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Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 West Bank homes; NGO calls out largest land grab in decades

Haaretz - 20:28 Jul 04, 2024

These plans include expanding settlements deep within the West Bank and legalizing the outposts as 'neighborhoods' within settlements. Israel's finance minister says these measures are aimed at countering the recognition of a Palestinian state by certain EU countries

Tags: West Bank
Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Israel's Rafah crossing closure, aid official says

Haaretz - 20:12 Jul 04, 2024

'Hundreds of trucks now piling in Rafah because of the closure' said a Saudi official who worries of aid spoiling as efforts to reach Gazans in need face 'big restrictions'

Tags: Rafah
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Haaretz - 20:11 Jul 04, 2024
Israeli West Bank settlers attack Palestinians in three incidents; No arrests made

Haaretz - 20:10 Jul 04, 2024

'Lately, there have been more serious incidents that occur in plain sight. There are no arrests and no condemnations,' a military source said. At least six incidents of settler violence have occurred in the West Bank this week
U.K.'s Labour on course for massive election win; far-right Reform Party bursts onto scene

Haaretz - 18:47 Jul 04, 2024

Poll showed Labour winning 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government

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French far right likely short of absolute majority as mainstream parties unite, poll shows

Haaretz - 18:34 Jul 04, 2024

After calling first round results 'catastrophic' French soccer star Kylian Mbappé urged citizens 'to go and vote' as a coalition of parties come together to block far-right take over

Tags: French
Israel's AG expected to raise concerns over Ben-Gvir's police chief pick amid alleged misconduct

Haaretz - 18:02 Jul 04, 2024

The advisory committee on senior appointments held its first session on the nomination of Avshalom Peled as national police chief, but is yet to make any decisions. In 2015, Haaretz revealed Peled's improper dealings while he was deputy commander of the Jerusalem District
Greek police arrest seven after arson attacks on Athens synagogue, hotel owned by Israeli

Haaretz - 16:56 Jul 04, 2024

Two Iranian nationals are among the seven arrested amid a recent surge in targeting Israeli and Jewish institutions across Europe

Tags: Israeli
Blocking Biden means stumping for Trump. It won't free Palestine

Haaretz - 16:47 Jul 04, 2024

We might have collectively blocked the Trump era from our memory, but if he's allowed to rise to power again because of Biden's Gaza credentials, a much worse version of it will play out – both at home and abroad

Tags: Trump
Israel at war, day 272: IDF officer killed in Hezbollah rocket barrage

Haaretz - 16:45 Jul 04, 2024

Hezbollah fires more than 200 rockets, 20 drones at north Israel in response to killing of senior commander ■ Hamas' latest response to current cease-fire proposal is 'best yet,' senior source tells Haaretz ■ Netanyahu approves departure of negotiating team to continue truce talks ■ IDF says it struck two UNRWA schools in Gaza it claims were used as Hamas HQs ■ Here's what you need to know 272 days into the war

Tags: Hezbollah Israel
From France to America, stop telling Jews how to vote

Haaretz - 16:33 Jul 04, 2024

Jews are still the proverbial canary in the coal mine detecting a nation's malaise, but they can't be expected to defend liberal democracy all on their own

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Israel police investigate Jerusalem arson, sparking fires; two injured, residents evacuated

Haaretz - 15:50 Jul 04, 2024

Israel police investigate possible arson after firefighting crews battled blaze in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood. This comes as wildfire outbreaks jump amid extremely hot and dry weather conditions in Israel

Tags: Israel
Israeli defense chiefs see chance for Gaza deal, but fear Netanyahu will derail it for political reasons

Haaretz - 15:14 Jul 04, 2024

In the choice between the release of hostages and his political survival, it's clear how the prime minister intends to choose ■ Security officials fear Netanyahu's stance could fuel escalation in Lebanon ■ Without a public awakening there will be no deal and the war will continue, and possibly be exacerbated, on more than one front
IDF officer killed by barrage from Lebanon; IDF says over 200 rockets, 20 drones target Israel

Haaretz - 15:02 Jul 04, 2024

Hezbollah says the attacks are a response to Israel killing of a senior Hezbollah commander, and that a 'series of reactions' is to be expected ■ Fires erupted in multiple locations across northern Israel after the barrages ■ IDF reserve officer killed

Tags: Israel
A TikTok trend shows what life is like for displaced Gazans. All Israelis should watch

Haaretz - 15:00 Jul 04, 2024

With Israeli news programs showing nothing of what life is like for ordinary Palestinians in Gaza, TikTok videos posted by Gazans themselves may just be what breaks Israelis out of their cocoon of indifference and dehumanization

Tags: Gazans TikTok
Human rights activists must call out hate speech and atrocity denial at Gaza war protests

Haaretz - 14:44 Jul 04, 2024

Extreme voices within the anti-war movement are jeopardizing the just cause of ending the bloodshed in Gaza and Israel's West Bank occupation. The silence of nearly all global human rights groups on this moral distortion is painful and wrong

Tags: Gaza
Israeli bar association to discipline Arab lawyer who called Ben-Gvir a 'terrorist'

Haaretz - 13:38 Jul 04, 2024

A right-wing activist filed the complaint and cited other statements by Amal Oraby, who called Palestinian detainees in Israel 'hostages' and praised a speech by the UN chief that was critical of Israel. His lawyer called the ethics complaint baseless
This Independence Day, the very soul of America is in peril

Haaretz - 13:20 Jul 04, 2024

This election year, the United States is facing its greatest existential threat since the Civil War. Will it be 'the last best hope of earth,' as Lincoln famously stated, or will a new Trump presidency turn America into just another semi-authoritarian state?

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Father of Israeli-American killed on Oct. 7 calls Israel and Hamas to accept hostage deal

Haaretz - 12:11 Jul 04, 2024

'Netanyahu appears to be walking back from [Biden's] cease-fire deal,' Ruby Chen wrote, adding that Netanyahu 'should be putting his energy towards bringing my son home, not preparing for a political trip to win hearts and minds in Washington'
Funding for Israeli war evacuees set to expire; gov't yet to decide on continued funds

Haaretz - 11:50 Jul 04, 2024

The Finance Ministry approved funding for displaced residents of the north until July 7, after being instructed that the conflict with Hezbollah would end by this date, the search for additional funding has been spurring fierce political arguments

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