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• Arab, Muslim states slam Huckabee for saying 'fine' for Israel to take over Middle East

  Haaretz - 15:54 Feb 21, 2026
  

  Eleven countries, including Egypt, Jordan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, criticized Huckabee's comments, saying that they directly contradict Trump's vision for the Middle East and 'pose a grave threat to the security and stability of the region'

  Tags: Middle East

• U.K. MPs say 'political pressure' may have influenced call to ban Maccabi fans from attending Euroleague match

  Haaretz - 12:39 Feb 21, 2026
  

  The U.K. Home Affairs Committee said that while they cannot conclude Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from attending a U.K. soccer match due to 'political pressure,' but they 'also cannot conclude with any confidence that the decision was not politically influenced'

• U.S.-Iran conflict more likely than agreement, officials on both sides believe

  Haaretz - 11:06 Feb 21, 2026
  

  Two Israeli officials told Reuters they believe the gaps between Washington and Tehran are unbridgeable and that the chances of a near‑term military escalation are high. 'Both sides are sticking to their guns,' said Alan Eyre, a former U.S. diplomat and Iran specialist

  Tags: Iran

• The billionaires securing Netanyahu's control over Israeli media

  Haaretz - 09:06 Feb 21, 2026
  

  The battle over Channel 13 reveals how Netanyahu has for years recruited foreign tycoons to help him reshape the media and kill critical coverage and journalistic independence

• The AI era forces Israel into the civilian nuclear race

  Haaretz - 06:24 Feb 21, 2026
  

  Surging electricity demand and shrinking gas reserves are pushing Israel to consider civilian nuclear power – from offshore partnerships to an American 'black box' reactor on Israeli soil

  Tags: Israel

• Footage shows Israeli troops waiting in ambush, then opening fire on a Palestinian teen

  Haaretz - 05:48 Feb 21, 2026
  

  A decade passed between the killing of the first son and the second. Nur was killed at a West Bank checkpoint, and Rayan was shot in an ambush on his way home. IDF soldiers took Rayan's body, and Israel now refuses to return it

• Israeli prosecution shuts down probe into Arab MK for 'insulting police'

  Haaretz - 04:32 Feb 21, 2026
  

  The move follows a heated TV exchange about a fatal police shooting, in which the lawmaker told a uniformed spokesperson to 'shut your mouth' and called him 'a nobody.' Police issued a rare public rebuke, accused him of abusing parliamentary immunity, and demanded a public apology

• Report: Israeli settlers wound two Palestinians in West Bank, torch barn

  Haaretz - 03:47 Feb 21, 2026
  

• Armed struggle or diplomacy with Israel? Hamas set to name new political leader during Ramadan

  Haaretz - 03:36 Feb 21, 2026
  

  Hamas' leadership race comes down to Gaza cease-fire negotiator Khalil al-Hayya and former chief Khaled Meshal, with sources saying the outcome is expected to shape the group's political strategy, regional relations, and approach to Israel in the years ahead

  Tags: Israel

• High Court orders state to implement Western Wall egalitarian prayer plan; lawmakers vow to overturn

  Haaretz - 02:35 Feb 21, 2026
  

  The court's ruling cited years of bureaucratic delays and obstacles, noting that Israeli authorities 'must urgently act to provide access to the Kotel stones from Ezrat Yisrael.' Reform and Conservative leaders hailed the decision as a long-awaited affirmation of egalitarian prayer rights

• Iran erupts again: 40-day memorials turn mourning into anti-Khamenei protests

  Haaretz - 01:03 Feb 21, 2026
  

  Crowds at cemeteries and city squares chant 'For every person killed, a thousand more stand behind him,' turning 40-day memorials into acts of defiance, as residents describe soaring prices, economic collapse, and a sense of 'mass depression' gripping Tehran and other cities

• Carlson, Huckabee spar in lengthy interview as GOP rift over Israel deepens

  Haaretz - 23:21 Feb 20, 2026
  

  In a two-and-a-half-hour interview spanning Gaza, 'Greater Israel,' Jeffrey Epstein and the USS Liberty, Tucker Carlson accused the U.S. ambassador of being 'not in charge' and 'unwilling to say certain things,' exposing a deepening Republican feud over the future of U.S.-Israel relations

  Tags: Israel

• Tel Aviv nightclub stabbing raises Israel's 2026 homicide toll to 56

  Haaretz - 19:30 Feb 20, 2026
  

  Police said they arrested a person of interest in the suspected murder, which they said took part during a brawl near a club in central Tel Aviv. On Wednesday, three men were shot and killed in two different homicides and police fatally shot a motorcyclist who failed to pull over

  Tags: Tel Aviv

• Israel's 2026 public health basket: Cancer treatment leads, more mental health drugs

  Haaretz - 18:54 Feb 20, 2026
  

  The panel delivered the health basket nearly three months late amid a coalition crisis and the health minister's resignation. The state will fund acupuncture for chemotherapy patients and Wegovy for obesity, while Leqembi for early-stage Alzheimer's and Kalsody for ALS are excluded

• Report: FIFA, UEFA presidents accused at world court of aiding Israeli settlements

  Haaretz - 18:30 Feb 20, 2026
  

  The complaint cites FIFA and UEFA for allowing Israeli football clubs from settlements on occupied Palestinian land to compete in official leagues. U.S. President Trump said on Thursday FIFA plans to raise $75 million for soccer projects in Gaza

  Tags: Israeli UEFA FIFA

• Trump's real Gaza plan: courting investors under diplomatic cover

  Haaretz - 17:16 Feb 20, 2026
  

  At the board's inaugural session on Thursday, Trump announced that $7 billion had already been raised for Gaza's reconstruction. What followed were futuristic proposals that ranged from ambitious to fanciful, with no mention of Palestinian statehood

• Trump on possible limited U.S. strike on Iran: 'I guess I can say I'm considering it'

  Haaretz - 16:26 Feb 20, 2026
  

  Two U.S. officials told Reuters that the military prepared options for targeting individual Iranian leaders as part of a limited attack and even pursuing regime change in Tehran if ordered by Trump

  Tags: Trump

• The U.S. and Tehran both seek a quick nuclear deal that will cheer Trump and save Iran's economy

  Haaretz - 15:13 Feb 20, 2026
  

  After the brutal suppression of the protests last month, it's not certain that Iranians will show solidarity with the regime if the Americans launch the onslaught that the president is threatening

• Ex-PM Bennett walks back vow not to boycott far-right minister Ben-Gvir

  Haaretz - 13:51 Feb 20, 2026
  

  After sparking condemnation for saying he would not boycott far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the former prime minister called him a 'failure of a minister, a bully and a racist'

• Beyond Zionism: After Gaza, the American Jewish left rethinks Jewish identity

  Haaretz - 12:24 Feb 20, 2026
  

  A Boston conference last week highlighted American Jews' internal divisions over Israel since October 7 and the Gaza war, but also their intensified commitment, and even hope. 'People are hungry – desperate, even – for a place to be Jewish' outside of Zionism, according to one historian and moderator

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