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This week, Israel would have made Jewish supremacist Meir Kahane proud

Haaretz - 20:32 Nov 13, 2025

This week, the specter of Kahane manifested both in Israel and the West Bank. The far-right rabbi, who once stood as a fringe, solitary lawmaker, could only have dreamed of the legitimacy his followers now wield

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Report: Former top Syrian official, ex-Mossad double agent, charged with torture in Austria

Haaretz - 19:28 Nov 13, 2025

A former Syrian official who once worked as a double agent for the Mossad has been charged in Austria with torture during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, The New York Times reported. The official reportedly fled to Europe in 2013 and was ultimately smuggled into Vienna with Israel's help

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Senior Israel Police officer labels Ben-Gvir's participation in raid a publicity stunt

Haaretz - 19:21 Nov 13, 2025

Despite the operation's lawful intent, it yielded minimal results, with one unrelated arrest. The incident comes amid escalating violence in Arab Israeli communities, with a significant increase in murders compared to previous years, sparking protests and demands for a state inquiry
A restored tombstone in Poland's Oswiecim sheds light on vibrant prewar Jewish life

Haaretz - 17:25 Nov 13, 2025

Over 8,000 Jews lived in Oswiecim, Poland – adjacent to Auschwitz – on the eve of World War II. A restored grave is a memorial to this proud Jewish Polish community in a country where antisemitism is on the rise

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Four psychiatrists diagnosed him with PTSD. Israel's Defense Ministry says it's just anxiety

Haaretz - 16:51 Nov 13, 2025

Israeli soldier Yuval Fisher endured severe psychological trauma during his military service, including surviving a near-fatal rocket explosion. Despite his struggles, he faced denial of mental health support from his military superiors
Netanyahu says he'll weigh Trump-backed pardon but won't admit guilt in corruption trial

Haaretz - 16:42 Nov 13, 2025

In an interview with Australia's Erin Molan, Netanyahu labeled his trial a 'witch hunt' that is hindering his duties as PM. Netanyahu also refuted claims of seeking extended U.S. military aid, emphasizing Israel's self-reliance, and issued his most direct critique of NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

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Israeli film and TV after October 7: A camera pointed at hell through the smoke

Haaretz - 16:37 Nov 13, 2025

The innumerable films and series produced about October 7 are only the beginning. But is there any value to quickly produced works? Where is the line separating documentation from sensational exploitation of the trauma?

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Ending the Gaza war won't halt Israel's legal troubles in The Hague

Haaretz - 16:22 Nov 13, 2025

A year after arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant, and two years into South Africa's ICJ case, the proceedings against Israel remain firmly in place. Trump's sanctions and allegations against Prosecutor Karim Khan have not slowed them, and the arrest of the Military Advocate General has eroded Israel's already weak international standing

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Man suspected of weapons procurement for Hamas detained on train in Germany

Haaretz - 15:58 Nov 13, 2025

The arrest is one of several suspected Hamas members' in recent weeks, German officials said. The man is alleged to have transported weapons from one suspected Hamas member in the central German state of Hesse to another in Berlin

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Indictment against Palestinians dropped due to Ben-Gvir's decision to delay appointment of key official

Haaretz - 15:31 Nov 13, 2025

Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has delayed appointing a signatory for confidentiality certificates, halting over 1,250 criminal cases in Israel. Wednesday saw the first dismissal of an indictment against a Palestinian man who had been accused of entering Israel without a permit
Dozens of Gazans stranded on plane for over 12 hours after flying from Israel to South Africa

Haaretz - 15:18 Nov 13, 2025

Sources at the airport who had been waiting to receive the group said the authorities were refusing to allow the passengers to disembark. The IDF said in response that the departure of Gazans is typically coordinated by Israeli authorities before arriving at another country

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Israel's Herzog pushed for Netanyahu pardon years before becoming president

Haaretz - 15:01 Nov 13, 2025

One source told Haaretz that Herzog 'knew he would run for president and wanted to offer the pardon as a kind of goodwill gesture to Likud members, seeking their support.' He kept his stance quiet, partly out of concern over how it might be received by Israel's center-left voters

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Far-right MKs and activists target Israel's campuses. Academia must push back

Haaretz - 13:39 Nov 13, 2025

After Deputy Minister Almog Cohen and activists stormed a Ben-Gurion University classroom, one thing is clear: Israeli academia cannot function under threats or political bullying
Is Netanyahu driving Israelis out the country?

Haaretz - 13:30 Nov 13, 2025

That's the conventional wisdom, but the numbers released by the Central Bureau of Statistics this week don't quite show that
How a 'perfect storm' of IDF-backed attacks and Israel's extremist government is terrorizing the West Bank

Haaretz - 12:24 Nov 13, 2025
Hamas, Islamic Jihad to hand over deceased hostage to Israel on Thursday evening

Haaretz - 12:20 Nov 13, 2025

Four deceased hostages remain in Gaza, after Hamas handed over the body of IDF officer Hadar Goldin on Sunday

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Can Abbas' chosen heir lead the Palestinian Authority without any public support?

Haaretz - 11:44 Nov 13, 2025

Mahmoud Abbas' succession plan designating his deputy Hussein al-Sheikh as his successor opens three starkly different paths for the West Bank, from orderly transition to chaos
73 athletes, including Paul Pogba, call on UEFA to suspend Israel from European soccer

Haaretz - 11:19 Nov 13, 2025

'No shared venue, stage or arena in international civil society should welcome a regime that commits genocide, apartheid and other crimes against humanity,' the letter said, urging UEFA to ban Israel, following a similar request by the Turkish Football Federation in September

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AG accepts High Court's offer to appoint retired justice to oversee IDF top lawyer case

Haaretz - 10:10 Nov 13, 2025

If the stalemate between Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who didn't accept the court's offer, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara continues and no agreement is reached, the High Court is expected to issue a ruling on the matter on Sunday

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Bedouin village to be evacuated despite Israel canceling plans to demolish it

Haaretz - 09:24 Nov 13, 2025

The ruling could be used as a precedent to expel other Bedouin villages from lands they have lived on since before the establishment of Israel in 1948, as it was written that turning a blind eye to the village staying on state lands doesn't grant the residents property rights

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