Bad Bunny raised his flag on America's biggest stage, without expressions of loyalty, without separating identity from politics, without making it palatable for the audience. In Israel, Palestinian culture is rarely granted that dignity

Elbit Systems will develop the next generation of the digitization of ground army forces, designed to accelerate the pace of combat, as well as renew the border spotting system used by female soldiers on the border with Gaza

U.S. Department of Homeland Security refused to detail the condition of Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, who was detained as part of Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests on campuses, despite her family expressing alarm after they found out she was hospitalized

For Trump, Netanyahu and their loyal plutocrats, dismantling the media is a shared effort to seed fear and enforce self-censorship among journalists

The Israeli-Palestinian Parents Circle has been banned from Israeli schools since August 2023 due to pressure from nationalist right-wing groups. 'We cannot allow terrorists to talk to our children,' a member of the far-right group B'tsalmo yelled out in the courtroom

EU sanctions are 'still on the table' after Israel decides to authorize law enforcement agencies to operate in Palestinian-controlled civilian areas of the West Bank. Eight Arab and Muslim countries also condemned the decision

Astera Labs develops high-speed data communications processors and software for data centers, a sector experiencing strong demand due to the AI boom. General manager Guy Azrad said the move is an 'opportunity to bring another important company to the Israeli chip market'

After asking for 60,000 reservists last year, the IDF has changed tune and said it plans to cut reserve forces and duration of reserve duty, with the intention of reintegrating former reservists into the labor market and limiting the service of non-critical soldiers

The judge ruled that the fact that the boy currently resides in Ramallah is immaterial, since the government's policy to bar all Palestinians registered in Gaza from receiving medical care in Israel 'draws its validity from security and political considerations'

Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that after Capt. Tomer Eiges collapsed in prison, his cellmates had called for help for 13 minutes – but it took around half an hour until staff called emergency services. The sergeant who called did not even know whether Eiges was breathing or if he had a pulse

Bond prices and overseas reports suggest that French-Israeli magnate Patrick Drahi is near default, raising doubts about his ability to own Channel 13 – and about his growing dependence on Netanyahu

At the height of the Gaza war in the summer of 2024, the military bureau in Netanyahu's office recruited soldiers who, for weeks, located and sorted protocols from October 7, 2023, and the events leading up to it, acting on orders from Netanyahu's top military aide. The soldiers were puzzled by the directive

Israel is destroying the Palestinian economy and striving to expel whole communities, as it aims to offload civil society organizations that bolster the occupied people's resilience

A French comics journalism book of interviews with Israelis and Palestinians on intimacy, compiled before October 7, is to be released in English. Meanwhile, singer and activist Achinoam Nini releases the hopeful first single from her new album and a Facebook spat between creatives highlights divides in Israeli society

The legendary spy who charmed Syria's elite still looms large in Israeli memory and imagination. At a modest Herzliya museum, his widow's lifelong effort to preserve his story continues

With the fighting largely over in Gaza, Israel's stellar Shikma Reservoir reopened two months ago

According to sources, Netanyahu initiated moving the meeting up to this week following the start of U.S.-Iran negotiations and it is also expected to address the Gaza Strip and the advancement of Trump's plan

Superintendent Rinat Saban petitioned the court after Ben-Gvir blocked her promotion, part of a pattern targeting officers linked to Netanyahu's cases. Law enforcement officials say the ruling could significantly affect the minister's control over Israel's police force

The Israeli military said it targeted a Hezbollah operative, while Lebanese media reported that the two killed were the son and grandson of the village mayor. Separately, the IDF arrested a militant and seized weapons at his hideout near the Lebanon-Syria border

As President Herzog began a high-security visit in the wake of the Bondi massacre, protesters marched nationwide, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and accusing him of inciting war crimes in Gaza

Justice Ministry legal adviser Kotick concealed her brother's and husband's close ties to Justice Minister Levin from the vetting committee and secretly helped draft the complaint against Supreme Court President Amit, raising criticism and questions about conflicts of interest

Our parents and grandparents grew up under military law, confined within their Arab communities, encountering the 'Hebrew City' as providers of cheap labor. Today, racial segregation has not disappeared – rather become more sophisticated, with crime drawing a 'ring of death' around Palestinians in Israel

Trump appears dissatisfied with his options on Iran, while Netanyahu's circle is wary of the president's close envoys. A flurry of Israeli visits to Washington suggests close coordination, but the U.S. appears unwilling to strike Iran before exhausting diplomacy. How much sway, then, does Israel really have?

