Israeli scholar Avital Davidovich Eshed traces how virginity became bound up with marriage, money and family honor – and why its meaning was always a matter of interpretation
Faced with threats from Hezbollah, Beirut will likely try to convince the United States to agree to a phased process. The unresolved question is how much flexibility Trump will allow Lebanon – and what he will dictate to Israel
Only after Haaretz contacted police did the officer file a report – roughly 36 hours after the search. In 13 similar cases, protesters received a $203,000 settlement from police, which admitted no wrongdoing
There's a new thesis terrorizing supporters of the anti-Netanyahu bloc: Bennett and Lieberman will play games, refuse to recommend Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister and flirt with the other side to extort the premiership. It won't bear fruit
The secular Yair Lapid, who opposes religious coercion, sides with the American ambassador who wants the Land of Israel to stretch from the Euphrates to the Nile. This is vertigo in all its glory
As an Arab woman, I'm not writing this to justify anyone's racism. I'm writing this because I'm tired of the fact that sensitivity, empathy and the right to speak freely always belong to only one side
Israeli forces deployed to prevent Jewish terror attacks are not removing violent settlers from a closed military zone. Footage shows three settlers approaching homes as a security vehicle passes by. The IDF did not respond to Haaretz
Burg, a former MK for the Labor Party, will run for Knesset on behalf of A Place For Us All. Sources told Haaretz that they believe the party is not influential enough in the Arab community to warrant a position on a joint list of Arab parties
Police raided the wedding over suspected gunfire, but searches found no weapons and no one was arrested. The groom's uncle told Haaretz: 'There were more than 100 heavily armed police officers, throwing stun grenades. We felt in a war'
The joint statement – also signed by the United Arab Emirates, Israel's closest ally in the Gulf – was issued as Jared Kushner met Hamas officials in Cairo
When the world is too complex to understand who holds the power, the mind seeks someone to blame. Today, conspiracy theories play the psychological role that superstition once did
The IDF has decided not to allow Hezbollah operatives trapped in tunnels beneath southern Lebanon's Ali Taher ridge to leave unless they surrender, amid reports Israel is preparing an operation to seize the area
The Israeli media's obsession with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is part of a much older instinct: to cast Israel's critics as the existential enemy. It serves a purpose
Golan Druze are grateful the Israeli military intervened a year ago when the community in Syria was being massacred. That doesn't necessarily mean they'll vote Likud
The minister in charge of combating antisemitism used Robinson's endorsement to boast that he had broken Israel's 'foolish' boycott of Europe's far right, after cultivating ties with parties once shunned over neo-Nazi legacies
Aisha Wahab, whose positions on Israel are more moderate than some of AIPAC's highest-profile progressive targets, is expected to easily win the CA-14 special election despite the group's late spending
IDF soldiers reportedly shot a father and son who were trying to prevent Israeli settlers from committing arson in the West Bank's Hebron. 'Israeli forces and settlers prevented ambulances from reaching them and left them bleeding for about 40 minutes,' a Palestinian resident said