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Trump's ambitious Gaza vision is about to hit the gaping chasm of reality

Haaretz - 12:22 Feb 20, 2026

For 2026 Gaza, the urgent needs are far more prosaic than the smart-city vision Trump proposes: Palestinians require a warm meal to break the fast and personal security for tomorrow, not a futuristic port. Without clear solutions on sovereignty, security and the diplomatic horizon, the gap between presentation slides and reality will deepen

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Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with U.S., arms control experts warn

Haaretz - 11:17 Feb 20, 2026

Experts say that nuclear cooperation can be a positive mechanism, but 'the devil is in the details,' and the Trump administration may not have fully gauged the consequences or the precedent created by its arms deal with Saudi Arabia

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Bill to expand religious courts powers is another bid to undermine Israel's judiciary

Haaretz - 11:12 Feb 20, 2026

The proposed legislation, which is in the final stage of consideration in the Knesset, illustrates the converging interests of the ultra-Orthodox establishment and Israel's government coalition and would hurt the weakest members of society

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Jewish groups denounce GOP Rep. Randy Fine's 'abhorrent, racist and anti-Muslim remarks'

Haaretz - 10:57 Feb 20, 2026

'As political violence and attacks on religious minorities hit record levels, Members of Congress must lead by example, not fuel more hatred through dehumanization,' the Congressional Jewish Caucus said, joining several Jewish groups who also demanded that Fine be censured and stripped of his committee assignments

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IDF condemns far-right MK who entered Gaza for resettlement event, saying she 'endangered troops'

Haaretz - 10:22 Feb 20, 2026

Son Har-Melech, from Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party, claimed that she 'did not violate any law' by entering Gaza without authorization. The IDF said forces had apprehended the dozens of civilians from the Nahala movement, and returned them to Israel, subsequently transferring them to the police

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New poll shows Likud gaining seat as Israel's opposition holds on to majority

Haaretz - 10:04 Feb 20, 2026

Bennett's 2026 party remained the second-largest party with 20 seats in the scenario of a merger of the Arab parties. In this scenario, the opposition bloc would receive 70 seats, compared to 68 without the merger
'It's a disgrace. Israelis have had enough': Amid ultra-Orthodox riots, fury over IDF draft-dodging peaks

Haaretz - 09:00 Feb 20, 2026
Founder of U.S. defense tech giant Anduril visits Israel secretly, meets Netanyahu

Haaretz - 07:50 Feb 20, 2026

During his visit, self-described 'radical Zionist' Palmer Luckey also met with senior figures at at least one of Israel's top defense firms, as well as in closed meetings with several defense-tech startups
Israeli strikes kill ten in Lebanon, wound at least 50

Haaretz - 03:49 Feb 20, 2026
The Bibi Matrix: What would remain of Netanyahu's narrative if the Iranian threat were removed?

Haaretz - 03:28 Feb 20, 2026

If there was anything positive about last year's 12-day war with Iran, it was that we could move on from the Islamic regime's nuclear threat, and start speaking about what we tend to brush under the rug – the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
If an outpost isn't 'illegal' in the eyes of an Israeli, does the crime even exist?

Haaretz - 01:43 Feb 20, 2026

Settler vocabulary has trickled down the mainstream and risen to Knesset podiums, where the West Bank is not an 'occupied territory,' since according to religious Zionists, it all belongs to Israel. Instead of an occupation, there is a state that whitewashes apartheid and legislates expulsion
AG: 'Let police use surveillance,' says gov't stalling spyware legislation

Haaretz - 01:33 Feb 20, 2026

Gali Baharav-Miara pushed back against accusations from the police and National Security Ministry, stating that a bill to authorize advanced surveillance has been 'sitting on the government's table for a long time'
Israeli police drop permit demand for peace conference organizers following threat of legal action

Haaretz - 01:14 Feb 20, 2026

Far-right activists have been waging a campaign against Sunday's conference sponsored by the Peace Partnership and have pressed both the municipality and the police to cancel it
Netanyahu is paving a one-way street to a new political reality

Haaretz - 00:39 Feb 20, 2026

President Herzog wants the attorney general to rescue him from the embarrassment of pardoning Netanyahu. The opposition party leaders have plenty of ideas, but implementing them is another story

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As war with Iran looms, Israel is not watching U.S. plan strikes from the bleachers

Haaretz - 00:23 Feb 20, 2026

U.S. preparations for a broad military attack on Iran grow, and Israel is acting not like a secondary player, but rather an active partner in decision-making, thanks to Netanyahu's insistence on placing Israel at the forefront of a possible confrontation

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On U2's new EP 'Days of Ash,' a song about late Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen follows Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai

Haaretz - 23:05 Feb 19, 2026

The album features a recitation of Amichai's poem 'Wildpeace,' which precedes a song about late Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was shot dead last year by a settler in the West Bank's South Hebron Hills: 'A peace without the big noise of beating swords into ploughshares, without words, without the thud of the heavy rubber stamp: let it be light'

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Israeli freelancer platform Fiverr faces revenue drop after losing a third of its value amid AI fears

Haaretz - 22:21 Feb 19, 2026

The capital markets are concerned that Fiverr, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, will become irrelevant given developments in artificial intelligence technology. As of Wednesday, the company was trading at $11.33 per share, down from $19.68 at the beginning of the year

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Trump tells Board of Peace: 'You'll know about Iran deal in the next, probably, 10 days'

Haaretz - 22:06 Feb 19, 2026

The president added later that the United States is 'going to make a deal or get a deal one way or the other,' adding, '15 days. Pretty much maximum.' Later on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump is considering a limited preliminary strike on Iran to pressure it into a deal

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'When memories of the Gaza war resurfaced, I left them behind on the road in Chile'

Haaretz - 22:01 Feb 19, 2026

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli reservist who served in Gaza processes her experience on a three-month motorcycle trip, and a Mexican tourist who dared to do things in Israel he would never try back home

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Oxfam to halt Gaza aid over Israeli NGO Rules, as ex-CEO alleges pressure to say 'genocide'

Haaretz - 21:30 Feb 19, 2026

Oxfam will cease its Gaza operations after Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry revoked the registration of 37 NGOs for non-compliance with new rules. Oxfam refused to submit employee data due to humanitarian and data protection principles

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