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'Hip-hop rules here': Inside the vibrant world of Israel's Haredi women dance scene

Haaretz - 17:51 Sep 19, 2024

From classical ballet to Gaga, more and more ultra-Orthodox women turn to dance as a way to express themselves, and even build a career. 'If there's a mountain of laundry, the children are crying, dinner has to be made and I have to go to rehearsal, my husband will have to do his share and help me realize my art'
Ben-Gvir orders Israel police chief to boycott meeting on Arab crime after dispute with Netanyahu

Haaretz - 17:47 Sep 19, 2024

Ben-Gvir told the police to boycott the meeting after the Prime Minister's Office limited attendance to fewer than the 13 officers he requested, reportedly to avoid including the officer who handled a case against Netanyahu

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Megadonor Miriam Adelson is going all-in for Trump as the savior of the Jews

Haaretz - 17:33 Sep 19, 2024

Megadonor Miriam Adelson has lent her public voice in favor of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, removing any doubt about where the right-wing, pro-Israel community stands on the former president

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Israel at war, day 349: IDF chief approves battle plans for front with Hezbollah

Haaretz - 16:59 Sep 19, 2024

Hezbollah's Nasrallah says radio device explosions attributed to Israel could be called 'declaration of war' ■ Ten Israelis wounded by drone, anti-tank missile fire from Lebanon. The IDF chief of staff approved battle plans for Israel's northern front with Hezbollah ■ Death toll from Wednesday's walkie-talkie blasts rose to 25, Lebanon's health minister says ■ Israel submits new cease-fire proposal ■ Here's what you need to know 349 days into the war

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New evidence reveals Netanyahu's relentless efforts to block hostage deal, report shows

Haaretz - 16:39 Sep 19, 2024

'Torpedo the Deal': Israel's Channel 12 News exclusive report features new documents and previously unheard conversations showing Netanyahu's efforts to sabotage any hostage deal

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Hezbollah chief says pager blasts could be called 'a declaration of war,' Israel will meet 'just punishment'

Haaretz - 16:22 Sep 19, 2024

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as jets flew low over Beirut, declared that Israel's alleged attacks on Hezbollah were a 'declaration of war,' delivering a 'blow that is unprecedented in its history'

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Ben-Gvir's logs reveal hidden meeting with judge, visit to yeshiva commemorating Jewish terrorist

Haaretz - 16:19 Sep 19, 2024

The national security minister's official logs, obtained through a court petition, did not specify the judge's identity. The logs also reveal that on Purim this year, Ben-Gvir visited the far-right yeshiva founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane
Israeli army shifts to northern front, awaiting government orders on war objectives

Haaretz - 16:04 Sep 19, 2024

The Israeli government has yet to revise the directive to prevent war expansion into all fronts. The IDF warns that focusing resources on the northern front could affect other objectives, including the release of hostages from Gaza
How Ben-Gvir's son is influencing Israel's next generation of extremists on TikTok

Haaretz - 15:38 Sep 19, 2024

Shuvael Ben-Gvir, the son of Israel's far-right national security minister, seems to have cracked the code to viral success: a precise mixture of consistent social media uproar, opposition to protesters for a Gaza cease-fire and criticism of his father's political enemies

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Chabad's 'hostile takeover' of Hungary's Orthodox Jewish community challenged in country's top court

Haaretz - 15:30 Sep 19, 2024

After Hungary recognized a Chabad-affiliated organization as the official representative of the country's Orthodox Jews last year, a rival group charges the organization with a power grab 'signed off' by the Orbán government and made possible by 'undue influence Chabad has at the government level'
How exploding pagers were a win for Israel's Old Guard

Haaretz - 14:41 Sep 19, 2024

The army, a pillar of Israel's elite, has put paid to its critics on the far right who accuse it of being 'weak'. The problem is that the politicians of the far right are squandering its achievements

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Buzz of hope: The man dedicating his life to save Israel's bee population

Haaretz - 14:24 Sep 19, 2024

Yossi Aud left behind his career in order to create a project to save bees. Now he's trying to harness the wisdom of nature to connect Arabs and Jews
'I live right next to the Palestinians. I would really like for there to be peace between us'

Haaretz - 13:36 Sep 19, 2024

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A young woman from Chicago who moved to a West Bank settlement, and a student visiting his family in Rome before enlisting in the Israeli army
Rock art in South Africa shows dicynodont that died 260 million years ago, archaeologist posits

Haaretz - 13:05 Sep 19, 2024

The Karoo Basin is littered with fossils from the Permian, which may have inspired San artisans when creating a rock panel on the Great Escarpment, archaeologist suggests
Israel says Hezbollah, Iran sent millions of messages to Israelis in bid to cause panic

Haaretz - 11:31 Sep 19, 2024

One message instructs the recipient, in incorrect Hebrew, to immediately take shelter. Another reads, 'Take leave of your loved ones; but don't worry. You'll hug them in hell in a few hours.' Another message in English advises recipients, 'If you want to live, leave'
Priming Hezbollah pagers to explode is a genius move. But it's also an Israeli failure

Haaretz - 10:42 Sep 19, 2024

It would have taken years for the Mossad to plan and implement such a skillful, sophisticated operation – an ultimate weapon that can only be used once. But Netanyahu pulled the trigger too early, and for all the wrong reasons
Nasrallah didn't foresee the pager blasts. Will Hezbollah thoroughly reassess before responding?

Haaretz - 09:56 Sep 19, 2024

The damage is done, and the Lebanese public, including Hezbollah supporters, knows the recent events call for the organization's leadership to conduct a thorough review, especially of their supply chain, before responding
New Israeli proposal offers Sinwar, Hamas members safe exit from Gaza in exchange for all hostages

Haaretz - 09:21 Sep 19, 2024

Israel's hostages and missing persons coordinator presented the proposal with the knowledge of the Israeli political leadership, amid difficulties in advancing the existing deal. According to estimates, Israel would formally adopt the plan if Hamas signals its willingness to move forward

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Jewish Israeli charged with plotting assassinations of Netanyahu and key officials for Iran

Haaretz - 09:06 Sep 19, 2024

Moti Maman, a 72-year-old Jewish Israeli businessman, faces charges of plotting an assassination against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials after being recruited by Iranian intelligence. His lawyer says he 'erred in judgement in his business dealings'

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Hebrew U. faces faculty backlash after decision to award honorary doctorate to Israeli president

Haaretz - 03:00 Sep 19, 2024

Senior professor calls Isaac Herzog 'one of the prominent enablers of the judicial coup,' while others say that the award would be 'toeing the government line'

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