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Peter Beinart: 'I feared ethnic cleansing on a large scale, but I couldn't imagine Gaza'

Haaretz - 19:28 Mar 09, 2025
Arab representation on Israeli television and radio hits historic low during 2024

Haaretz - 19:12 Mar 09, 2025

Only 1.4 percent of interviewees, analysts and others heard and seen on broadcasts were Arab, despite Arab Israelis accounting for one-fifth of the population

Tags: Arab
Prominent pro-Palestinian Columbia activist detained by U.S. immigration authority

Haaretz - 18:16 Mar 09, 2025

Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was a lead negotiator for the protesters during last spring's Gaza solidarity encampment on campus, was detained on university property. The arrest follows Trump's executive order on antisemitism from last month
Voting for delegates to upcoming Zionist Congress kicks off in U.S. on Monday

Haaretz - 18:13 Mar 09, 2025

American Jews will be choosing from 21 slates, ranging from ultra-Orthodox to progressive Zionist. Following the last elections in 2020, the progressive American Jews lost their long-standing majority in the Zionist Congress

Tags: Zionist Congress
For the hostages in Gaza, the Red Cross is neutral. But we are not bystanders

Haaretz - 18:09 Mar 09, 2025

Neutrality provides us with the ability to try and influence both sides act in accordance with the laws of war
A play about identifying the dead of October 7 will help Israelis heal

Haaretz - 17:59 Mar 09, 2025

Roee Joseph wrote 'Shura' after helping identify bodies as part of his army reserve duty early in the war. His contrast between detachment and empathy is fascinating
Trump's podcast pals are mainstreaming America's worst anti-Jewish conspiracy theorists

Haaretz - 17:54 Mar 09, 2025

U.S. Jews have debated when would be the proper time to sound the alarm: Would it be with Elon Musk's Inauguration Day salute? Steve Bannon mimicking the gesture one month later at CPAC? If the last week has proven anything, we may be past the point of forecasting
As Netanyahu's circle of billionaires shrinks, one wealthy buddy stays loyal

Haaretz - 17:34 Mar 09, 2025

Since he started out in politics, Netanyahu has cultivated wealthy Jewish backers like the Adelsons and Arnon Milchan. Now British real estate magnate Zak Gertler stands alone in his loyalty. Is it true friendship or will it end the same?
Ohio Rabbi disinvited from rally against white supremacy because of pro-Israel views

Haaretz - 17:14 Mar 09, 2025

Rabbi Ari Jun was initially invited to speak at the rally, organized to counter a neo-Nazi demonstration, but the invitation was later rescinded. 'allowing Zionists to participate undermines the original goal of the demonstration,' one of the organizers wrote
Israeli energy minister orders to cut off all electricity to Gaza. Hamas Energy Authority: No power in Gaza anyway

Haaretz - 16:53 Mar 09, 2025

Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Israel would use 'all means available' to secure the return of Israeli hostages. The move is not expected to affect Gaza's electricity supply, which was cut off on October 7, 2023. Head of Gaza's Energy Authority: 'Power station isn't operating anyway'

Tags: Israeli
Russia isn't ruling out Iran's limiting its nuclear program, eyes a role in Israeli-Palestinian talks

Haaretz - 16:46 Mar 09, 2025

In a first official statement of its kind, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova tells Haaretz of potential compromises by Tehran. With U.S.-Russia relations improving, Moscow is also expressing a desire to collaborate to address Middle East issues

Tags: Russia
'The politicians need to feel the great despair and devastation of the people here'

Haaretz - 15:34 Mar 09, 2025

The brother-in-law of Tal Haimi, whose body is being held in Gaza, says he essentially lost all his family and friends on October 7, 2023. Those whoe were not the same after that dark day
Former mayor of central Israeli city wounded in Tel Aviv car explosion

Haaretz - 15:24 Mar 09, 2025

Shlomo Lahiani, the ex-mayor of Bat Yam, was targeted in his vehicle for the second time in 14 months ■ An additional driver was moderately wounded
Ramadan TV series on early Islamic ruler met with bans and controversy in the Middle East

Haaretz - 13:33 Mar 09, 2025

'Muawiya,' thought to be the most expensive Ramadan series ever made, tells the story of the first Umayyad caliph, who remains a contentious figure, especially among Shia Muslims. Some religious leaders claim it 'threatens the fabric of society'

Tags: Ramadan
Israeli defense industry sees opportunities as Trump distances U.S. from NATO and Ukraine

Haaretz - 13:27 Mar 09, 2025

Israel is the only country whose weapons regularly encounter the Russian counterparts. That advantage, and possible looser restrictions if NATO weakens, could lead to more share surges for companies like Elbit Systems

Tags: NATO
Assad holdouts, brutal jihadists and a new regime: Inside Syria's web of horrific, deadly clashes

Haaretz - 12:53 Mar 09, 2025

If not stopped, Syria could mirror post-Saddam Iraq, where army holdouts joined al-Qaida, fueling a bloody civil war. Leader al-Sharaa struggles to control militias, including former rebel allies who helped him topple Assad

Tags: Assad
How Trump is bulldozing Netanyahu on a Gaza deal

Haaretz - 11:34 Mar 09, 2025

Benjamin Netanyahu is both petrified and deeply jealous of Donald Trump, who has taken ownership of the hostage issue. But above all, he can't say no to the U.S. president
'Returning to war in Gaza will kill hostages': Families camp outside Israeli defense ministry

Haaretz - 10:53 Mar 09, 2025

Activists and hostages' relatives camped overnight outside the defense ministry and IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, vowing to continue protesting for the next few days. 'We must pressure decision-makers for a full deal and oppose returning to war'
Why is Netanyahu's Israel cozying up to Europe's antisemitic far right?

Haaretz - 10:07 Mar 09, 2025

They claim to 'love' Israel but they hate Jews. And despite this fact, Israel's foreign ministry is reaching out to make friends

Tags: Israel
Israeli university presidents threaten strike, public protest if Netanyahu government fires AG

Haaretz - 10:06 Mar 09, 2025

The presidents of eight Israeli universities warned of an 'unprecedented danger to the rule of law' and called on other organizations to join the protest after Netanyahu's justice minister announced proceedings to dismiss the Attorney General

Tags: Israeli

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