Haredi threats of disruptions, economic boycott and global protest over Israel's bid to draft their young men should be taken seriously. Disparate though it is, the community knows how to unite to exert pressure for common goals – something Israeli liberals sorely lacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to do some damage control by using minimizing language to describe his Gaza takeover plan. Netanyahu's speeches and Israel's history are all the evidence you need to understand what he's actually saying

In an interview with The New York Times, Zakaria Zubeidi, a Palestinian militant who rose to prominence in the second Intifada and was accused by Israel of murdering six Israelis, said that Palestinians have to 'reconsider' the tools with which they fight for their rights

The April 2024 killing of seven World Central Kitchen workers propelled the Israeli humanitarian NGO to begin securing food, medicine, water and more for aid NGOs already within Gaza – but not with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Defense Minister Katz, acting on Netanyahu's behalf, is using senior appointments as a cover to weaken the IDF chief Eyal Zamir before the invasion of Gaza City. Their real goal is to sideline Zamir, making him less likely to oppose cabinet decisions, but he is fighting back with a high-stakes gamble

In an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal, Antony Blinken addressed the recent decision by several Western countries to immediately recognize a Palestinian state. He wrote that 'averting famine, recovering the hostages and ending the conflict in Gaza are the priorities'

The nearly $2 trillion fund announced Monday that it has sold its holdings in 11 Israeli companies, but a report in a Norwegian financial newspaper listed 17 companies the fund has divested from, ranging from Bet Shemesh Engines, which provides services to the IDF, to Rami Levy, a grocery store chain

In a quiet warehouse, 10,000 objects – from a charred sewing machine to Roee Munder's melted camera – stand as mute witnesses to the horrors of that day

The judges explained the decision to add hearings on 'the need to move the trial forward.' In February, they agreed to allow Netanyahu to only testify twice a week after he had argued that it was impossible to both testify three times a week and run the country

From restricting truck crossings to preventing proper cargo securing, Israel has imposed layers of bureaucratic and physical obstacles that hinder every stage of delivering food and medical supplies to Gaza

More and more of my compatriots are posting 'I'm an Israeli. I am not my government' on their social media accounts over the Gaza war. But this one seemingly inconsequential sentence signifies just what is wrong with the anti-government protests

The Histadrut, Israel's largest labor union, refused to join the strike but said it would not stand in the way of any workers who chose to participate

The words 'Fuk Jews,' as well as swastikas and SS symbols, were found spray-painted across the Israeli-American Council's main campus in California

From day one, Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station was a bold promise on the verge of becoming a curse. A journey through its past and present shows how early fears came true: air and noise pollution, a merchants' revolt, dark and desolate enclaves and rampant crime. And now, after briefly serving as a shelter during missile attacks from Iran, the station is once again sinking into the shadows

The 12-day war between Iran and Israel was dubbed Am KeLavi in Hebrew, an example of linguistic archaeology in action

A Bedouin villager said Israeli settlers began harassing them about a month ago when work started on a nearby outpost. On Sunday, IDF soldiers ordered them to evacuate, citing a closed military zone, later called a misunderstanding. 'Nobody is protecting us,' one resident told Haaretz

Despite Arab and Western support, al-Sharaa's government is facing difficulties with the Druze and Kurds, fearing Syria will break into cantons. Israel is considered to have sway with the Druze, and Syria is trying to get Russia to help it get rid of it

Standing Together's action during the live-broadcast season finale of Big Brother Israel a few nights ago felt different, when a group of young people wearing 'Get out of Gaza' T-shirts rushed the stage. Finally, viewers couldn't un-see what is happening

Anas al-Sharif, a well-known Al Jazeera correspondent, was killed this week in an Israeli airstrike. The intention is clear: If you silence the witnesses, you can reshape history

The moment 'the Palestinian Nelson Mandela' is released, he will immediately be cast as the face of the emerging Palestinian state and stand as Netanyahu's main rival on the world stage

The minister said the promotions occurred without his consent and demanded that future appointments be coordinated with him. The military affirmed that the IDF chief alone appoints commanders at the colonel rank and above. Opposition leader Yair Lapid said, 'This is not how you lead an army'

Eli Feldstein, a former spokesperson for Netanyahu, implicates fellow aide Yonatan Urich in a pro-Qatar influence campaign while being questioned by Israel police

Israel's targeted killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif came with an IDF media kit alleging his 'military affiliation to Hamas,' a claim he repeatedly denied. Now, Netanyahu says he will 'soon' allow 'a lot' of foreign journalists into Gaza

Israeli and Palestinian sources told Haaretz that progress toward a comprehensive hostage deal, replacing a phased approach, hinges on Israel dropping its Gaza City occupation plan and Hamas making major concessions

Members of the Economic Affairs Committee voted unanimously for the prime minister to intervene, after both the finance and transportation ministries refused to commit to reimbursing airlines and Israelis stuck abroad during the war, despite the government-ordered airspace closure

