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Dozens of female IDF spotter recruits refuse to serve in unit after assignment

Haaretz - 17:08 Jan 24, 2024

Approximately 50 female recruits who were chosen to be spotters, a unit that was attacked in during October 7 and whose soldiers remain hostages in Gaza, patently refused to accept their assignment to the unit
Hamas RPG that killed 21 Israeli Soldiers: Tandem warhead, made in Gaza

Haaretz - 16:45 Jan 24, 2024

The RPG launcher that caused buildings to collapse was first developed 70 years ago as an light portable anti tank weapon
Woman arrested on suspicion of assaulting Israeli minister

Haaretz - 16:32 Jan 24, 2024

Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman filed a complaint against a 52-year-old woman for allegedly slapping and threatening her
Israeli army weighs plan to arm West Bank settlements with anti-tank missiles

Haaretz - 15:47 Jan 24, 2024

The move, requested by right-wing politicians and residents of the West Bank settlements, would be aimed at arming civilian security squads in order to defend themselves from attacks like those on Oct. 7

Tags: West Bank
U.S. Jews, Israeli expats to rally for hostages in front of Qatari embassy in Washington

Haaretz - 15:34 Jan 24, 2024

Multiple U.S.-based Jewish and Israeli groups are holding rallies and protests, including one in front of the Qatari embassy in Washington D.C., to put pressure on efforts to bring the remaining Israeli hostages home from Hamas captivity

Tags: Israeli Qatari Washington
Why Pacific Islanders, steeped in Christian Zionism, are protesting for Palestinian rights

Haaretz - 14:30 Jan 24, 2024

Israel loves to tout the support of small Pacific states like Samoa, Fiji and the Marshall Islands, especially during key UN votes, but the soaring death toll in Gaza is undercutting longstanding sympathy for the Jewish state and sparking unprecedented pro-Palestinian sentiment, another cogent reminder of the war's diplomatic fallout

Tags: Palestinian
Palestinian car thieves prefer electric models: 'You can light up a house for a few days'

Haaretz - 14:18 Jan 24, 2024

The car theft industry roughly doubled last year, triggering insurance claims of $565 million. In Palestinian parts of the West Bank, stolen electric car batteries are even being used as generators

Tags: Palestinian
Man ordered to stand trial in slaying of Detroit Jewish synagogue leader

Haaretz - 13:21 Jan 24, 2024

County Prosecutor has said there is not a 'shred of evidence' that Woll was killed as a result of antisemitism or any hate crime
Amid reports of hostage deal, Israeli sources say differences with Hamas significant, talks may draw out

Haaretz - 12:51 Jan 24, 2024

Reports indicate Israel and Hamas broadly agree for a hostage-prisoner swap during a month-long cease-fire. However, Hamas refuses to talk details without a commitment for a permanent halt and sees hostages as the most significant leverage for calm in Gaza and safeguarding leaders' lives

Tags: Hamas
Netanyahu's Likud ministers, far-right MKs to attend Israeli 'Gaza resettlement' conference

Haaretz - 12:41 Jan 24, 2024

Several Israeli lawmakers are due to attend the 'victory conference' in Jerusalem next Sunday, claiming the occupation and resettlement of former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip 'as the only thing that will bring security'

Tags: Israeli
Don't ask Israelis right now about Palestinian casualties in Gaza

Haaretz - 12:21 Jan 24, 2024

Recent opinion polls of Israelis and Palestinians offer bleak, distressing results – which is why leaders, not their broken peoples, need to offer a way out of this disaster. But instead of leadership, Netanyahu offers only a dark, cold void

Tags: Israelis
A rare site: Jewish Israeli construction workers

Haaretz - 12:14 Jan 24, 2024

As Israel's building industry struggles to replace Palestinian and foreign workers, one site in Tel Aviv has found a solution in employing recently discharged soldiers
Israeli High Court orders Jerusalem to keep public pool open on Shabbat

Haaretz - 12:13 Jan 24, 2024

The ruling orders the local community administration to observe the status quo in Jerusalem, by which public pools in mixed religious-secular neighborhoods operate seven days a week. 'Over are the days when liberals in Jerusalem surrender to religious coercion,' a deputy mayor said

Tags: Jerusalem
Students' demonstrations against reinstated teacher who criticized Israeli army prevent his return to teaching

Haaretz - 11:43 Jan 24, 2024

The municipality claims the student protest against Meir Baruchin, whose dismissal was reversed in a court ruling, interferes with the high school's routine. The principal wrote in the statement that she cannot 'guarantee the teacher's safety'
Historic win for Palestine's soccer team secures spot in knockout stages of Asian Cup

Haaretz - 11:36 Jan 24, 2024

The team beat Hong Kong 3-0 on Tuesday in Doha, sealing its place among the final 16 teams of the Asian qualifiers

Tags: Asian
'Just like Russia': Could Israel be kicked out of Eurovision due to its actions in the Gaza war?

Haaretz - 10:22 Jan 24, 2024

Four-time winner Israel is no longer the oddsmakers' favorite, and across Europe calls for a boycott are growing as the Gaza war rages

Tags: Gaza
ICJ ruling on Israel-Gaza emergency measures expected by Friday, South African media reports

Haaretz - 09:28 Jan 24, 2024

News24 said a South African government delegation had touched down in The Hague in anticipation of the judgment. A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry said he was not aware and was looking into it

Tags: South African
Israel's right-wingers justify Gaza war as hostages' anguish sways public support

Haaretz - 04:00 Jan 24, 2024

The longer the bloody campaign in Gaza goes on, the less the Israeli right's claim that the army is 'fighting to free the hostage' rungs hollow with the public. 'The hostage issue will ultimately force our hand,' one cabinet minister from Netanyahu's Likud party acknowledged

Tags: Gaza
Trump wins New Hampshire primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely

Haaretz - 03:35 Jan 24, 2024

Pro-Palestinian hecklers disrupt Biden speech in Virginia, as president wins his party's primary thanks to a a write-in effort

Tags: Biden
Qatar harshly rebukes Netanyahu for allegedly labeling it as 'problematic': Could undermine Gaza mediation efforts

Haaretz - 03:19 Jan 24, 2024

Following day of marches, protesters are blocking a main highway in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of hostages ■ International Court of Justice to issue ruling on Friday, South Africa's foreign minister expected to attend hearing ■ Israeli source say sides are far from agreeing on new hostage deal ■ American military confirms Houthis fired at U.S.-flagged ship

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