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Ms. Rachel under fire again after Instagram post with Gazan photojournalist Motaz Azaiza

Haaretz - 19:45 Jul 20, 2025

The popular U.S. children's star is facing renewed accusations of pro-Hamas sympathies after hosting Gazan photojournalist Motaz Azaiza. Ms. Rachel's detractors accuse Azaiza of supporting Hamas, although he has previously been branded by some Palestinians and Hamas supporters as a 'traitor'

Tags: Motaz Azaiza Gazan
Israel police to probe ex-Netanyahu aide Einhorn in Serbia this week over Qatargate and BibiLeaks scandals

Haaretz - 18:51 Jul 20, 2025

Israel Einhorn relocated to Serbia before the opening of investigations into the covert ties between Netanyahu's advisers and Qatar, and the leaking of classified IDF intelligence to a German tabloid to shape public opinion against demonstrations in Israel calling for a hostage deal

Tags: Israel Serbia
Haredi MK says Netanyahu government traded IDF draft exemption for judicial coup support

Haaretz - 17:39 Jul 20, 2025

Ultra-Orthodox MK Yitzhak Goldknopf said that far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich proposed that Haredi parties would receive a long-sought IDF draft exemption law in exchange for backing the government's judicial overhaul efforts

Tags: Haredi
Netanyahu secured his survival for six more months. Now he can sign a hostage deal

Haaretz - 17:13 Jul 20, 2025

Since the Gaza war was renewed in March, Netanyahu has been laser-focused on one date: July 27, the day the Knesset officially goes on vacation. A week away, Netanyahu has more political maneuvering space to sign a hostage deal – if he chooses

Tags: Netanyahu
AMIA bombing's 31st anniversary marked by ceremonies in Argentina, Israel and, for the first time, Congress

Haaretz - 16:19 Jul 20, 2025

The July 18, 1994, car bombing killed 85, injured over 300, and completely destroyed the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires
Iran says it has replaced air defenses damaged in war with Israel

Haaretz - 15:44 Jul 20, 2025

An Iranian army official said that the air defenses have been replaced with systems that were 'stored in suitable locations.' During the conflict in June, Israel dealt a heavy blow to the country's air defense systems

Tags: Israel
No, this Muslim Palestinian artist at a bus stop is not a terrorist

Haaretz - 15:25 Jul 20, 2025

At the Umm al-Fahm Museum of Art, four emerging women artists wrestle with systemic issues in a new exhibit. Meanwhile, the organizers of the cross-country Israel Festival and Manofim in Jerusalem reflect on what it means to showcase art at this moment
For those desperate to leave Gaza, a grassroots Palestinian initiative is crowdsourcing an exit strategy

Haaretz - 15:22 Jul 20, 2025

#Survival_Attempt began as a small WhatsApp group, and is now a network of hundreds of Palestinians who are desperate to leave Gaza but lack the necessary connections. Together, they're compiling any and all information on how to leave

Tags: Gaza
Israel denies visa extension for top UN official over Gaza war criticism

Haaretz - 15:16 Jul 20, 2025

Israel's Foreign Ministry said that senior UN official's statements 'violated UN neutrality' by criticizing Israel. Aid groups warn his visa refusal will 'cause further harm' to humanitarian aid in Gaza, where his role is 'key for coordination and access' amid ongoing conflict

Tags: Gaza Israel
How old was your burglar? Hebrew University researchers can tell

Haaretz - 14:56 Jul 20, 2025

Israeli scientists develop method to accurately nail down age from small DNA samples
'You're losing me': As the evangelical backlash against Israel grows inside MAGA, Trump officials threaten reprisals

Haaretz - 14:40 Jul 20, 2025

Led by the evangelical U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, U.S. Christian leaders, GOP lawmakers and right-wing influencers are voicing once-rare criticism of Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank. 'The Israeli government is really screwing up. This horrific war must come to a complete end,' says one conservative pundit

Tags: Israel
Three suspects released after assault on MK Ayman Odeh during right-wing riot

Haaretz - 14:00 Jul 20, 2025

The court rejected Israel Police's demands to extend the suspects' detention, citing insufficient evidence. Organizers of the protest said they had warned police in advance of potential violence against the Arab-Israeli MK and had been promised reinforcements, but officers failed to prevent the attack
The unexpected parallels in Israel and Iran's nuclear strategies

Haaretz - 13:32 Jul 20, 2025

In 1945, the bomb started out as a powerful but usable weapon, before morphing into a symbol of national power that stirs feelings of fear and even worship. Still, everyone realizes that it can't be used as a first option
At least 67 Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza shot dead by IDF, Health Ministry says

Haaretz - 13:24 Jul 20, 2025

Palestinian and Arab media reported that the Gazans were shot dead while waiting for aid trucks near the northern Israel-Gaza border. The IDF said that thousands of Gazans had gathered in the area and that soldiers fired on them to 'remove an immediate threat to the forces'
IDF bans face coverings in West Bank public spaces, raising concerns over biased enforcement

Haaretz - 13:22 Jul 20, 2025

The military order makes covering one's face in public a criminal offense for both Jews and Arabs, punishable under certain circumstances by up to two years in prison, as the army struggles to identify and arrest those accused of settler violence in the West Bank. Some are skeptical the mask ban will be enforced against Jews

Tags: West Bank
She brought the gospel of natural wine to Israel. Some try to spoil it

Haaretz - 12:27 Jul 20, 2025

During a visit to Georgia not long after her army service, Natalie Shafrir discovered this niche of the industry that boasts 'nothing added, nothing taken away.' Is it wokeness in a bottle or a welcome shake-up?
Netanyahu government ministers vote unanimously to advance firing of attorney general

Haaretz - 11:32 Jul 20, 2025

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara urged the Supreme Court earlier on Sunday to halt the process she calls 'entirely unlawful,' warning it could cause 'growing institutional harm.' Ministers say the firing process involves 'rigorous and exceptional protection' of the attorney general
Foreign Ministry to fund Israel tour for MAGA, America First pro-Trump influencers

Haaretz - 11:00 Jul 20, 2025

The initiative will bring 16 U.S.-based influencers under the age of 30, each with hundreds of thousands to millions of followers, to counter what the ministry sees as a decline in pro-Israel sentiment among younger Americans

Tags: Israel
No lights, no camera, action! The AI company that became Hollywood's biggest threat

Haaretz - 10:52 Jul 20, 2025

The revolution of Google's AI-based movies could mark the end of cinematography. Instead of catching the moment, the algorithm reinvents it
When did Israelis stop reading books? Anecdotes from a dying field

Haaretz - 10:38 Jul 20, 2025

In Israel, a book lauded by critics might sell 200 copies, or maybe just one. People who still read no longer reach for acclaimed novelist David Grossman; they prefer erotic literature and right-wing propaganda

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