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Man stabbed to death in ultra-Orthodox city, homeless man arrested on suspicion of murder

Haaretz - 19:21 May 20, 2026

Preliminary investigation indicates the victim and suspect were previously acquainted. On Tuesday, a man in his 30s was shot to death in the northern Israeli Arab city of Shfaram; police said the incident was part of an ongoing conflict between Arab crime groups
Iranian reports: Tehran reviewing U.S. peace proposal submitted via Pakistan

Haaretz - 19:15 May 20, 2026

The report comes hours after Trump said Iran talks were in final stages, and warned of attacks if deal fails • Trump said earlier this week he called off attacks on Iran in response to requests from several of Iran's Gulf neighbors
Netanyahu and Israeli officials issue rare rebuke of Ben-Gvir over treatment of flotilla activists

Haaretz - 19:00 May 20, 2026

The far-right national security minister, who oversees Israel's prisons, shared footage of himself taunting Gaza flotilla activists and prison guards dragging them through a detention facility
'Over the border it was okay to be crazy': IDF soldiers tell about the army's moral decay in Lebanon

Haaretz - 18:09 May 20, 2026

'The feeling is that the IDF has become like an army of Vikings – they let soldiers loot so they'll be happy and keep fighting,' one soldier says. Five told Haaretz about the horrors and disillusionment
Bill banning egalitarian prayer at Western Wall bound to face serious legal challenges, warns gov't lawyer

Haaretz - 17:39 May 20, 2026

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee held its first hearing on the controversial legislation, which would also effectively outlaw Women of the Wall. A senior Justice Ministry official said it could violate basic religious and civil rights
Record pro-Israel lobby spending may have achieved its goal in Kentucky. But at what cost?

Haaretz - 17:36 May 20, 2026

After Massie's defeat, chants of 'fuck Israel' and 'fuck AIPAC' could be heard emanating from the crowd at his election party. Pro-Israel spending may have achieved its primary goal, but AIPAC may very well be sacrificing its long term standing for short term victories
World leaders summon Israeli envoys over Ben-Gvir video shaming Gaza flotilla activists

Haaretz - 16:15 May 20, 2026

At least six countries summoned their Israeli ambassadors on Wednesday following a video published by the far-right national security minister, showing detained members of an intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla being dragged through an Israeli port

Tags: Israeli
Jewish Democratic Council endorses two Demcratic candidates in Michigan Senate Primary

Haaretz - 15:42 May 20, 2026

The JDCA endorsed Mallory McMorrow and Haley Stevens in a rebuke to progressive candidate and Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed. The Michigan primary stands to potentially determine whether Democrats can win back control of the Senate in November
Netanyahu minister to Reform rabbi, MK Kariv: 'You're marrying dogs in your delusional synagogues'

Haaretz - 14:34 May 20, 2026

Praising a Likud activist and convicted felon at the Knesset, Social Equality Minister May Golan said opposition lawmaker Gilad Kariv 'won't reach his level even in another two hundred reincarnations' as he 'goes with the Women of the Wall' feminist group that advocates for women's right to pray freely at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Vocal Israel critic Chris Rabb wins Pennsylvania primary, a victory for progressive Democrats

Haaretz - 13:30 May 20, 2026

His win comes after hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending from progressive Super PACs seeking to bolster left-wing candidates amid AIPAC's growing involvement in primary races
Israel demands to disarm its regional enemies, but refuses to pay the price

Haaretz - 12:46 May 20, 2026

The security reality Israel wants has political, economic and military conditions. But the question is not just how to disarm, but what comes after demilitarization; every leadership void will eventually be filled with anger and extremism

Tags: Israel
Ben-Gvir posts video of police dragging detained Gaza flotilla activists

Haaretz - 12:07 May 20, 2026

The video shows the activists kneeling on a metal floor in an unshaded area while Israel's anthem is playing and armed Border Police officers watch. Later in the video, a woman is heard pleading and screaming, as Ben-Gvir says, 'Don't be bothered by their screams'

Tags: Ben-Gvir
If done right, Israel's opposition could win religious Zionist votes from Netanyahu

Haaretz - 11:34 May 20, 2026

There are many religious Zionists, including right-wing ones, who have trouble swallowing the party's consent to an ultra-Orthodox draft-dodging bill, even in exchange for the free hand it has received in the West Bank and the government's unprecedented support of the settlements
More young secular Israelis are saying 'I Do' – to marriage and the Rabbinate

Haaretz - 11:26 May 20, 2026

Amid ongoing conflict and uncertainty in Israel, young secular liberals are embracing traditional marriage – often through the Rabbinate – as a source of stability and continuity, even as Western peers increasingly favor cohabitation

Tags: Rabbinate
Israeli elections inch closer as Knesset passes preliminary bill to dissolve parliament

Haaretz - 10:26 May 20, 2026

Prime Minister Netanyahu, who still prefers the general election take place on its original date at the end of October, may continue talks with Haredi parties to delay a dissolution, even if it passes its preliminary reading
Sally Rooney still boycotts Israel. So why Is her new book coming out in Hebrew?

Haaretz - 10:01 May 20, 2026

Rooney's novel 'Intermezzo' will be published by November Books, which she says 'does not operate in illegal Israeli settlements, receives no state funding and explicitly recognizes the international legal rights of the Palestinian people, including the right of return'
IDF was caught off guard by Trump statement that he was 'hour away' from attacking Iran

Haaretz - 08:48 May 20, 2026

Sources in the defense establishment said that it is possible that Washington informed Israel's political leadership in advance about its intention to attack on Tuesday, but this information was not concretely passed on to the military
Most of world Jewry will be based in Israel within 10 years, demography report predicts

Haaretz - 07:00 May 20, 2026

According to the forecast prepared by Prof. Sergio DellaPergola, ultra-Orthodox Jews could account for nearly a third of the Jewish population in Israel by 2050. Little change is foreseen in the breakdown of the Israeli population between Jews and Arabs

Tags: Israel
Report: Israel, U.S. planned reinstating former Iran President Ahmadinejad during war

Haaretz - 05:33 May 20, 2026

During his tenure as Iran's president, Ahmadinejad fiercely opposed talks with the United States and repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel. Israeli strikes intended to free Ahmadinejad reportedly wounded him, prompting him to abandon the plan

Tags: Israel
Israel's Knesset expected to dissolve as Netanyahu's coalition bills have narrow window left

Haaretz - 02:52 May 20, 2026

Prime Minister Netanyahu, who still prefers the general election take place on its original date at the end of October, may continue talks with Haredi parties to delay a dissolution, even if it passes its preliminary reading

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