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AIPAC-backed Democrat defeats BDS supporter Cori Bush in Missouri primary

Haaretz - 08:18 Aug 05, 2026

Congressman Wesley Bell, who ousted Bush in 2024, defeated her comeback bid in another race shaped by divisions over Israel and Gaza. Bell has become a reliable pro-Israel vote in Congress, including backing sanctions on the ICC
Pro-Israel Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss wins Michigan congressional primary

Haaretz - 07:48 Aug 05, 2026

Michigan's only Jewish state senator, Jeremy Moss, is poised to enter Congress after winning the primary to succeed Haley Stevens in a heavily Democratic, Jewish district. In August 2023, he joined protests against Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv
Michigan Senate race too close to call as El-Sayed holds lead over Stevens

Haaretz - 06:46 Aug 05, 2026

Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed is narrowly leading AIPAC-backed moderate Haley Stevens in the most expensive Democratic primary in history – a race that has become a referendum on U.S.-Israel relations and a test of the lobby's influence
Trump: Hormuz Strait 'gonna be open very soon, or Iran is gonna get hit'

Haaretz - 06:28 Aug 05, 2026

Trump told Fox News that Iran doesn't want to 'admit' that they're having 'good discussions' with the United States. Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the U.S. Army has used 'virtually all' of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles

Tags: Iran Trump
Netanyahu struggles to balance Likud's extremist base with the moderate right

Haaretz - 03:00 Aug 05, 2026

The prime minister is looking for a statesmanlike counterweight to rebellious figures like Katz, Levin and Gotliv - who are expected to dominate the party's primaries. Yet, his base's fierce anti-establishment rhetoric is driving away the very moderate figures he hopes to attract
Trump: We're having very good discussions with Iran

Haaretz - 01:43 Aug 05, 2026
Nearly 2,000 antisemitism incidents recorded across U.K. in first half of year

Haaretz - 00:42 Aug 05, 2026

Community Security Trust reports 1,926 anti-Jewish hate incidents in the first half of 2026, keeping figures at near record levels following a surge sparked by the war with Iran
How did Netanyahu convince Trump's Board of Peace to rewrite its Gaza deal with Hamas?

Haaretz - 22:55 Aug 04, 2026

Although Israel agreed to halt most of its strikes, the refusal to pull back any IDF forces in Gaza raises questions over implementation of the cease-fire agreement. In many ways, this is yet another link in the chain of questionable achievements of Trumpist diplomacy

Tags: Gaza
Israel must end the siege and say yes to a Gaza deal

Haaretz - 21:32 Aug 04, 2026

Contrary to what the public thinks and what the media tells itself and the public, Hamas may control about one-third of Gaza's territory, but the blockade that Israel is imposing on the Strip gives Israel a stake in the future of Gaza's residents

Tags: Israel
Israel's new definition of victory is endless war

Haaretz - 21:21 Aug 04, 2026

Like the calendar soldiers used to count down till the day they can leave the army, Israelis are marking a big X on the calendar for each day that passes and brings us closer to electoral redemption. The revolution is on the way, the polls promise us
My niece was born into safety. Gaza's babies were born into war

Haaretz - 21:15 Aug 04, 2026

Since the genocide, it's impossible to look at babies and not think of the babies and children of Gaza. It's hard to bear the knowledge that less than 100 kilometers away, babies the age of my niece were killed and are being killed
U.S. used 'virtually all' its long-range missiles during Iran war, sources say

Haaretz - 21:03 Aug 04, 2026

The missiles are the Army's surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems and Precision Strike Missiles. Analysts say such weapons – which cost over $1 million each – would also be important in any conflict with China
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Haaretz - 20:42 Aug 04, 2026
Israel limits Gaza assassinations, allows strikes if 'imminent danger' present

Haaretz - 18:55 Aug 04, 2026

IDF's new directive allows strikes only in cases of 'imminent danger' as Palestinian officials accuse Israel of blocking progress and Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed

Tags: Israel
Israel, Ceuta and 'the real story': How to spot conspiratorial hogwash

Haaretz - 18:22 Aug 04, 2026

No actual researcher, journalist or scholar should ever traffic in conspiracy theories. Our currency is empirical evidence. A search for the truth should start by admitting we don't have it – and then looking for evidence before drawing conclusions, not after
Israel Supreme Court: Racial violence against Arabs 'contrary to Israel's core values'

Haaretz - 17:58 Aug 04, 2026

The court increased the sentence of an Israeli man from nine months of community service to two years in prison for his role in a 2021 assault on two Arab men, saying racist violence 'harms the delicate fabric of relations between the different sectors in the country'
Must the sex symbol suffer? A diss track of Saint Levant asks what famous Palestinians should be

Haaretz - 17:11 Aug 04, 2026

For Palestinian artists, invoking the cause invites accusations of exploiting it, while ignoring it invites accusations of abandoning it
Jewish billionaire and megadonor Ron Lauder reportedly stopped donating to GOP

Haaretz - 16:22 Aug 04, 2026

The 82-year-old president of the World Jewish Congress, one of New York's most reliable Republican donors, has made no political contributions this year, The New York Times reported
Iran considered strikes on Ukraine as Caspian Sea tensions escalated, adviser says

Haaretz - 15:32 Aug 04, 2026

Iran's warning of retaliation against Ukraine comes as both sides trade accusations over a strike that killed one Iranian crew member and wounded three others. 'Even if it was a mistake, it still requires compensation,' Mohsen Rezaee, a senior adviser to Iran's leadership, said

Tags: Ukraine
Michigan's Democratic voters head to polls in 2026's most consequential primary on Israel

Haaretz - 15:13 Aug 04, 2026

Tuesday marks the end of what might be the most expensive Democratic primary in history. The battle between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed has shaped into a referendum on U.S.-Israel relations and a test of AIPAC's influence

Tags: Democratic Israel

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