Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 20:21 Apr 20, 2025
Both hard-right homophobic pundit Ben Shapiro and iconic Hamas captivity survivor Emily Damari have been asked to light torches in this year's Independence Day ceremony. This is why Damari should consider politely declining -
Haaretz - 20:21 Apr 20, 2025
Both hard-right homophobic pundit Ben Shapiro and iconic Hamas captivity survivor Emily Damari have been asked to light torches in this year's Independence Day ceremony. This is why Damari should consider politely declining -
Haaretz - 20:05 Apr 20, 2025
Israel Police barred protest organizers from holding photos of Gazan children or using the word 'genocide,' despite prior assurances to the High Court that it would allow 'controversial' signs -
Haaretz - 18:38 Apr 20, 2025
Shapiro's history of bigoted remarks have raised questions about the organizers' commitment to this year's declared theme, 'Bridges of Hope.' Youth LGBTQ+ group IGY called on the Israeli minister in charge to 'reverse this disgraceful decision' based on Shapiro's past homophobic comments -
Haaretz - 17:46 Apr 20, 2025
A body from which only a tooth and three vertebrae remained was sexed by Weizmann Institute scientists based on proteins, with an unexpected result -
Haaretz - 16:47 Apr 20, 2025
Authorities have prepared indictments against 22 suspects, but prosecutors say broader legal action is delayed by sensitive legal and diplomatic concerns, including fears for the safety of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza -
Haaretz - 16:46 Apr 20, 2025
At the Coachella festival in California, the Kneecap hip-hop band from Belfast used unapologetically crude language about Palestinian suffering: 'If you're not calling it a genocide, what the fuck are you calling it?' In his surprise appearance, Senator Sanders also referenced 'the terrible, brutal war in Gaza' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 16:41 Apr 20, 2025
Chabad Rabbi Meir Kaplan sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, cautioning that Liberal candidate Will Greaves had made public statements "that echo classic antisemitic tropes."
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Haaretz - 16:40 Apr 20, 2025
While Raif Rashed was trying to recover from the Nova festival massacre on October 7, he turned to the foods of his childhood – and his mother's recipes in particular. Those Druze dishes are now wowing diners at his Taboonia restaurant in Manhattan -
Haaretz - 16:25 Apr 20, 2025
The prime minister's political maneuvering has upended Trump's most important foreign policy victory this term. Netanyahu is jeopardizing more than the release of the Israeli hostages -
JPost.com - Christian World - 16:09 Apr 20, 2025
This Easter, Orthodox and Western Christians find themselves united in a rare occurrence: celebrating the resurrection of Christ on the same day.
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Haaretz - 15:51 Apr 20, 2025
'A dangerous precedent': Defense Minister Israel Katz's move to cancel the tour is highly unusual, and the IDF warned that hindering the freedom of movement of PA leaders is likely to harm other aspects of security coordination between the PA and army -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 15:50 Apr 20, 2025
A Kosher pizzeria in Toronto and another Jewish-owned business was broken into with local politicians alleging an antisemitic motivation.
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 15:06 Apr 20, 2025
Liberal leader Carney assured Canadians that his party would make it a criminal offense to threaten or impede access to houses of worship, community centers and schools.
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Haaretz - 15:05 Apr 20, 2025
Ruth Adler's colorful, nostalgic shirts have a second run at a Tel Aviv vintage shop. Plus, a pop-up art gallery explores the politics of language and identity in Tel Aviv-Jaffa -
Haaretz - 14:57 Apr 20, 2025
For the first time, foreign policy on Israel, the Palestinians, and Gaza is playing a major role in Australian elections -
Haaretz - 14:36 Apr 20, 2025
Australia once had the second largest community of Shoah survivors in the world, only after Israel. With their numbers dwindling, institutions tasked with commemorating the worst genocide in history resort to technology to keep their stories alive -
Haaretz - 14:32 Apr 20, 2025
The contrasting stories of two fashion designers – one murdered in the Holocaust, another who survived and moved to Israel – are recounted in a colorful new Israeli exhibition called 'Heroines' -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 14:28 Apr 20, 2025
Bus and train fares in Israel will significantly rise this Friday to fund the “Transportation Justice” reform, though the quality of public transport will remain low.
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Haaretz - 14:12 Apr 20, 2025
The probe concludes that soldiers felt an immediate threat and believed they were firing at Hamas vehicles. According to the army, the soldiers did not identify weapons in the possession of the aid workers, and the shooting of a UN vehicle violated orders