Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 12:02 Apr 30, 2026
The announcement follows a Haaretz exposé released Sunday, revealing how grain stolen by Russia from the territories it occupies in Ukraine is being smuggled into Israel. Zenziper, a key supplier of Israel's wheat, was set to receive a shipment of what Ukraine says is stolen grain -
Haaretz - 11:04 Apr 30, 2026
More than 180 former Shin Bet officials joined an anonymous petition against David Zini's appointment; Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg ruled Zini may review their names, but urged him to consider dropping the demand to 'smooth relations' -
Haaretz - 10:12 Apr 30, 2026
It once seemed that the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz crisis and the U.S. blockade would unite the Gulf into a military coalition, or at least create a political cooperation framework, but now it appears that the new strategy is each state taking independent action -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 09:55 Apr 30, 2026
Jarvis also said on Thursday that an additional 25 million pounds would be allocated to protect the Jewish community, bringing the total funding this year to 58 million pounds.
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Haaretz - 09:02 Apr 30, 2026
The Israeli prime minister has ratcheted up efforts to place allies in key positions, despite an Attorney General's Office guideline to avoid making appointments during an election season -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 08:20 Apr 30, 2026
The cost of living in Israel is such an outlier that it erodes the standard of living in the country by 14%, and the study argues that it could encourage emigration.
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Haaretz - 08:13 Apr 30, 2026
The court ruled that the state must take away subsidies for draft-dodging students, including housing, property taxes, day care costs and public transportation – thousands of shekels a month, without which an average Haredi family will find it hard to survive -
Haaretz - 07:19 Apr 30, 2026
The meeting was held at the request of the wife of Avishai Mualem, who was accused of ignoring West Bank settler violence to gain favor with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and secure a promotion, and Amit Pollak, who was charged with assaulting a protester -
Haaretz - 06:01 Apr 30, 2026
The war has cost $25 billion so far, according to Pentagon estimates during their military budget proposal brief, which would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 04:20 Apr 30, 2026
The resolution aims to condemn antisemitic hate-filled rhetoric and content disseminated by prominent online personalities," according to its proponents, Reps. Mike Lawler and Josh Gottheimer.
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Haaretz - 04:02 Apr 30, 2026
As Trump delays choosing between escalation and diplomacy, Washington sustains a costly blockade, leaving Israel overstretched, facing a persistent Iran threat and a grinding war with Hezbollah in the north -
Haaretz - 23:09 Apr 29, 2026
In Itamar Ben-Gvir's 'Kahanist realist' worldview, hostage deals that end or temper the Gaza war obstruct a desired cycle of escalation and revenge that advances his long-term vision of population transfer -
Haaretz - 21:46 Apr 29, 2026
Cancel culture isn't a modern invention. Long before viral outrage, the ancient Egyptians were erasing names from monuments, while the Romans elevated the practice into a formal state protocol -
Haaretz - 20:10 Apr 29, 2026
The plan was approved retroactively after 16 families had already moved in, marking another step toward reversing the 2005 disengagement in the northern West Bank -
Haaretz - 19:39 Apr 29, 2026
The Strokes, the rock 'n' roll band that defined 'cool,' recently made clear that there are Zionists – and then there are 'good people.' Even on sites like Grindr, Israeli men have lost their sex appeal