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Trump says U.S. will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in defense sale opposed by Israel

Haaretz - 03:00 Nov 17, 2025
High court hands devastating win to Justice Minister Levin

Haaretz - 23:46 Nov 16, 2025
High court hands devastating win to Justice minister levin

Haaretz - 23:46 Nov 16, 2025
Decades later, Ben Gurion's West Bank fears ring true, but Israel's government remains oblivious

Haaretz - 23:38 Nov 16, 2025

Initially defined by euphoria, Israel's settlement enterprise faces a decline, with violence and a lack of interest marking a stark contrast to the past's pioneering spirit

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Don't equate someone ready to burn down the country with a gatekeeper who failed

Haaretz - 23:02 Nov 16, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a criminal who represents the end of Israel's democracy, while the Military Advocate General is merely an official who tried to defend this democracy without success
Stateless nations face off as Palestine plays its first soccer game on European soil

Haaretz - 22:03 Nov 16, 2025

In its first soccer game in Europe, the Palestinian national team faced an opponent unrecognized by FIFA, but one that recognizes Palestine: the Basque national team. Palestine lost 3-0, but spectators seemed less focused on the score and more on the message the match conveyed to the world

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Sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia endangers Israel, top defense officials warn

Haaretz - 21:37 Nov 16, 2025

Selling the planes could undermine the IDF's unique capabilities developed based on the stealth jet. White House sources told AP that U.S. President Trump is unlikely to sign off on the sale, partly due to concerns about technology leaking to China
An Israeli music festival 'without Palestinian flags, without boycotts, without antisemitism'

Haaretz - 21:18 Nov 16, 2025

Also this week: Italian opera director Stefano Poda brings his version of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' to Tel Aviv, and a film festival in the south honors a promising producer killed on October 7
Decision to nix state commission of inquiry buys more time for Netanyahu

Haaretz - 21:17 Nov 16, 2025

Sunday's government cabinet meeting concluded that there will not be a state commission of inquiry for October 7, and the head of Israel's still-independent judiciary would not appoint its members. Both decisions spit in the face of families who lost loved ones in the war
Visiting Israel in the twilight of his tenure, NYC Mayor Eric Adams warns of rising antisemitism and an unprepared Mamdani

Haaretz - 21:03 Nov 16, 2025

'If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I'd be concerned about my kids,' the outgoing mayor told a crowd in Tel Aviv, who had gathered to honor his commitment to Israel. Of his successor Zohran Mamdani, Adams said: 'He's no longer protesting in the city of NY. He has to protect it'
Israeli court proposes closed-door hearing in Netanyahu's libel suit against ex-Mossad official

Haaretz - 20:37 Nov 16, 2025

The libel suit stems from an interview given earlier this year by former Mossad official Udi Levi, in which he claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received money from Qatar

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Planes, no Palestinian state: How Netanyahu will trade Israel's security for Saudi ties

Haaretz - 20:30 Nov 16, 2025

Politically, it is much easier for Netanyahu to end Israel's military dominance in the Middle East and give the Americans his blessing to sell F-35 jets to an Arab country than to say the words 'Palestinian state'

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Prominent Saudi journalist says MBS' visit to Washington a 'rare opportunity' for Israel

Haaretz - 18:09 Nov 16, 2025

Saudi journalist and editor-in-chief of the Saudi Arab News, Faisal J. Abbas, said that if Israel was 'ready' to commit to a path toward Palestinian statehood, it could finally become a fully fledged member of a 'region of integration, cooperation and shared prosperity' – a 'new Europe'

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Inflation, food prices continue to rise despite war in Gaza coming to an end

Haaretz - 17:54 Nov 16, 2025

Professor Itai Ater attributes the rise in food prices in Israel to the lack of government policy. 'In every survey, the cost of living ranks as one of the two issues that worry Israelis most, yet the government has not advanced any significant measures or reforms,' he says
German auction of Holocaust victims' correspondence, Nazi documents cancelled after backlash

Haaretz - 17:25 Nov 16, 2025

From a yellow star with 'signs of wear' to a Jewish family's mail, the auction house removed its online listings. Poland's foreign minister called for the artifacts to be handed over to the Auschwitz Museum
Shadowy firm run by Israeli-Estonian has gotten hundreds of Palestinians out of Gaza

Haaretz - 16:57 Nov 16, 2025

The organization offers Palestinians the option to pay about $2,000 for a spot on charter flights to destinations such as Indonesia and South Africa. Its website claims it was founded in Germany and has offices in East Jerusalem, though Haaretz found it is registered in neither place. Haaretz also learned that Israel's Voluntary Emigration Bureau in the Defense Ministry referred the firm to the IDF to help coordinate the departures

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Shadowy firm run by Israeli-Estonian has gotten hundreds of Palestinians out of Gaza

Haaretz - 16:57 Nov 16, 2025

The organization offers Palestinians the option to pay about $2,000 for a spot on charter flights to destinations such as Indonesia and South Africa. Its website claims it was founded in Germany and has offices in East Jerusalem, though Haaretz found it is registered in neither place. Haaretz also learned that Israel's Voluntary Emigration Bureau in the Defense Ministry referred the firm to the IDF to help coordinate the departures

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Israel's top court fumbles in fight for democracy, surprising even Netanyahu's justice minister

Haaretz - 16:50 Nov 16, 2025

By giving Justice Minister Levin the authority to appoint the head of the investigation into the Sde Teiman leak, the High Court is holding open the door for him to advance the judicial coup and eventually oust the Attorney General
Netanyahu government orders October 7 probe, stops short of state commission of inquiry

Haaretz - 15:43 Nov 16, 2025

Critics, including opposition leaders and the father of a fallen IDF soldier, accuse Prime Minister Netanyahu of avoiding a truly independent investigation due to fear of the findings. According to the government, a ministerial committee will give its recommendation on the investigation's members and powers within 45 days
The unapologetic voices of Palestinian citizens of Israel are now more important than ever

Haaretz - 14:15 Nov 16, 2025

Israelis and Palestinians seem further apart than ever, with a chasm separating Hamas and an extremist Israeli government. But Palestinian citizens of Israel offer a different model – and Israel's liberal and left-wing parties must include them, and their narrative, ahead of fateful elections

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