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French and German ambassadors join thousands of Israelis at rally to demand hostage deal

Haaretz - 19:50 Mar 16, 2024

Hundreds of people joined a spontaneous march of families of hostages, blocking a major street in Tel Aviv. Five months after the hostages were taken by Hamas, family members and top European ambassadors plead with the government to reach an agreement
'Two warring camps': The Dreyfus Affair and today's U.S. college campus antisemitism

Haaretz - 19:10 Mar 16, 2024

At a time of growing antisemitism on U.S. campuses, a new book by Yale professor Maurice Samuels seeks to correct the historical minimizing of antisemitism in the Dreyfus affair. 'This fantasy of Jewish power, Jews controlling the media. These are still tropes we see,' he says in an interview
What you need to know, day 162: First aid ship reaches Gaza, UNICEF warns of acute malnutrition

Haaretz - 18:20 Mar 16, 2024

First aid ship to Gaza delivers 220 tons of food ■ Germany carries out its first airdrop to the Strip ■ UNICEF: One in every three children under two in north Gaza acutely malnourished ■ Israel's Mossad chief to resume Gaza cease-fire talks in Doha on Monday ■ IDF kills Palestinian gunman who fired at Jewish neighborhood in Hebron ■ Here's what you need to know 162 days into the war

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Thousands protest Netanyahu gov't across Israel, demand Gantz ditch wartime coalition

Haaretz - 18:06 Mar 16, 2024

Protesters gathered in Israel's largest cities and outside Netanyahu's private and official residences to demand early elections, some also calling for centrist war cabinet member Benny Gantz and his party to quit the government and 'stop lending a hand' to the prime minister
Cultural roundup: When bringing back 'MasterChef Israel' is tasteless

Haaretz - 17:27 Mar 16, 2024

The show was already an uncomfortable display of excess, but now Gazans are dying of hunger. Also, rapper Aner Shapira, a fallen hero at the rave at Re'im, is remembered, and new artworks are adorning surprising places in Tel Aviv
'Didn't want to give Ben-Gvir excuses': First Friday prayers of Ramadan pass by quietly in Jerusalem

Haaretz - 16:34 Mar 16, 2024

Tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers attended prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, on what turned out to be the calmest Friday in Jerusalem since the war in Gaza began ■ It was a victory for everyone who thinks the city is more than a conflict zone

Tags: Jerusalem
Bedouin-Israeli accused of joining Hamas dies after being found unconscious in prison cell

Haaretz - 15:51 Mar 16, 2024

Juma Abu Ghanima crossed the border into Gaza in 2016 and attempted to return to Israel last December. According to his indictment, he trained with Hamas' Nukhba force and provided information on Israeli military bases
Netanyahu approves plans for Rafah operation, sends delegation to Qatar

Haaretz - 00:44 Mar 16, 2024

Palestinian factions say they object to establishing new Palestinian gov't ■ IDF says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon ■ Aid supply ship from Cyprus reaches Gaza coast ■ Hamas truce proposal calls for release of all 'detainees' on both sides ■ IDF: four soldiers were wounded in past 24 hours ■ Egypt's President warns against Israeli operation in Gaza
A Palestinian boy was shot by Israeli troops in front of his father, and died in his brother's arms

Haaretz - 00:16 Mar 16, 2024

As a father and his two small sons drove home after doing errands in their village, Israeli soldiers fired at their pickup, killing the 10-year-old. The traumatized 7-year-old blames himself for his brother's death

Tags: Israeli
The destructive wish for revenge followed by suicide is rooted in the Israeli ethos

Haaretz - 23:12 Mar 15, 2024

Both the national-religious and secular communities harbor a deeper and more ancient ideal than the desire for mere revenge
Netanyahu is detached from reality, and Dery is under pressure to help bring him down

Haaretz - 21:30 Mar 15, 2024

Martin Schlaff, the Austrian tycoon and outspoken critic of Netanyahu, is looking to his old friend, Shas chief Arye Dery, to topple the government. While the judicial coup quietly moves along and Israel becomes a pariah state, Israel's busy AG and the IDF draft law may be the last hope

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What you need to know, day 161: Israeli delegation to travel to Qatar, Netanyahu OKs Rafah operation

Haaretz - 17:40 Mar 15, 2024

Israeli delegation will travel to Qatar following new truce proposal by Hamas ■ Some 50,000 Muslims participated in prayer on first Friday of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa without clashes with Israel Police ■ Netanyahu's office said he approved plan for military op in Rafah ■ Hamas and other Palestinian factions say they oppose appointment of Mohammad Mustafa as Palestinian Authority's new prime minister ■ Here's what you need to know 161 days into the war

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Schumer's bombshell draws mixed reactions from leading Jewish movements in U.S.

Haaretz - 17:36 Mar 15, 2024

While the Reform Movement said it agreed with the essence of Schumer's remarks, the Orthodox movement described his speech as 'profoundly disappointing and disturbing'

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Washington may be optimistic, but it has no one to talk to in either Gaza or Jerusalem

Haaretz - 16:25 Mar 15, 2024

The U.S. is more active and hands-on than ever when it comes to Gaza, pushing cease-fire ideas, creating their own humanitarian aid initiatives and even formulating a post-war Gaza plan with other Arab nations. The issue is, there are two conspicuously uninvolved parties: Israel and Gaza

Tags: Gaza
She fled Gaza for Israel with her daughter. Now she's fighting to get her other children out

Haaretz - 16:13 Mar 15, 2024

An abused wife and mother of children born with a devastating genetic disorder, Fathan Hassan has been deprived of autonomy over her own body and her own life. Now she's facing another struggle: Rescuing her two young children, who were left alone in Gaza after their father was killed in Israeli shelling

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Schumer clears path for Democrats to disavow Netanyahu. Will Biden follow?

Haaretz - 14:41 Mar 15, 2024

Schumer's landmark speech, calling on Israelis to shake off Netanyahu and find a new direction, made major waves in both U.S. and Israeli politics. Now those waves could turn into a tsunami if Biden and the rest of the pro-Israel U.S. left follow suit

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Appointment of new Palestinian PM reveals stagnation. The government's test will be its survival

Haaretz - 13:58 Mar 15, 2024

Mohammad Mustafa will try to assemble a government of experts to manage West Bank affairs and Gaza's rebuilding. But with the lack of public legitimacy and Israel's opposition, he is unlikely to succeed. If he can arrange elections, that could change
Before the war, Fuad worked in Israeli tech. His laptop is now under the rubble

Haaretz - 11:30 Mar 15, 2024

A software engineer from the Gaza Strip thought that high-tech could help bring peace between Palestinians and Israelis. In a conversation from inside Gaza he tells of the pain and sufferings all around him. 'People here are beginning to believe that this isn't a war against Hamas, but against the Palestinians in general'
First Arab-Israeli Supreme Court justice, Salim Joubran, dies at 76

Haaretz - 11:20 Mar 15, 2024

Joubran served in a permanent Supreme Court appointment and chaired the Elections Committee. He described the appointment as 'an important turning point,' and was in the minority in numerous cases on relations with Arab society. He will be buried in Haifa on Sunday
Hamas presents truce deal detailing exchange of hostages, prisoners to mediators

Haaretz - 09:48 Mar 15, 2024

The initial release of Israelis would include women, children, elderly and ill hostages in exchange for the release of 700-1000 Palestinian prisoners. In the second stage, all detainees from both sides would be released. Israel says plan based on 'unrealistic demands'

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