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Israeli ministry's antisemitism report disregards hate from the far right

Haaretz - 08:46 May 05, 2025

Published by the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, the report does note, however, that more than half the voters of France's far-right National Rally party qualify as antisemitic. In March, the ministry's head, Amichai Chikli, invited the party's leader to a widely criticized antisemitism conference in Jerusalem
Israeli reservist killed in car accident during operational activity near Gaza border

Haaretz - 08:25 May 05, 2025

Of the soldiers killed in the war, nearly 100 died in various non-combat incidents, including road accidents, tank rollovers, friendly fire, negligent discharges, IDF explosives accidents and mistaken airstrikes
Tourists and child archaeologists break new ground at ancient Chorazin

Haaretz - 07:05 May 05, 2025

Sixth-graders unearth homes near the synagogue of Chorazin where Jesus preached. Archaeologist Achia Kohn-Tavor is leading a project to involve everybody – foreign tourists, whole families, toddlers included – in revealing their heritage

Tags: Chorazin
Netanyahu made clear Israel will 'occupy' Gaza under new military plan, official says

Haaretz - 06:50 May 05, 2025

Israel's security cabinet unanimously approved overnight into Monday a plan to expand operations in the Gaza Strip; The cabinet ministers also approved, in principle, a framework for the future distribution of humanitarian aid via private foreign firms
Israeli government reaches compromise with teachers, but some still plan to strike

Haaretz - 22:54 May 04, 2025

Under the new deal, a planned 3.3% salary cut will instead come from delayed wage increments, and teachers will receive two extra vacation days. Some educators criticized union chief Yaffa Ben-David and vowed to strike on Monday
Israeli soccer coach says 'no league match should be played' until hostages are home

Haaretz - 20:42 May 04, 2025

When asked about victories, the coach often says that sports outcomes are insignificant compared to the hostages' freedom. Hapoel Jerusalem was the beloved team of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American hostage who was murdered in captivity
From Brooklyn to Ra'anana, violence against Jews is fine, if it comes from right-wing Jews

Haaretz - 19:57 May 04, 2025

To speak out, to stand with Palestinians, to reject the violent mob that now claims to speak for the Jewish mainstream, is to risk condemnation, arrests, and attacks. Meanwhile, the gutless liberal leaders who should be on the front lines are cowering in the face of the right's assault
Bill to split attorney general role advances; AG warns it may aim to affect Netanyahu trial

Haaretz - 19:45 May 04, 2025

After the Attorney General's warning, the ministerial committee advanced two bills by Likud lawmakers. Baharav Miara that that this move is a 'regime change that will weaken gatekeepers' and that the bills were advanced without professional review
At Israel's Independence Day ceremony, trans icon Dana International broke the silence

Haaretz - 19:38 May 04, 2025

Eurovision winner Dana International throws some shade at Israel during the main Independence Day ceremony, while Israeli anti-war activists transform protests into haunting portrait galleries of children killed in Gaza

Tags: Dana International Independence
Italian journalist hacked months after Israeli spyware targeted his editor-in-chief

Haaretz - 18:47 May 04, 2025

The Paragon-Italy affair highlights global concerns over Israeli spyware targeting civilians and political opponents. Italy's parliament is investigating if its intelligence used Paragon spyware against a journalist

Tags: Israeli
Lawsuits against U.S. pro-Palestinian student activists reignite debate over protest limits

Haaretz - 18:20 May 04, 2025

Students and groups involved in Gaza solidarity encampments at Columbia and UCLA are being sued over two incidents labeled 'antisemitic.' The larger question is how these cases will be handled during Trump's crackdown on students and activists
Lebanon holds first local election in decade; Hezbollah likely to win Beirut stronghold

Haaretz - 17:54 May 04, 2025

Hezbollah and fellow Shitte party the Amal Movement are expected to win most votes for municipal councils and mayors in Beirut's southern suburbs; Voters said they were especially concerned with rebuilding their homes and livelihoods

Tags: Hezbollah
Netanyahu believed he had a backchannel to shape U.S. Iran policy – until Trump fired Waltz

Haaretz - 17:26 May 04, 2025

Hubris-filled, Netanyahu and his right-hand man, Ron Dermer, searched for an insider when Trump finalized his team – a traditional GOP hawk – through whom they could maneuver their way into the Oval Office and shape its Middle East strategy

Tags: Netanyahu Trump
'My silence didn't protect me': Released hostage accuses Israeli trainer of sexual assault

Haaretz - 16:18 May 04, 2025

Based on the complaint Mia Schem filed with the police, the trainer was arrested in late March, around the time rumors began circulating on social media about a released hostage being sexually assaulted
Despite calls to 'burn Gaza,' destroy Palestinian cities, no incitement probe of Israeli finance minister, Likud MK

Haaretz - 15:45 May 04, 2025

Since the war began, Israel has reviewed over 80 public officials' remarks on the October 7 response, partly due to international legal pressure. In December, it closed a case against a rabbi who said all Gaza residents should be killed, including babies and the elderly

Tags: Gaza
U.K. performances of Israeli-British duo canceled following BDS pressure

Haaretz - 15:08 May 04, 2025

The movement said artists and activists in Bristol were mobilizing 'to prevent their city, with its long progressive history, from being a platform for whitewashing Israel's genocide in Gaza'
Who will be Israel's next top Palestinian terrorist hunter?

Haaretz - 14:50 May 04, 2025

The outgoing head of the Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar, is helping make sure that the agency's future leaders remain loyal to the law
'Alma's now a toddler, Roni a little girl. It's heartbreaking how much Omri is missing while he's in Gaza'

Haaretz - 12:49 May 04, 2025

Michal Lavi's son immediately worries for his uncle, hostage Omri Miran, when explosions from Gaza reverberate through the walls of their Gaza border community home
Thanks to Donald Trump, a party blamed by Netanyahu for antisemitism just won reelection

Haaretz - 12:37 May 04, 2025

Trump's tariffs and threats helped deliver surprise wins to left-leaning parties in Canada and Australia – developments that may deepen Netanyahu's challenges amid growing domestic frustration and international isolation
Israel must let international journalists into Gaza: Our call as Foreign Press Association members

Haaretz - 11:57 May 04, 2025

Israel must lift this unprecedented media blockade immediately. If the Israeli government does not act, we urge Israel's Supreme Court to urgently grant our request

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