The heavy bombing comes amid the killing of Al Jazeera journalists, which the director of Al-Shifa hospital said shows that the IDF is 'planning something big' in Gaza City. Meanwhile, a Palestinian businessman and reported Trump mediator says negotiations with Hamas for a deal might be renewed soon

The Mossad was reportedly unaware of the ex-official's contacts with Qatar, despite his claim that he had informed the agency. He is the second former Mossad employee to be investigated in the Qatargate affair, which Haaretz broke last November

Israel's takeover plan for Gaza City is perceived by most Palestinians in the Strip as a yet another devastating threat that will prolong the war and their suffering. But some say they are so exhausted, they find themselves hoping for Israeli control

The Scouts movement's leadership initially said longstanding volunteer Nir Ben-Zvi was dismissed over a post accusing Minister Yoav Kisch of 'declaring war on the secular public,' which 'contradicts the spirit of the Scouts movement,' only to later backtrack to a technical reason for his dismissal

The Italian FM also complained about 'serious things' happening in the West Bank, and said that alongside Israel's plan to invade Gaza City, they represent an escalation 'that requires us to make decisions that will force Netanyahu to think'

Friends and colleagues mourn Gaza correspondent Anas al-Sharif as some Palestinians condemn Al Jazeera for failing to protect its journalists in the Strip. Others warn that al-Sharif's killing is the opening act for Israel's plan to conquer Gaza City

The government is promoting bills to disqualify Arab candidates and undermine the Supreme Court, amid a possible abuse of the police's role and spread of fake news, if Netanyahu decides to take his undermining of state institutions further

Bipin Joshi's mother and sister, who will land in Israel on Monday, are slated to meet with Israeli defense officials and visit the kibbutz from which he was taken into captivity in Gaza. His sister will also give a speech at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on Saturday

'A mother is the strongest material in nature, so we have arisen now': A group of 150 women set up a protest tent in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza, to call for an end to political wars that cost the lives of 'our children'

Jonathan Greenblatt dismissed New York Magazine's investigation into his organization in an hour-long New York Times video interview, in which he discussed free speech, Mahmoud Khalil and anti-Zionism vs. Zionism

The current heatwave is expected to last around a week and see temperatures 8°C to 10°C (14.4°F to 18°F) higher compared to the average summer in Israel. Such prolonged and intense heatwaves, while rare, are becoming more frequent due to the worsening climate crisis

Though the labor union chief said his 'heart is bursting with anger,' in his view, a strike won't bring an end to the war. Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan, responded to the rejection, saying, 'From now on, it's on us, the people'

American Jewish communal organizations may believe that they are aiding Israel by rejecting the French initiative to recognize Palestine. But in fact, creating a Palestinian state means that there is an Israel still standing

Following a petition by hostage families, the government has two weeks to respond. The families seek an order blocking any deal that would harm the hostages' rights to life and dignity

Flying abroad in the summer is considered a must for many Israelis. But with the country's reputation at an all-time low over the Gaza war, Israeli tourists are getting the cold shoulder in many places, and somtimes worse. Here's how they're responding

The vehicle was operating near Moshav Dovev on the Israel-Lebanon border and was likely seized by hostile forces after overturning during an operation

France's 1936 Popular Front united against fascism – now a million Israelis must do the same, taking to the streets, giving up comfort, risking livelihoods, and saving the country from its own government

Senior Israeli military legal officials have warned that if the attorney general is excluded from discussions about the planned Gaza operation, or if the government disregards her guidelines, as some ministers have indicated, IDF soldiers involved in the occupation could face legal risks

The Jerusalem Great Synagogue was also vandalized with graffiti; Israeli politicians from both left and right denounced the graffiti as a desecration. Following the arrest of the suspect, a judge released him and ordered an emergency psychiatric hospitalization

The Israeli public isn't exposed to the truth about Gaza – not only because of IDF censorship, but because editors align with the narrative, out of fear, ratings, or ideology. This is the culmination of a moral crisis

At the last cabinet meeting on the Gaza takeover, Israel's army chief faced mockery and accusations from some ministers, tacitly encouraged by Netanyahu, whose top priority is buying time and avoiding ending the war to protect his coalition's survival

As the IDF plans to conquer the Gaza Strip, countries announced they will recognize Palestine, or what remains of it. Still, in the Israel of Netanyahu and Smotrich – occupation remains at the center of the political discourse

The Israel Prison Service – heavily influenced by far-right Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir – uses an array of tactics to stop prisoners from talking to lawyers. Even when they accuse attorneys of terrorism, the media pounces blindly

In his ruling, Justice Sohlberg sharply criticized Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi for urging his ministry's employees to boycott Baharav-Miara, saying it 'undermines fundamental principles of the rule of law'

During Sunday's press conference, Netanyahu paid lip service by praising the IDF soldiers fighting in Gaza, while simultaneously justifying his efforts to legislate a complete draft exemption for the Haredim to protect his coalition

