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Major U.S. academic union withdraws opposition to boycotting Israeli universities

Haaretz - 17:56 Aug 12, 2024

While the American Association of University Professors' announcement didn't specifically mention Israel, the war in Gaza was likely the reason it revisited its policy after almost two decades
Lebanon's crisis-battered healthcare system now prepares for a wider war with Israel, minister says

Haaretz - 17:22 Aug 12, 2024

Medical staff in Lebanon is trying to prepare for the worst with a tattered budget, a deeply divided parliament and no president
Israel at war, day 311: Hezbollah reportedly evacuates Beirut headquarters

Haaretz - 16:31 Aug 12, 2024

Iran has 'right to an appropriate and deterrent response' against Israel to ensure regional stability, its foreign minister says ■ France, Germany, U.K. call on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks that could jeopardize Gaza truce talks ■ Israel's defense minister calls Netanyahu's 'total victory' slogan 'nonsense' ■ Fox News reports that Iran may strike Israel within 24 hours ■ Here's what you need to know 311 days into the war

Tags: Israel
Why AIPAC hasn't publicly tried to unseat Ilhan Omar

Haaretz - 16:27 Aug 12, 2024

Omar, like Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, remains popular with her constituents and does not carry the electoral vulnerabilities that empowered AIPAC to help unseat Bowman in New York and Bush in Missouri
Netanyahu blasts defense minister after he dismisses talk of 'total victory' in Gaza war

Haaretz - 15:53 Aug 12, 2024

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told a Knesset committee, 'I hear the heroes beating the drums [of war], the 'total victory' and nonsense,' prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accuse him of adopting 'an anti-Israel narrative'
Lufthansa and Swiss extend suspension of flights to Israel until at least August 21

Haaretz - 14:32 Aug 12, 2024

Lufthansa it will extend its suspension of flights to several Middle East destinations, including Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman and Iraq's Erbil

Tags: Lufthansa
Israeli forces detain two suspects for assaulting Arab-Israeli women at a West Bank outpost

Haaretz - 14:25 Aug 12, 2024

The Shin Bet stated that the two arrested are suspected of throwing stones, threatening with a weapon, and setting the women's car on fire, and will be brought to a hearing tomorrow to extend their detention
Why 'It Ends With Us' may be this year's game-changing film

Haaretz - 14:15 Aug 12, 2024

With its soapy tropes and deference to fans of Colleen Hoover's BookTok sensation, the film is a modern take on the 'women's pictures' of yore. Hollywood would be smart to recognize why it's become an instant hit
Hundreds of Israelis gather at prayer rally by Gaza border, urging re-settlement of Strip

Haaretz - 11:50 Aug 12, 2024

The prayer rally, which was organized by settler groups ahead of the Jewish fast day of Tisha B'Av, was expected to attract more than the 300 attendees who were present. 'We have over 600 families ready to move here. We can't wait for the war to end', a participant said
Sources: Hamas' rejection of new proposals doesn't indicate collapse of talks with Israel

Haaretz - 10:37 Aug 12, 2024

Hamas' call to mediators to present a plan to implement the Biden outline from April instead of any new proposals for a hostage/cease-fire deal is seen mainly as a tactical move designed to apply pressure ahead of the resumption of talks with Israel, according to sources

Tags: Hamas' Israel
A rare glimpse into the Jewishness of Ayn Rand, the U.S. right's favorite novelist

Haaretz - 10:15 Aug 12, 2024

Both Donald Trump and JD Vance have name-checked Ayn Rand and her Objectivist philosophy, but much less is known about the atheist writer's Jewish roots and influences. Biographer Alexandra Popoff aims to correct that in her new book 'Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success'

Tags: Ayn Rand
Was it worth it? Ten burning questions about Israel's attacks in the Middle East

Haaretz - 09:43 Aug 12, 2024
After initial failures, Israeli army examines ways to salvage drive to draft ultra-Orthodox men

Haaretz - 09:16 Aug 12, 2024

The IDF's Manpower Directorate is considering having ultra-Orthodox men report to locations other than its regular induction centers to reduce the chances of their encountering demonstrators, and to spread out the call-up dates over a longer period

Tags: Orthodox
Why Jews Fast on Tisha B'Av

Haaretz - 08:20 Aug 12, 2024

The Prophet Zechariah, for one, seems to think we should be celebrating the construction of the Second Temple, not mourning the loss of the first. But that was then.
Yair Golan, former IDF general turned politician: 'Not sure' Israel is a democracy anymore

Haaretz - 07:53 Aug 12, 2024

In an interview with The Guardian, Yair Golan, who heads Israel's new center-left party The Democrats, expressed support for a two-state solution, but stressed that the process may take years. 'Right now, we are a nation in trauma. People lost their sense of security'

Tags: Yair Golan
U.S. publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

Haaretz - 05:45 Aug 12, 2024

The Secretary of Defense also ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail to hasten its transit to the region
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza Strip fighting

Haaretz - 05:14 Aug 12, 2024

The IDF identified the soldier as 19-year-old Sgt. Omer Ginzburg, a 19-year-old paratrooper from northern Israel
IDF: No new emergency measures amid Iran, Hezbollah threat; White House anticipates possible 'significant' attack on Israel

Haaretz - 03:13 Aug 12, 2024

Palestinian reports: Shooter in West Bank attack released in November's hostage deal ■ IDF says it is reviewing Hamas claim that an Israeli hostage was shot dead by captors ■ Western leaders support 'Israel's defense against Iranian aggression' in statement ■ Major U.S. academic union withdraws opposition to boycotting Israeli universities ■ Some 250 Israelis attend right-wing prayer rally at Gaza border calling for resettlement
Iran remains committed to retaliate against Israel, but has concerns over price it could pay

Haaretz - 02:59 Aug 12, 2024

Newly-elected president Pezeshkian has defined repairing Iran's economy and international relations as his top goals, and he is reportedly worried of an attack that could have serious repercussions for the country. Supreme Leader Khamenei, while known for his term 'resistance economy,' for handling Western sanctions, has referred to 'heroic flexibility' – it's impossible to know which he will choose
Netanyahu government plows ahead with judicial coup, amid war and with little opposition

Haaretz - 02:56 Aug 12, 2024

Under the noses of a largely uninterested media, an uninspired opposition and a war-weary public, Netanyahu and his lackeys are busy pandering to their base by denigrating Israel's gatekeepers

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