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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid slams government campaign to curtail press freedom

Haaretz - 14:32 Dec 04, 2024

At a Knesset conference attended by Israeli lawmakers and journalists, Lapid fiercely criticized the Netanyahu's government crackdown on Israeli press and warned that freedom of press is at stake, contrary to the communications minister's position

Tags: Israeli
'A time of war and extremes': New York's Other Israel Film Festival shows 'nuanced' stories not seen in the news

Haaretz - 14:32 Dec 04, 2024

It might seem a thankless task right now to produce a festival showcasing both Israeli and Palestinian films. But the event's executive director says it's a chance to push back against extremism and boycotts: 'Film festivals are supposed to be places to open dialogue, but many have chosen avoidance over engagement'
This Israeli $28 golden Hanukkah doughnut is tasteless in more ways than one

Haaretz - 13:42 Dec 04, 2024

Pastry chef Dudu Outmezgine swears by his 100-shekel, golden-glazed doughnut, but it symbolizes the chasm between those who keep partying and those who are persevering as the Gaza war grinds on
Netanyahu testimony in corruption trials to start Tuesday in Tel Aviv, judges rule

Haaretz - 12:51 Dec 04, 2024

Requests by media outlets, including Haaretz, to air Netanyahu's testimony live were rejected ■ The PM also requested to testify just two days a week instead of three – and for only five hours at a time rather than eight
Israelis finally return home to the Lebanon border and find joy, grief and uncertainty

Haaretz - 12:02 Dec 04, 2024

Nearly 14 months after they were evacuated from Kibbutz Manara on the Lebanese border, the locals are seeing the destruction wrought by Hezbollah's anti-tank missiles. They know rebuilding will be hard, too
Norway wealth fund divests from Israel's Bezeq over services to West Bank settlements

Haaretz - 11:21 Dec 04, 2024

The $1.8 trillion fund's ethics watchdog said in its recommendation to divest that Bezeq facilitates the 'maintenance and expansion' of settlements, which according to the council, are 'illegal under international law'

Tags: Bezeq
Netanyahu and Trump's 'creeping authoritarianism': 'It always begins and ends with women'

Haaretz - 11:13 Dec 04, 2024
Jewish and Israeli Americans experience discrimination in U.S. hiring market, new study shows

Haaretz - 11:01 Dec 04, 2024

According to the study, commissioned by ADL, Jewish-American job candidates needed to send nearly 25 percent more applications to receive the same number of positive first responses than Americans from Western European backgrounds for the same position, and Israeli-Americans nearly 40 percent more applications
In a rare break from self-censorship, Israelis got to watch Gaza horrors on their screens

Haaretz - 10:38 Dec 04, 2024

A CNN report from Gaza played on Israel's Channel 13 showed starving women being crushed by desperate masses. But in Israel, people are still shocked by "ethnic cleansing" accusations

Tags: Gaza
Dozens of Israeli settlers raze homes and cars in overnight West Bank rampage

Haaretz - 10:37 Dec 04, 2024

Settlers entered three West Bank villages, including Hawara, before being arrested by Israeli military forces after an illegal West Bank outpost was evacuated by the IDF and Border Police earlier Wednesday

Tags: Israeli West Bank
Is Iran an antisemitic 'Nazi regime'?

Haaretz - 08:48 Dec 04, 2024

The Supreme Leader rails against a secret Jewish plot to 'rule over us.' A former president hosts a Holocaust denial conference. Tehran rings out with chants of 'Death to Israel.' So is the equation, made routinely by Israeli politicians, that Iran = Nazi Germany justified? And did antisemitism in Iran suddenly emerge out of the 1979 Islamic Revolution?

Tags: Iran
Why there's no excuse for Israelis not knowing what's happening in Gaza

Haaretz - 07:21 Dec 04, 2024

Israel's mainstream media reporting on the war is remarkably conformist and inward-looking, but it is not the only reason for the dearth of coverage of the death and destruction in Gaza. The Israeli public has also made a choice

Tags: Gaza
'You can say "sorry" as much as you want - but sorry needs to be expressed in actions'

Haaretz - 04:06 Dec 04, 2024

Leebie, the sister of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered in Hamas captivity along with five other hostages, says she's disappointed that the struggle for the hostages isn't completely sweeping the country. 'People are going on as usual ... It's a very ugly lesson to learn about humanity,' she says
U.S. believes Israel and Hezbollah cease-fire stable despite mutual violations

Haaretz - 04:01 Dec 04, 2024

Both sides are trying to set the rules on the ground for the enforcement of the agreement, an American official who is involved in the talks on the subject said, adding that the administration believes both want the agreement to last
As hunger surges in Gaza, the struggle to find food turns deadly

Haaretz - 04:00 Dec 04, 2024

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is getting worse, with a serious shortage of basic foodstuffs. Earlier this week, a mob stole food from an aid truck and masked men were filmed shooting a suspected food thief in the leg. The IDF rejects criticism, saying that the amount of food entering the Strip has increase and winter equipment has been allowed in
Trump's envoy meets Qatari, Israeli prime ministers in push for Gaza cease-fire

Haaretz - 03:20 Dec 04, 2024

ISRAEL: Shin Bet and army retrieve body of hostage killed in captivity; IDF releases findings of investigation into death of six hostages; Israel's AG, president call for state inquiry ■ GAZA: 20 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli strike, Gaza-based authorities say ■ LEBANON: 4,047 people killed, 16,638 wounded in Lebanon since war started, health ministry says

Tags: Israeli
Will Israel ever learn from the mistakes it has made in Lebanon?

Haaretz - 22:43 Dec 03, 2024
The eighth front: A battle for Israel's soul

Haaretz - 22:26 Dec 03, 2024
B'Tselem report: Soldiers systematically abusing Palestinians in Hebron

Haaretz - 22:13 Dec 03, 2024

'One of the soldiers grabbed me by the hair and slammed my face into the back door, three times in a row' said one victim in his testimony. 'These aren't isolated incidents' B'Tselem's director said, rather 'systematic behavior' led by the Israeli government
At Netanyahu's behest, Israel's defense minister is purging the army of his critics

Haaretz - 21:53 Dec 03, 2024

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