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Ultra-Orthodox Shas unveils election slate, IDF major on reserve in sixth spot

Haaretz - 17:53 Sep 08, 2026

The party added two new candidates, including Maj. (res.) Dror Amos. MK Yoav Ben Tzur was placed fourth despite efforts to oust him after the Council of Torah Sages insisted he remain, in what a party source called a 'blow' to chairman Arye Dery
UAE says intelligence is shared with Israel, no comment on Netanyahu warning

Haaretz - 17:43 Sep 08, 2026

UAE said it does not comment on leaders' conversations, but stresses that relevant intelligence is shared with Israel through established channels

Tags: Israel
U.S. officials, public figures divided over U.K. West Bank settlement sanctions

Haaretz - 17:22 Sep 08, 2026

Democratic lawmaker Castro praised the move and urged President Trump to do the same, while republican representative Fine called the sanctions a 'vanity project in support of Muslim terror.' The White House declined to comment
Israel bars U.K. officials, closes Jerusalem consulate in response to West Bank settlement sanctions

Haaretz - 16:39 Sep 08, 2026

Gideon Sa'ar also said Israel will expel British representatives from the international center for monitoring the Gaza cease-fire and ban entry to Israel for 12 British public officials and citizens involved in 'antisemitic and anti-Israel activity'

Tags: Israel
Not just factories: The settlement sanctions could hit Israeli banks

Haaretz - 16:25 Sep 08, 2026

Less than 5 percent of Israeli exports come from settlements. But the greater risk lies with Israeli banks, which finance construction in West Bank settlements – and could face sanctions that would also threaten Palestinian banks

Tags: Israeli
Some Israeli actions in Syria may amount to war crimes, UN probe says

Haaretz - 16:04 Sep 08, 2026

The U.N. commission warned that actions like the detention of civilians could amount to war crimes. Israel accused the U.N. of conducting an 'Israel-bashing session' and claims to be protecting its 'citizens from proven security threats'
'What did Netanyahu know and when': Israel's opposition chiefs demand state probe on October 7

Haaretz - 15:31 Sep 08, 2026

The leaders of the Democrats, Together, Yashar and Yisrael Beitenu parties called for the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry, saying there was 'no longer any room for excuses, denials or concealment'
U.K., France and Canada announce 12-country ban on Israeli settlement products

Haaretz - 14:56 Sep 08, 2026

The countries cited unprecedented settler violence and settlement expansion, saying Israeli policies are undermining the prospects for a two-state solution

Tags: Israeli
Uneasy about sanctions? Back the Israelis confronting settler extremism

Haaretz - 13:44 Sep 08, 2026

British Jews must listen to the Israelis sounding the alarm over unchecked violence in the West Bank, and support those fighting to stop it. That's the best way to respond to the difficult debate over sanctions

Tags: Israelis
'Not once did you use the word peace': In English, Yair Golan strikes a centrist tone

Haaretz - 13:21 Sep 08, 2026

Even though the Democrats' leader touched on their policies of diplomacy over war, ending settler violence and bringing the Haredim into the national fold, some immigrant attendees felt the event lacked a distinctly left-wing message
From cars to Iron Dome: How a Volkswagen plant is sidestepping Qatari opposition

Haaretz - 12:51 Sep 08, 2026

To circumvent opposition from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, a major Volkswagen shareholder, Aurelius Capital and the state of Lower Saxony will acquire the Osnabrück plant before striking the deal with Israel's Rafael

Tags: Volkswagen
U.K. settlement sanctions are about accountability, not antisemitism

Haaretz - 12:49 Sep 08, 2026

Jewish establishment organizations in the U.K. have led a bad-faith campaign against new settlement sanctions. Their arguments are far from convincing
Proxies, fundamentalism, security zones: Are Israel's war tactics taken from Iran's playbook?

Haaretz - 11:38 Sep 08, 2026

Whether by design or not, many of Israel's security tactics since October 7 resemble those of the Iranian regime. Experts warn that even if there is no clear Israeli 'axis of resistance,' the path that Israel is going down is dangerous
Ben-Gvir's No. 8 candidate attacked protesters and offered to host rape suspects

Haaretz - 11:16 Sep 08, 2026

Tzachi Eliyahu, who has a tattoo of the outlawed ultranationalist Kach movement's symbol, has also posed with an IDF soldier convicted of killing a wounded Palestinian assailant and promoted an October 7 conspiracy theory
A Haredi political revolt is brewing – and it could shake up Israel's election

Haaretz - 10:43 Sep 08, 2026

Veteran Haredi politicians are losing favor with top rabbis, shaking up party slates. Meanwhile, new parties are outflanking the establishment on its left and right. But will they really be any different?
Woman selected to run on an Israeli ultra-Orthodox party slate for the first time

Haaretz - 10:35 Sep 08, 2026

The new Haredi Public party has appointed Dr. Nechumi Yaffe, a political psychologist and former adviser on ultra-Orthodox affairs at the National Security Council. Recent polls suggest the party is unlikely to clear the electoral threshold

Tags: Orthodox
'Baby, an update: He's just died': Israeli prison guards' texts expose a routine of abuse

Haaretz - 09:36 Sep 08, 2026

'We got tired of beating them': After a Palestinian prisoner died at Ketziot Prison in 2023, investigators uncovered Israeli Prison Service guards boasting about beatings and implicating their commanders
Netanyahu led Israel 'blindly to disaster,' Eisenkot says after Haaretz exposé on UAE warning before Oct. 7

Haaretz - 08:28 Sep 08, 2026

Israel's opposition leaders responded to a Haaretz report that Netanyahu received an explicit warning from the UAE President that Hamas was planning a major operation. Eisenkot said the PM was unfit to serve, others called the revelations 'criminal'

Tags: Haaretz Eisenkot Netanyahu
Israeli ministers: Recognize Argentina's Falklands claim, expel British ambassador

Haaretz - 07:11 Sep 08, 2026

As Britain is poised to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Netanyahu to recognize Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands – echoing a call by Netanyahu's son that angered the British right

Tags: Israeli British
Revealed: Netanyahu received an explicit warning days before Oct. 7. He didn't brief Israel's security chiefs

Haaretz - 03:02 Sep 08, 2026

In September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surrounding Oct. 7. Netanyahu: 'This is an absolute lie'

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