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The National Security Minister wrote that Avshalom Peled is a 'graduate of the University of Virginia's criminology program,' but Haaretz found that his studies at the institution consisted of a six-week, 15-hour FBI course in 1987

The painting belonged to Jewish entrepreneur and art collector Carl Sachs who fled to Switzerland in 1939 and was forced to sell the painting in order to make a living

Police assaulted a doctor and arrested another while they were treating injured protesters. The doctors called these events 'a crossing of a mutually agreed upon line,' which could lead personnel to refuse providing medical treatment in the field 'out of fear for their own safety'

One suspect reportedly told police he assaulted the girl out of revenge for not disclosing to him that she was Jewish. Leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon denounced the case as 'racist antisemitism,' while the far right's Marine Le Pen attacked the far left for using the Gaza war to 'stigmatize Jews'

UnXeptable, a group that has led many of the anti-Netanyahu protests held by Israel expats across the globe, intends to bring busloads of Israeli-Americans to protest outside Congress while Netanyahu is speaking, if his invitation to address Congress is not withdrawn

Daniel Hagari, the Israeli army spokesperson, said that 'whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is mistaken,' as tensions continue to mount between political and IDF leaders regarding the prolongation of the fighting in Gaza

Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu, and Dery clashed following disagreements on Tuesday over a failed attempt to secure a majority for a bill granting government control over the appointment of municipal rabbis. The bill was scrapped on Wednesday

White House cancels key strategic meeting on Iran with Israel after Netanyahu accuses Biden of delaying arm shipments ■ Israel's state comptroller says PM's office asked him to delay probe into its conduct surrounding October 7 ■ Some 25 rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel ■ UN: Unable to distribute aid from border crossing with Gaza because of lawlessness and panic among Gazans ■ Here's what you need to know 257 days into the war

The two settlers were sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of a racially-motivated assault on five family members and vandalizing cars during the Huwara riot in 2023. The two men admitted to the charges filed against them

Benjamin Netanyahu's eye-rolling video, in which he accused the Americans of holding up an arms shipment and yet again evoked Winston Churchill, is him playing politics – it's the only thing he knows how to do. His invite to address Congress in July should be delayed until after the U.S. elections

Red Cross visits to Palestinians held in Israel have stopped since the start of the Gaza war. Israel didn't provide details on an alternative mechanism, but Haaretz has learned that one option is visits by a judge and foreign diplomats. An Israeli civil rights group says the move contravenes international law

Adam Maraana, who has a Muslim father and a Jewish mother, will be the first Arab athlete to represent Israel in the Olympics in half a century. In this dark time, he says he can succeed as a 'mini-ambassador' too

For some 60 years from the turn of the 20th century, the National Desertion Bureau tracked down Jewish husbands in America and overseas who had abandoned their wives and families. A new exhibition reveals more about this little-known, quasi-detective agency

'It is clear that the announcement of such a match being held in our capital will undoubtedly provoke major demonstrations,' the city's top sports official said. Brussels has been on security alert even before the war in Gaza started, with Belgium being hit repeatedly by extremist attacks

A photo juxtaposing a lush field of sunflowers in Israel against the ruins of Gaza has gone viral, sparking comparisons to an Oscar-winning film about the bucolic home of a Nazi commander next to Auschwitz. The debate is a reminder of what images not only suggest, but also hide

99-year-old Chaim Shilo survived the Nazis by escaping with his family. He survived Hamas by hiding in a safe room at his home in Kibbutz Nirim. As someone who lived through both wars he has interesting insights to share

A senior Israeli official says that Netanyahu's charge of U.S. holding back arms from Israel damaged weeks of coordination efforts; The Israeli prime minister has since walked back his claim

Miki Ben-Dor and Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University didn't set out to resolve the extinction conundrum. But while researching human evolution, a giant skeleton popped out of our closet

Singer Ishay Ribo battles the Tax Authority at the Jerusalem District Court over his NIS 6.5M apartment purchase. The key question: what were they bought for?