According to the officials, Israel's rhetoric of superiority and humiliation could erode regional peace agreements and normalization efforts, and empower neighboring countries to forge new alliances to prevent Israel from exerting unchecked power over the Middle East

Given the embarrassing position that the Arab parties occupy in the democratic game, my question is, why keep going through with all this?

The deal, involving the purchase of 15 percent of the outlet's shares by i24 News founder Patrick Drahi, could dismantle the channel's news division and lead to the silencing of journalists who are critical of PM Netanyahu's government

Australian lawyers said police could potentially arrest Herzog on suspicion of inciting genocide, a crime under Australian and international law. Herzog said his visit 'engulfs both bereavement and condolences, as well as a message of friendship' between Israel and Australia

AIPAC's spectacular misfire in New Jersey will provoke a level of outrage not previously seen among Democrats, and encourage critics to oversimplify the group's role in U.S. politics and the greater debate over Israel

Police said they are searching for suspects and believe the motive for the shooting was criminal. On average, an Arab Israeli citizen is killed every 36 hours

Jadallah Jadallah was shot by a paratrooper unit in the al-Far'a refugee camp. Videos show him abandoned as he pleaded for help, while his family watched helplessly from a distance. Israel is now holding his body. According to the IDF, "a terrorist who posed an immediate threat was identified, the force fired at him and provided first aid"

The attorney general said Ben-Gvir's conduct 'raises serious concern about the abuse of the appointment authority within the Israel Police.' His refusal to promote the officer came after Haaretz reported last year that Ben-Gvir was blocking the promotion of an officer who had been involved in a criminal case against Netanyahu and later testified against him

The so-called Disruption Convoy was delayed by police en route to Jerusalem, and some participants said they were issued traffic tickets. Protest leaders planned to give Netanyahu a letter describing the toll gun violence and crime has taken on the Arab community in Israel, but were turned away by his office

The decision, expected to take effect in areas of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority control, will include prohibitions on water violations, damage to archaeological sites and environmental hazards. It will also introduce measures to ease the sale of Palestinian land to Jews

Israeli social media users were outraged over a post on Channel 14's Instagram page portraying a mugshot of the convicted sex offender in a post announcing the death of the beloved Israeli musician Matti Caspi. The post was quickly removed, but the channel has yet to apologize

The Israel Competition Authority found no legitimate justification for fare increases after October 7, 2023, calling them excessive and unfair. The proposed maximum fine amounts to only 4 percent of the airline's profits since the war began

Khamenei's newly-appointed advisers appear to back a U.S. deal. While a nuclear agreement might bear a high ideological and strategic price, regime survival, backed by ballistic missiles and regional proxies, may prove a worthy compromise

Spanish football manager Pep Guardiola spoke about Gaza's children without mentioning Israel. In Israel, his words were treated as an attack

'It's a kingdom of words and memories, which doesn't truly exist today,' says Benny Mer who undertook a task no one before him had attempted: compiling a tourist guide to a place that no longer exists. Almost every site featured in the guide was utterly destroyed in the years that followed

With international loans unavailable, 'The Medium and the Message: Six Centuries of Printmaking' emerges as a must-see exhibition

AJ Edelman, a former Olympic skeleton athlete who is now the driver for the Israeli bobsled team, called the theft 'such a gross violation – suitcases, shoes, equipment, passports stolen,' while noting that the team continued to train. 'I really believe this team exemplifies the Israeli Spirit'

