This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli students fly to Madrid for a program that fosters dialogue between Jews and Palestinians, while a techie returns from a music festival adventure in Lisbon
The Knesset has passed a law allowing the detention of Gazans without trial for years, as the prisoners languish in conditions including sleep deprivation, hunger and dehydration. But this only widens the circle of violence
Netalie Brown has two new films that dare to face Israel with its actions: Her documentary 'Shooting' portrays Israel's film and TV industry as a collaborator with the security forces, while her first full-length feature, 'Oxygen,' raises questions about the tradition of sacrificing sons in wars
'As long as people live between heaven and earth, we are in a state of ongoing collective trauma,' says Yoav Groweiss, who conducted the study. Though many continue their routines, he says, 'there's a deep fracture here, shaking the basic values that hold our society together'
Israelis are engaging in a classic genocide denial tactic: blurring atrocity with arithmetic. Any mention of Palestinian suffering is seen as a threat to the nation's image and survival
Eretz HaKodesh and Shas are both newcomers to the British Zionist movement. But in the recent election for seats to the upcoming congress, they won more than 40 percent of the total vote
The president called for an end to 'death, destruction, suicides and unnecessary wars on Lebanese soil,' and stressed the importance of seizing the political opportunity to enshrine the state's monopoly on weapons
Wasserstein, 24, had recently completed a tour of reserve duty in Gaza with the IDF's 401st Armored Brigade. The IDF said it won't recognize him as a fallen soldier because he wasn't on active duty
After Awdah Hathaleen was shot and killed by a settler on Monday, the army is demanding that his family agree to certain conditions for his funeral as a precondition for the body's release, including no mourning tent and limiting participants to 15
The majority of Israel is law abiding, moral and good hearted. But we must rouse ourselves from our exhausted sleep, banishing fantasies of total sovereignty and paralyzing nightmares of our own ruination
Netanyahu's coalition is bypassing long-standing legal procedures to oust Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, replacing an independent oversight body with a political committee – and daring the Israel's High Court to stop it
While more conservative groups deemed the move 'dangerously premature' and a recipe for a 'pseudo-state controlled by terrorists,' left-leaning JSpaceCanada welcomed the recognition as a 'significant and courageous step'
A preliminary IDF probe found no IDF-related casualties in the incident but confirmed soldiers opened fire. Health officials say at least 48 Gazans were killed. Locals said that a similar incident on Saturday left 25 people dead
Iran's Araghchi told the Financial Times that Tehran needs confidence-building measures after Witkoff proposed resuming talks: 'They should explain why they attacked us in the middle of negotiations'
Since July last year, the IDF issued 24,000 notices but only a few hundred Haredim reported for duty. The army says it will work to 'adapt service conditions for the Haredi population.' Ultra-Orthodox rabbis declare opposition to any designated military track for Haredim
Declarations about recognition of a Palestinian state and the European Union's move to exclude Israel from research projects are still reversible. It all depends what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does in the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told party colleagues that 'police in Judea and Samaria used to chase 14-year-old girls and follow young men from the settlements to harass them. That is over'
Two leading Israeli rights groups have named what others still deny: the campaign in Gaza is not just brutal or disproportionate – it is the deliberate destruction of a people. The evidence is overwhelming, the intent undeniable, and the silence complicit
You don't know it yet, but they've already chosen you. This war no longer defends anything – it consumes lives for politics and pride. While leaders indulge abroad, you're left in the dust and danger. You deserve more than a number. Come home before it's you
As long as the Palestinian stuck at roadblocks for hours, kicked off his land and shot at by settlers does not sense a real change, European declarations will help no one. Palestinian leadership also has the burden of proof: A state is not only a declaration – it entails responsibility
A leading international authority on food crises also warned on Tuesday that 'the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip'
CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond notes that 'the power of images can sometimes move President Trump in an unexpected way' – a dynamic now playing out in his break with Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza: 'I see it, and you can't fake that'
An IDF court extended the detention of four Palestinians after settler Yinon Levi was placed under house arrest by a civilian court. Levi is suspected of killing Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank. Eight more Palestinians were detained overnight by the Israeli army
Eyewitnesses said Yinon Levi, the suspect who shot and killed Awdah Hathaleen on Monday, was the only one who fired during the incident. An Israeli-U.S. activist said Levi told him he was 'happy' that he had killed him. Hathaleen's cousin described him as a 'teacher, the nonviolent activist' and 'wasn't involved in anything'
Far-right ministers pressured the IDF to present a plan to conquer and destroy Gaza City, home to 1.2 million people. The army chief said the operation would take months and require extending active service or a large reserve call-up. Sources said Netanyahu did not rule out the plan
Naama Gaha, a mother of eight, who traveled to Gaza to visit her mother in early October 2023, was stuck in the enclave after the war began, returning home only on Tuesday after an extensive legal battle; 'I can't describe the joy I'm feeling,' she told Haaretz
We Israelis and Jews abroad are all responsible for what our government is doing to Palestinians in Gaza. That is why we must demand the only effective measure left, that which the Netanyahu government cannot ignore
A Milan city councilor denounced the attack on Monday, saying 'the antisemitic situation is becoming unmanageable'; The Milan-based Antisemitism Observatory reported that antisemitic incidents in Italy nearly doubled last year
According to a security source, a reserve soldier saw masked men throwing stones at cars near the settlement of Beit El. He felt his life and those of nearby drivers were in danger and fired into the air. When the suspects threw stones at him, he shot one of them. The IDF is investigating
Inspired by Israeli group 'Tag Meir,' Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum launched 'The Beacon,' an initiative that offers a simple but powerful tool: organized compassion. 'You don't need a mass movement to offer resistance,' says Kleinbaum, 'you need moral clarity'
Israel's security doctrine isn't only wreaking havoc in Gaza and the West Bank. It's also failing Israeli citizens, traumatized by years of conflict and cynical about any idea that favors equality over force
In May, Haaretz reported that hundreds of reservists with mental health conditions recognized by the Defense Ministry were being called up for duty without the army being aware of their condition
One of the most powerful Jewish organizations in the country, the ZFA said Israel had a 'moral obligation' to provide food to Palestinian civilians amid widespread hunger in the Gaza Strip
No one charted Israel's journey quite like David Tartakover: From the early optimism of Sadat's visit and the rise of Peace Now, to the despair of occupation and the Netanyahu years. This week, he died at 81
Ephraim Halevy, who headed the Mossad under three Israeli Prime Ministers, laments the selective interest of government ministers. 'When three young settler men were kidnapped 11 years ago, ministers turned heaven and earth to save them,' he said
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin told Israel's High Court of Justice that he could not follow the Court's order to create a committee to examine the dismissal of the current AG because the government was unable to find anyone to take part in it
Growing backlash over the Gaza war is fueling both open and silent boycotts of Israeli scientific research. Grants are drying up, emails go unanswered, and once-regular collaborations are unraveling. 'The only way to deal with the boycott is to stop the war ... and the terrible things we've been perpetrating in Gaza'
The Times clarified the condition of the emaciated 18-month-old Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is seen in a widely circulated photo and became symbolic of Gaza's starvation crisis, but emphasized that he is still malnourished and that 'children in Gaza are starving'
Naomi Zini, whose husband was chosen by Prime Minister Netanyahu to head the Shin Bet security service, lauds the violence by Israeli soldiers in Gaza in her new book, and sees the war in Gaza as a 'redemption' for the Jewish people
Protests must shift from Arab towns like Sakhnin to cities like Haifa, and on to Tel Aviv, to deliberately disrupt the comfort of mainstream Israeli society
Minister Amichay Eliyahu said the Israeli hostages should be considered prisoners of war and released after the war ends. Meanwhile, Likud and Otzma Yehudit lawmakers asked the defense minister approve a trip to 'explore settlement possibilities' in the Gaza Strip
