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Israel recognizes Somaliland: The right move, for the wrong reasons

Haaretz - 17:17 Dec 30, 2025

Israel's recognition is good for Somaliland and historically just. But while it represents yet another blow for the battered principle-based international system, and despite contradictory claims by Israel and the Trump administration, recognizing Somaliland should actually strengthen the argument for recognizing Palestine

Tags: Somaliland Israel
Iran's government offers dialogue to protesters rallying against rising inflation

Haaretz - 17:02 Dec 30, 2025

In response to protests across Iran over rising inflation, the government has signaled a shift towards dialogue with demonstrators. President Pezeshkian announced plans for a dialogue mechanism, amid the rial's record low value
The Israeli distiller preserving an ancient Jewish tradition and turning honey into gin

Haaretz - 16:08 Dec 30, 2025

Shalom Bringher raises bees as 'a hobby that got out of control.' The advantage of using natural ingredients with as little interference as possible is uncertainty. 'Sometimes it comes out this way, sometimes that way'
Israeli police raid anti-crime Arab activist's home, detain her over Palestinian flags

Haaretz - 16:04 Dec 30, 2025

The 60-year-old activist, who leads weekly anti-crime protests, was questioned on suspicion of incitement after police found Palestinian flags and magnets in a search that she says left her children terrified, calling it 'political'

Tags: Palestinian
Russia reportedly mediating between Israel and Iran to prevent escalation

Haaretz - 15:58 Dec 30, 2025

Amwaj Media reported that Israel signaled it is not seeking to strike Iran, and Iran replied 'in a conditional and non-binding manner.' The Kremlin publicly urged restraint after Trump said Washington would back another strike to halt Iran's weapons buildup

Tags: Iran Israel
U.K. to review 'serious failures' over support of Egyptian-British activist who reportedly called to kill Zionists

Haaretz - 15:18 Dec 30, 2025

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper wrote that neither she nor her predecessors were briefed on the social media history of activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was welcomed to the U.K. by ministers after his release from Egyptian prison
Israel gives millions to religious-nationalist groups without required approval

Haaretz - 15:02 Dec 30, 2025

The Education Ministry's legal adviser approved giving additions based on coalition deals worth 11 million shekels to Garin Torani groups, claiming the decision was based on professional recommendations, written just two days after the fact
From Trump's Gaza Riviera to the Iran war and Qatargate: Israel's 2025 in review

Haaretz - 14:59 Dec 30, 2025
Fire, fear and freedom: Israel in 2025, through the eyes of Haaretz photographers

Haaretz - 14:09 Dec 30, 2025
After the Hezbollah attack, the world wants Israel's exploding pagers. There's one problem

Haaretz - 13:46 Dec 30, 2025

Since Israel's pager bomb operation against Hezbollah, private defense contractors have gotten requests for 'kinetic cyber' tools able to turn electronic devices into bombs. They don't exist

Tags: Hezbollah
Israel Police find no evidence linking Bedouin Israeli killed near Egypt border to smuggling

Haaretz - 13:22 Dec 30, 2025

The 22-year-old victim, Ayoub Mohammed Toukhy, was shot after a civilian and soldier chased his car; the suspected shooter is under house arrest as police investigate negligent homicide
Israel's skyline race: The ten tallest towers in the country

Haaretz - 13:04 Dec 30, 2025

A construction boom around Tel Aviv is pushing the Israel's skyline into uncharted territory

Tags: Israel's
Thousands attend funeral of 18-year-old Israeli killed in Friday terror attack in northern Israel

Haaretz - 13:01 Dec 30, 2025

Aviv Maor, who died in a stabbing attack in northern Israel on Friday, was remembered by her family for her kindness and her love of horseback riding. 'You were my air, my light. I felt so safe with you. Now I feel empty,' eulogized her teen sister

Tags: Friday Israel
IDF to expand support for the families of soldiers who died by suicide after Gaza service

Haaretz - 12:35 Dec 30, 2025

The expanded support reflects recognition of the exceptional psychological burden placed on IDF soldiers since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, and the understanding that some carry mental injury even after discharge, which in many cases leads to suicidality

Tags: Gaza
Facing Gaza's reality, Hamas must choose between armed resistance to Israel and governing Palestinians

Haaretz - 12:32 Dec 30, 2025

Hamas conveys 'business as usual' despite losing most of its leadership and control of around half of Gaza. However, its narrative is seen as disconnected by a public in dire need of basic humanitarian aid and leaders who value life over 'resistance and liberation'

Tags: Hamas
Syrian American Jews buy over $250 million in Jerusalem real estate amid growing diaspora investment in Israel's capital

Haaretz - 11:06 Dec 30, 2025

Billion-shekel purchases by overseas buyers are fueling criticism that much of Jerusalem's new housing is beyond the reach of local residents, even as officials say rising antisemitism worldwide is driving demand from Jews abroad
Trump's embrace of Netanyahu is a strategic tactic that offers little clarity on postwar Gaza

Haaretz - 10:36 Dec 30, 2025

Public praise has long masked deep disagreements between Trump and Netanyahu, but the prime minister's aides now fear the U.S. president may push demands Netanyahu's fragile coalition cannot accept

Tags: Netanyahu
Body of young Israeli man found after being swept away by flash flood caused by heavy rains

Haaretz - 10:01 Dec 30, 2025

First responders announced the body of Tamer Nader Zaghraneh was found near southern Israel's Be'er Sheva after a day of searches. He was reportedly swept away while trying to recover a vehicle stuck in a seasonal stream known for rapid flooding
Two Palestinians hospitalized after masked settlers attack West Bank Bedouin village

Haaretz - 09:48 Dec 30, 2025

The incident occurred in the village of Mukhmas near Ramallah. According to testimonies, the attacker emerged from a nearby settlement, threw stones, sprayed the area with pepper spray, and beat at least one person with clubs
Far-right minister Smotrich doubles down on call for violence against Supreme Court president

Haaretz - 09:18 Dec 30, 2025

Smotrich refused to apologize for calling the Supreme Court president 'a violent, ruthless megalomaniac.' Justice Isaac Amit said the remarks had crossed a red line, and that they intended to undermine the judicial system as a whole

Tags: Smotrich Supreme Court

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