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Senior Shin Bet official charged with involvement in smuggling goods into Gaza

Haaretz - 13:07 Feb 26, 2026

Authorities confiscated millions of shekels in cash from the Shin Bet officer, who is accused of aiding the enemy in wartime by facilitating the entry of numerous trucks into the Gaza Strip. Earlier this month, the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini was indicted on similar charges
The price of waiting for war with Iran: U.S. and Israel ramp up spending as Trump mulls an attack

Haaretz - 12:08 Feb 26, 2026

Trump has dished out more than $1 billion for the forces arriving in the Middle East, while in Israel the air force and air defense systems are also fully deployed – another factor when considering action

Tags: Israel Trump
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes for selecting anti-Zionist juror to judge human rights films

Haaretz - 11:36 Feb 26, 2026

The juror, who is a film student at a local college, shared a political poem with footage of destruction from Gaza, cobalt mining in Congo and the war on drugs, alongside images from the Holocaust
Finance Minister Smotrich slams 'Likud's communist faction' for nixing $150 VAT exemption order

Haaretz - 10:41 Feb 26, 2026

After a vote to raise the tax exemption on online goods to $150 failed in an embarrassing fashion, the far-right Israeli minister signed a new order exempting purchases up to $130 ■ An appeal with the High Court of Justice has already been filed
How Israel has become the source of all evil for the Latin American left

Haaretz - 10:15 Feb 26, 2026

Israel and Palestine have become the symbolic territory for the political war between Latin America's far right and parts of the left. But the left's anti-Zionism has taken a conspiratorial and totalizing turn which owes much to right-wing antisemitism
The new type of Israeli West Bank outposts: inside military zones, along the barrier

Haaretz - 09:10 Feb 26, 2026

Most of the 11 outposts were established during the war, some inside military firing zones. Civilians reach several of them via the perimeter security road and gates in the separation barrier – infrastructure intended for security use. The IDF says it is acting 'in accordance with government instructions'
59 homicides in 2026: Man fatally shot in Arab Israeli town Reineh

Haaretz - 08:20 Feb 26, 2026

The victim was shot in his home and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. His son was recently charged with the murder of a 16-year-old in Nazareth last month. Since the beginning of 2026, 53 members of the Arab community have been killed in Israel
'Significant progress' made in Iran-U.S. talks, Oman's foreign minister says

Haaretz - 08:13 Feb 26, 2026

Oman's foreign minister said Thursday's round of talks in Geneva has ended, adding that further talks would take place next week in Vienna

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Dramatizing Gaza: Egyptian Ramadan series accused of turning war into nationalist propaganda

Haaretz - 07:07 Feb 26, 2026

A Ramadan television drama meant to spotlight Egyptian solidarity has ignited criticism for turning lived devastation into a spectacle. As regional productions increasingly focus on Gaza, the debate on if and how to tell the story is likely to continue
AI is already taking entry-level tech jobs from students

Haaretz - 04:09 Feb 26, 2026

'Can I make money before I'm no longer relevant?': Computer science and engineering students in Israel are left without side jobs. They worry that there will no longer be jobs available once they graduate
Toronto's nakedly Jewish Purim orgy: 'It's the party that Vashti wants to go to'

Haaretz - 01:04 Feb 26, 2026

In Toronto, the 'C-list' holiday of Purim is getting a celebration 'that actually fulfils the mitzvot of the holiday'
U.S. VP Vance: We've seen evidence Iran trying to rebuild a nuclear weapon

Haaretz - 00:37 Feb 26, 2026
Israel shouldn't 'soften' the proposed death penalty bill. Get rid of it

Haaretz - 22:35 Feb 25, 2026

The death penalty bill promoted by National Security Minister Ben-Gvir is unconstitutional and unethical, and poses a danger to Israelis and Jews around the world. Amending it won't help
Israel shouldn't 'soften' the proposed death penalty bill. Get rid of it

Haaretz - 22:35 Feb 25, 2026

The death penalty bill promoted by National Security Minister Ben-Gvir is unconstitutional and unethical, and poses a danger to Israelis and Jews around the world. Amending it won't help
Israel waged a war of annihilation in Gaza. Now it wants everyone but itself to disarm

Haaretz - 21:58 Feb 25, 2026

As Israel ignores the sovereignty of its neighboring states, the country continues to prove how dangerous it is to leave unrestricted weapons and armaments in its hands, and how much it endangers regional peace, international law and humanity

Tags: Israel
When protest became 'terrorism': the state prosecutor's selective outrage

Haaretz - 21:45 Feb 25, 2026

State Prosecutor Amit Aisman stays silent when Netanyahu sends his mobs to harass protesters, activists and reporters, but insists that the four men who shot flares over the prime minister's house in Caesarea be charged for committing an act of terrorism
Fourth time in five days: Far-right agitators harass Arab Israeli journalist outside her home

Haaretz - 20:58 Feb 25, 2026

Protesters outside Channel 13's Lucy Aharish house shouted phrases such as 'Inshallah you have a heart attack,' and 'Let the IDF win, fuck the Arabs,' as several hurled rocks at a Haaretz photographer on the scene. One person was arrested outside her door
Netanyahu's pressure leads to temporary softening of death penalty bill for terrorists

Haaretz - 20:41 Feb 25, 2026

The Knesset National Security Committee approved reservations, cancelling sections that experts called unconstitutional, beginning with mandatory executions of Palestinians in the West Bank compared with the option of imprisonment for Israelis
Aggression, overreach, backlash: How AIPAC is putting the U.S.-Israel relationship at risk

Haaretz - 20:39 Feb 25, 2026

I spent years inside the pro-Israel political world. I remain committed to the U.S.-Israel alliance. But AIPAC has transformed itself into a hyper-visible, bullying, multimillion dollar super PAC whose recent spectacular failure could herald deeper damage to Israel and democratic values

Tags: Israel
Shin Bet will aid in search of Ethiopian Israeli girl missing for two years

Haaretz - 20:07 Feb 25, 2026

Haymanot Kasaus' father, Tesfaye, called for the case to be transferred to the Shin Bet, arguing the security service 'has more tools and capabilities' to find his daughter

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