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Survivor of Nova Festival massacre to represent Israel in Eurovision 2025

Haaretz - 17:11 Jan 23, 2025

Yuval Rafael's unique voice and terrifying brush with death on October 7, which she spoke about at a UN conference in Geneva, captivated the audience of TV's 'The Next Star of Eurovision'
Report: Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov is alive, Iraq working on her release, Iraqi FM says

Haaretz - 16:29 Jan 23, 2025

Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023 by a Shi'ite militia. She had entered Iraq using her Russian passport as part of her academic research for Princeton University

Tags: Elizabeth Tsurkov Iraq
As Trump takes office, Israel advances new developments for Jews in East Jerusalem

Haaretz - 16:11 Jan 23, 2025

A survey by the Jerusalem Municipality showed a significant lack in public structures for the residents of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, but a plan to establish an eight-story yeshiva at the heart of the neighborhood was nevertheless approved
Fertility breakthrough? New Israeli technology could double IVF success by selecting higher-quality sperm cells

Haaretz - 15:29 Jan 23, 2025

Researchers from Tel Aviv University claim to have developed a precise method for selecting the most suitable sperm cells – and clinical research suggests it can dramatically improve the prospects of a healthy birth
This director was determined to make a Judaism-positive film. Is it good for the Jews?

Haaretz - 13:37 Jan 23, 2025

Combining yuks and yarmulkes, Daniel Robbins' Tribeca-winning 'Bad Shabbos' is proving popular with Jews and non-Jews alike. In an interview, Robbins explains why he made a movie about his favorite day of the week and how he got Method Man to play along

Tags: Jews
Wage war or seal a deal? Israel may have false hopes for Trump's Iran strategy

Haaretz - 13:25 Jan 23, 2025

Iran's lack of military backing from Russia and China paves the way to a full-scale attack of its nuclear facilities. But Trump's Middle East appointees may signal that Trump aims for a diplomatic solution instead
Israel revokes permanent residency of Palestinian held in detention without trial

Haaretz - 13:19 Jan 23, 2025

The Palestinian is detained for terror-related charges. Israel has in the past revoked the residency or citizenship of about ten Palestinians, including three since the Gaza war began last year

Tags: Israel
The reconstruction of Gaza: Facts and fantasies

Haaretz - 13:18 Jan 23, 2025

Reconstruction could happen much faster than experts say, but it is not clear that the political will and capital will be there to do it
'I want people to look destruction in the eye': The Israeli artist whose life is in ruins

Haaretz - 13:13 Jan 23, 2025

Amir Tomashov's powerful works focus on scenes of devastation, and he is never short of inspiration due to man's appetite for destruction. 'I became the person you think about when everything is in ruins,' he says in an interview
'Falsely smeared': Netanyahu rushes to Elon Musk's defense after apparent fascist salute

Haaretz - 13:09 Jan 23, 2025

Netanyahu praised Musk as 'a great friend of Israel' after the tech billionaire and Trump efficiency tsar attracted a barrage of criticism for making an apparent Nazi salute; Musk has voiced support for Israel throughout the Gaza war, despite also criticizing its conduct

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Two revolutions, separated by a century: The Syrian fight goes back to French colonial days

Haaretz - 11:01 Jan 23, 2025

Haaretz's Social History Workshop: As Syria builds an uncertain future, a look back at the story of Syrian resistance to the powers that blocked national unity – from French colonial rule to Bashar Assad

Tags: French
Saudi Arabia plans $600 billion in new U.S. investment, crown prince tells Trump

Haaretz - 10:46 Jan 23, 2025

Trump said following his inauguration on Monday that he would consider making Saudi Arabia his first destination for a foreign visit if Riyadh agreed to buy $500 billion worth of American products

Tags: Saudi Arabia Trump
Online calls to action preceded a settler onslaught in the West Bank, and once again Palestinians were left unprotected

Haaretz - 10:30 Jan 23, 2025

After a shooting attack that killed three Israelis in the West Bank, and especially with Palestinian prisoners being released in the hostage deal, extremist settlers have ramped up their calls to avenge Palestinian villages. On Monday, they carried out their threat

Tags: West Bank
Israel seeks 30-day extension for IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon, sources say

Haaretz - 10:04 Jan 23, 2025

The cease-fire agreement signed in November included a 60-day target for completing Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but its ambassador to the U.S. says 'it isn't set in stone.' Hezbollah said in response that any breach of the agreement would not be accepted

Tags: Lebanon
Top justice rejects ministers' call to withdraw Supreme Court presidential candidacy, denounces 'smear campaign'

Haaretz - 09:58 Jan 23, 2025

Justice Minister Yariv Levin says the appointment process should resume only after the panel reviews claims that Justice Amit oversaw cases with conflicts of interest; Amit denies the allegations, saying, 'I do not intend to succumb to the organized campaign against me'
'Talk about Bipin, send him home': Nepal, Thailand ramp up pressure on Gaza hostage deal

Haaretz - 09:00 Jan 23, 2025

Despite reports of Nepal pressuring cease-fire negotiators to release nationals in the deal's first stage, Nepalese hostage Bipin Joshi's family hasn't received official confirmation. 'It's been 15 long and painful months,' they said

Tags: Nepal
It isn't too late: The Israel-Hamas deal must be amended before it self-implodes

Haaretz - 06:42 Jan 23, 2025

The Gaza deal is a dangerous, flawed agreement that even fails to achieve its main goal – keeping Netanyahu's coalition in power, not the release of hostages
Hezbollah: Israel must completely withdraw from Lebanon on Sunday as per cease-fire agreement

Haaretz - 03:14 Jan 23, 2025

LEBANON: Israel seeks U.S. support to delay IDF withdrawal; Two UNIFIL soldiers wounded in Israeli bombardment ■ ISRAEL: About 200 protesters block main Jerusalem road over shooting of two settlers in West Bank ■ GAZA: IDF: Soldiers in Gaza opened fire at armed persons who posed a threat to them ■ WEST BANK: Shin Bet chief on IDF's Jenin operation: 'We are in a multifront act, now is the time for Samaria' ■ GAZA HOSTAGE DEAL: Israeli sources: Hamas might send number of living hostages without naming them

Tags: Israel
Two Palestinians killed on second day of IDF antiterror operation in Jenin

Haaretz - 02:43 Jan 23, 2025

Defense Minister Israel Katz says operation marks a shift in the military's security plan in the West Bank and is 'the first lesson from the method of repeated raids in Gaza'
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Haaretz - 02:21 Jan 23, 2025

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