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'Likud supporters wanted us raped and burned – and that's what happened'

Yocheved Lifshitz recounts her sense of betrayal by Israel, life at Kibbutz Nir Oz, and her time in Hamas captivity, as the writings of her slain husband, Oded, are published

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https://www.haaretz.com/life/books/2025-10-30/ty-article-magazine/.premium/likud-supporters-wanted-us-raped-and-burned-and-thats-what-happened/0000019a-3425-ddf1-a1db-fcfd154f0000

Trump asks Pentagon to immediately start testing U.S. nuclear weapons

The director of the U.S. Arms Control Association said that 'the U.S. has no technical, military, or political reason to resume nuclear explosive testing for the first time since 1992,' and that Trump's announcement could 'trigger a chain reaction of nuclear testing by U.S. adversaries'

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-30/ty-article/trump-asks-pentagon-to-immediately-start-testing-u-s-nuclear-weapons/0000019a-347d-d804-a9df-3c7d85790000

Justice minister links probe into leaked IDF detainee abuse video to judicial overhaul

Justice Minister Yariv Levin said a coalition bill to split the attorney general's role into three led to the investigation into the leak of a video showing the alleged abuse of a Gazan detainee, saying it 'is no coincidence' that an investigation was launched after the bill passed in a preliminary vote

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-29/ty-article/.premium/justice-minister-links-probe-into-leaked-idf-detainee-abuse-video-to-judicial-overhaul/0000019a-3094-dace-a1ff-b7d4fcae0000

Even if the West Bank is annexed in practice, Israel should not enshrine its 60-year-old sin in law

Israeli control of the West Bank is the darkest curse hanging over the nation. Without efforts to establish a Palestinian state, Israel won't recover from the calamities that have befallen it under the current government

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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2025-10-23/ty-article-opinion/israel-can-not-enshrine-its-sin-in-law-even-if-the-west-bank-is-annexed-in-practice/0000019a-11fa-d77b-a3ff-37fb39230000

'A slippery slope': Average number of Israeli emigrants doubled since Netanyahu returned to power

The Knesset report found that 82,000 Israelis left the country in 2023, with the same level estimated for 2024 ■ Opposition MK Gilad Kariv: 'Unfathomable' that Netanyahu gov't not addressing issue

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-20/ty-article/.premium/average-number-of-israeli-emigrants-doubled-since-netanyahu-returned-to-power/0000019a-01c5-d1c4-a99f-73f7394e0000

Sponsored by Israeli donations, a village is built for Gaza's orphaned children

More than a thousand Israelis donated, a group of activists headed by American Neurosurgeon David Hasan went above and beyond – and Gaza's 'Academy of Hope' emerged to provide education, healthcare and hot meals to thousands of orphans

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-09/ty-article-magazine/.premium/sponsored-by-israeli-donations-a-village-is-built-for-gazas-orphaned-children/00000199-c97e-db56-a5db-cd7fcb210000

Defying AG, Ben-Gvir meets with Israeli police chief on banned protest policy

Haaretz has learned that the far-right national security minister held discussions on the matter with senior police officers - even though Attorney General Gala Baharav-Miara ruled that the policy of barring demonstrators from blocking major arteries exceeds the minister's authority

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-09-26/ty-article/.premium/defying-ag-ben-gvir-meets-with-israeli-police-chief-on-banned-protest-policy/00000199-825a-daea-adff-bffbc59c0000

Recognition without rescue: The world's hollow gift to Palestinians

While the genocide in Gaza continues unabated and settlers run amok in the West Bank together with the army, the world met its minimum obligation by recognizing a state that will likely never come into being

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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-09-25/ty-article/.premium/recognition-without-rescue-the-worlds-hollow-gift-to-palestinians/00000199-7d35-df8f-afbd-fd7de2010000

Israel refuses to release body of Palestinian teen who suffered from malnutrition in jail