According to Al Jazeera, Al-Sharif was killed along with four colleagues at a journalists' tent near the entrance to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The IDF alleged that he was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell – a claim Al Jazeera denied last year

Avraham Burg, who also headed the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization, called for a million Jews to file an appeal to the International Court of Justice over crimes against humanity in Gaza: 'This is not a rejection of our people; it is a defense of its soul'

Israel requested that several countries unload humanitarian aid in Israel before transporting it to Gaza by land, amid concerns that footage of aid air-drops harms the international legitimacy of its military offensive in the Gaza Strip

The cancellation described in 'Ruptured' is real, but so is the near total lack of acknowledgement of Palestinian suffering, amid Holocaust metaphors that sometimes feel stretched

Esther Buchshtab, whose son Yagev's body was recovered from Gaza last September, has not returned to the Gaza border kibbutz where he was abducted. She says returning would normalize the ongoing hostage situation in Gaza

Trump has done nothing with his presidential podium to ease Gaza's starvation crisis or halt Israel's latest plan to seize Gaza City. Really, he's an opportunist who will take credit for a win and pass the buck when it evades him

In two press conferences, one for Israeli journalists and the other for foreign press, Netanyahu called for a 'quick' takeover of central Gaza, claiming it would defeat Hamas. Hostage families described the goals presented as 'unrealistic conditions that mean sacrificing the hostages'

To counter 'blood libels' against Israel, Yair Netanyahu interviewed a former British army commander Richard Kemp, who has visited Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites. 'I saw no sign anywhere of weak people, of people who are emaciated, or obviously very, very hungry,' Kemp said

Footage captured by Awdah Hathaleen moments before he was killed shows Israeli settler Yinon Levi clashing with Palestinians and drawing his gun. Levi was eventually released and Israel's High Court ordered the state to pay Hathaleen's widow $7,300 in legal fees

Suleiman al-Obeid, a former senior player and a father of five, was killed at the age of 41, and the world hears the Palestinian version that he was murdered while Israeli forces fired on Gaza civilians waiting for humanitarian aid

Argentina's Vanina Biasi wrote eight X posts comparing Israel to the Nazi regime. 'The Zionist Nazis need to destroy UNRWA humanitarian aid so the extermination can accelerate. They use famine, like in concentration camps'

The sides announced a U.S.-operated corridor connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave between Armenia and Turkey. Meanwhile, the U.S. gained a route between Asia and Europe bypassing Russia, Iran and Houthi-threatened waters

In Israel, members of a state commission of inquiry are appointed by the Supreme Court president and not by politicians, to ensure the body's independence. The cabinet has so far decided to postpone a state investigation into October 7

A 'refusal party' for a conscientious objector in Haifa, a Tel Aviv queer club making a rare public call to end the war in Gaza, and student filmmakers back on screen after a wartime delay

Israeli Knesset member Idan Roll announced his resignation, stating he will not run in the next election. Roll left the centrist Yesh Atid party in January to run on his own party's ticket, a move the party condemned as handing a seat to the ruling coalition

The chief detective who has tracked teens affiliated with SSQ in south Tel Aviv tells Haaretz their activity is typical of much more seasoned criminals

'There is no alternative to a two-state solution,' the French are saying. The key word here is 'alternative' – it's what Israel's opposition should be proposing, not conflict management

Israel is poised on the edge of an abyss. We can only hope that reports of quickened efforts by the U.S. and regional players to reach a permanent cease-fire will save the day, and the region's future

Israel-Premier Tech isn't a national team and doesn't receive government funding, but it can't hide from pro-Palestinian protesters who try to knock it off the road at the Tour de France and other great races

With public trust in the military at stake, and Israel standing between freeing the hostages and ending the war – or escalating it and potentially killing them – Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has a duty to speak up

Bezalel Smotrich declared in a social media video that he has 'lost confidence' in Netanyahu's ability to lead the IDF to victory. Has the prime minister lost all control of his coalition, or is this a coordinated pre-election move?

Twenty-five-year-old Abdallah Atiat was visiting his aunt in Jericho and, according to witnesses, was shot in the head by the IDF while walking in the central West Bank city's main street. The IDF said he had approached troops in a suspicious manner

Since Yair Hetzroni took office in September 2024, almost twice as many people have been murdered in his district compared to the same period last year. Despite criticism from other police units and the district, the Israel Police chief wants to promote him to deputy commissioner

Members of the Jewish-Arab protest movement Standing Together jumped on stage, shouting anti-war slogans during a live voting segment of the popular reality TV show. Though they were forcibly removed from the stage, they said that the show's producers, and even family members of contestants, were supportive of their message

According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, this brings the total death toll in Gaza from hunger or malnutrition since the beginning of the war to 217, including 100 children

Hostage relatives called on heads of large companies and other organizations central to Israel's economy to participate in the strike. Hostage mother Vicky Cohen said that the Israeli cabinet's decision to occupy Gaza 'sends a clear and direct message' that the government is 'giving up on the hostages'