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• Killing the messenger: Israel's education minister is silencing officials who expose the failing school system

  Haaretz - 21:20 May 26, 2026
  

• Israeli education minister seeks to fire official who released students' scores

  Haaretz - 20:44 May 26, 2026
  

  The dismissal of Gal Alon violates a cabinet decision guaranteeing directors' independence in government authorities. Kisch says he asked the Civil Service Commission to begin disciplinary proceedings against Alon over 'disciplinary incidents'

• Netanyahu says IDF targeted Hamas military chief in Gaza strike

  Haaretz - 20:29 May 26, 2026
  

  Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said a strike in Gaza City targeted a the 'architecht' of Hamas' October 7 attack and the head of its armed wing. The IDF also said troops destroyed 11 kilometers of tunnels in Beit Hanoun as fighting intensified across the enclave

  Tags: Netanyahu

• IDF misled state prosecution in cover-up of Israeli teen wrongly imprisoned for espionage

  Haaretz - 19:06 May 26, 2026
  

  An internal military investigation later confirmed the 210th Division ran influence activity through a teenager's Telegram channel, contradicting IDF assurances to Shin Bet and prosecutors. 'The army acted like a cover-up organization that isn't scrupulous about telling the truth,' a source said

• IDF accused of misleading prosecution in Ori Elmakayes case cover-up

  Haaretz - 19:06 May 26, 2026
  

  An internal military investigation later confirmed the 210th Division ran influence activity through a teenager's Telegram channel, contradicting IDF assurances to Shin Bet and prosecutors. 'The army acted like a cover-up organization that isn't scrupulous about telling the truth,' a source said

• A stronger shekel has become a pressing problem for Americans building lives in Israel

  Haaretz - 18:40 May 26, 2026
  

  Dollars aren't going as far as they used to, squeezing both immigrants and nonprofits, depending on U.S. giving

• How a portrait of an Australian Jewish leader humanizes an anguished community

  Haaretz - 18:32 May 26, 2026
  

  Alex Ryvchin of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry is accompanied by bodyguards since the Bondi massacre. Even his portrait, now on show as a finalist for this year's prestigious Archibald Prize, has a guard

• Cyberattack that paralyzed Israeli ministries was preventable, state report says

  Haaretz - 18:29 May 26, 2026
  

  Reports found ministries ignored orders to replace vulnerable remote-work software months before a cyberattack disrupted operations for weeks. The comptroller warned of a 'systemic problem' in cyber preparedness at the Foreign Ministry and emergency agencies

• Largest-ever Knesset delegation bound for New York Israel Day Parade as Mamdani set to skip

  Haaretz - 18:28 May 26, 2026
  

  The parade is widening a rift between mayor Mamdani and mainstream Jewish groups in the city, as he breaks with over 60 years of mayoral tradition in not attending ■ A record size Israeli delegation seeks to bolster Israel's image in the U.S.

  Tags: Mamdani

• 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is another uninspired offering from the 'Star Wars' universe

  Haaretz - 18:12 May 26, 2026
  

  The 'Star Wars' franchise has for decades churned out films and TV series that have enriched its creators, often at the expense of substance and genuine creative spirit. This latest installment is no exception

  Tags: Star Wars

• Montreal police probe hate crime after kippah wearing effigy of Ben-Gvir hung at protest

  Haaretz - 18:04 May 26, 2026
  

  Police are investigating a pro-Palestinian demonstration where effigies of Israeli officials and Trump were hung, including one wearing a kippah, sparking accusations of 'dark antisemitic imagery'

• What Trump's Abraham Accords gambit reveals about his remaining Iran options

  Haaretz - 18:00 May 26, 2026
  

  Trump appeared to upend weeks of negotiations and hope-inducing reports of an imminent deal by adding that it 'should be mandatory' for mediators in the Iran talks to normalize ties with Israel. Now, he'll either settle for a wanting deal or use poison-pill offers as a pretext to resume the war

  Tags: Iran

• Missing Jewish teen's posters torn down across Toronto, family fears antisemitism

  Haaretz - 17:50 May 26, 2026
  

  The 14-year-old has been missing for over 10 days, with volunteers putting up thousands of posters across Toronto in the hope of finding her, the family said

  Tags: Toronto

• Israel deepens Lebanon ground offensive as Netanyahu vows escalation

  Haaretz - 15:48 May 26, 2026
  

  Lebanon's Health Ministry said 28 people were killed in Israeli strikes over the past day, as hospitals reported continuing recovery operations across the south and Beqaa Valley. The IDF said it was acting against 'a growing pattern of explosive drone attacks,' as cross-border fire continued

• Netanyahu's Mossad chief pick cleared by state panel despite chair's objection

  Haaretz - 15:27 May 26, 2026
  

  Despite objections over his conduct in a controversial intelligence affair involving a minor, Israel's appointments committee reapproves Roman Gofman for Mossad chief

  Tags: Mossad

• Israeli army chief discharges ex-top prosecutor amid leak investigation

  Haaretz - 15:07 May 26, 2026
  

  The former military advocate general's investigation centers on suspicions that she and other senior military legal officials had illegally leaked a video showing five prison guards abusing a Palestinian detainee from Gaza at the Sde Teiman detention center

• Some Canadian Jews say ride-sharing apps are no longer safe. Enter Jewride

  Haaretz - 14:57 May 26, 2026
  

  Amid record-level antisemitism, an Israeli emigrant to Toronto created Jewride as an alternative to Uber and Lyft. One driver says customers tell him: 'I don't want to take a ride with someone who's an Israel hater.' But critics worry that initiatives like this 'create a more insular and defensive world for Jews'

• The West's furor over Ben-Gvir

  Haaretz - 13:35 May 26, 2026
  

• Poll: Bennett-Lapid merger party loses three seats as Likud remains largest party

  Haaretz - 13:28 May 26, 2026
  

  According to Channel 13 poll, the opposition bloc's Jewish parties would win 54 seats if elections were held today. Bloc leader Beyahad, headed by former Prime Ministers Bennett and Lapid, lost three seats compared to the channel's last poll

• How AIPAC and pro-Israel megadonors turned a midterm race into the most expensive primary in U.S. history

  Haaretz - 13:22 May 26, 2026
  

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