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'A refuge from the horror': A century of the hora, a uniquely Israeli folk dance

Haaretz - 16:20 May 25, 2025

From a defining symbol of early Zionist culture to a beloved beachfront spectacle, Avi Weissblei's 'Hora,' a documentary screened at the DocAviv festival, traces the surprisingly moving story of Israeli folk dance

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'A response to Zionist crimes in Gaza': Arab influencers react to D.C. shooting with praise, conspiracies

Haaretz - 16:01 May 25, 2025

The killing of two Israeli diplomats by a Chicago native has triggered mostly celebratory reactions across Arab social media. Some even compared the shooter to the late Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar, commending his defiance

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Netanyahu's U.S. ambassador is out of line – and out of step with Israeli society

Haaretz - 15:52 May 25, 2025

Instead of diplomatically representing Israel in Washington, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter has chosen partisan attacks on Netanyahu's critics – ignoring that most Israelis want an end to the Gaza war and a deal to free all hostages

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Swiss authorities may investigate U.S.-backed Gaza aid group

Haaretz - 14:42 May 25, 2025

Following a request from a Swiss NGO, the Swiss government is considering investigating the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, which the UN has declined to support. A Haaretz report said Netanyahu's office selected the group without proper procedures or informing the defense establishment

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From Gaza to D.C., here's how the blame game derails discourse and claims lives

Haaretz - 14:42 May 25, 2025

From college campuses to Capitol Hill hearings, the discourse has not only deflected from the realities of war, hostages, occupation and Israel's internal unraveling. It has distorted the very terms of debate
The MAGAfication of Israel: How America's Heritage Foundation plans to 'convert' the Jewish state

Haaretz - 14:30 May 25, 2025

The right-wing organization that prepared the American blueprint for for dismantling liberal democracy in Trump's second term is 'making aliyah,' cozying up to Netanyahu's government through like-minded groups, such as the powerful Kohelet Policy forum
Where the plants sing: What I learned about healing trauma at an Ayahuasca ceremony in Peru

Haaretz - 14:29 May 25, 2025

Yana Pevzner went to her brother's shamanic center in the Peruvian jungle to understand why she was not a mother. Along the way she forgave the entire male sex
Jason Stanley is leaving Trump's America because of fascism. But he's not giving up the fight

Haaretz - 14:28 May 25, 2025

The philosopher and author talks to Haaretz about the parallels between him and his Nazi-fleeing grandmother, how antisemitism is being weaponized in the U.S. and his plan to build a global network against authoritarianism
Life and death in Israel/Palestine as an endless zombie apocalypse

Haaretz - 13:44 May 25, 2025

The cycles of vengeance depicted in the dystopian TV series 'The Last of Us' are taking place right here – in reality
'There are no innocents in Gaza': what to do when your Israeli child comes home radicalized

Haaretz - 13:16 May 25, 2025

Amid war and fear, a guide for parents facing extreme views at home, and helping children choose empathy over hate
'We are here for the hostage family members who fell through the cracks'

Haaretz - 12:00 May 25, 2025

The Kamim hotline for hostage families helps the hostages' extended family members who experience emotional hardship but don't necessarily have access to the support networks available to immediate family members
How Netanyahu's office chose a U.S. firm with no aid experience to run Gaza food project behind Israeli army's back

Haaretz - 11:14 May 25, 2025

Without a tender or proper procedure, a team led by the prime minister's military secretary recruited an obscure, inexperienced company to coordinate humanitarian operations in Gaza. Though the company presents itself as American, Israeli figures are also involved – and many questions remain unanswered

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Why Netanyahu's pick for Shin Bet chief should keep hostages' families up at night

Haaretz - 09:56 May 25, 2025

Netanyahu chose David Zini as Shin Bet director to provide him with an official-sounding stamp of approval to block any deal. The improper hiring procedure says it all about both the appointer and the appointee

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To defeat Netanyahu, the Israeli left needs to learn to speak Jewish

Haaretz - 09:37 May 25, 2025

Recent statements on Gaza and the Washington D.C. shooting show exactly why the Israeli left keeps losing elections to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Here's what Yair Golan, chair of the Democrats Party, has to learn

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Freed hostage Omer Wenkert says Hamas captors starved him when Israeli army invaded Rafah

Haaretz - 03:40 May 25, 2025

GAZA: Health officials say 38 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes on Sunday ■ ISRAEL: IDF chief says Gaza war is 'not an eternal war,' army will 'work to shorten it, while fulfilling its goals'; Israel raises travel warning for Canada over terrorist threat

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Netanyahu's court-defying Shin Bet pick pushes Israel deeper into engineered chaos

Haaretz - 03:00 May 25, 2025

Sources in the defense establishment fear the Shin Bet appointment is just the beginning. They warn that Netanyahu may escalate further, potentially provoking a confrontation with Iran, unless Donald Trump steps in to rein him in, as he did last week on Gaza aid

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Israeli envoy to U.S.: Opponents of Netanyahu are 'crossing line' and spreading 'blood libels'

Haaretz - 01:49 May 25, 2025

Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yehiel Leiter said in an interview with PragerU that investigations into the prime minister aim to break him, but 'He's like President Trump. It just makes him stronger'
While eyes are on Gaza, settlers expel Palestinians from the West Bank

Haaretz - 01:43 May 25, 2025

Without law enforcement, Palestinians' lives, homes and property are left vulnerable, and they soon realize the only way they can protect themselves and their possessions is to leave
Will not one Israeli say: end the war for Gaza's sake?

Haaretz - 01:37 May 25, 2025
Israeli police visit, question anti-war protesters' homes after house arrest expires

Haaretz - 23:36 May 24, 2025

Officers showed up at protesters' homes in the early hours of Friday morning. 'The whole thing felt aggressive and threatening,' one protester said. Police say enforcement was standard and is under review

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