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• It's not capitulation if everyone from Israel's defense chiefs to Iran wants Gaza cease-fire

  Haaretz - 17:22 Aug 14, 2024
  

  In a rare convergence, it seems that this week Israel's defense chiefs, the Israeli public, the ambassadors of the U.S., U.K. and Germany and the Iranian government are all on the same page

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• In bid to avoid backlash over segregated public prayer, Tel Aviv leaves no one satisfied

  Haaretz - 17:00 Aug 14, 2024
  

  After protests against the use of public space for gender-segregated prayer in Tel Aviv last year sparked a national debate on the issue, the city clamped down on the practice. But the battle over the character of Israel's secular capital is still playing out, and some warn 'it will end in another explosion'

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• Ben-Gvir blocks Arab officer's posting to command Border Police in Hebron, pushed Jewish officer instead

  Haaretz - 16:57 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sought to appoint an ultra-Orthodox Jewish officer instead of an Arab Christian officer to command the area that includes the flashpoint Tomb of the Patriarchs, where the minister often prays

• Israel at war, day 313: Senior Israeli rabbis condemn Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visit

  Haaretz - 16:14 Aug 14, 2024
  

  After meeting Lebanon's parliament speaker in Beirut, U.S. President Biden's top Mideast envoy says 'we continue to believe that no one truly wants a full-scale war between Lebanon and Israel' ■ U.S., U.K. and German envoys to Israel issue public call to immediately accept Gaza cease-fire/hostage release deal ■ Here's what you need to know 313 days into the war

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• The numbers show: Gaza war is one of the bloodiest in the 21st century

  Haaretz - 16:02 Aug 14, 2024
  

  As the Gaza death toll approaches 40,000, Haaretz examines the data from a global perspective. The rate and pace of deaths - as well as the living conditions of those still alive – overshadow the conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine and Myanmar

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• It didn't take long for some U.K progressives to blame 'the Zionists' for far-right riots

  Haaretz - 15:39 Aug 14, 2024
  

  According to conspiracy theories spread by some on the far left, 'the Zionists' were behind Britain's recent outbreak of far-right riots. The fact that the anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant rhetoric has had a warm reception in some quarters in Israel is unhelpful, to say the least

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• Prominent German cantor and opera singer killed in what police say was a family dispute

  Haaretz - 15:19 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Cantor Nikola David was taken to hospital after a physical altercation with his son, where he was pronounced dead according to a German report. 'His unexpected death leaves a painful gap for the community, the city, but of course especially for his family,' said Beth Shalom Congregation

• Israel advances building of new West Bank settlement

  Haaretz - 14:13 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Following unilateral recognition by some of a Palestinian state, Israel designates new land for settlement construction. 'No anti-Israel or anti-Zionist decision will stop the development of the settlement,' said Israel's far-right finance minister following international condemnation of the move

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• The northern Israelis coming home after 10 months of war – despite threats from Iran and Hezbollah

  Haaretz - 14:08 Aug 14, 2024
  

  'The behavior of Israel's government of chaos and its criminal gang worries me more': After months of displacement amid the Gaza war and conflict with Hezbollah, some northern Israelis are returning to their abandoned homes

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• On Israel's credit downgrade, Netanyahu is both right and wrong

  Haaretz - 12:43 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich shrugged off Fitch's move, saying a downgrade is expected during a war. But what happens next is as much in Iran's and Hezbollah's hands as it is in Israel's

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• Biden and Khamenei are cooking up a deal. Israel missed the early signs

  Haaretz - 12:27 Aug 14, 2024
  

  A future commission of inquiry will have to examine how Israel overlooked Iran's policy change ■ Meanwhile, Biden has also spotted an opportunity ■ And Netanyahu? He would rather play on time, but could still stand to gain from a deal

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• Former top Mossad operative sues Israel for alleged torture during his interrogations

  Haaretz - 10:47 Aug 14, 2024
  

  After a 15-year gag order, the case against Israel's Shin Bet service has come to light due to a petition by Haaretz. The security agencies accused the ex-Mossad man of taking part in espionage against Israel

  Tags: Mossad Israel

• Opposition defeats Netanyahu gov't legislation amid Ben-Gvir knesset boycott

  Haaretz - 10:42 Aug 14, 2024
  

  'If you want to know how governments fall, it's like this' opposition leader Yair Lapid said; Ben-Gvir's party is boycotting votes over his demand to join the war cabinet, forcing the government to withdraw all bills on the day's agenda

• The Gaza war means that Israel is also under siege

  Haaretz - 10:31 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Traveling around the country is virtually impossible these days, and foreign airlines have deserted us. But it turns out there will always be someone looking to make money from your distress

• Hundreds of Israeli Oct. 7 survivors to undergo PTSD treatment using MDMA

  Haaretz - 09:48 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Nova festival massacre survivors and soldiers will be part of a study combining individual and group therapy; 'I've seen MDMA-treated patients make progress that wouldn't happen with standard treatment' a top psychiatrist says

• Defense officials warn Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visit could empower Hamas, incite riots in Israel's Arab society

  Haaretz - 08:11 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Israel Police's failure to enforce the status quo at the Temple Mount/Al Aqsa complex during Ben-Gvir's visit could lead Arab citizens in Israel to heed calls by Hamas and Hezbollah to clash with Israelis, defense officials warn

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• How close is Netanyahu's government to taking down Israel's rule of law?

  Haaretz - 07:41 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Israel's attorney general is under constant threat of being ousted, ministers and MKs actively support soldiers suspected of war crimes, and the plan to strip the judiciary of its independence and legitimacy is in full force, even as regional war looms. This government will stop at nothing

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• Ilhan Omar, 'Squad' member and sharp critic of Biden's Israel policy, wins Minnesota primary

  Haaretz - 06:24 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Omar avoided the fate of two fellow Squad members Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, who both faced well-funded challengers and millions of dollars in spending by an AIPAC super PAC

• Gaza deal or Iranian attack: Tehran ups the stakes in tense stand-off with Israel

  Haaretz - 03:00 Aug 14, 2024
  

  The link between a cease-fire deal in Gaza and the Islamic Republic's response to the assassinations in Beirut and Tehran make Thursday's summit in Doha even more fateful. And Blinken's decision to postpone his visit to the region shows how tense and unstable the situation is

  Tags: Gaza Tehran

• Struggling to assess ICC's next step on Netanyahu, Gallant, Israel pushes to delay warrants

  Haaretz - 03:00 Aug 14, 2024
  

  Open questions remain for Israeli officials as ICC judges review their jurisdiction in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Meanwhile, two out of the three Hamas leaders the prosecutor requested warrants for have been recently assassinated

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