work with the PM and Likud to the AG, despite his mother's commitment to do so in her agreement. Talia Einhorn may discuss Ronen Bar's dismissal as Shin Bet probes 'Qatargate'
Israeli defense minister, IDF chief clash over demand to review army probe into suspected security breaches

Haaretz - 07:56 Mar 25, 2025

After ordering IDF chief Zamir to review a security breach investigation, Zamir criticized the minister's public approach. Katz responded, asserting his right to give orders to subordinates as he sees fit, sparking their first spat

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