The Israeli authorities are holding Waleed Ahmad's body despite the completion of an official autopsy, the results of which found that the 17-year-old Palestinian suffered from extreme malnutrition, colitis and scabies at the time of his death

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https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2025-09-02/ty-article/.premium/israel-refuses-to-release-body-of-palestinian-teen-who-suffered-from-malnutrition-in-jail/00000199-09fd-dd48-a79b-bdfd0a890000

Israeli winger Manor Solomon joins Villarreal in Spain from Tottenham after Crystal Palace move collapses

Israeli international Manor Solomon leaves Tottenham for Villarreal loan after failed Crystal Palace deal, with Champions League clash against Spurs ahead

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/2025-09-02/ty-article/manor-solomon-joins-villarreal-from-tottenham-after-crystal-palace-move-collapses/00000199-0919-d054-a3fd-fb5f317a0000

From Kanye to Coughlin: The dark history of U.S. antisemitism we wanted to forget

We Jews in the U.S. feel – because we are – increasingly targeted for hatred. But this isn't new: Antisemitism has a long history in our country

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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-08-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/from-kanye-to-coughlin-the-dark-history-of-u-s-antisemitism-we-wanted-to-forget/00000198-bd38-d658-ad9c-ff7ec4e20000

Turkish ports raise new barriers to Israel-linked ships, sources say

Vessels arriving directly from Israel or departing to Israeli ports would no longer be permitted to dock at Turkish ports. Turkish-flagged ships will also be prohibited from calling at Israeli ports

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-08-21/ty-article/turkish-ports-raise-new-barriers-to-israel-linked-ships-sources-say/00000198-ccf3-d15a-a3bd-dff3ab380000

Israeli leading defense companies reportedly banned from key Netherlands expo

As many European countries opt to keep a low profile on business dealings with Israel, the Dutch defense and security expo will bar Israel's leading industry contractors from participating in November's exhibitions, following a similar French ban from the Paris airshow in June

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-08-21/ty-article/israeli-leading-defense-companies-reportedly-banned-from-key-netherlands-expo/00000198-ccac-dcce-a5bf-cdbfd4670000

Among ourselves, we say Palestine – but Israelis mustn't know

What we say in private, and what we're allowed to say out loud as Palestinians in Israel

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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-08-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/among-ourselves-we-say-palestine-but-israelis-mustnt-know/00000198-cba0-dcce-a5bf-cbb336f20000

Worship of force and endless war will rot Israeli society from within

Short-term victories are obscuring long-term failures, and the cost is rising on every front

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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-08-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/worship-of-force-and-endless-war-will-rot-israeli-society-from-within/00000198-cc01-d1e9-abf9-df772f320000

Bereaved father of U.S.-born Israeli soldier confronted with antisemitic slurs in Georgia

A father in Atlanta says neighbors have subjected him to antisemitic slurs after he displayed stickers honoring his daughter, who was killed in Jerusalem's Old City in 2023: 'It was the same hate that happened during the Holocaust towards Jews'

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https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025-08-21/ty-article/.premium/bereaved-father-of-u-s-born-israeli-soldier-confronted-with-antisemitic-slurs-in-georgia/00000198-cc10-dcce-a5bf-cd13570f0000

Israeli labor union chief rejects general strike despite hostage families' plea for economic shutdown

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'

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-08-11/ty-article/.premium/israeli-labor-chief-rejects-strike-despite-hostage-families-plea-for-economic-shutdown/00000198-9915-d461-afba-bb5702400000

'Bibi is enemy of humanity': Israeli charged with carrying out dozens of missions for Iran

An Israeli man has been indicted for carrying out missions on behalf of an Iranian agent, aimed at harming national security, according to Israel's State Prosecutor. Since the start of the war in Gaza, more than 20 cases of Israelis spying for Iran have been uncovered

