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• 'This book will haunt us': The first English language opera about Herzl takes on his life and legacy

  Haaretz - 12:08 Feb 16, 2025
  

  'State of the Jews,' a new opera by composer Alex Weiser and librettist Ben Kaplan, explores the profound dissonance at the center of Theodor Herzl's character along with his tragic family life. 'Herzl's story is unfinished history – it's still unfolding,' says Weiser

• 'Keith waited for us. Day after day, hour after hour, for 484 days. He was totally alone'

  Haaretz - 11:30 Feb 16, 2025
  

  The nephew of released hostage Keith Siegel, Asaf Feldman, said statements of Israeli MKs opposing the deal 'really brought him down', and that it was the protests for the hostages that encouraged him. 'We know now it had reached him,' Feldman said

• Israel's finance minister says he hopes plan to relocate Gazans could begin 'within weeks'

  Haaretz - 09:43 Feb 16, 2025
  

  Asked about Trump's proposal, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed that most Gazans would want to relocate, adding that they 'have nothing to seek' there over the next 10-15 years

  Tags: Gazans

• 'A dangerous message': Hostage family members beg Conference of Presidents to cancel invite to Israeli Diaspora Minister

  Haaretz - 08:17 Feb 16, 2025
  

  Hundreds of American Jews and Israelis – among them families of hostages and victims of October 7 – say in their letter that far-right minister had opposed the release of their loved ones. Despite the outcry, the organization said it 'looks forward' to hearing from Chikli

• War on Israel's judiciary: Netanyahu's gov't has no respect for the law

  Haaretz - 04:39 Feb 16, 2025
  

• Trump on Saturday hostage release deadline: 'I told Bibi do what you want'

  Haaretz - 04:07 Feb 16, 2025
  

  ISRAEL: Security cabinet to convene on Monday to discuss Stage 2 of Gaza cease-fire ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE/HOSTAGE TALKS: U.S. Mideast envoy Witkoff says Israel and Hamas to continue talks on cease-fire this week ■ LEBANON: Twenty ultra-Orthodox men crossed border into Lebanon, some were arrested

• Trump's ultimatum fizzled out, but Netanyahu could still block Gaza deal's second stage

  Haaretz - 04:00 Feb 16, 2025
  

  Besides facing an imminent decision regarding Gaza – continuing with the deal, resuming the war or extending the first stage of the present deal – Israel is also arriving at a critical turning point in Lebanon, with the temporary cease-fire set to end on Tuesday

  Tags: Gaza

• Yair Golan is trying to rewrite the history of Zionism

  Haaretz - 00:50 Feb 16, 2025
  

• If anyone should 'not forget nor forgive,' it's the Palestinians

  Haaretz - 23:47 Feb 15, 2025
  

• These activists cried together over the release of a hostage they've never met

  Haaretz - 21:43 Feb 15, 2025
  

  The dozens who gathered in Kfar Sava to watch Iair Horn's release met during protests for the Horn brothers' release. Ever since, they have been living embodiments of solidarity, demonstrating every week and taking turns cooking food for his mother. 'It's a moment of victory, but it's not over'

• Israel works to speed up first-stage hostage release amid Hamas crisis, Trump threats

  Haaretz - 21:41 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Despite Saturday's release going as planned – and even though Israel backtracked on its demand to free all the hostages by then – Israeli talking points still aren't sending a 'business as usual' message: implicit threats to resume the war continue to mount

  Tags: Israel

• Study: Amount of food entering Gaza met international aid standards for at least six months in 2024

  Haaretz - 21:22 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Israeli researchers found that the food entering Gaza provided an average of 3,000 calories per person per day. In February 2024, during the fierce fighting in Gaza and attempts by Israeli activists to block aid trucks from entering Gaza, only 1,508 calories per person per day was delivered

  Tags: Gaza

• Trump and Netanyahu have devised the crime of the century

  Haaretz - 21:14 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Israel's war aimed to make Gaza uninhabitable and find a place for evacuees, as many in the government and military have stated

• Egypt reportedly applying 'heavy pressure' to prevent Hamas from controlling Gaza reconstruction

  Haaretz - 21:00 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Egyptian media reports suggest Hamas has agreed not to have a representative on the Gaza reconstruction committee. Officials told Haaretz the timing is meant to offer an alternative to Trump's expulsion plan and push Israel forward in negotiations

  Tags: Gaza Hamas

• Rubio visits Israel, will discuss advancing second stage of Gaza deal with Netanyahu

  Haaretz - 20:43 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Rubio's trip will focus on securing hostages' release, advancing the second stage of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire, and countering Iran, the State Department said. Unlike typical visits, he will not visit Ramallah or meet with Palestinian Authority officials

• Interrogations, isolation, undrinkable water: Israeli hostages describe torture in Hamas captivity

  Haaretz - 20:19 Feb 15, 2025
  

  While Alexander Troufanov was held alone, Sagui Dekel Chen and Yair Horn were kept in Hamas tunnels with three other hostages still there. They were held in Khan Yunis, close to their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Troufanov only learned of his father Vitaly's murder on October 7th upon release

  Tags: Hamas

• Israel's Shin Bet is examining connection between Netanyahu's top aides and Qatar

  Haaretz - 18:58 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Amid revelations about Netanyahu's advisers' business ties with Qatar – including a campaign to improve its image ahead of the World Cup – and reports on his spokesman connections to Doha, Shin Bet announced a review of classified information security in the prime minister's office

  Tags: Qatar Netanyahu's Shin

• 'Our prayers have been answered': After 498 days in Gaza, Israeli hostages reunite with families

  Haaretz - 18:35 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Sagui Dekel Chen's father addressed President Trump: 'You have given us the best gift anyone possibly could' ■ Iair Horn's mother said he met his brother, current hostage Eitan, in Gaza: 'He does not speak much, but eventually he will start talking' ■ 'We are overwhelmed with emotion,' said Sasha Troufanov's family

  Tags: Gaza

• Freed hostage Ohad Ben Ami urges Israelis to protest, saying it strengthens those still in Hamas captivity

  Haaretz - 16:47 Feb 15, 2025
  

  Thousands of protesters demand Netanyahu's government to fully implement the hostage deal. Hostages' families accused Netanyahu of sabotaging the deal's Stage 2 and urged President Trump not to let the Israeli PM 'exploit' him

• Dozens of Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank; six wounded, no arrests

  Haaretz - 15:49 Feb 15, 2025
  

  The attack took place in an area known as 'The Accords Reserve,' designated under Area B where Israeli settlement is prohibited by the Oslo Accords. As of Friday evening, four Palestinians remain hospitalized, including a pregnant woman

  Tags: Palestinians Israeli

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