Gallant, ousted from his post in late 2024, said in a Channel 12 interview that the PM 'stabbed security chiefs in the back while they were fighting on the front lines of the war.' He said the delay of Israel's Rafah offensive was due to a lack of munitions, not, as Netanyahu claimed, fear among IDF generals

As Israel remains without an interior minister, the prime minister is expected advance a proposed bill granting inspectors broad powers to ensure couples seeking family reunification in Israel – including entering homes of applicants seeking legal status in the country

The Prime Minister's Office announced Saturday that Netanyahu will travel to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump and discuss Iran negotiations

The Wednesday layoffs, including its entire Middle East foreign reporting team, have been widely derided by Post employees, with many decrying Lewis' controversy-ridden stewardship of the paper. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff

A groundbreaking study by scientists at Bar-Ilan University has identified genetic control switches that transfer viruses from a dormant to an active state – switches that also exist in cancer-causing viruses. The findings could lead to the development of targeted treatments for herpes diseases and related types of cancer

How did the Epstein files revive the use of the G-word as a slur, and what in the world is 'goyslop'?

The singer and composer, whose compositions are considered part of Israel's core repertoire, first shared his illness publicly last May. Caspi composed complex yet accessible and transcendent melodies, and even graced the Eurovision stage in 1976

The circumstances surrounding Capt. Tomer Eiges' death are unclear, and the reason for his imprisonment remains under a gag order. 'A series of failures and negligent conduct by several officials led to his death,' his parents said

The push to hire teachers from India and Sri Lanka follows a plan to shutter the Education Ministry and shift hiring to local authorities. This trades national standards for cheap, short-term fixes, abandoning high-quality planning

Minutes reviewed by Haaretz prove that Netanyahu lied, distorted and omitted facts in his version of the events of October 7 and the decision-making that led to the intelligence failure, which he published in a 55-page declassified document

Netanyahu seeks a presidential pardon while simultaneously labeling the officials reviewing his case as 'deep state' actors and criminals. Destroying trust in law enforcement is a key element in his program to win first and fix it later

Classified minutes are not Netanyahu's private property, and he cannot make selective use of them. These minutes should be published in full so that the public can see the complete picture

Netanyahu's response to the state comptroller reveals a leader who failed to hold strategic debates on Gaza. By ignoring his duty to adopt a long-term security concept, he acted as a tactical officer rather than a statesman

Counterprotesters blocked cars and splashed an unknown oily substance, leading to one instance of hospitalization. 'At first I was sure it was water, but it really burned,' an 85-year-old protester said. Speakers included freed hostages and defense officials

'The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis,' the Prime Minister's Office statement read

Child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's maintenance staff and his personal assistant referred to the property as 'Ehud's apartment.' The former Israeli prime minister and his wife stayed in the apartment after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old girl

If Netanyahu attends the convention, it would mark his first meeting with Arab leaders since October 7, 2023. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip continues to face a 43 percent shortage of medication and a 66 percent shortage for medical equipment

The Dutch government will report to parliament on steps to limit Israeli arms imports, reflecting a push for greater European defense autonomy. The move signals the Netherlands' cautious stance toward Israel since the Gaza war

Archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem offer new insight into the prolonged drought that once struck the city, and the creative ways its residents responded

Gaza provides an exaggerated glimpse of political processes now visible in the West. As democracy lurches out of control, technocrats are summoned to restore order. The same could happen in other – quite surprising – countries

A herd of cattle from a nearby outpost stormed a Palestinian family's yard, munching on everything in sight – including the reeking pile of trash settlers dumped there days earlier. Israeli soldiers palled around with the intruders, while the residents hid indoors. Another day in the Jordan Valley

Historian Dr. Hila Shalem Baharad explains how state policy enabled Ashkenazi immigrants to leave the transit camps in the 1950s while Mizrahim were left behind – creating enduring social rifts that Israel has yet to rectify