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-10/ty-article/.premium/bibi-is-enemy-of-humanity-israeli-charged-with-carrying-out-dozens-of-missions-for-iran/00000197-f39f-d976-afbf-ff9ffdf90000

Propaganda TV channels aren't legitimate targets for bombing. Including Israeli ones

Israel's bombing of Iranian state TV raises questions about propaganda, war ethics, and the dangers of double standards at home

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-19/ty-article-opinion/.premium/propaganda-tv-channels-arent-legitimate-targets-for-bombing-including-israeli-ones/00000197-8727-d447-a5bf-bfb72e010000

Global March to Gaza on hold after crackdown on international protesters by Egypt

Participants reported that hundreds of people were stopped at a checkpoint en route to the march's starting point, had their passports confiscated, and were told they would only get them back if they agreed to board a bus to the airport

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https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2025-06-15/ty-article/global-march-to-gaza-on-hold-after-crackdown-on-international-protesters-by-egypt/00000197-73e7-da11-a797-fbf7b9c30000

Israel: 12 activists detained aboard Gaza-bound ship will be deported 'in coming hours'

ISRAEL: Four Israeli soldiers killed in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza were laid to rest ■ GAZA: Aid distribution fund says Hamas threatening staff; IDF says it found body of Hamas chief Sinwar ■ IRAN: Iran to present counter-proposal to U.S. in nuclear talks ■ ISRAEL: Ministers summon AG to pre-dismissal hearing, after establishing new committee

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-10/ty-article-live/israel-12-activists-detained-aboard-gaza-bound-ship-will-be-deported-in-coming-hours/00000197-5797-debf-a39f-779774680000

The chasm between Netanyahu's words and actions has never been greater

Netanyahu's conversation with an elderly rabbi about the fate of Yoav Gallant and Herzl Halevi proves what his true considerations are ■ The IDF is reluctant to conduct an in-depth investigation into the killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-06/ty-article/.premium/the-chasm-between-netanyahus-words-and-actions-has-never-been-greater/00000197-417a-da41-a9f7-7dfef5e10000

Dangerous, desperate and crazy: With his back to the wall, Netanyahu might even attack Iran

Netanyahu's government is in danger – but not because of all the blood that has been spilled since October 7

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-06/ty-article/.premium/dangerous-desperate-crazy-with-his-back-to-the-wall-netanyahu-might-even-attack-iran/00000197-41a7-da41-a9f7-7da7f96a0000

Gaza militia rivaling Hamas hands out aid in Israeli-controlled zone

Analysis of satellite images and videos shows the Abu Shabab militia operating near Rafah along Gaza's main north-south route. Its armed members man checkpoints and distribute aid amid allegations that Netanyahu's government is arming ISIS-affiliated militias

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2025-06-05/ty-article/.premium/gaza-militia-rivaling-hamas-hands-out-aid-in-israeli-controlled-zone/00000197-3f9a-dc9f-afbf-bffbc7d30000

Netanyahu sold his soul to Israel's most extreme minority and ran afoul of elderly rabbis

The country's most disastrous may be about to fall, but not because of October 7 or more than 600 days of war. It could fall because the politician at its head failed to ensure that 80,000 young ultra-Orthodox men who are subject to conscription got a perpetual exemption

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-05/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-sold-his-soul-to-israels-most-extreme-minority-and-ran-afoul-of-elderly-rabbis/00000197-3cd7-da41-a9f7-3dd7c17f0000

The beginning of the end? Haredi parties crank up threats to bolt Netanyahu's coalition

Israel's prime minister he doesn't want to call elections - certainly not against the background of draft-dodging legislation and at a time when soldiers are being killed in Gaza

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-04/ty-article/.premium/the-beginning-of-the-end-haredi-parties-crank-up-threats-to-bolt-netanyahus-coalition/00000197-37e9-da41-a9f7-3fede86d0000

Hamas seeks to leverage Witkoff plan as a strategic achievement to safeguard its future

Israel's military pressure on the Gaza terrorist organization has had the desired effect, but the fate of the cease-fire deal remains in its hands

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-03/ty-article/.premium/hamas-seeks-to-leverage-witkoff-plan-as-a-strategic-achievement-to-safeguard-its-future/00000197-3225-d340-a5d7-b2ff0f770000

Is Netanyahu also attempting to cover up an 'original sin' of his own?