The UN's rapporteur on Gaza and the West Bank, Francesca Albanese, said that the U.S. sanctions imposed against her bar any financial interactions or credit cards with any American bank, and called the sanctions 'harmful and dangerous' when used 'in a political way'
The European Commission failed to approve a measure to suspend funding to Israeli companies as part of the "Horizon Europe" program due to opposition from certain countries, including Germany and Italy, who said they would wait to see if the situation in Gaza improved
Iceland, Ireland, and Spain have already recognized a Palestinian state, while France and Malta have pledged to do so during the UN General Assembly in September. Over a dozen other countries signed a statement on Tuesday calling for an end to the Gaza war
The university initially argued it had no legal responsibility over protesters who blocked Jewish students' access to areas in the university during the 2024 encampment protests. However, the judge disagreed, and the university had since created systemwide campus guidelines on protests
Now that Fox News is showing images of malnourished children in the Strip, even U.S. President Donald Trump can't ignore the dire humanitarian situation caused by Gaza's starvation. Hamas may be running a cynical campaign at the expense of Palestinians in Gaza, but Israel is facing the political backlash
Annexing Gaza 'is not something that's about to happen,' said one minister, while another senior coalition figure agreed, as both cited Netanyahu's unreliable track record and unfulfilled promises to coalition partners
Harvard is said to have 'signaled a willingness' to meet the administration's financial demands after being accused of failing to combat antisemitism on campus, more than twice what Columbia University agreed to pay
The IDF says a third of its operational successes against the organization in Lebanon were achieved during periods of calm, leaving Hezbollah in 'its worst state ever.' This challenges claims by Israeli leaders who argue that ending the Gaza war would hinder efforts to eradicate Hamas
Relentless Israeli oppression and dismissive American policy embolden settlers and further degrade Palestinian life. As a friend of Palestinian teacher and human rights activist Adwah Hathaleen said of his killing, 'This is how Israel erases us – one life at a time'
Rare on-air comments made by Yonit Levi, a mainstay of Israel's most-watched news program, highlighted the broader shift that could be seen in recent weeks in Israeli media's coverage of the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip
Starmer outlined four conditions that could lead the U.K. to reconsider, including a cease-fire and a pledge not to annex the West Bank. Britain follows France in taking similar action amid growing pressure over Gaza's hunger crisis. Israel called the move 'a reward for Hamas'
The food crisis in Gaza has reached an 'alarming and deadly turning point,' with soaring malnutrition and hunger-related child deaths. One expert warns: 'This is famine' – and predicts widespread death without immediate action
An overwhelming majority of Israelis support ending the Gaza war in return for the release of all the hostages, but Netanyahu's far-right coalition partners would rather sacrifice Israeli soldiers on the altar of endless war
Rare footage obtained by Haaretz offers a harrowing glimpse into GHF's aid distribution points: To the sound of constant gunfire, Gazans scramble to secure food for their families, and only the strongest and fastest survive. Expert: Gazans are being fed 'like dangerous animals in a safari'
Activists have been placing locks on embassy gates, mocking Egypt's claims that the Rafah crossing is open on the Egyptian side and that the blockade on Gaza is exclusively the result of Israeli control
The suspect, Yinon Levi, who the United States has sanctioned, was documented shooting at Palestinians while settlers were raiding their village. He is suspected of reckless manslaughter and use of a firearm. Police also arrested four Palestinians for throwing stones at the settlers
This unjust killing of a Palestinian in the West Bank is far from an isolated incident. In fact, it's unlikely that his murderer will face any punishment
According to correspondence published by i24 News, a subordinate warned West Bank police commander Avishai Mualem that dozens of masked settlers were en route to the village of Jit and called on him to send forces over a severe terrorism alert, but he did not respond to her warning
Just 8 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of independents now back Israel's Gaza war, compared to 71 percent of Republicans, marking the largest partisan divide Gallup has recorded on the issue