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Netanyahu's purge of Israel's defense establishment signals the nascent dictatorship forming under his rule

Haaretz - 04:10 Dec 07, 2025

In Benjamin Netanyahu's increasingly authoritarian government, clashing with the military elite is the easiest way to curry favor with the Likud party base. His inconsequential defense minister is taking full advantage of his position, remaking one of the last independent bastions in Israel's embattled public sector

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Mounting international pressure leaves Netanyahu cornered on Trump's Gaza plan

Haaretz - 04:10 Dec 07, 2025

Arab countries, European nations, and the United States are all pressing for the implementation of the next phase of the Trump plan, which will almost inevitably restore the PA to Gaza. From there, the two-state solution is already emerging on the horizon

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As Israel's artists embrace cowardice, Eurovision's Dana International dares to speak

Haaretz - 04:10 Dec 07, 2025

It's a pity Dana doesn't realize that there are countries that think that it's impossible to accept representatives of a country that waged a campaign of killing and insane destruction, but in the current public atmosphere, one needs a lot of courage to step out of the ranks of the choir
How one Israeli minister went too far even for Netanyahu's far-right government

Haaretz - 04:09 Dec 07, 2025

It seems that even in this extreme right-wing government, there is a limit. Social Equality Minister May Golan has only one despicable goal in mind: to harm Israeli Arab society, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was right to stop the delusional plan and to put the incompetent minister in her place
IDF says it 'eliminated' Palestinian who threw rocks at West Bank road, 'neutralized' another

Haaretz - 03:13 Dec 07, 2025
IDF: Palestinian bystander killed after attempted ramming attack in West Bank's Hebron

Haaretz - 02:23 Dec 07, 2025

Israeli soldiers shot dead a 55-year-old municipal sanitation worker after an assailant tried to run over troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli military said. The assailant was also killed, while an Israeli citizen was lightly wounded

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Ex-IDF chief: Netanyahu's Mossad chief pick is 'reward for loyalty' over experience

Haaretz - 21:24 Dec 06, 2025

Gadi Eisenkot criticized Netanyahu for appointing his top military aide, who lacks Mossad experience; unlike other senior roles, the Mossad chief's appointment doesn't need government approval and will be signed immediately if endorsed by the appointments panel

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Photos of the week by Haaretz photographers

Haaretz - 20:34 Dec 06, 2025
Herzog tells U.S. media he 'respects Trump's opinion' on Netanyahu pardon, but 'Israel is sovereign country'

Haaretz - 20:33 Dec 06, 2025

In an interview with Politico, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said, 'The emotional weight that I carry on my shoulders is huge, but I'm very proud of it that God gave me this role at this moment, to be there for Israel in its most difficult hour'; Netanyahu formally asked Herzog to end his corruption trial earlier this week

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Arab party chair says UAL to separate from Islamic Movement in Israel to broaden appeal

Haaretz - 19:52 Dec 06, 2025

Mansour Abbas told Haaretz that the decision aims to expand the party's ranks beyond only those identified with the Islamic Movement. Right-wing opposition party chair Avigdor Lieberman said this move 'doesn't matter' and reiterated his position that the next 'Zionist' coalition should be formed without Arab parties

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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu as demand for October 7 state probe takes center stage

Haaretz - 18:19 Dec 06, 2025

After two years of weekly rallies at Hostage Square come to an end as only one deceased hostage remains in Gaza, pro-democracy activists and bereaved families call for a state commission of inquiry in the failures of October 7, as the weekly Haifa protest grew to thousands ahead of its planned cancellation by the municipality

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Israeli police ban Hapoel Tel Aviv fans from match over t-shirt labeling them 'scum'

Haaretz - 18:13 Dec 06, 2025

Fans marched out of the Bloomfield Stadium in protest of a police order denying entry for anyone wearing a shirt bearing crossed-out symbols of Israel Police, rival team Maccabi Tel Aviv and far-right extremist 'Kach' movement. Many fans said they were not made aware of the order before the match
Trump administration says Europe faces 'civilizational erasure,' supports far-right parties

Haaretz - 17:35 Dec 06, 2025

The U.S. suggests that Europe is being enfeebled by its immigration policies, declining birthrates, 'censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition' and a 'loss of national identities and self-confidence,' saying it 'will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less'

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Why despair has power, according to the Israeli philosopher who wrote the book on hope

Haaretz - 13:46 Dec 06, 2025

In two new books, Avi Sagi – a religious liberal and critic of the messianic right – explains why there are glimmers of hope for Israelis, even now
Qatar PM: Gaza cease-fire at 'critical place'; Syrian president: Israel fighting 'ghosts'

Haaretz - 11:54 Dec 06, 2025

Turkey's Foreign Minister and Qatar's Prime Minister said during the Doha Forum conference that there's still a 'big question' over the formation of an international security force for Gaza and that peace in the region could only take place with the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state

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Ex-Israeli Supreme Court President: Judiciary under 'systematic delegitimization campaign'

Haaretz - 10:54 Dec 06, 2025

Former President Esther Hayut warned against the 'constant erosion of statesmanship and a dangerous retreat from the rules of the democratic game.' A former legal adviser to the Prime Minister's Office said that Netanyahu's government is reshaping Israel's civil service 'to attend to those in power'
Muslim countries voice concern over Israel's 'one-way' opening of Gaza's Rafah border crossing

Haaretz - 07:05 Dec 06, 2025

The Saudi Foreign Ministry published the joint statement on X, claiming that Israel's policy aims to push Palestinians toward displacement into Egypt via the Israeli-controlled border crossing, urging adherence to the U.S. cease-fire plan

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As the Gaza war winds down, unexpected consequences may open new paths

Haaretz - 06:42 Dec 06, 2025

History reminds us that wars and conflicts often end in surprising ways
As the Gaza war winds down, unexpected consequences may open new paths

Haaretz - 06:42 Dec 06, 2025

History reminds us that wars and conflicts often end in surprising ways
IDF: Palestinian bystander killed after attempted ramming attack in West Bank's Hebron

Haaretz - 04:14 Dec 06, 2025

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