All Harvard-linked professional military education, fellowships and certificate programs will end for the defense department starting in the 2026–27 school year, amid the Trump administration's crackdown on anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian sentiments on college campuses

After the first round of talks in Oman, Trump issued sanctions and tariffs relating to Iran's trade and exports, and said the deployed fleets heading to Iran 'have to get in position,' but that the U.S 'is in no rush'

The New York mayor signed the measure at the first public appearance of the city's new antisemitism director, while calling for the abolition of the federal immigration agency, saying it was 'too rotten to reform'

The prime minister knows that Israelis want a state commission of inquiry, so to thwart this he has quoted documents that only he has access to – and that attribute successes only to him

Behind the case of the Shin Bet chief's brother – accused of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza – stands a vast illicit industry. One truckload of cigarettes worth $100,000 at purchase can be resold for $10 million in Gaza

The Americans' plan lacks a key element: How do you separate Hamas and the Palestinian population? ■ The prime minister's appointing of David Zini was hardly a case of naively falling for a talented officer tapped to shake up Israel's Shin Bet security service

Netanyahu again claimed he acted blamelessly before the attack, releasing selected quotes from security cabinet meetings as evidence. However, the excerpts – which only he can clear for release – are partially redacted, contradict his earlier statements, and were condemned by opposition MKs as 'manipulations and distortions'

Right-wing commentators and Prime Minister Netanyahu say the technocrat committee's logo is the problem. Israel's real concern is widespread belief that the only authority that should ever rule Palestinians is Israel

The New York Times examined satellite images of 24 sites hit during the Israel-Iran war in June, and found that Tehran is carrying out work at 12 of them. Repairs at multiple missile-related locations began soon after the strikes, while damage at key nuclear facilities remains largely visible above ground

Out of the 39 people who have been murdered in Israel since January, 34 of the cases were in Arab society. On Thursday, five people were fatally shot in two separate incidents

The injured include a 25-year-old woman in serious condition, a 60-year-old woman in moderate condition and eight people with minor injuries. The Shin Bet said they have opened an investigation, and the police reported that the bus driver was being questioned following the incident

A Channel 12 News poll – consistent with other recent surveys – shows that Jewish Israeli parties currently in the opposition would need Arab parties to form a government. Several politicians, including Naftali Bennett, have said they would not partner with their Arab colleagues

More than 70 percent of Jewish adults who responded to the Jewish Federation of North America's survey feel 'emotionally attached to Israel,' and 60 percent said Israel made them proud to be Jewish. At the same time, nearly 70 percent also agreed that they 'sometimes find it hard to support actions taken by Israel or its government'

Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara said that Justice Minister Levin is 'using governmental power and judgment given to him to create for himself and the executive branch a sort of unlimited vetoing power over the choice of judges,' adding that the public is the 'direct victim' of the judge shortage

Tehran's leadership remains deeply concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump may still carry out his threats to strike Iran amid a buildup by the U.S. Before talks began, a Middle Eastern official familiar with the details told Haaretz that the sides would limit discussions to Iran's nuclear program

Carrère said that the planned meeting 'caused controversy in which I cannot take part and for circumstances beyond my control.' Sources said colleagues questioned the legitimacy of meeting with Israelis as he's reporting on the West Bank and Gaza Strip

The crowded primary was widely seen as the first litmus test of AIPAC's efforts to set a red line for Democrats who call to condition military aid to Israel and challenge the status quo of the U.S.-Israel relationship

With talks looming in Oman, Washington signals it prefers a narrow nuclear deal over confrontation or regime change. Iran exploits the gaps, Israel fears weak enforcement, and crushed protests leave Trump risking a pact that may stabilize Tehran while alienating allies

The Knesset's anniversary turns into a celebration for the wrecker of Israel's democracy ■ As the prime minister nears the end of his criminal testimony, he's likely to intensify his campaign against the attorney general ■ Likud tries to taint Naftali Bennett with Yair Golan

Despite the current rhetoric coming out of Tehran, the source added, Iran may eventually be willing to give up it nuclear program

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