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Why Israel's Gaza campaign has made the war unjustifiable

Haaretz - 01:53 May 26, 2025
The real reason behind Zini's appointment as Shin Bet chief

Haaretz - 22:24 May 25, 2025
Legal experts: PM's Shin Bet chief pick invalid

Haaretz - 21:44 May 25, 2025

Despite Netanyahu's longstanding history of ignoring the AG, the move surprised the Justice Ministry. Sources close to the AG say she does not intend to give in on this issue
Netanyahu could drag Israel into tyranny if we don't stop him now

Haaretz - 21:10 May 25, 2025
Israeli Police commander charged with assaulting anti-Netanyahu protester, obstruction of justice

Haaretz - 20:56 May 25, 2025

The State Prosecutor's Office says Chief Superintendent Amit Pollak acted illegally by strangling a protester and ordering his arrest. His wife is also charged after throwing his phone into the sea to prevent its seizure by the Internal Police Investigations Department
Freed hostage Omer Wenkert says captors starved him when IDF invaded Rafah

Haaretz - 20:41 May 25, 2025

Wenkert said he spent six and a half months alone in captivity, and that his captors purposely distorted his sense of time. After the army entered Rafah, they 'risked my life for fun,' he said

Tags: Rafah
Defense Minister orders IDF's top lawyer not to speak at Israeli Bar Association conference

Haaretz - 20:17 May 25, 2025

Israel's Defense Minister barred the Military Advocate General from speaking at conferences with a 'political or polemical character' during wartime. The IDF chief of staff later approved her appearance, citing the 'supreme importance' of addressing allegations against IDF soldiers

Tags: Defense Minister
Sara Netanyahu reportedly interviewed husband's top military aide before his appointment

Haaretz - 19:18 May 25, 2025

Officials in the prime minister's office told Channel 13 that Sara Netanyahu interviewed the senior IDF officer in her husband's office, while his chief of staff stood outside to prevent anyone from entering

Tags: Sara Netanyahu
Likud MK's repeated call to 'burn Gaza' doesn't violate standards, Knesset ethics panel says

Haaretz - 19:11 May 25, 2025

The Knesset's Ethics Committee ruled that the Deputy Knesset Speaker's statement was a 'political expression clearly reflecting the MK's ideology,' while noting that his comments 'do not bring honor to the Knesset as an institution'

Tags: Knesset MK's
Far-right finance minister's party paid influencers for praise without disclosing sponsorship

Haaretz - 18:58 May 25, 2025

Israel's public broadcaster revealed that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist party used public funds to pay for a campaign of social media influencers asked to 'explicitly thank the minister for his personal commitment to the IDF reservists'
Israel's new Gaza offensive targets hospitals and clinics, with over 10 hit in past week

Haaretz - 18:42 May 25, 2025

The IDF's renewed offensive has brought a wave of intense strikes targeting Gaza's hospitals, leaving many heavily damaged. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, 400,000 people now lack access to functioning medical care, and the remaining hospitals are overwhelmed
IDF: 75% of Gaza to be occupied in two months; 2 million civilians to be concentrated in three zones

Haaretz - 17:47 May 25, 2025

The IDF believes the evacuation will push Hamas into collapse and a governance crisis, forcing it back to hostage talks on Israel's terms. Despite heavy losses, Hamas's military wing is still seen as operational, with around 40,000 fighters – similar to pre-October 7 levels – and thousands of rockets
Marking International Children's Day in Tel Aviv while Israel is killing children in Gaza

Haaretz - 17:01 May 25, 2025

Say Their Names, an event at Tel Aviv's Radical Idea House, spotlights the nexus between children and wartime language, testimonies and international law. Plus, Jacques Lacan is having a moment in Israel – and in Hebrew

Tags: Tel Aviv Israel
'Embedded in concrete': The hidden music of Auschwitz and the film that unearthed it

Haaretz - 16:24 May 25, 2025

Toby Trackman's powerful new documentary, The Last Musician of Auschwitz, uncovers the hidden musical legacies of the camp's prisoners – and finds unexpected influence in David Lynch, Massive Attack, and the enduring strength of resistance through song

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'A refuge from the horror': A century of the hora, a uniquely Israeli folk dance

Haaretz - 16:20 May 25, 2025

From a defining symbol of early Zionist culture to a beloved beachfront spectacle, Avi Weissblei's 'Hora,' a documentary screened at the DocAviv festival, traces the surprisingly moving story of Israeli folk dance

Tags: Israeli
'A response to Zionist crimes in Gaza': Arab influencers react to D.C. shooting with praise, conspiracies

Haaretz - 16:01 May 25, 2025

The killing of two Israeli diplomats by a Chicago native has triggered mostly celebratory reactions across Arab social media. Some even compared the shooter to the late Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar, commending his defiance

Tags: Arab
Netanyahu's U.S. ambassador is out of line – and out of step with Israeli society

Haaretz - 15:52 May 25, 2025

Instead of diplomatically representing Israel in Washington, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter has chosen partisan attacks on Netanyahu's critics – ignoring that most Israelis want an end to the Gaza war and a deal to free all hostages

Tags: Netanyahu's
Swiss authorities may investigate U.S.-backed Gaza aid group

Haaretz - 14:42 May 25, 2025

Following a request from a Swiss NGO, the Swiss government is considering investigating the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, which the UN has declined to support. A Haaretz report said Netanyahu's office selected the group without proper procedures or informing the defense establishment

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From Gaza to D.C., here's how the blame game derails discourse and claims lives

Haaretz - 14:42 May 25, 2025

From college campuses to Capitol Hill hearings, the discourse has not only deflected from the realities of war, hostages, occupation and Israel's internal unraveling. It has distorted the very terms of debate
The MAGAfication of Israel: How America's Heritage Foundation plans to 'convert' the Jewish state

Haaretz - 14:30 May 25, 2025

The right-wing organization that prepared the American blueprint for for dismantling liberal democracy in Trump's second term is 'making aliyah,' cozying up to Netanyahu's government through like-minded groups, such as the powerful Kohelet Policy forum

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