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On social media, the Arab world praises Yahya Sinwar's ascendancy to Hamas' top spot

Haaretz - 18:43 Aug 08, 2024

A hard-liner is seen as a good option as the 10-month Gaza war drags on, but some commentators fear that the move gives the October 7 architect greater license to fight Israel 'to the last child'
A Jewish communist in Nazi Germany, a Zionist and an anti-Zionist: The life of artist Lea Grundig

Haaretz - 18:43 Aug 08, 2024

At the height of her burgeoning career in nascent Israel, the internationally acclaimed Jewish-German painter Lea Grundig dropped everything and returned to East Germany, where the luster faded

Tags: Lea Grundig
Industry of miracles: Who benefits from the proliferation of supernatural tales in the wake of October 7?

Haaretz - 17:48 Aug 08, 2024

Was Netivot spared a massacre thanks to the appearance of three righteous men before the terrorists? The rupture of October 7 has produced hundreds of tales of wonders and salvation, evidence of the need to create meaning from the chaos – and of course a desire of some to exploit the situation

Tags: October
Harris reaffirms she's against arms embargo on Israel after meeting with pro-Palestinian activists

Haaretz - 16:03 Aug 08, 2024

Hours after she shut down pro-Palestinian protesters at a rally in Detroit, home to a significant portion of Muslim and Arab-American voters, a spokesperson for VP Kamala Harris said she 'will always work to ensure Israel is able to defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups'

Tags: Israel Palestinian
For Harris, Tim Walz's silence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an asset

Haaretz - 15:34 Aug 08, 2024

Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her VP pick shows the Democrats are wisely prioritizing the attention of anti-Trump voters over that of pro-Palestinian ones

Tags: Tim Walz
How Israeli soldiers on sensitive bases reveal their identity and location

Haaretz - 15:07 Aug 08, 2024

A Haaretz investigation: The Israel Defense Forces struggles to enforce operational security regulations, and in spite of clear instructions regarding smartphones and smartwatches, sensitive information is leaking and easily available to the enemy
Israeli police continue confiscating anti-war protest signs despite repeated orders not to

Haaretz - 14:50 Aug 08, 2024

The State Prosecutor's Office says orders to refrain from seizing political signs were widely circulated six times but have been ignored
Netanyahu tells TIME Magazine he's 'sorry' for Oct. 7, now 'not the time' for questions of accountability

Haaretz - 14:43 Aug 08, 2024

Netanyahu said that after the Gaza war ends, there'll be an 'independent commission that will examine everything that happened before' Oct. 7 – and that 'everybody will have to answer some tough questions, including me'

Tags: Netanyahu
Israel braces for fallout of far-right minister's comments on starving Gazans to death

Haaretz - 14:16 Aug 08, 2024

EU nations, the U.K. and others condemned the right-wing minister's 'shocking and harmful remarks' in which he suggested that int'l pressure is the only reason Israel isn't starving Gazans to death

Tags: Gazans Israel
English-language Wikipedia editors concluded: Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Haaretz - 13:43 Aug 08, 2024

Since the editors of the world's most popular online site voted last month to rename a Wikipedia entry 'Gaza genocide,' removing the earlier words 'allegations of,' the entry is getting tens of thousands of views daily

Tags: Gaza
Smallest early human arm bone ever found changes understanding of hominin evolution

Haaretz - 12:20 Aug 08, 2024

New discovery reveals even tinier ancestor of Homo Floresiensis, world's smallest hominins - yet analysis of new finds suggests an ancestor who wasn't small at all
Choosing Sinwar as political chief cements war, not diplomacy, as key to Hamas' fate

Haaretz - 12:14 Aug 08, 2024

Sinwar's appointment as head of Hamas' politburo should be viewed as a declaration of intent: Hamas understands that what happens on the ground in Gaza will decide the outcome of the war more than diplomacy, and is handing the reins over to the on-the-ground command

Tags: Hamas'
Israel revokes eight Norwegian diplomats' status with the PA as punishment for recognizing Palestine

Haaretz - 11:38 Aug 08, 2024

Israel's Foreign Ministry announced it is revoking the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian diplomats, which will effectively stop Norway's activity in Israel and the West Bank; Norway: 'This is an extreme act'

Tags: Israel Norwegian
Blood, diesel fuel and generators: How Israel's healthcare system is preparing for war with Hezbollah

Haaretz - 10:56 Aug 08, 2024

'What we don't stockpile now won't be there during war with Hezbollah': Hospitals across Israel are preparing for war by stocking up on medical and surgical supplies, thousands of units of blood, and diesel fuel and gasoline
Israel grants citizenship to Ugandan Jew in landmark decision

Haaretz - 10:47 Aug 08, 2024

Seven years and four conversions: Yosef Kibita, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya community, waged a long legal battle to get recognized as eligible to immigrate as a Jew
Israel Police aren't investigating storming of IDF bases by far-right mobs, senior officer says

Haaretz - 10:22 Aug 08, 2024

Over a week and a half after far-right demonstrators broke into Israeli army bases at Sde Teiman and Beit Lid where IDF soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian detainee were being held, no one has been questioned or arrested – even though the clashes were caught on video
'I'm going with you': Ben-Gvir's police chief pick vows allegiance to the far-right minister in leaked recording

Haaretz - 09:32 Aug 08, 2024

In recordings obtained by Haaretz, Itamar Ben-Gvir's pick for police commissioner is heard saying he'll support demolishing Druze homes despite the official opposition of the Israel Police and Netanyahu's office
Flooding in Houthi stronghold in Yemen leaves 30 people dead, hundreds displaced

Haaretz - 09:19 Aug 08, 2024

Hodeidah is a strategic port city and a crucial site in the conflict between the Houthis and Israel. The Houthis control the city's port and use it for logistics and supplies
Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna are called off after two arrested over IS-inspired terror plot

Haaretz - 08:08 Aug 08, 2024

Authorities arrested two suspected extremists, one of whom apparently was planning an attack outside the concert venue in the Vienna area and had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group

Tags: Vienna
U.S. hopes it deterred major Iranian strike on Israel while Hezbollah remains the wild card

Haaretz - 03:00 Aug 08, 2024

U.S. and Israeli officials believe Hezbollah's retaliation for the killing of a top official will focus on military sites, but they cannot say with certainty how careful it will be to avoid harm to civilians

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