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Targeting Radiohead: Why the boycotters demonizing Israelis and Jews won't silence me

Haaretz - 15:43 Jun 05, 2024

A pro-Palestinian campaign is targeting my husband, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, to cancel his concerts with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa. It's part of a simplistic propaganda war that attempts to erase Israelis from the public square

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Why Israel's north won't be the same after the Gaza war

Haaretz - 15:01 Jun 05, 2024

Forest fires this week were the latest economic blow to Israel's north, which is losing people, jobs and businesses under constant missile and rocket barrages. And, there is no end in sight
Iran threatens that Israel 'will pay' for alleged Israeli strike that killed adviser in Syria

Haaretz - 13:50 Jun 05, 2024

IRGC general Hossein Salami vowed Israel 'will pay for this bloodshed' following the death of adviser the death of Iranian military adviser Saeed Aviar in an Israel-attributed strike in Syria on Sunday, the first Iranian killed in an Israeli-attributed strike since the attack in Damascus in April

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Israeli court shortens length of government-ordered shutdown of Al Jazeera in Israel

Haaretz - 13:40 Jun 05, 2024

The Tel Aviv District Court ordered that the timeframe for Al Jazeera's shutdown be shortened from 45 to 35 days, expiring on Sunday. The ruling enables Al Jazeera to resume its usual activities in Israel

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Israel 'may have the world's most moral army, but not the most moral leadership'

Haaretz - 12:39 Jun 05, 2024

Prof. Kim Lane Scheppele, an expert on how democracies die, wasn't surprised by the ICC's request for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and his defense minister. She explains why weakening Israel's judiciary only strengthens the ICC's case
Radiohead guitarist pushes back against BDS pressure for collaboration with Israeli artist

Haaretz - 12:17 Jun 05, 2024

Jonny Greenwood, a British guitarist and member of rock band Radiohead, is touring in Europe with longtime friend and collaborator Dudu Tassa, a renowned Israeli musician. Facing BDS pressure to cancel his tour, Greenwood called critics 'unprogressive'

Tags: Israeli Radiohead
Female hostages? Gaza war? This far-right Israeli MK is worried about something else: Unmarried women

Haaretz - 12:06 Jun 05, 2024

Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech used a Knesset caucus meeting to lament not the fate of the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, but the most serious problem facing ultra-Orthodox women: not being able to find husbands

Tags: Gaza Israeli
Israel says it's turning Sde Teiman detention center into short-term holding facility with fewer Palestinian prisoners

Haaretz - 11:30 Jun 05, 2024

After a petition was brought to Israel's Supreme Court about the conditions of detention at the Sde Teiman facility, justices demanded the state provide answers about inmates' conditions. The state informed the court that they were in the process of transferring inmates and improving conditions

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Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures

Haaretz - 10:44 Jun 05, 2024

A student sought legal action against the administration to ensure safe access to campus for Jewish students who feel threatened by student protest encampments. The agreement will create a 'Safe Passage Liaison' and accommodations for students who couldn't access campus during exams

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Fish achieves suspended animation using primordial genes from half a billion years ago

Haaretz - 10:09 Jun 05, 2024

When ponds housing the African killifish dry up, its embryos survive by lying dormant for up to eight months. Now the mechanism is revealed
Israel secretly targeted American lawmakers with Gaza war influence campaign

Haaretz - 10:08 Jun 05, 2024

In an attempt to sway global public opinion on the war in Gaza, fake accounts and sites spread pro-Israel and Islamophobic content. The operation was orchestrated by Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry and run by a political campaigning firm

Tags: Gaza Israel
Israelis want the hostages back. So why is Netanyahu's government ignoring them?

Haaretz - 10:03 Jun 05, 2024

In poll after poll, a majority of Israelis see the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza as a national priority. But the Netanyahu government shouldn't need surveys to know it's a moral imperative

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Man smashes main entrance of Haaretz offices in Tel Aviv

Haaretz - 09:46 Jun 05, 2024

Unknown assailant flees scene after shattering main door. Haaretz has notified Israel Police

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After publishing article accusing Israel of genocide, Columbia Law Review website shut down by board

Haaretz - 09:46 Jun 05, 2024

An article named 'Nakba as a Legal Concept' written by a Palestinian human rights lawyer sparked contention within Columbia's prestigious law journal after the board decided to close the website citing 'process concerns,' but the journal's student editors are skeptical of the reason. 'It's very transparently content based,' one says
Hopes are high in Gaza following Biden's speech, but they know that the ball is in Israel's court

Haaretz - 09:14 Jun 05, 2024

Several Palestinians in Gaza spoke with Haaretz about the cautious optimism regarding the recent developments in cease-fire negotiations between Hamas and Israel. Gazans 'are exhausted and worn out,' says a mother from central Gaza, and 'terrified of failure' of the talks

Tags: Gaza
Ultra-Orthodox support makes hostage deal more likely, but Netanyahu is still undecided

Haaretz - 08:39 Jun 05, 2024

After both Haredi parties Shas and UTJ gave clear support for the Biden cease-fire proposal, Netanyahu has some insurance against his far-right partners' opposition, but as northern Israel burns and focus shifts to Lebanon, the hostage issue may again fade from center stage

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Tens of thousands rampage through Jerusalem's Old City, Muslim Quarter during Flag March; Five arrested

Haaretz - 03:01 Jun 05, 2024

Tens of thousands of people are participating in the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March, which passes through Damascus Gate and the streets of the Old City's Muslim Quarter. Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson was attacked by right-wing youths while covering the event

Tags: Tens Old City Muslim Quarter
Israel caught in a strategic trap on Lebanon border – thanks to Netanyahu's scorched-earth policy

Haaretz - 03:00 Jun 05, 2024

Not only does the Israeli government not have a solution to the conflict raging on the northern border, but it's failing thus far could mean that many Israelis decide never to return to their homes there ■ And Ben-Gvir, more pyromaniac than firefighter, is always on hand to fan the flames
Gantz's resignation from the government will depend on progress in hostage negotiations

Haaretz - 03:00 Jun 05, 2024

After announcing he will resign from the government if his demands aren't met by June 8, Benny Gantz's departure is now put in question due to President Biden's announcement of a possible hostage deal
Israel: Attack on Hamas compound kills terrorists who took part in October 7 massacre

Haaretz - 02:36 Jun 05, 2024

Eleven wounded, one critically, in drone strike in northern Israel; Hezbollah claims responsibility ■ Hamas chief says will deal 'seriously and positively' with any agreement that is based on total halt of war ■ Israel secretly targeted American lawmakers with Gaza war influence campaign ■ Lebanese report: Assailant opened fire at U.S. embassy, was arrested by Lebanese army soldier ■ Israeli cabinet to authorize IDF to raise number of reservists to 350,000 by end of August

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