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Religious? Secular? In this Israeli Jewish school children don't define themselves

Haaretz - 12:30 Feb 27, 2025

The founders of Jerusalem's Nevia initiative, which will begin the school year in the fall with only first grade, are pursuing an approach that seeks to 'liberate Jewish education from tribal identity politics'
'Intifada revolution': Masked pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Barnard building, in first major campus incident this year

Haaretz - 12:08 Feb 27, 2025

The protesters, who staged a six-hour sit-in and assaulted a university employee, are demanding the reversal of the expulsion of two students who disrupted a class on the history of Zionism and refused to leave. Barnard said it will not discipline any of the students who participated in the sit-in

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Amid profound forensic challenges, Israel may never fully determine how hostages were killed in captivity

Haaretz - 11:53 Feb 27, 2025

Israel's National Institute of Forensic Medicine has two critical missions: identifying victims and determining how and when they died. Both tasks grow harder with time, and depending on how the bodies were preserved
Israel's ex-U.S. ambassador slams Netanyahu for damaging U.S.-Israel ties, publicly airing disputes

Haaretz - 11:09 Feb 27, 2025

Michael Herzog, who finished his term as Israel's ambassador to the U.S. in January, said that Israel missed an opportunity to establish official ties with Saudi Arabia, but believes a normalization agreement will ultimately happen

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Israeli tech company Cellebrite bans Serbia after spyware used against country's journalists, activists

Haaretz - 10:42 Feb 27, 2025

A report revealed that Serbia's security agency installed spyware after unlocking smartphones, misusing Cellebrite technologies. 'We assess countries we do business with,' the company said, announcing that Serbia will no longer have access to its products

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Not even in my worst nightmares did I imagine Israel voting against Ukraine at the UN

Haaretz - 10:37 Feb 27, 2025

Who, if not us – two nations fighting for their very existence on the world map – could truly understand each other?
Israel will not withdraw from Gaza's Philadelphi route, Israeli official says ahead of Saturday deadline

Haaretz - 09:48 Feb 27, 2025

The Israeli statement was shared at a sensitive time, as Israel and Hamas are due to negotiate over the continuation of the cease-fire this weekend, and is likely intended to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages under the deal's first stage

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Bodies of four Israeli hostages returned by Hamas formally identified

Haaretz - 07:44 Feb 27, 2025

The families of Shlomo Mantzur, Ohad Yahalomi, Tsachi Idan, and Itzhak Elgarat have been notified of their identification at Israel's Forensic Institute ■ Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were transferred to Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Egypt as part of the cease-fire deal's first stage
Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of Gaza cease-fire deal, Hamas says

Haaretz - 07:00 Feb 27, 2025

According to Hamas, 151 of the released prisoners were serving life sentences or long prison terms. The remaining 491 are Gaza residents who were arrested during the war – including 46 women and children

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If Netanyahu wants to restart the Gaza war, the U.S. won't stand in his way. Israelis might

Haaretz - 04:00 Feb 27, 2025

Many in Israel and Gaza are hoping that the cease-fire is extended, but it is far from clear whether Netanyahu will listen to the public or to the extreme right wing of his government. And although Trump gives the PM a lot of room for maneuver, he still hopes to forge a major deal with Saudi Arabia

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Shin Bet, police to investigate connection between PMO and Qatar, AG's Office says

Haaretz - 03:10 Feb 27, 2025

ISRAEL: Israeli minister says 'only solution to Gaza is a full transfer' at far-right rally in Jerusalem ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE: Four bodies of Israeli hostages returned by Hamas as Palestinian prisoners are released ■ LEBANON: IDF says it struck Hezbollah arms operative near Lebanon-Syria border, accusing him of 'violating cease-fire'
When the third intifada breaks out, don't forget that Israel instigated it - deliberately

Haaretz - 22:35 Feb 26, 2025
Why this left-wing lawmaker gets under Bibi loyalists' skin

Haaretz - 22:30 Feb 26, 2025

Here's a rule of thumb for these times: If you're driving Netanyahu and his acolytes crazy, it's a sign that you're doing something right and good for the State of Israel
As broken-hearted Israelis mourn the Bibas family, Netanyahu exploits the ceremony – for propaganda purposes

Haaretz - 22:28 Feb 26, 2025
Trump claims he's the most pro-Israel president ever. The real test is of that is the Iranian nuclear bomb

Haaretz - 22:24 Feb 26, 2025
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Haaretz - 21:52 Feb 26, 2025
Netanyahu's lawyer clashes with judge on prime minister's 13th day of testifying

Haaretz - 21:30 Feb 26, 2025

While most of the public attention was on the Bibas funeral, Wednesday's hearing focused on alleged negative media coverage of Netanyahu's 2015 speech to the U.S. Congress

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Israel-Hamas cease-fire's first stage set to end with return of four deceased hostages

Haaretz - 20:59 Feb 26, 2025

With the return of the last hostages, the first stage of the release deal ends. Despite Trump's statement on stage two, Israel prefers to advance additional phases to release wounded, sick, or parent hostages. The next hurdle is Israel's commitment to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor by next week
Israeli army investigation into October 7 attack on Kfar Azza presented to residents

Haaretz - 20:47 Feb 26, 2025

Seven of the 14 members of Kibbutz Kfar Azza's emergency squad were killed in the attack ■ Most of the IDF strikes on October 7 targeted Gaza, while the kibbutz remained under attack ■ The most significant attack took place in the 'young families' neighborhood

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Totally surreal: Israel Museum's general manager resigns, the fourth to go in a decade

Haaretz - 19:27 Feb 26, 2025

Eva Madjiboj-Levy is resigning less than a year and a half on the job. The board of directors thanked her 'for her contribution during one of the most challenging periods the museum has known since it opened to the public 60 years ago'

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