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The Israeli public must stand up to the government's lackey lawmakers

Haaretz - 01:39 Feb 17, 2025
Blind sided by U.S. Mideast Envoy's comments, Netanyahu rushes to announce Stage 2 talks

Haaretz - 00:04 Feb 17, 2025

As Trump's attention turns elsewhere, the Netanyahu circus comes to a close. No-none-sense Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff appears to be unmoved by Netanyahu's charm, and made it clear that the hostages must return, much to the PM's chagrin

Tags: Netanyahu
Israeli team to attend Cairo talks on Gaza cease-fire, security cabinet to discuss Stage 2

Haaretz - 21:39 Feb 16, 2025

The statement from the Prime Minister's Office was issued shortly after U.S. Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff said that Stage 2 'is absolutely going to begin,' and Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear that the Trump administration would throw its weight behind efforts to continue the deal

Tags: Stage
Israeli gov't approves reform that would ease licensing for immigrant professionals

Haaretz - 20:43 Feb 16, 2025

Previously, licensing bureaucracy has been a roadblock for aliyah, as immigrants who held professional licenses had to take exams in Hebrew and undergo a residency or apprenticeship period, even if they worked in that field for years abroad
Israel's top court rejects hostage families' demand to disclose deal's details

Haaretz - 20:08 Feb 16, 2025

The ruling said the decision was in line with the Basic Law on the Government and its explicit authorization in law, which in this case, the justices said, trumps the public's right to know and the principle of governmental transparency
'Not ethnic cleansing, it's giving Gazans agency': Netanyahu praises Trump plan at Jewish leaders conference

Haaretz - 19:54 Feb 16, 2025

Netanyahu said that 'ensuring Gaza has a different future' is one of the main tasks Israel must achieve with the U.S., along with the release of all hostages and the destruction of Hamas, and referred to the International Court of Justice, as 'another battlefield' the country must face

Tags: Netanyahu
Israeli army to begin sharing findings of October 7 probe next week

Haaretz - 19:46 Feb 16, 2025

The IDF planned on presenting the findings in August 2024, but the process was prolonged due to the continued fighting. After sharing the investigation's results into four key issues, the army will report on specific battles in specific communities
Iran and Lebanon halt flights to respective capitals in standoff after Israeli 'threat'

Haaretz - 19:05 Feb 16, 2025

After the Israeli military accused Tehran of using civilian aircraft to smuggle cash to Beirut to arm Hezbollah, the latest development to a days-long standoff between Iran and Lebanon that sees both countries blocking flights from landing in their capitals

Tags: Lebanon Israeli Iran
Rubio came to Israel to save Netanyahu. But what does Trump get out of it?

Haaretz - 18:16 Feb 16, 2025

Benjamin Netanyahu fears Trump's wrath, but he is also panicking for his political survival. That's why after every intervention the Trump team makes to save the hostages in Gaza, it needs to make a second one to rescue Netanyahu

Tags: Netanyahu Trump
After Hezbollah drone hit, Netanyahu's home gets $500,000 window upgrade without tender

Haaretz - 16:47 Feb 16, 2025

The Netanyahu's private home received a 1.87 million shekel upgrade after a window was damaged by a Hezbollah drone in October. The renovation, paid for by the state, included 40 decorative saplings
Israel's diaspora minister tells American-Jewish leaders he'll vote against future hostage releases

Haaretz - 16:27 Feb 16, 2025

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said he could not 'vote in favor of the next terror victims' as the opening speaker of the annual gathering of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. He refused to take follow-up questions
October 7 wasn't the first time Zionism failed murdered hostage Shlomo Mantzur

Haaretz - 16:09 Feb 16, 2025

The Iraqi-born hostage was sacrificed on the altar of Zionism twice – first in Iraq, and then again on the Gaza border

Tags: Zionism
Israel prepares for nationwide protests for hostage deal, marking 500 days of Gaza captivity

Haaretz - 16:05 Feb 16, 2025

The families of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza call on the Israeli public to join them on Monday to demand the Netanyahu government secures a deal with Hamas and brings the remaining hostages back to Israel ■ These are the planned events marking the war's 500th day

Tags: Gaza Israel
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and IDF soldiers in West Bank twice over the weekend

Haaretz - 15:52 Feb 16, 2025

Approximately 15 settlers defaced two houses in a village in the central West Bank, setting one on fire. In a village next to Bethlehem, dozens of settlers attacked locals and set dogs on IDF forces. No arrests were made

Tags: West Bank
Israeli Arab comedian's stand-up show about October 7 canceled

Haaretz - 15:27 Feb 16, 2025

Right-wing groups threatened to disrupt the Haifa show, leading police to pronounce the performance a danger to public safety
IDF reportedly used elderly Gazan as human shield, tied explosive around his neck

Haaretz - 15:21 Feb 16, 2025

According to a report by Israeli outlet 'the Hottest Place in Hell,' the elderly man was forced to search for booby traps while an IED command-wire was tied to his neck. Later, as he was forced to evacuate south with his wife, another battalion shot them to death
Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria had an 'Islamic terror motive,' officials say

Haaretz - 15:01 Feb 16, 2025

The attacker is believed to be a lone perpetrator, according to police. Hebert Kickl, whose far-right party won Austria's elections in September, said he is angry with politicians who have allowed 'stabbings, rapes, gang wars' to become routine
Sabra-cadabra: Marvel makes Israeli superhero disappear in 'Captain America'

Haaretz - 13:45 Feb 16, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protesters can relax: The Israeli superhero Sabra does not show up in 'Captain America: Brave New World.' Let's just hope Israeli actor Shira Haas was well compensated for her work in this tedious movie

Tags: Israeli Captain America
Netanyahu: 'The gates of hell' will 'surely' open if all hostages aren't released

Haaretz - 13:34 Feb 16, 2025

Following a meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said Hamas must be 'eliminated,' adding that Trump's Gaza proposal is 'bold'

Tags: Netanyahu
'This is war': The Israeli leading Microsoft's global cyberdefense warns about Iran, AI and cyberinfluence

Haaretz - 13:27 Feb 16, 2025

In a rare interview, Microsoft's Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk reveals how the war in Gaza and Iran's digital rise are reshaping global security, and how AI is making hacking more accessible – and dangerous – than ever

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