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Fear of a full-blown conflict in Lebanon looms, with members of Israel's government stoking it

Haaretz - 03:36 Jul 01, 2024

Criticism over the governments' inability to allow some 60,000 Israelis to return to their homes near the Lebanese border is mounting. The government may be tempted to seek a way out of the deadlock with Hezbollah and risk a full-scale war
Netanyahu says Israel close to 'eliminating Hamas' military'

Haaretz - 03:02 Jul 01, 2024

IDF calls on Palestinians to evacuate eastern Khan Yunis neighborhoods ■ Netanyahu's office says gov't wasn't aware of decision to release Al-Shifa hospital director ■ House in Metula hit by a rocket ■ Spain asks to join ICJ genocide charges against Israel ■ Gallant says Israeli army needs 10,000 soldiers immediately

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Haaretz - 00:48 Jul 01, 2024
Israeli must avoid a catastrophic full-scale war with Hezbollah

Haaretz - 21:26 Jun 30, 2024
The Israeli left champions equality – but not for Arabs

Haaretz - 20:53 Jun 30, 2024
Trump in the White House would be bad for Netanyahu

Haaretz - 20:48 Jun 30, 2024
Why was there no criminal probe of Netanyahu's role in the submarine deals?

Haaretz - 20:46 Jun 30, 2024
Israeli ministers back bill giving Knesset power to pick judicial ombudsman; Attorney general opposes

Haaretz - 19:50 Jun 30, 2024

The bill would have candidates be approved by lawmakers in secret vote instead of the Judicial Appointments Committee. The adviser for the Courts Administration criticized the bill, saying it is 'part of the regime change drive that seeks to weaken the power of the judicial branch'
Israel's cabinet approves changing Agriculture Ministry's name, may cost up to 2 million shekels

Haaretz - 19:20 Jun 30, 2024

The ministry will now be known as the Ministry for Agriculture and Food Security, after minister Avi Dichter requested the change. The Movement for Quality Government in Israel slammed the 'delusional and unnecessary' decision to 'invest millions of shekels in a useless cosmetic change'
Biden's polling is abysmal, but Netanyahu's is even worse

Haaretz - 19:04 Jun 30, 2024

Amid abysmal polling results following Thursday's presidential debate, U.S. President Joe Biden can console himself a tiny bit in the fact that there's at least one leader who is even less trusted by his country's citizens to lead them
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest against conscription; Haredi minister's car pelted with stones

Haaretz - 18:57 Jun 30, 2024

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox men flocked to the streets of Jerusalem, blowing shofars and carrying signs against the high court ruling, which said they must be drafted into the army. UTJ party minister Yitzchak Goldknopf drove through the rally and protesters threw stones at his car

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Nova Festival forever: Israelis danced to remember Hamas' victims

Haaretz - 18:19 Jun 30, 2024

The moving concert for the victims of the October 7 Nova festival massacre was part memorial part electronic dance party
Le Pen's far-right party wins big lead in French election, exit polls show, amid high turnout

Haaretz - 18:13 Jun 30, 2024

Participation in Sunday's vote was high, underlining how France's rumbling political crisis has energized the electorate
Sieg Heils, Mussolini songs and 'Jewish race' rants: Antisemitism scandal shakes Italian PM Meloni's party

Haaretz - 17:12 Jun 30, 2024

A bombshell undercover investigation of the youth wing of Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party that exposed its blatant hypocrisy – hugging Jewish leaders and supporting Israel in public, while activists 'happily joke about Hitler' in private – has belatedly forced the Jewish community to react

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Israel at war, day 268: Islamic Jihad says key operative killed by IDF in West Bank

Haaretz - 16:54 Jun 30, 2024

Palestinian Islamic Jihad says one of its key operatives was killed in Israeli drone strike in West Bank ■ The IDF raises the bar for targeted assassinations of Palestinians who took part in the October 7 massacre, but are not part of Hamas or Islamic Jihad ■ Arab League no longer classifies Hezbollah as a terror group ■ Here's what you need to know 268 days into the war

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Israeli ministers approve law that would reserve 'administrative detention' for non-Jews

Haaretz - 16:53 Jun 30, 2024

The proposed law says that administrative detention, or detention without trial, would only be allowed if the person belongs to a 'terror group' that aims to destroy the state or harm its citizens. Between Oct. 7 and May 1, 10 Jews were put into administrative detention compared to 2,733 Arabs

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Israeli cabinet authorizes plans for ultra-Orthodox city to be built in Negev

Haaretz - 16:45 Jun 30, 2024

The new city, named Tilah, will house around 80,000 residents. Plans are being advanced despite opposition from the Finance Ministry, which cites excessive costs compared to expansion of existing cities. Environmental organizations and Negev municipalities also oppose the plans

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To survive, Israel must strike Iran now

Haaretz - 16:31 Jun 30, 2024

If Israel proves incapable of destroying the Iranian nuclear project using conventional weaponry, then it may not have any option but to resort to its nonconventional capabilities

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Israel's Labor Party, left-wing Meretz merge into one party, to be called 'The Democrats'

Haaretz - 16:15 Jun 30, 2024

According to the agreement signed by Labor Party chair Yair Golan and Meretz leader Tomer Reznik, this is not a technical merger, but rather the creation of a brand-new party that will operate as a single entity moving forward

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Rabin assassination comedy and a runaway penis lure young Israelis back to wartime theater

Haaretz - 15:43 Jun 30, 2024

Marrying humor and gut-punch relevance, the New Generation troupe at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater doesn't shy away from political themes. But the Gaza war poses a different quandary: The outside world, says the director, is 'just so crazy that we began feeling like our rehearsal room was the only normal place in the world'

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