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• Mehdi Hasan's 'indigenous' swipe does a disservice to Jews and Palestinians alike

  Haaretz - 09:27 Apr 29, 2026
  

  Some responses to the arrival of new immigrants from India's Bnei Menashe community to Israel illustrate exactly what's wrong with the discourse around Israel, Palestine and Jewish belonging

• Iran war left Israeli hotels half-empty as country faces 88 percent drop in foreign tourism since Oct. 7

  Haaretz - 08:58 Apr 29, 2026
  

  From hotels closed off along the northern border due to fighting with Lebanon, to unoccupied rooms in places that were once considered a refuge from the center, such as Eilat and the Dead Sea, overnight hotel stays are sharply dropping across the country

• War sends a beloved Israeli piano competition to Germany

  Haaretz - 08:21 Apr 29, 2026
  

  For the first time, the early stages of the Rubinstein competition are taking place abroad. And instead of an Israeli work, each competitor must play a piece by a Jewish composer who lived during the Holocaust

  Tags: Israeli

• Report: Trump administration preparing for extended naval blockade of Iran

  Haaretz - 08:08 Apr 29, 2026
  

  According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump has told his aides to prepare for the scenario, to choke Iran's economy and force the regime to return to the negotiating table on the United States' terms

  Tags: Trump

• Israeli troops face deadly Hezbollah drone attacks while demolishing southern Lebanon homes

  Haaretz - 08:02 Apr 29, 2026
  

  Israeli soldiers describe risking their lives to guard civilian contractors demolishing buildings in Shi'ite villages near the Israeli border as they remain exposed to Hezbollah's explosive drones – considered a 'significant challenge' with no foreseeable solution

  Tags: Israeli

• Billions a year: The financial cost of violence in Israel's Arab society

  Haaretz - 06:56 Apr 29, 2026
  

  Disrupted business activity and reduced investment cost Israel's economy up to $6.7 billion, the Finance Ministry estimated. The Arab society's murder rate – 11 per 100,000 in 2025 – is comparable to that of countries like Sudan or Iraq

  Tags: Israel's

• Eisenkot's supporters back his proposed triple alliance. Why is he now determined to go it alone?

  Haaretz - 03:01 Apr 29, 2026
  

  Although the union between Bennett and Lapid moves the opposition bloc in a positive direction, Eisenkot's belief that he will force both their hands could ignite an internal war of the kind that led to the current nightmare

  Tags: Eisenkot's

• Israeli defense officials confirm ongoing seizure of Gaza-bound flotilla vessels

  Haaretz - 02:01 Apr 29, 2026
  

• Israel's opposition is determined to exclude Arab parties. It may cost it the election

  Haaretz - 23:39 Apr 28, 2026
  

  Voters in the coming election will have to determine not only who is to replace Netanyahu, but also the shape of the political system that will replace the current one. If the new Israel is to be founded based on the exclusion of 20 percent of its citizens, it will not be truly new

• Israeli opposition's exclusion of Arab parties could backfire

  Haaretz - 23:39 Apr 28, 2026
  

  A public that feels excluded in advance from the political game may choose one of two ways: boycotting the election out of despair, or uniting around stronger independent representation. Those who would present themselves as an alternative to Netanyahu are in fact embracing rhetoric that resembles his

• Military suicides surge as IDF scales back mental health support

  Haaretz - 21:59 Apr 28, 2026
  

  Eight soldiers and police officers on active duty died by suicide in April, along with three former reservists. Soldiers, experts and activists cite canceled decompression programs, reduced field support and commanders who missed warning signs

• Why is Eyal Zamir shocked? The spirit of the IDF is the spirit of Israel

  Haaretz - 21:58 Apr 28, 2026
  

  IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir scolded senior commanders, demanding troops follow the IDF code of ethics. But ordinary soldiers face a dilemma: the values of Judaism of the country don't overlap with universal moral values of the code, so which prevails?

• Netanyahu's government must stop smuggling blood wheat from Ukraine

  Haaretz - 21:52 Apr 28, 2026
  

• Bondi attack benefit concert cancelled after Greek choir 'politically objects' to singing with Jewish group

  Haaretz - 21:32 Apr 28, 2026
  

  Jewish Choral Society has made an official complaint to the Royal Commission over the decision, which a local Greek-language newspaper called 'embarrassing'

• Police seek access to phones of anti-gov't protesters detained outside IDF base once stormed by right-wing mob

  Haaretz - 21:19 Apr 28, 2026
  

  The phones were seized last week outside the Sde Teiman detention facility during a protest against the reinstatement of reservists accused of abusing a Gazan detainee in 2024. No similar request was made when a right-wing mob stormed the base

• Haredi demonstrators storm yard of Military Police chief's home during anti-draft protests

  Haaretz - 21:14 Apr 28, 2026
  

  Haredi demonstrators held nationwide protests against the draft in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Bnei Brak - resulting in at least three arrests as groups blocked major highways

  Tags: Haredi

• Tony Blair urges UN Security Council support for Trump's Gaza Board of Peace as diplomats express doubts

  Haaretz - 21:09 Apr 28, 2026
  

  The former U.K. PM and Board of Peace top official urged the UN Security Council to back Trump's Gaza cease-fire plan under the Board of Peace, push funding and the international stabilization force, as diplomats questioned delays, Hamas disarmament, and prospects for a two-state solution

  Tags: Security Council Trump's Peace

• President Herzog invites Netanyahu, AG representatives to discuss plea deal for prime minister

  Haaretz - 20:52 Apr 28, 2026
  

  The President's Office said the talks are intended to 'examine the possibility of advancing understandings and agreements.' Herzog on Sunday said he aims to 'exhaust all efforts' to reach a mediation outside the courtroom for the prime minister's corruption trials

• Civilian contractor working for Israel's Defense Ministry killed in southern Lebanon

  Haaretz - 20:48 Apr 28, 2026
  

  The victim's 19-year-old son was lightly injured in the incident. The two were working on the demolition of buildings in villages in southern Lebanon on behalf of a civilian company

  Tags: Lebanon

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  Haaretz - 20:25 Apr 28, 2026
  

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