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Israel at war: What you need to know – day 159

Haaretz - 17:39 Mar 13, 2024

South Africa says IDF soldiers holding South African citizenship would be arrested upon entering country ■ Amid unprecedented tension with Biden, Netanyahu expected to address Senate Republican retreat ■ UNRWA: At least one staff member killed after Israel reportedly hit Rafah food distribution center ■ In first since October 7, trucks carrying aid entered north Gaza directly from Israel ■ Here's what you need to know 159 days into the war

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Saudi Arabia apologize for 'unfortunate' incident involving request for U.S. Rabbi to remove Kippah

Haaretz - 17:24 Mar 13, 2024

A U.S. delegation, which was in Saudi Arabia to examine matters of religious freedom, decided to cut its visit short after its chair, an Orthodox rabbi, was asked to remove his kippah: "It's like asking somebody in Saudi Arabia to remove her hijab"

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Israel has been separating the West Bank from Gaza. During war it becomes a death sentence

Haaretz - 17:23 Mar 13, 2024

Since the '90s, Israel has been working to separate the two parts of the Palestinian territories. The fact that a temporary displacement of Gazans to the West Bank isn't being considered shows how embedded the split created by Israel is

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Why did Trump flip-flop on Tik-Tok? Enter U.S. tycoon backing Israel's judicial coup

Haaretz - 16:51 Mar 13, 2024

Just when Republicans and Democrats are in a rare consensus against TikTok, Trump has spoken out against placing restriction on the Chinese app ■ The ex-president previously called it a 'national security threat' ■ His pivot is explained by his ties to the U.S. billionaire funding Israel's conservative Kohelet forum

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Knesset approves Israel's amended 2024 budget to fund Gaza war amid coalition dispute

Haaretz - 16:22 Mar 13, 2024

After political disputes and disagreements over spending not related to the war, the amended budget law for 2024 passed with a majority of 62 supporters versus 55 opponents
After split from Gantz, Sa'ar could get a war cabinet seat – but Netanyahu fears Ben-Gvir's demands will follow

Haaretz - 15:03 Mar 13, 2024

Netanyahu is in no hurry to give in to Sa'ar's demands, while Gantz's people insist the only free seat in the war cabinet is reserved for Yair Lapid

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Painting home, before the destruction and obliteration of October 7

Haaretz - 14:55 Mar 13, 2024

Israeli painter Tigist Yoseph Ron returns to the trauma of October 7 in a new solo exhibit, and talks about the racism she has experienced as a child

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The viral Ramadan commercial spotlighting Palestinian children amid Israel's war in Gaza

Haaretz - 14:49 Mar 13, 2024

The clip released this year by Kuwaiti telecommunications giant Zain highlights the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, featuring the iconic Palestinian cartoon of 10-year-old refugee Handala and a message of perseverance and return

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Is George Galloway, friend of Hamas, Saddam and Putin, the future of British politics?

Haaretz - 14:24 Mar 13, 2024

The peacock of performative politics, George Galloway now inhabits the peculiar political twilight where far-left morphs into far-right. But his recent U.K. electoral success, framed as 'a referendum on Gaza' and for the 'Workers not the Wokers,' will further fuel the rush to instrumentalize the war across the political spectrum

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Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war

Haaretz - 13:32 Mar 13, 2024

Russia's President Vladimir Putin issued threats to the U.S. and its allies, warning them not to get further involved in Ukraine, boasting that Russia is better prepared for a nuclear scenario. Putin also said that 'Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine, but they should be based on reality'

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Franklin Foer: 'Everyday Jewish life in the U.S. will be punctuated by antisemitism'

Haaretz - 13:03 Mar 13, 2024
Ditching Gantz, Sa'ar didn't throw Netanyahu a lifeline. He handed him an oxygen tank

Haaretz - 12:47 Mar 13, 2024

Gideon Sa'ar's puzzling departure from Gantz's National Unity Party removes one key figure from Netanyahu's opposition-within-government, buying the PM valuable time and potentially delaying elections even further
First-time parent at 88: has Israel's fertility craze gone too far?

Haaretz - 12:45 Mar 13, 2024

Is the recent case of late parenthood in Jerusalem of a 57-year-old mother a miracle to be celebrated or an ethical blunder? Israel is a world power in fertility treatments, but are there enough limits on its use?
Two Israelis lightly wounded in stabbing attack near Jerusalem, suspect killed

Haaretz - 12:24 Mar 13, 2024

The suspect, aged 17, approached a checkpoint and attempted a stabbing attack on security personnel, wounding a 25-year-old civilian security guard and a 19-year-old soldier
100 years old and going strong: This Jewish great-grandma has become a social media sensation

Haaretz - 12:10 Mar 13, 2024

Centenarian Mildred Kirschenbaum is arguably the oldest online influencer in the world. After taking the social media world by storm, she and her daughter Gayle now plan to do the same in the literary world with the launch of a new book
South Africa to arrest Israeli soldiers holding dual citizenship, foreign minister says

Haaretz - 11:42 Mar 13, 2024

IDF soldiers holding dual Israeli-South African citizenship will be subject to immediate arrest, the country's foreign minister said. The Israeli army is preparing for other that may follow suit
Israel's AG issues warning after Ben-Gvir's support for cop who shot dead 13-year-old Palestinian

Haaretz - 11:22 Mar 13, 2024

Ben-Gvir shows up at police station where officer is being investigated, says 'hero' did an exemplary job; Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara: Any interference in the investigation of the case is unlawful
Would a U.S. arms embargo on Israel really stop the war in Gaza?

Haaretz - 10:11 Mar 13, 2024

While there are a few public and private levers the U.S. administration could pull to show disapproval with Israel's military actions, none of them are as easy as some are suggesting. The fear is that isolation could embolden Israel and Netanyahu further, and could give the PM a domestic win

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Israel ups the ante in high-risk hostilities with Hezbollah

Haaretz - 04:00 Mar 13, 2024

The expansion of the IDF's offensive operations into Lebanon's Bekaa Valley – and Hezbollah's intensified response – have brought both sides closer to a war they tried to avoid
Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

Haaretz - 03:21 Mar 13, 2024

In a statement, Biden celebrated the nomination while casting Trump as a serious threat to democracy

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