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Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, says model 'no longer sustainable'

Haaretz - 10:03 Feb 03, 2026

The closure of the MetroWest Jewish Day School follows a spate of recent closures of small Conservative or pluralistic Jewish day schools across the United States, leaving a 'huge hole for the local community.' Many of the schools had seen enrollment dwindle sharply since COVID
Out-of-control hooded settlers: Jewish outpost was evacuated 9 times – and rebuilt Immediately

Haaretz - 09:24 Feb 03, 2026

Settlers keep returning to the latest illegal West Bank outpost of Kol Mevaser – sometimes in less than an hour. They also keep violently attacking a nearby Bedouin community
Two killed in Arab town within 24 hours as Israel records 29 homicides this year

Haaretz - 09:07 Feb 03, 2026

Hamoudi Qassoum,26, was shot to death in the Arab-Israeli town of Ibillin overnight into Tuesday. On Monday, 58-year-old Raouf Marisat was fatally shot at a local farm
Trump seeks $1 billion from 'Strongly Antisemitic' Harvard as sides remain far from deal

Haaretz - 08:17 Feb 03, 2026

'We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,' U.S. President Donald Trump wrote. His administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from Harvard over issues including pro-Palestinian protests

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How Gaza became the next arena in the Saudi–Emirati power struggle

Haaretz - 07:44 Feb 03, 2026

By aligning itself with Trump's Gaza initiatives, Abu Dhabi is seeking to gain an edge over Saudi Arabia in Washington, a move that could translate into leverage over the future of the entire Palestinian arena and one Israel is unlikely to resist
Iran willing to begin talks with U.S. if Trump doesn't threaten Tehran, president says

Haaretz - 07:14 Feb 03, 2026

The announcement marked a major turn for reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who previously took a more hardline stance, and signals the support of Supreme Leader Khamenei. The United States has yet to acknowledge that the talks will take place
Iran talks seen as last chance to avoid collision course with Trump – but gaps remain

Haaretz - 04:00 Feb 03, 2026

Special envoy Steve Witkoff will try to convince Tehran that disaster awaits if it rejects the United States' demands. The talks' failure this time could begin a countdown to an American attack in Iran, despite uncertainty in Washington about whether that can bring about regime change

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Trump envoy Witkoff lands in Israel to discuss U.S.-Iran talks with Netanyahu

Haaretz - 02:42 Feb 03, 2026
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Haaretz - 23:22 Feb 02, 2026
Israel claims it can't protect Palestinians from settler attacks due to shortage of military personnel

Haaretz - 23:14 Feb 02, 2026

An attorney representing the state made the comment during a High Court hearing over a petition filed by residents of the West Bank village of Ras Ein al-Auja demanding that Israeli security forces protect them from the constant settler harassment
Israel's liberals must cooperate with Arab leaders to beat the Jewish ultranationalists

Haaretz - 22:44 Feb 02, 2026

Saturday's protest in solidarity with Israel's Arab communities made it clear: If we desire life and if we want to live in a liberal country, then cooperation between the liberal majority and the Arab minority is essential

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Israel demands Hamas disarmament, but no international force is in Gaza to enforce it

Haaretz - 22:38 Feb 02, 2026

As representatives of 28 countries oversee Israel's actions in Gaza, IDF officials fear Israel's security has become secondary to Trump's cease-fire plan, and Israeli defense officials fear Hamas will fool the world into only partially disarming

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Israeli law enforcement has become selective and criminality is now state policy

Haaretz - 22:29 Feb 02, 2026
Justice minister retains far-right pundit as lawyer in High Court hearing on boycott of chief justice

Haaretz - 22:19 Feb 02, 2026

The fees for attorney Yoram Sheftel, who became known for harsh statements against the Israeli left and defending an alleged extermination camp guard, will be paid by the Israeli taxpayer, in petitions against his longstanding boycott of Supreme Court President Isaac Amit
Election Day is the last line of defense for Israel's Democracy

Haaretz - 21:54 Feb 02, 2026

Right-wing agitators' campaigns to intimidate Israel's judiciary reflect a deeper battle over the rule of law. Voters must decide whether Israel remains a state of laws or becomes a state of force

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Israel's communication minister wants a compromised, dependent, biased press

Haaretz - 21:51 Feb 02, 2026

An impoverished, weak news channel will be unable to do investigative journalism. Their journalistic product will depend on tycoons or politicians who fund their work – which may be driving the communication minister's crackdown on press and strengthen the government's influence in media
Trump is pushing Israel to the margins, while strengthening a Turkish-Sunni axis in a new Middle East

Haaretz - 21:49 Feb 02, 2026

The Trump administration's policies on Israel show an emerging paradigm shift. If in the past, the United States sought to build a regional alliance with Israel at its center, it is now backing a Turkish-Saudi-Pakistani axis that will expand its influence in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, and push Israel to the margins

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France issues arrest warrants against two Israeli-French women for blocking Gaza aid trucks

Haaretz - 21:30 Feb 02, 2026

According to a report in French newspaper Le Monde, the two women are suspected of aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza. The warrants were issued over the summer as part of an ongoing investigation into French citizens who delayed aid trucks during the Gaza war

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Police checking if Netanyahu's chief of staff used position to learn of probe into Bild leak

Haaretz - 21:10 Feb 02, 2026

Under the suspicion, which was cleared for publication at Haaretz's request, Netanyahu's chief of staff learned the leak of classified documents to Bild was under investigation in October 2024, and that he possibly misused the knowledge he acquired by way of his position

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Trump faces muddled options on Iran as diplomats race to craft an off‑ramp from war

Haaretz - 20:33 Feb 02, 2026

Even if both the U.S. and Iran are reluctant to take that major step toward an all-out conflict, at this point it's hard to imagine any sort of effort that would allow all parties to save face

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