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For the first time since Henry VIII created the role, a Jew will helm Hebrew studies at Cambridge

Haaretz - 08:32 May 14, 2025

Yeshiva University's Aaron Koller will be the first Jewish Regius Professor of Hebrew. In his new role, Koller wants to promote the study of Hebrew texts over the thousands of years between the Hebrew Bible and the modern state of Israel

Tags: Hebrew
Wrath of God, revisited: How Europe enabled Mossad's secret campaign of assassinations after Munich

Haaretz - 06:34 May 14, 2025

An author with unprecedented access to secret archives uncovers how Western intelligence agencies helped Mossad wage a covert killing spree across Europe
For Trump and Saudi Arabia, securing an Iran nuclear deal comes before Gaza's 'day after'

Haaretz - 05:17 May 14, 2025

While Israel and its long war in Gaza have become a burden in the U.S. president's eyes, Saudi Arabia is a strategic asset that promises the U.S. president economic and diplomatic gains

Tags: Saudi Arabia
Two wounded in shooting near West Bank settlement, Israeli authorities say

Haaretz - 02:39 May 14, 2025

ISRAEL: IDF intercepts missile from Yemen; IDF intercepts three rockets fired From Gaza after attempted hit on Hamas chief ■ GAZA: IDF targets Hamas Gaza leader Mohammed Sinwar in strike on European Hospital in Khan Yunis ■ CEASE-FIRE: Trump envoy Witkoff spoke with Netanyahu multiple times in past day, but PM sticks to demand that half the hostages be released before truce talks begin, Israeli official says

Tags: Israeli
Israeli ministers seek to deny funding to universities hosting Nakba memorial events

Haaretz - 00:23 May 14, 2025

Education Minister Yoav Kisch has asked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to withhold funds from the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University
Israeli AG tells officials to send draft orders to all ultra-Orthodox men of conscription age

Haaretz - 23:12 May 13, 2025

Gali Baharav-Miara coted IDF's need for extra soldiers and last month's High Court of Justice at meeting with senior officials
Netanyahu and his war are bad for Trump's business

Haaretz - 22:22 May 13, 2025
Israel's anti-education ministers align to silence dissent

Haaretz - 21:41 May 13, 2025
What Trump's power play reveals about Netanyahu and his real motives

Haaretz - 21:16 May 13, 2025
Critics dismiss New York mayor's antisemitism office as a campaign stunt

Haaretz - 21:13 May 13, 2025

Detractors argue that Mayor Eric Adams' promise of a 'sledgehammer approach' to antisemitism is part of his administration's drive to silence legitimate criticism of Israel
Israeli cabinet to hold special Jerusalem Day meeting in heart of Arab neighborhood

Haaretz - 20:47 May 13, 2025

Despite obvious security difficulties at City of David national park, Prime Minister's Office orders Shin Bet and police to make the necessary security arrangements for the meeting
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Haaretz - 20:17 May 13, 2025
Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander feared IDF bombing during Gaza captivity, mother says

Haaretz - 19:56 May 13, 2025

'Deafening bombs, the shriek of missiles': Yael Alexander said her son endured hunger, thirst, and poor sanitary conditions during captivity – but what terrified him most was 'the sound of the war being conducted over their heads'
Trump to lift Syria sanctions, expresses 'fervent hope' Saudis join Abraham Accords with Israel

Haaretz - 18:56 May 13, 2025

'Forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos': At a landmark speech in Riyadh, Trump spoke of U.S. efforts to release Hamas hostages, avoid war with Iran and deepen connections between Israel and Gulf states

Tags: Israel Trump
Trump's Gulf tour lays bare how 'Netanyahu first' really means 'Israel last'

Haaretz - 18:08 May 13, 2025

Trump's Saudi visit, sidelining Netanyahu and prioritizing U.S. interests, underscores how the prime minister's self-serving policies leave Israel isolated and hostage families abandoned

Tags: Trump's Israel Netanyahu
Arab commentators react to Israeli-American hostage release from Hamas captivity

Haaretz - 17:48 May 13, 2025

After the United States freed Israeli-American Edan Alexander through negotiations with Hamas, Arab analysts speculated on what the U.S. circumventing Israel may mean for Gaza. One Yemeni social media user also noted how Alexander's mother 'turned the world upside down'

Tags: Hamas Arab
Report: Pro-Trump Arab-American activist served as backchannel in U.S.-Hamas talks on Edan Alexander

Haaretz - 17:46 May 13, 2025

The activist, a businessman who spearheaded Trump's outreach to the Arab-American community in the 2024 election, began engaging directly with Hamas over the last month via a communication channel with a senior Hamas official

Tags: Hamas
Witkoff tells Gaza hostage families U.S. is no 'replacement' for Israeli government

Haaretz - 17:29 May 13, 2025

In response to the father of captive IDF soldier Nimrod Cohen, Yehuda, who asked 'Why aren't you forcing the Israeli government to stop the war?' U.S. special envoy Witkoff replied, 'We're not the Israeli government,' adding 'we can't tell them what to do'

Tags: Israeli Witkoff
IDF targets Hamas Gaza leader Mohammed Sinwar in strike on European Hospital in Khan Yunis

Haaretz - 17:13 May 13, 2025

According to reports in Palestinian media, at least 16 people were killed and 70 were wounded in the strike, which targeted the brother of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
U.S., Saudi Arabia sign $142 billion defense sales deal, White House says

Haaretz - 17:06 May 13, 2025

The agreement includes future cooperation in areas such as energy, defense, and space, according to the White House, and comes amid Trump's four-day visit to the Middle East

Tags: White House

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