Haaretz

Source: https://www.haaretz.com

Found 28601 news

Jewish Hungarian chess legend Judit Polgár turns down PM Magyar's offer for presidency

Haaretz - 09:17 Jul 21, 2026

'I do ‌not ⁠feel enough strength within me to take on the historic responsibility of uniting a divided nation,' Polgár said. The largely ceremonial post has been left vacant amid Prime Minister Péter Magyar's efforts to dismantle former premier Viktor Orbán's bastions of power

Tags: Magyar's
Report: Israel believes Iran moved thousands of centrifuges to underground facility near Natanz

Haaretz - 03:02 Jul 21, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported that the centrifuges were moved to the Pickaxe Mountain site following the U.S. and Israeli strikes in June. The report also claims that Netanyahu sought to persuade Trump to resume attacks on Iran

Tags: Iran
U.S. completes latest round of strikes on Iran; Tehran targets bases in Bahrain

Haaretz - 02:12 Jul 21, 2026
Poll: Eisenkot's Yashar edges Likud, opposition still needs Arab parties for majority

Haaretz - 23:45 Jul 20, 2026

According to the Channel 12 poll, opposition parties would win 69 seats, compared with 51 for the coalition bloc. The Democrats continue to gain strength, rising to 11 seats, while the overall balance between the blocs remains unchanged
Bar entry to those calling Israel an apartheid state, High Court justice says

Haaretz - 22:52 Jul 20, 2026

Justice Alex Stein made his remarks during hearings on a petition by humanitarian organizations barred from working in Gaza and the West Bank. On Sunday, the justices ordered a medical opinion to be removed from another petition concerning Gaza's humanitarian situation saying it contained 'accusations against the IDF and the government'
Drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews is not the solution to Israel's problems

Haaretz - 21:54 Jul 20, 2026
Israel's top court must block Netanyahu coalition's move to politicize police investigations

Haaretz - 21:39 Jul 20, 2026
The architecture of moral amnesia: Israelis can't forget what they never knew

Haaretz - 21:18 Jul 20, 2026
Haaretz Cartoon

Haaretz - 21:12 Jul 20, 2026
Five Israeli higher education officials to quit in protest of gender segregation law

Haaretz - 20:58 Jul 20, 2026

The officials say the new legislature creates 'unprecedented interference in the council's independence' and warn it may lead to the exclusion of women and a drop in the standing of Israeli higher education
Trump says Netanyahu won't be arrested in U.S. after Mamdani's threats

Haaretz - 19:59 Jul 20, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for Netanyahu's arrest over the weekend and said Netanyahu 'belongs in the Hague' for war crimes in Gaza

Tags: Netanyahu
Archaeologists reveal more massive, charred beams from Babylonian attack on ancient Jerusalem

Haaretz - 19:36 Jul 20, 2026

This is the second set of wooden roofing found in a mysterious building that burned down in 586 B.C.E., but when was it erected?
In Iran's orbit after all: What Hamas' choice of a new leader means

Haaretz - 19:34 Jul 20, 2026

A senior official from one of the Palestinian factions keeping contact with Hamas told Haaretz that the election of Khalil al-Hayya signals the continuation of an aggressive posture and opposition to any real compromise with Israel
Four police officers summoned for hearing in investigation into police assault of Arab prosecutor

Haaretz - 18:59 Jul 20, 2026

Two of the officers could face charges of assault and aggravated battery following the hearing, the Justice Ministry's department for investigating police officers said. The officers' body camera footage refuted the police's claim that they were attacked first by the prosecutor and his family
The Democrats primary results: Candidates elected to run behind Yair Golan

Haaretz - 18:24 Jul 20, 2026

Serving lawmakers Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv and Efrat Rayten secured the first three spots. Following the results, the party chair said the Democrats would end the wars waged by Netanyahu 'through agreements – not through false promises of a total victory'
Arizona House primary brings Israel's U.S. influence campaign to the ballot

Haaretz - 17:46 Jul 20, 2026

Progressive challenger Kai Newkirk argues that Israel's public opinion campaign constitutes election meddling in favor of the AIPAC-endorsed Rep. Greg Stanton.

Tags: Israel's
Israel's bad bets on Argentina: First the World Cup, now the Falklands?

Haaretz - 17:33 Jul 20, 2026

Keen to provoke Britain's new prime minister, pro-Israel right-wingers have found a new battlefield in the South Atlantic. It would be stupendously obtuse for Israel's government to join them

Tags: Israel's
Two Palestinians arrested over northern West Bank wildfires, police say

Haaretz - 16:26 Jul 20, 2026

Some 15 buildings in the Havat Gilad outpost were damaged in the fire. Settlers were evacuated, as the blaze approached the nearby Kedumim settlement
Yemen's Houthis announce naval blockade on Saudi Arabia

Haaretz - 15:54 Jul 20, 2026

In a televised statement, Houthis' spokesman warned that 'any foolish act committed by the reckless Saudi enemy will be met with a comprehensive and decisive escalation.' Last week, the Yemeni rebels threatened that a Saudi strike on Sanaa's airport would not go unanswered
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' is a bold blockbuster – but a bit hollow

Haaretz - 15:42 Jul 20, 2026

A monumental retelling of Homer's epic proves once again that Christopher Nolan is a brilliant filmmaker – and an average screenwriter

Tags: Christopher Nolan

28601 items

Haaretz

Popular Tags