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U.S. military says it turned 94 ships away as part of Strait of Hormuz blockade

Haaretz - 02:07 May 21, 2026
Rights group: Israel used new pattern of intentional physical abuse against detained activists on Gaza flotilla

Haaretz - 01:49 May 21, 2026

Adalah – the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel says that many of the international activists detained for trying to breach the Israeli blockade of Gaza claim to have been subjected to extreme violence and sexual humiliation, adding that many suffered severe injuries

Tags: Gaza Israel
The liberal myth over the Israeli government's media bill

Haaretz - 21:54 May 20, 2026
Israel's mendacious ministers must leave the flotillas alone

Haaretz - 21:36 May 20, 2026
Barney Frank, irascible Jewish progressive congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86

Haaretz - 21:19 May 20, 2026

Frank served in Congress for 32 years until his retirement in 2013
Netanyahu in court runs away again, this time from me

Haaretz - 20:59 May 20, 2026

Facing the prime minister in court during a hearing concerning a petition about his medical condition, it became evident that even in a falsely-based case he himself initiated, the judiciary allows him to mock it. He yet again flee
Polls: Opposition bloc cannot form majority government without Arab parties

Haaretz - 20:57 May 20, 2026

In a News 12 poll, far-right Minister Smotrich's Religious Zionism party passes the electoral threshold, after a series of polls in which it did not win any seats. Netanyahu's Likud party would still win the most votes of any party
Election 2026: Yair Golan wants to revive Israel's Zionist left. But what does it stand for?

Haaretz - 20:54 May 20, 2026

The Democrats chairman Yair Golan carries the banner of the left, while postponing the two-state vision for the future. He promises Meretz realistic slots on the slate, but may prioritize the anti-government protest movement leaders. As the political map takes shape, the Democrats are still searching for an identity that can take them beyond their familiar base

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The future of American Jewry looks bleak

Haaretz - 20:52 May 20, 2026

A declining population and a growing ultra-Orthodox minority threaten to reduce the community's wealth and influence. With Israel more dependent than ever on America, that is worrisome
Israelis' selective compassion: Empathy toward a West Bank dog but not Palestinian kids

Haaretz - 20:24 May 20, 2026

While shedding justifiable tears for Lucy the dog after it was abused by a settler in the West Bank, Israelis keep on not perceiving Palestinians as individuals, but as a dehumanized mass labeled by words like 'Amalek'

Tags: West Bank
On Israel, Gaza and Palestine, bigmouth Tucker Carlson spoke nothing but truth

Haaretz - 20:20 May 20, 2026

What was not true in the interview Tucker Carlson gave to Israel's Channel 13? He told interviewer Udi Segal Segal that he was living in a country that had recently murdered thousands of children. What was wrong about that? It's obvious that Israel 'is not a democracy in any sense,' as Carlson said

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Haaretz - 20:12 May 20, 2026
Despite professional opposition, MKs propose West Bank Antiquities Authority operate in Gaza

Haaretz - 19:37 May 20, 2026

The army's representative told the Knesset Education Committee meeting that applying the law to Gaza 'could be perceived as characteristics of de facto annexation.' She added that the plan is not 'consistent' with the Trump plan for the Gaza Strip's rehabilitation

Tags: Gaza
BDS, but not as you know it: Sally Rooney now knows how to identify a 'good Israeli'

Haaretz - 19:35 May 20, 2026

Sally Rooney has agreed to publish her latest novel 'Intermezzo' in Hebrew by publishers deemed BDS-compliant. But the price of acceptance by boycotters, whether within Israel or outside, is a political purity test that is toxic for allyship and effective political action

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Man stabbed to death in ultra-Orthodox city, homeless man arrested on suspicion of murder

Haaretz - 19:21 May 20, 2026

Preliminary investigation indicates the victim and suspect were previously acquainted. On Tuesday, a man in his 30s was shot to death in the northern Israeli Arab city of Shfaram; police said the incident was part of an ongoing conflict between Arab crime groups
Iranian reports: Tehran reviewing U.S. peace proposal submitted via Pakistan

Haaretz - 19:15 May 20, 2026

The report comes hours after Trump said Iran talks were in final stages, and warned of attacks if deal fails • Trump said earlier this week he called off attacks on Iran in response to requests from several of Iran's Gulf neighbors
Netanyahu and Israeli officials issue rare rebuke of Ben-Gvir over treatment of flotilla activists

Haaretz - 19:00 May 20, 2026

The far-right national security minister, who oversees Israel's prisons, shared footage of himself taunting Gaza flotilla activists and prison guards dragging them through a detention facility
'Over the border it was okay to be crazy': IDF soldiers tell about the army's moral decay in Lebanon

Haaretz - 18:09 May 20, 2026

'The feeling is that the IDF has become like an army of Vikings – they let soldiers loot so they'll be happy and keep fighting,' one soldier says. Five told Haaretz about the horrors and disillusionment
Bill banning egalitarian prayer at Western Wall bound to face serious legal challenges, warns gov't lawyer

Haaretz - 17:39 May 20, 2026

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee held its first hearing on the controversial legislation, which would also effectively outlaw Women of the Wall. A senior Justice Ministry official said it could violate basic religious and civil rights
Record pro-Israel lobby spending may have achieved its goal in Kentucky. But at what cost?

Haaretz - 17:36 May 20, 2026

After Massie's defeat, chants of 'fuck Israel' and 'fuck AIPAC' could be heard emanating from the crowd at his election party. Pro-Israel spending may have achieved its primary goal, but AIPAC may very well be sacrificing its long term standing for short term victories

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