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'They want a deal': Trump says he will be involved indirectly in Iran talks

Haaretz - 09:12 Feb 17, 2026

Ahead of Tuesday's talks between the U.S. and Iran, the president has continued to push for a negotiated deal amid continued threats of military action if Iran refuses

Tags: Iran
Israeli city threatens to close Haredi-owned mall for ordering to remove pictures of women

Haaretz - 07:05 Feb 17, 2026

After the Hasidic group who recently bought the only mall in Arad ordered that 'all female symbols be removed' from the area, the municipality threatened to close the mall, emphasizing that it serves 'a secular city'
On the agenda in the Iranian nuclear talks: Economic enticements, prestige and ideology

Haaretz - 04:00 Feb 17, 2026

Though the talks starting on Tuesday are expected to be more concrete than the earlier round, there are still large gaps between the sides' positions, and the minimum Trump needs to give up on attacking Iran is unclear
'All I wanted was to kill Jews': How a Palestinian sniper became an advocate for peace – and a one-state solution

Haaretz - 04:00 Feb 17, 2026

Burning with hatred for Israelis after his family was forced to leave Palestine in 1948, Taysir Abu Saada joined Fatah and carried out attacks against them. What led him to become an evangelical Christian – and to believe Palestinians must live in peace within a Jewish state?
Hezbollah rejects Lebanon's disarmament timeline, calls it pro-Israel

Haaretz - 02:37 Feb 17, 2026
Israeli election panel weighs ban on parties tracking non-voters at polling stations

Haaretz - 23:40 Feb 16, 2026

Justice Noam Sohlberg, who chairs the Central Elections Committee, asked the attorney general to weigh in on the practice of party representatives reporting voter names in real time - amid warnings that it constitutes a significant violation of privacy and the principle of ballot secrecy
U.S. ambassador urges Belgium to drop prosecution of mohels in Antwerp

Haaretz - 22:56 Feb 16, 2026

The U.S. ambassador called the investigation 'ridiculous and antisemitic.' Belgian authorities launched raids after complaints about unsafe circumcision practices in Haredi communities, including the controversial metzitzah b'peh ritual, which has caused infant infections abroad
A Palestinian citizen of Israel, jailed for 27 months over Oct. 7 posts, tries to make sense of it all

Haaretz - 22:46 Feb 16, 2026

Influencer Abed al-Rahem Haj-Yahya spent his early twenties in Gilboa Prison after being charged for incitement over Instagram posts. Now the 24-year-old reflects on his arrest, the conditions behind bars – and what it means to leave prison carrying the weight of those he met inside
Netanyahu and his government have given in to ultra-Orthodox lawlessness

Haaretz - 22:42 Feb 16, 2026
Buying time with empty talks: Israel's just waiting for Trump to lose interest in Gaza

Haaretz - 22:39 Feb 16, 2026
Palestinian journalist arrested over videos sent two months ago to outlawed media agency

Haaretz - 22:14 Feb 16, 2026

It is unclear whether the journalist knew that AlQastal News was designated a terrorist organization. Clips were sent more than two months ago, and her defense attorney questioned why the arrest was carried out only now, and why she was not summoned earlier for police questioning
Use and discard: How Netanyahu weaponized language after October 7

Haaretz - 22:11 Feb 16, 2026
Netanyahu must tell Trump to stop meddling in Israel's affairs

Haaretz - 22:08 Feb 16, 2026
Justice minister says he won't commit to High Court order to convene Judicial Appointments Committee

Haaretz - 22:05 Feb 16, 2026

According to data provided to the High Court, Levin is delaying the appointment of around 150 judges – 15 percent of the total number of judicial positions – including four Supreme Court justices. Responding to a show cause order, Levin said, 'We'll wait and see'

Tags: High Court
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Haaretz - 21:19 Feb 16, 2026
Huckabee: 'Legitimate doubt' Iran will compromise; Graham: Intervention 'within weeks'

Haaretz - 20:59 Feb 16, 2026

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said at a conference for American Jewish organization presidents in Jerusalem that he doubts Iran will abandon nuclear or missile ambitions. In Tel Aviv, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Trump is still deliberating between a diplomatic or military response to Iran

Tags: Iran
Ex-hostage slams contentious government plan to drop 'massacre' from October 7 bill

Haaretz - 20:44 Feb 16, 2026

Or Levy, who was freed from Gaza captivity in February, said that the move feels as if Israeli ministers would 'deny the Holocaust.' Sixteen people, including Levy's wife, were killed in the roadside shelter Levy fled to from the Nova festival
All rioters arrested in Sunday's Bnei Brak riots released from custody

Haaretz - 20:28 Feb 16, 2026

Seven were transferred to house arrest, but all those arrested during the riots were released from detention despite the police's request to keep several in custody. 'Soldiers can't feel safe in Bnei Brak, they're unwanted here,' one relative said

Tags: Bnei Brak
Bnei Brak riots break from ideology and become an outlet for aimless rage

Haaretz - 20:08 Feb 16, 2026

After hours of clashes and police stun grenades, the streets still reeked of smoke. Children picked through debris while residents described the chaos as pure venting. 'The ultra-Orthodox community loves action,' one rioter said. 'This is the true rage of the persecuted,' added another
Judge rebukes lower court for easing restrictions on Netanyahu's embattled chief of staff

Haaretz - 19:47 Feb 16, 2026

A District Court judge criticized a magistrate's decision to allow Tzachi Braverman to contact the prime minister, noting the communications ban had already been approved by a higher court. He also warned that restrictions cannot be imposed indefinitely

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