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Haaretz - 20:22 May 27, 2025
Netanyahu's 'incomprehensible' war has broken the barrier against criticizing Israel in Germany

Haaretz - 19:37 May 27, 2025

Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's unprecedented rebuke of Israel's Gaza offensive signals a turning point, eroding Netanyahu's longstanding shield against public criticism in Germany

Tags: Netanyahu's Germany
Gazans conflicted about receiving aid at new U.S.-backed aid centers

Haaretz - 18:04 May 27, 2025

Palestinians describe massive crowds, confusion and danger at newly opened Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centers, as some vow to reject the aid. Others stress that they can't afford to consider pride or politics: 'What are we expected to do, die with our dignity in order to not live with the shame?'
U.S.-backed Gaza aid group says operations resume after distribution hub overwhelmed during first day

Haaretz - 16:42 May 27, 2025

Roughly 8,000 food boxes, totaling 462,000 meals, were distributed on Tuesday, according to the GHF ■ Later on Tuesday, one of the distribution centers was overwhelmed by the number of people who arrived, forcing its team to pull back
Trump knows Netanyahu is weak – and will use it against him

Haaretz - 16:31 May 27, 2025

U.S. officials understand that Netanyahu is vulnerable to political blackmail: he repeatedly polls in the minority, and has no support left from global leaders. They also know there are much more amenable political alternatives in Israel – and are likely to act to promote them

Tags: Netanyahu
Spectacular early Christian mosaic presented to the public in Israel

Haaretz - 16:16 May 27, 2025

Discovered 25 years ago, the huge mosaic carpet of a monastery shows life in the Holy Land 1,600 years ago, plus lions
Netanyahu's close pals, the Falic family and associates, are the real deep state of Israel

Haaretz - 16:09 May 27, 2025

A nexus of political appointees, American donors, and settler ideologues is quietly reshaping Israel's most powerful institutions, far from public oversight
Israeli officers, reservists prepare another open letter against war in Gaza

Haaretz - 16:03 May 27, 2025

The letter, which already has 1,200 signatures, was authored by Air Force personnel who issued a similar statement last month, calling for the return of the hostages and ending the war. This letter argues that the war no longer serves Israel's national security
Israeli Jewish-Arab gay rugby team barred from European tournament amid political controversy

Haaretz - 15:34 May 27, 2025

Tel Aviv Ibex, a gay men's team with Jewish, Arab and foreign players, says its removal from the 2025 Union Cup in Norway is political discrimination. The host team, Oslo Raballder, stated it 'could not and will not participate' if the Israelis remained in the games
Gaza's 'youngest humanitarian influencer' killed in Israeli strike

Haaretz - 15:04 May 27, 2025

Only 11-years-old and living through the humanitarian crisis herself, Yaqeen Hammad gained a following from sharing videos of her volunteering in Gaza relief efforts
'I don't think he ever escaped his demons': Revisiting the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel

Haaretz - 14:43 May 27, 2025

Nearly a decade after Elie Wiesel's death, Oren Rudavsky's new film unearths rare recordings and unseen footage to offer an 'opportunity for perspective' on the world's most famous Holocaust survivor. 'Soul on Fire' premiers this week at DocAviv

Tags: Elie Wiesel
Syria and Israel in direct talks focused on security, sources say

Haaretz - 14:20 May 27, 2025

While the direct talks are currently focused on joint security, such as preventing conflict and reducing Israeli incursions into Syrian border villages, two of the sources said they may help pave the way for broader political understandings
'Traitor': Protesters heckle center-left party head Yair Golan's speech over his Gaza war criticism

Haaretz - 14:05 May 27, 2025

Golan, a former IDF deputy chief who rescued survivors of the Nova massacre on October 7, told hecklers: 'While you were hiding in shelters, I was saving lives.' Moments later, far-right minister Ben-Gvir took the stage and said, 'Yes, he is a traitor'
Trump is frustrated, but he's still letting Netanyahu set the terms on Gaza

Haaretz - 13:24 May 27, 2025

This groundhog-day cycle of unverified leaks and negotiation stagnation, mimicking the Israel-U.S. dynamic of the Biden days, won't end as long as Trump and Witkoff allow Netanyahu and Dermer hold on to their demand for a partial deal

Tags: Trump Netanyahu
Why can't Israel and the U.S. defeat Yemen's Houthis?

Haaretz - 13:23 May 27, 2025

Geography, experience, and mindset: The Houthis have become a force exceedingly difficult to stop, despite repeated airstrikes by both the U.S. and Israel. Even an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza is unlikely to prompt their disarmament

Tags: Israel
East Jerusalem is changing profoundly, led by Palestinian women

Haaretz - 13:05 May 27, 2025

East Jerusalem sees shrinking families, rising middle class, and more students in Israeli universities - trends now threatened by war and government policies

Tags: East Jerusalem
A film about the maker of Holocaust comic 'Maus' gains new relevance in the age of Trump

Haaretz - 13:01 May 27, 2025

'Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse' is showing in Israel at the DocAviv International Film Festival. In an interview, co-director Philip Dolin reflects on his subject's conflicted relationship with his iconic work
'No longer comprehensible': Germany steps up criticism of Israel's Gaza offensive amid calls to halt arms exports

Haaretz - 12:52 May 27, 2025

Amid growing criticism from Germany's conservative chancellor, his foreign minister warned Israel of 'further steps' over Gaza, as Social Democrat coalition partners urged a halt to arms exports to avoid complicity in war crimes

Tags: Gaza
'It's crazy U.S. Jews need metal detectors and SWAT teams to feel safe': AJC head Ted Deutch on the D.C. shooting

Haaretz - 12:46 May 27, 2025
Netanyahu may use loophole to name next Shin Bet chief after AG deemed his involvement 'illegal'

Haaretz - 12:34 May 27, 2025

It's unfortunate that the attorney general's office is enabling a process to name one of Israel's spy chiefs that invites manipulation, disguising a rigged appointment as a legitimate one, fully aware of how Netanyahu operates

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