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Two Palestinian families evicted from their homes in East Jerusalem's Silwan

Haaretz - 20:01 Nov 09, 2025

The eviction comes amid a decades-long legal battle between hundreds of Palestinian residents and an Israeli nonprofit, which claims the land under a 1970s law allowing Jews to reclaim property in East Jerusalem – rights not extended to Palestinians who were forced to abandon property in the city's western areas

Tags: East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities arrest settler allegedly seen clubbing Palestinian woman during West Bank olive harvest in video

Haaretz - 19:29 Nov 09, 2025

The incident, which left 53-year-old Palestinian Afaf Abu Alia requiring 28 stitches, was part of a broader incident involving masked settlers that was captured on video and sparked international outrage
Police chief clashes with Ben-Gvir over probe into leak by former IDF legal chief

Haaretz - 18:33 Nov 09, 2025

As Ben-Gvir reportedly demanded the police transfer investigative materials on the leak by the former military advocate to a highly-contested judicial ombudsman appointed by Justice Minister Levin, the police chief insisted he is waiting for the Supreme Court's decision on the matter before proceeding

Tags: Ben-Gvir
Family of fallen IDF soldier Gur Kehati warns commander in son's death could avoid prosecution

Haaretz - 18:20 Nov 09, 2025

Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom faces potential indictment for reckless homicide after authorizing a civilian's entry into Lebanon, which led to Sgt. Gur Kehati's death. With legal proceedings delayed due to the Sde Teiman affair, the family warns they'll appeal to the High Court of Justice

Tags: Gur Kehati
A year after the cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of war again

Haaretz - 17:23 Nov 09, 2025

Hezbollah still has thousands of rockets and drones aimed at Israel, and despite diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration and Arab states, there's little sign of a real off-ramp from escalation. The idea that Lebanon will take care of the Hezbollah problem now sounds like a fantasy

Tags: Hezbollah Israel
IDF says it will dismiss military prosecution staff who violated army standards

Haaretz - 16:18 Nov 09, 2025

The IDF also unveiled a 3.25 billion shekel incentive package for soldiers, including housing, a digital wallet, and family support, though funding sources remain uncertain
In 'Bugonia,' director Yorgos Lanthimos puts his muse through more on-screen torture

Haaretz - 16:14 Nov 09, 2025

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone team up again for the latest addition to their eccentric and gory collaborations

Tags: Yorgos Lanthimos
At Tel Aviv's fashion week, the IDF conquered the runway

Haaretz - 15:46 Nov 09, 2025

Only in Tel Aviv are Golani Brigade insignias considered high fashion. Plus, paying tribute to pioneering radio host Ofer Nachson, and exploring Jaffa's many layers at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Tags: Tel Aviv
Ex-Trump ambassador to Israel David Friedman named NSO chairman, as spyware firm shifts to U.S. ownership

Haaretz - 15:39 Nov 09, 2025

Move comes after months of failed lobbying to lift U.S. sanctions ■ NSO's founders no longer hold any stake in the company ■ Lawyer linked to Israeli minister, Shin Bet chief appointed director
Judges delay Netanyahu hearing as former top court president warns 'time for plea deal running out'

Haaretz - 15:02 Nov 09, 2025

Judges approved the PM's request to cancel Monday's hearing due to 'urgent diplomatic meetings.' The Supreme Court's former president – who has previously been vocal about his support for an agreement with Netanyahu which would ensure his retirement from political life – called for a plea deal once again: 'It still needs to be done'

Tags: Judges Netanyahu
Arab Israelis protest outside Netanyahu's office as homicide rate spikes

Haaretz - 14:53 Nov 09, 2025

Calls for a state commission of inquiry mounted after a deadly weekend that saw seven people killed, underscoring a sharp rise in homicides within Arab communities over the past two years
Gaza war has halted, but not the protests against an Israeli artist's work in Oslo

Haaretz - 12:49 Nov 09, 2025

Noa Eshkol's 'Mourning Carpet' from 1974 was inspired by the Israelis who died in a Palestinian terror attack that year. Opposition to the showing of the work lays bare the unique enmity toward Israel
Body of Hadar Goldin, IDF soldier killed and abducted over 11 years ago, returned to Israel

Haaretz - 12:38 Nov 09, 2025

During the 2014 Gaza war, Hadar Goldin was part of a unit searching for Hamas tunnels and was killed when militants emerged from one, abducting his body into the tunnel

Tags: Hadar Goldin
I shouted at Ben-Gvir that he's a racist and a Kahanist. So why was I arrested?

Haaretz - 12:35 Nov 09, 2025

I had just taught my students about freedom of speech when I found myself learning my own lesson – a real-life test in Jerusalem came sooner than I expected
'Exceptional': Remains of Jewish-owned chocolate factory destroyed by Nazis discovered in Warsaw

Haaretz - 11:57 Nov 09, 2025

A chocolate factory founded in 1918 by Hanoch David Shapiro – later relocated to Israel – has been uncovered in Warsaw. 'These findings testify to the lives of Jewish communities deeply woven into the fabric of Polish society,' says a researcher of Polish Jewish heritage

Tags: Warsaw
Israeli-American-German Itay Chen, IDF soldier killed on October 7 and held in Gaza, is laid to rest in Israel

Haaretz - 11:48 Nov 09, 2025

'Itay's story is one of heroism,' said Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, in a eulogy screened at the funeral in Tel Aviv's military cemetery. Chen was killed during Hamas' October 7 attack, and his body was returned to Israel last week. At his grave, his father, Ruby, said, 'I promise you, we will pursue the politicians and hold them accountable before a state commission of inquiry'

Tags: October Israel
Elise Stefanik, Trump-tied pro-Israel conspiracy theorist, announces run for NY governor

Haaretz - 10:40 Nov 09, 2025

The congresswoman, who funded ads promoting the antisemitic great replacement theory, aims to become the state's first Republican governor since 2006. She seems likely to focus on antisemitism, with her announcement video attacking Hochul for endorsing Mamdani, claiming she 'cozied up to an antisemitic Communist'
Gertrude Stein: The Jewish gay writer whose identity contradicted her politics

Haaretz - 10:22 Nov 09, 2025

'Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife,' a new biography by Francesca Wade, explores the contradictions of a writer who lived openly with her female partner and was an intellectual tastemaker in bohemian 1920s Paris, but did not champion women and collaborated with officials in Vichy France

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Ex-top IDF lawyer hospitalized as authorities examine possible suicide attempt during house arrest

Haaretz - 09:30 Nov 09, 2025

Concerns were raised that Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, former IDF chief legal officer, swallowed sleeping pills, a source said. She was arrested last week after being embroiled in a scandal over the leak of a video showing Israeli soldiers abusing a Palestinian at an Israeli detention facility
Defense minister bars IDF officers from briefing journalists without his approval

Haaretz - 08:26 Nov 09, 2025

Under the new directive, the defense minister must be informed of the journalist, the officer conducting the briefing, and the topics to be discussed. Military sources say the order came a month ago after Israel Katz was angered by media reports he felt downplayed Israel's Gaza achievements. Since then, senior officers have halted all briefings

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