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The forgotten Zion: When a Jewish homeland was headed for Texas

Haaretz - 15:12 Jul 17, 2025

Rachel Cockerell set out to write a quiet family memoir. Instead, her sprawling and experimental book, 'Melting Point,' uncovered her ancestors' connection to the radical, long-buried plan to build a Jewish state – not in Palestine, but in Texas

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Going from crisis to crisis, Israeli tech can't get a break

Haaretz - 15:08 Jul 17, 2025

As artificial intelligence is promising to remake the world, the Israeli sector that could have been taking AI forward is being left to fend for itself with no government help, leaving Israel out of the AI arms race

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Israeli restaurant in Berlin delays opening over protests against owner's ties to Gaza aid fund

Haaretz - 14:51 Jul 17, 2025

Tel Aviv restaurant Gila and Nancy, co-owned by Shahar Segal and celebrity chef Eyal Shani, was set to open its Berlin location on Friday. Activists gathered outside the eatery on Wednesday to protest Segal's work for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the organization behind aid sites in Gaza where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in recent months

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Explained | The Druze, Damascus and the IDF: What is happening in Syria, and why did Israel intervene?

Haaretz - 14:40 Jul 17, 2025

There's now a tense cease-fire in southern Syria after deadly clashes between the Druze community, Sunni militias and the al-Sharaa government. What triggered the violence, what connects the Druze communities in Syria and Israel, and how did the IDF end up bombing Damascus?

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Israel Police closes investigation into West Bank settler attack on leftist activist

Haaretz - 14:38 Jul 17, 2025

The activist told police in May that settlers had robbed and assaulted him as they were attacking a Palestinian village. Though his lawyer says his stolen laptop has a location app, and the activist provided pictures of the perpetrators and one of their names, police have not reported back to him
Israel works to repatriate Druze as Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida amid cease-fire

Haaretz - 12:19 Jul 17, 2025

Under U.S. pressure, Israel refrained from continued attacks in Syria after the start of a cease-fire brokered between the regime and local Druze leaders. An Israeli lawmaker told Haaretz that he was assured no action would be taken against those who crossed into Syria as long as they returned soon

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How the possible end to Turkey's Kurdish problem could become Israel's Turkey problem

Haaretz - 11:50 Jul 17, 2025

Israel has vanquished Iran, brought Hezbollah to its knees and helped decapitate the former Syrian regime. So while Turkey's internal struggle against the Kurds may seem to have calmed, it could empower Ankara to eye growing regional influence, to Make the Ottomans Great Again

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With so many lives on the line, what did the EU actually get out of its Gaza aid deal with Israel?

Haaretz - 10:57 Jul 17, 2025

Last week, the EU and Israel reached a deal: More humanitarian aid into Gaza, in exchange for nixing any punitive downgrading of EU-Israel trade. But European states should have known that Netanyahu's government is full of liars, thieves and demagogues who place no value on their own word

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Report: Trump rejected plan for weeks-long campaign against Iran's nuclear program

Haaretz - 10:42 Jul 17, 2025

NBC reported that U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities near the end of the Israel-Iran war did not do as much damage as claimed, with two out of three nuclear sites capable of resuming enrichment within the next few months. Sources say Trump rejected a plan to go 'all in' and instead opted for a more limited intervention, the report said

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The Kids Are All Right: Wars don't traumatize Israeli children – their parents' reactions do

Haaretz - 10:41 Jul 17, 2025

Rather than allowing our children to return to everyday life during one war and after another, we are constantly educating them about fear, says Prof. Arie Kizel, who specializes in philosophy with children. He believes Israeli parents should stop trying to calm their children down and allow them to ask questions

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Is Israel pursuing a broader agenda in Syria after stepping in to defend the Druze?

Haaretz - 10:18 Jul 17, 2025

As Syrian Druze leadership remains divided over cooperation with the regime, the latest cease-fire, prompted by the surge of violence against the community, may stand a better chance of holding thanks to mounting U.S. pressure on Syria's leader and Israel to de-escalate

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New satellite data shows: Gaza devastation scale greater than estimated, at least 70 percent of buildings leveled

Haaretz - 10:14 Jul 17, 2025

According to a Hebrew University mapping, 89% of the buildings in Rafah, 84% of the buildings in the northern Gaza Strip and 78% of the buildings in Gaza City have been completely or partially destroyed. The data shows that since April, an average of 2,000 buildings have been destroyed in Rafah each month
Starved and scorched: The sea – Gaza's last refuge – has become a killing zone

Haaretz - 10:03 Jul 17, 2025

Fishing was once a vital source of food and income for Gaza's residents, but under Israel's siege and strict maritime restrictions, even going out to sea – or simply bathing in it – has become a potential death sentence

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IDF strike on Gaza's sole Catholic church kills three Palestinians, wounds at least nine others

Haaretz - 09:54 Jul 17, 2025

Among the wounded was the priest of Gaza City's catholic community, Gabriel Romanelli, who was reportedly very close with the late Pope Francis, having spoken with him often during the war in Gaza
Ultra-Orthodox Shas party forces MK to resign over alleged improprieties

Haaretz - 09:34 Jul 17, 2025

Sources say Shas leader Arye Dery acted after consulting with one of the rabbis at a meeting of the party's Council of Torah Sages. Dery denies the report
Syria's al-Sharaa accuses Israel of undermining stability, vows to protect Druze

Haaretz - 06:20 Jul 17, 2025

In his first televised statement after powerful Israeli air strikes on Damascus, al-Sharaa addressed Syria's Druze citizens, saying, 'We reject any attempt to drag you into the hands of an external party'

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Israel plunged headlong into the Syrian storm – and could find itself at odds with Trump

Haaretz - 03:02 Jul 17, 2025

Optimism earlier in the week gave way to widespread violence and chaos on Wednesday but the United States still believes a cease-fire is imminent. The Israeli response, meanwhile, is being governed by Druze anger, government hubris, narrow interests and – of course – populism
Haredi party's exit exposes Netanyahu government's real standing in public opinion

Haaretz - 03:01 Jul 17, 2025

Since October 7, Israel's ruling coalition has been one of failure and bloodshed. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party's cowardly departure, which it hid behind Ashkenazi rabbis, officially turns Netanyahu's coalition into a minority government
Gaza health ministry says 94 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in last 24 hours

Haaretz - 02:10 Jul 17, 2025
Syria blames glitch for reclassifying Palestinians as 'foreigners,' fueling anger and fear

Haaretz - 01:34 Jul 17, 2025

Syria called it a technical error tied to database reforms, but the brief resclassification raised concerns for Palestinians over rights and identity. Despite historical integration, Palestinians in Syria remain vulnerable to shifts in administrative policy

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