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The military machismo of Israeli soldiers in Gaza will rear its ugly head at home

Haaretz - 21:28 Jan 29, 2025
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Haaretz - 21:21 Jan 29, 2025
Breeding a better 'working dog' doesn't work, shocking study exposes

Haaretz - 20:34 Jan 29, 2025

We can create designer dogs and believe what we like but we can't change their biology, says new study on canine skulls and abilities
Attacks on Jews abroad: Israel's actions aren't a reason, they're an excuse

Haaretz - 19:11 Jan 29, 2025

Well before May 14, 1948, we saw some of the worst manifestations of human animosity directed primarily at Jews, and there was barely an Israel around yet. Those who blame Israel for assaults on Jews have two options: Fight antisemitism, or let this bigotry fester

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Three Israeli, five Thai hostages set to be released from Gaza captivity on Thursday

Haaretz - 18:58 Jan 29, 2025

Israel estimates that the release of the hostages will begin Thursday by early afternoon. Eighty-year-old Gadi Moses' friends said they were not surprised he survived captivity. The Thai Embassy has yet to receive the names of its nationals expected to be freed

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Trump antisemitism executive order vows deportations, crackdown on 'pro-Hamas aliens and left-wing radicals'

Haaretz - 18:57 Jan 29, 2025

A White House document obtained by Haaretz shows that Trump's executive order aims to take 'unprecedented' steps to combat 'the explosion of antisemitism,' including the ability to revoke student visas of 'Hamas sympathizers on college campuses'

Tags: Hamas
Eisenkot to replace Gantz? Pressure rises for new leader of key Israeli opposition party

Haaretz - 18:44 Jan 29, 2025

In an attempt to stay on top, Gantz's base is trying to prevent a primary election. Despite adamant denials from the party, a leaked protocol from a meeting of leading anti-government activists shows efforts for the switch
Trump envoy Witkoff becomes first U.S. official in 15 years to enter Gaza Strip

Haaretz - 18:21 Jan 29, 2025

Witkoff, instrumental in securing Netanyahu's acceptance of the cease-fire terms before Trump's inauguration, said last wee that his visit to Gaza was to ensure the terms of the cease-fire 'are properly implemented'

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Trump claims he blocked $50 million in funding for 'condoms for Hamas'

Haaretz - 17:36 Jan 29, 2025

The White House's claim about condoms in Gaza, allegedly earmarked by the Biden administration, was part of a defense of Trump's sweeping halt to federal aid; Fact checkers found that the U.S. had not funded condoms in the entire Middle East
Amit Soussana, freed from Hamas captivity, recalls in interview how fellow hostage saved her life

Haaretz - 16:46 Jan 29, 2025

Soussana made headlines when she became the first released hostage to testify publicly about the sexual abuse she suffered in captivity. She credits IDF spotter Liri Albag, who was released last Saturday, with saving her life, as she managed to convince the terrorists that Soussana was not a soldier
Netanyahu seeks to cancel next week's corruption trial hearing for White House meeting with Trump

Haaretz - 16:06 Jan 29, 2025

The prosecution agreed to the delay, on the condition that more time would be allocated for testimony later. The prime minister has testified on only about half the days he was originally scheduled for since last month
Israel won the war. This is how Trump can help it win the peace

Haaretz - 15:55 Jan 29, 2025

Stop the mindless 'two-state solution' mantra. It's time to revisit the idea of a Jordanian-Palestinian confederation, and U.S. President Donald Trump's as yet half-baked but axiom-breaking diplomatic approach may actually help
Finance minister threatens to dissolve Netanyahu coalition over Haredi conscription bill

Haaretz - 15:26 Jan 29, 2025

Israel's perennial debate on drafting ultra-Orthodox men threatens to dissolve PM Netanyahu's coalition. An ultra-Orthodox party said that if a conscription exemption bill doesn't pass within two months, 'we'll go to elections'
This San Francisco startup congregation has created a prayer book like no other

Haaretz - 15:20 Jan 29, 2025

The Kitchen, a congregation that caters to people who are new to 'doing Jewish,' is known for pushing boundaries. Its latest innovation is a first-of-its-kind siddur that integrates Ashkenazi and Sephardi liturgical traditions
Israel's UNRWA ban will fuel chaos in Gaza, West Bank just when stability is needed

Haaretz - 14:54 Jan 29, 2025

Israeli authorities remain unsure how to enforce laws against UNRWA, with legal hurdles ahead. While accusations stem from its role in Palestinian society, Netanyahu is blocking globally backed efforts to transfer its duties to the Palestinian Authority

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Should they be jailed with terrorists? Rehab near Gaza won't spare Bedouin harsh sentences

Haaretz - 14:46 Jan 29, 2025

These six young Israeli Arabs threw rocks and stones during 2021's Operation Guardian of the Walls, and in one case assaulted an Israeli police officer. Despite participating in a restorative justice program, they will soon be incarcerated as security prisoners
A celebrated chef returns home to Israel, to open Tel Aviv's 'first Arab brasserie'

Haaretz - 13:23 Jan 29, 2025

Once a culinary star in Acre, Chef Hamudi Barghout returned home after the war tanked the city's economy (his mother missed him too much to stay away). Now he's back with Omnia Brasserie, serving contemporary Arab cuisine to Tel Avivians

Tags: Arab
Head of Hind Rajab files criminal complaint against Israeli minister in Belgium, citing 'threats'

Haaretz - 13:13 Jan 29, 2025

The complaint alleges that Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli threatened Dyab Abou Jahjah, the president of the Hind Rajab Foundation, by writing 'Watch your pager' during a social media exchange
As Gazans return north, Israel seeks ways to ensure Hamas complies with the cease-fire

Haaretz - 13:06 Jan 29, 2025

Blocking access to the northern Gaza Strip forced Hamas' hand to free three more hostages than intended this week. Now that the IDF-controlled Netzarim corridor is open, Israel could delay its withdrawal from the Strip to ensure Hamas continues to hold its end of the bargain

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'The families must fight so their loved ones aren't left behind'

Haaretz - 12:44 Jan 29, 2025

The killing and kidnapping of Israeli soldiers Adi Avitan, Benyamin Avraham and Omar Sawaid trigerred the 2006 war in Lebanon. 'In the struggle for the return of my son, other children were sometimes neglected, and they will always remember that,' Adi's father says

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