Joe Biden's secrecy about his health casts him as a liar and schemer, reminiscent of Benjamin Netanyahu, while Israelis still receive no regular health updates on their prime minister

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https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-06-03/ty-article-opinion/.premium/is-netanyahu-also-attempting-to-cover-up-an-original-sin-of-his-own/00000197-3231-dd58-add7-33f3fb110000

PM, prosecution and judges face a moment of truth as Netanyahu's cross-examination begins

Unlike Netanyahu's lengthy responses to his defense attorney's softball questions, prosecutors will demand concise answers – typically yes or no – and this time, his credibility is on the line

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-03/ty-article/.premium/pm-prosecution-and-judges-face-a-moment-of-truth-as-netanyahus-cross-examination-begins/00000197-3224-d340-a5d7-b2fe90410000

'Every holiday is another day we need to get through without them'

Liran Berman has dedicated his life to bringing back his brothers, Gali and Ziv, since they were taken hostage from the Kfar Azza border community. 'The Americans can put pressure, but they won't make decisions for us,' he says. He asks the public: 'Help us. Act. Don't Stop'

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-02/ty-article/.premium/every-holiday-is-another-day-we-need-to-get-through-without-them/00000197-2fd6-da41-a9f7-3fd608920000

NYT: U.S. floats Mideast nuclear power coalition amid reports of Iran's uptick in uranium enrichment

U.S. officials told The New York Times that Washington continues to demand Iran halt its uranium enrichment. A Western source told Haaretz the recent increase in enrichment is significant enough to enable Iran to carry out a nuclear test within months

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-01/ty-article/nyt-u-s-floats-nuclear-power-coalition-amid-reports-of-irans-uranium-enrichment/00000197-2a8e-dd58-add7-2bdfa8970000

Freed hostage: Hamas rigged houses with explosives to block rescue attempts

The freed hostage told Channel 12 she tried to signal Israeli drones and once confronted a captor who pushed another hostage: 'As long as I'm here, you will not lay a hand on us'

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-01/ty-article/freed-hostage-hamas-rigged-houses-with-explosives-to-block-rescue-attempts/00000197-2a22-dda7-abf7-aefa32840000

Trump keeps pushing Gaza cease-fire as Israel and Hamas keep clashing over war's endgame

Trump and his emissaries talk directly to Netanyahu, and his envoys are in direct contact with Hamas' leaders outside the Gaza Strip. The question is whether Hamas can be persuaded that the U.S. president will keep his word and force Netanyahu to end the war

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-06-01/ty-article/.premium/trump-keeps-pushing-gaza-cease-fire-as-israel-and-hamas-keep-clashing-over-wars-endgame/00000197-27e7-dd58-add7-27f752300000

Senior Palestinian official: Israel barring Arab foreign ministers from visiting Ramallah

The official says it's unclear if talks are being held between Israel and Arab or American officials in a bid to change the decision and allow the delegation to enter the West Bank

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https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2025-05-31/ty-article/.premium/senior-palestinian-official-israel-barring-arab-foreign-ministers-from-visiting-ramallah/00000197-25ea-da41-a9f7-3dee77d50000

Major European airlines extend suspension of flights to and from Israel into June

airBaltic, Lufthansa Group, ITA Airways and Iberia Express are among carriers delaying service resumption after a missile fired by Yemen's landed near Israel's main international airport

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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-28/ty-article/.premium/major-european-airlines-extend-suspension-of-flights-to-and-from-israel-into-june/00000197-1680-df22-a9d7-9ef2bc720000