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East Jerusalem resident could be denied citizenship due to posts critical of Israel

Haaretz - 17:20 Jan 18, 2024

The Population and Immigration Authority said a refusal was being considered in light of social media posts that "show clear nationalist consciousness" inconsistent with allegiance to Israel. The applicant says, "I thought in a democracy, it's supposed to be okay to say what you think"

Tags: Israel
Far-right MK questioned on suspicion of beating detainees while serving as police officer 11 years ago

Haaretz - 17:10 Jan 18, 2024

According to the suspicion, MK Almog Cohen of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party assaulted three detainees with a group of police officers. The case was reopened when Cohen posted a picture of the detainees on the floor with their hands tied in 2022 linking himself to the incident
The chaos in the Middle East is not all an overspill of the Gaza war

Haaretz - 16:20 Jan 18, 2024

While conflicts in so many different places make the United States appear clueless and incoherent, the Biden administration is developing what seems like a sound and cogent vision for the region and its future security
Former Minister, father of Israeli constitutional law Amnon Rubinstein dies at 92

Haaretz - 15:55 Jan 18, 2024

Rubinstein served as education minister in Yitzhak Rabin's government and was the living spirit behind the enactment of the Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty
No Arab community in Israel among those eligible for state sponsored gun handout

Haaretz - 15:50 Jan 18, 2024

The National Security Ministry refuses to publish the list of eligible communities or the criteria used, but a look at the Ministry's website reveals: even Arab communities on the border are not included in the list, while neighboring Jewish communities, even if farther away, are included

Tags: Arab
Police reverse decision to move anti-war demonstration to remote location

Haaretz - 15:42 Jan 18, 2024

In response to an appeal filed to the High Court against the police's decision to prohibit an anti-war protest from taking place in the city of Haifa, Israel's attorney general wrote that the order was 'disproportionate' and emphasized that the right to protest was 'a cornerstone of a democratic state, especially in a state of emergency'
South Africa's ruling party's incentive to file the genocide petition against Israel

Haaretz - 15:34 Jan 18, 2024
'Hebrew Hucker': How a Jewish quarterback became a star at the largest Mormon university in the U.S.

Haaretz - 15:09 Jan 18, 2024

Jake Retzlaff is the first Jew to ever play football for Brigham Young University – and one of only seven Jewish students there. He shares the ritual of saying his own prayer before games, his NFL ambitions and how his teammates reacted to October 7

Tags: Jewish
'We're playing with Israelis' minds': Inside Telegram group helping thousands spread disinformation

Haaretz - 14:55 Jan 18, 2024

An Egyptian exile from the Muslim Brotherhood is operating a Telegram group where volunteers pose as Israelis and spread disinformation in Israel ■ Activists include digital experts, graphic designers, Hebrew speakers, AI experts and more
A million Gazans crammed in the south: Satellite images show massive new tent city

Haaretz - 14:50 Jan 18, 2024

Images taken in past several days show tents springing up around Rafah – in open areas, on sidewalks and in between buildings. According to UNWRA chief, each of these shelters may house some 20 people
Airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills nine

Haaretz - 13:39 Jan 18, 2024

This was the latest attack in a series of strikes in an area where cross-border drug smugglers have been active. Jordan so far has not claimed responsibility for any of the strikes; Syrian reports said those killed had nothing to do with smuggling
Israel needs U.S. aid more than ever. Will it get it?

Haaretz - 13:03 Jan 18, 2024

The Gaza war has made us more reliant on Washington than perhaps any time since the Yom Kippur War just as support for assisting Israel financially is waning

Tags: Israel
The true history of ancient Jewish underground hiding places in Israel

Haaretz - 12:46 Jan 18, 2024

New finds show that the rock-cut shelters, once linked to the Bar Kochba Revolt, originated earlier as a Jewish strategy to resist all foreign encroachment.

Tags: Jewish
Hezbollah rejects U.S. overtures; Open to avert full-scale war with Israel, Lebanese official says

Haaretz - 12:30 Jan 18, 2024

Hezbollah dismisses notions of lowered border hostilities and a geographic pushback as currently unrealistic, long ruling out giving up weapons or withdrawing fighters, many of whom hail from the border region and melt into society at times of peace

Tags: Hezbollah
L.A. Times Executive Editor steps down amid disagreements with owner on Israel-Hamas war coverage

Haaretz - 12:19 Jan 18, 2024

Executive Editor Kevin Merida said journalists who signed a harsh condemnation of Israel would not cover the war; The newspaper's owners criticized the decision, and Merida resigned
Ben-Gurion saw this kibbutz as a symbol of Israeli steadfastness. It's abandoned now

Haaretz - 12:16 Jan 18, 2024

Situated atop a mountan ridge, Kibbutz Manara was never the easiest of places to live in the best of times. Now, as Hezbollah targets its homes on an almost daily basis, its residents have been evacuated to the south and don't know when they'll be able to return
Israel's other Beef: country becomes first to approve sale of cultivated beef

Haaretz - 10:03 Jan 18, 2024

Aleph Farms obtained provisional Israeli Health Ministry approval to market steak made from Black Angus cow cells, which involves taking cells from an animal, so it's not considered vegan
Hamas begins rehabilitating militant units in northern Gaza the Israeli army declared dismantled

Haaretz - 09:10 Jan 18, 2024

Sources say Hamas is appointing new commanders and is attempting to bring together operatives from different battalions. A senior defense official indicated that Hamas was severely wounded, but the withdrawal of the forces would allow it to recover

Tags: Hamas
Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran, killing nine people

Haaretz - 08:42 Jan 18, 2024

Following Iran's attack Tuesday on Pakistani soil, Pakistan retaliated with airstrikes allegedly targeting militant positions, resulting in the deaths of nine people and further escalating tensions between the countries

Tags: Pakistan
We cannot overlook the mental burden of the Gaza war on Israeli soldiers

Haaretz - 04:01 Jan 18, 2024

The war against Hamas is unlike anything Israel has ever experienced. While soldiers are united around its just cause, Israeli politicians' message that they can continue fighting with no end in sight is untrue – and dangerous

Tags: Israeli

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