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Israel-Turkey tensions escalate over Ankara's growing military role in Syria

Haaretz - 09:28 Aug 20, 2026

Turkey condemned Israel's strike on a Syrian air base and vowed continued military support for Damascus, as Israeli officials warned Ankara against establishing a presence in the country and the U.S. sought to avert a direct confrontation
Canada's antisemitism crisis is more than just a failure

Haaretz - 07:30 Aug 20, 2026

An advisory council tasked with tackling the rise of antisemitic violence in Canada will do little to solve the problem. The difficult truth is that Mark Carney's government lacks the will to take real action
Australia summons Israeli envoy over IDF decision not to probe 2024 killing of aid workers

Haaretz - 06:36 Aug 20, 2026

World Central Kitchen condemned the IDF's decision not to open a criminal probe into the strike that killed seven workers in Gaza, including Australian citizen Zomi Frankcom. Australia's foreign minister: 'The decision falls far short of the accountability we expect'
U.K. condemns 'unacceptable and destructive' Israeli E1 settlement tender, summons envoy

Haaretz - 06:28 Aug 20, 2026

Israel recently issued a tender for the construction of about 1,200 housing units in E1, a strategically contested area in the West Bank. The tender is part of a plan approved last year for 3,401 housing units in the area
Trump warns of 'tremendous' economic consequences for countries supporting Iran

Haaretz - 02:28 Aug 20, 2026
U.S. provides $206 million for Gaza force despite deadlocked peace plan

Haaretz - 23:24 Aug 19, 2026

International Stabilization Force was part of U.S.-sponsored Gaza peace deal; funds would be first significant tranche for the operation

Tags: Gaza
'The lowest of lows': New York warns Holocaust survivors of restitution scam

Haaretz - 23:05 Aug 19, 2026

The state's financial services department shut down a website for the 'Jewish Holocaust Claims Center' and referred the operators to law enforcement
Arab parties had no choice but to team up. Can they translate unity into votes?

Haaretz - 22:57 Aug 19, 2026

The agreement between Hadash, Ta'al and Balad to team up for the coming election was a wise one. Now all three, as well as the United Arab List, must stop the infighting and bring the Arab public to the polls

Tags: Arab
Stop Smotrich before he dooms the Palestinians and the State of Israel

Haaretz - 21:23 Aug 19, 2026
Israel's divided and divisive 'unity camp' is great news for the opposition

Haaretz - 20:45 Aug 19, 2026
Netanyahu warns Turkey's Erdogan against military expansion in Syria, but hopes a warning is enough

Haaretz - 20:45 Aug 19, 2026

Trump's envoy announced the establishment of a mechanism to prevent clashes between the countries after Ankara was not warned in advance about the operation. Israel has been closely monitoring Turkey's efforts to expand its military presence in Syria for some time

Tags: Turkey's Syria
If Hamas terrorists are Nazis, why doesn't Israel treat them as such?

Haaretz - 20:33 Aug 19, 2026

From Israel's perspective, Hamasniks are not Nazis; they are seven times worse. In the eyes of most Israelis, everyone in Gaza is Hamas, and being Hamas means being sentenced to death, even if the deceased is a doctor, teacher, or bookkeeper

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Haaretz - 20:28 Aug 19, 2026
Poll: Eisenkot hits new peak, but opposition can't form government without Arab parties

Haaretz - 20:18 Aug 19, 2026

The bloc led by Eisenkot would win 59 seats, compared with 51 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc. The Arab parties – polled prior to the announcement of a joint list – would win 10 seats combined

Tags: Eisenkot
Sources: Mossad chief, Syria's FM discussed Turkish troops before IDF strikes

Haaretz - 19:57 Aug 19, 2026

Sources told Reuters the phone call was held days before the Israeli military reportedly struck a Syrian air base. Netanyahu: 'We conveyed a message ... apparently they didn't hear it well enough, so we made sure they understood it better'

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Anti-occupation activist barred by IDF from closed military zone as settlers roam freely in Qusra near soldiers

Haaretz - 19:53 Aug 19, 2026

Some 15 settlers reportedly remain in the closed-off military zone near the West Bank village of Qusra, maintaining friendly relations with the guarding Israeli soldiers, as elsewhere in the West Bank, an anti-occupation activist was detained by soldiers for violating a similar order

Tags: Qusra
Channel 14 ran government-funded articles promoting Likud minister before election

Haaretz - 18:14 Aug 19, 2026

One attorney wrote that the ministry's funding and use of government resources to promote Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu constituted prohibited election propaganda. The articles were removed after a Haaretz inquiry
Israel's attorney general: Decision on October 7 probe should be delayed until election

Haaretz - 18:06 Aug 19, 2026

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel said that it strongly disagreed with the attorney general's position, and called on the court to order the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry. 'Every day that passes makes it harder to uncover the truth,' it said
UAE suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire

Haaretz - 17:46 Aug 19, 2026

The Emirati Foreign Ministry said it decided to impose the punitive measures on Iran after two ballistic missiles were fired at the country, while also saying it remained committed to 'dialogue, cooperation and regional integration'

Tags: Iran
After Knessert refuses voting stations in nursing homes, Israel's elections committee steps in

Haaretz - 16:58 Aug 19, 2026

Israel's Supreme Court President Isaac Amit said last week that the decision not to set up ballot boxes was a democratic 'step backward' for the country, possibly limiting the tens of thousands of elderly Israelis from casting their ballots

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