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UNRWA heads tell Haaretz: 'We don't radicalize Palestinians – their lived existence does'

Haaretz - 11:02 Jan 20, 2026

The Israeli government has practically paralyzed the agency dedicated to Palestinian refugees, and sanctions have caused extensive budget cuts. But UNRWA is still the most important humanitarian organization operating in Gaza. In an interview with Haaretz, its heads tell their side of the story

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Israeli authorities demolish buildings at Jerusalem UNRWA compound amid crackdown

Haaretz - 10:49 Jan 20, 2026

The agency's West Bank head called the act an 'unprecedented attack' and a 'serious violation of international law.' The move is the latest in a series of escalating steps against the UN organization following the implementation of a law banning its activities in Israel
The first Hebrew city gets its first all-English bookstore

Haaretz - 10:33 Jan 20, 2026

After only a few weeks in business, the owner of Bookhaus in Tel Aviv says 'it's clear that the community this was supposed to serve has already fallen in love with it.' The bookstore's staff shares what's trending with the city's Anglo readers, from poetry to Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism
The first Hebrew city gets its first all-English bookstore

Haaretz - 10:33 Jan 20, 2026

After only a few weeks in business, the owner of Bookhaus in Tel Aviv says, 'it's clear that the community this was supposed to serve has already fallen in love with it.' The bookstore's staff shares what's trending with the city's Anglo readers, from poetry to Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism
Historic Jerusalem villa apartment sold for $6 million as foreign buyers flock to city's prime real estate

Haaretz - 10:04 Jan 20, 2026

An apartment in a historic Talbiya villa – once home to a former Israeli Supreme Court justice – was sold to a French buyer planning to immigrate to Israel. Built in the 1930s for a wealthy Arab family, the strictly preserved villa was transferred after 1948 to Israeli authorities and rented to the justice
Why the Father of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, contemplated an 'honorable conversion of Jews to Christianity'

Haaretz - 09:45 Jan 20, 2026

The Central Zionist Archives have digitized the diaries of the 'Visionary of the State of Israel,' providing a rare glimpse into the backstage of Herzl's political activity
Israel blocks entry of committee meant to run Gaza under Trump plan, Palestinians say

Haaretz - 09:21 Jan 20, 2026

The Palestinian committee set to administer Gaza under Trump's cease-fire proposal was set to enter the enclave and assert administrative control by the end of the week, sources say. Egypt is working with the U.S. to facilitate entry by the end of January

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Trump's Board of Peace has European states worried, but most refrain from direct criticism

Haaretz - 04:00 Jan 20, 2026

Although France has announced it will not join, Britain and Germany have made do with vague statements for now. The issue is expected to be discussed at the World Economic Forum in Davos which opened on Monday - and the signing ceremony for the Peace Council treaty is scheduled to take place at the conference on Thursday
Trump: We think we know the location of the last Israeli hostage body in Gaza

Haaretz - 02:43 Jan 20, 2026
France intends to decline invitation to Trump's Board of Peace, Macron spokesperson says

Haaretz - 01:19 Jan 20, 2026

European diplomats say the initiative raises 'major questions' about the UN and international law, with one warning that 'no European country is expected to go along with this.' Sources cite Putin's invitation and Trump's Greenland threats as key factors hardening EU opposition

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Rafi Marciano's prison diary is an indictment of Israeli society as a whole

Haaretz - 22:57 Jan 19, 2026
We boast about revenge against Palestinians in Gaza. Why can't we talk about it in Israeli academia?

Haaretz - 22:29 Jan 19, 2026

If there is one thing on which there is no dispute, it is that the discourse of revenge has been prominent since October 7, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'forcefully avenge this dark day.' Palestinian residents of Gaza as the modern representatives of Amalek

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Bibi's bare-knuckle blitz: Why Netanyahu's opponents keep losing

Haaretz - 22:28 Jan 19, 2026

Even if not all of the far-right coalition's turbocharged judicial overhaul passes, it gives the prime minister and his allies a key electoral advantage: a clear agenda and a plan to carry it out
Israeli foundation creates new literary award after gov't scraps state-sponsored prizes

Haaretz - 21:58 Jan 19, 2026

The 100,000-shekel prizes will be given to outstanding works in politics and children's literature
Overturning lower court, district court keeps ex-PM aide Braverman away from former workplace

Haaretz - 21:34 Jan 19, 2026

Yonatan Urich gives statement on night-time meeting between Braverman and Eli Feldstein, third suspect in Bild leak affair

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Haaretz - 21:14 Jan 19, 2026
U.S. far-right influencers dance to Kanye West's 'Heil Hitler' in Miami club

Haaretz - 20:56 Jan 19, 2026

Miami Beach's mayor said he was 'deeply disturbed and disgusted' by videos showing influencers, including Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate, making a Nazi salute inside the city's Vendome Miami nightclub. The Anti-Defamation League condemned the club for allowing it, saying, 'This is not okay'
In the Knesset, lawmakers salute the lawless settlers who shape Israel's fate

Haaretz - 20:11 Jan 19, 2026

The day-long ceremony highlighted how far, in just three years, Israel has drifted from treating settler violence as a taboo to celebrating its 'pioneers' in the seat of power
Police fail to demolish illegal buildings after Ben-Gvir urges to 'judaize' northern Israel

Haaretz - 19:08 Jan 19, 2026

The head of a northern Israeli regional council ordered the demolition of an illegal community established by a right-wing group last year. But a source privy to the matter told Haaretz that police 'well understand' Ben-Gvir's 'mood' and are avoiding evacuating the community 'despite the council's pleas'
IDF says Palestinian terror in West Bank down by 78% amid increase in cooperation with Palestinian Authority

Haaretz - 18:55 Jan 19, 2026

Israeli military officials said they view the Palestinian Authority's defense bodies as a necessary partner for regional stability. However, they warned that the establishment of illegal Jewish outposts, along with the increasing rate of settler nationalist crime, could undermine the PA's motivation to cooperate with the IDF

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