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'Lousy thieves': Netanyahu coalition funnels massive last-minute funds to Haredim as Israel budget passes

Haaretz - 08:07 Mar 30, 2026

Funds funneled to ultra-Orthodox sector as 2026 budget passes 62–55; coalition maneuver steers about $250 million while bypassing oversight. The opposition, caught off guard, said: 'Nothing like this has ever happened. They looted Israelis in bomb shelters'
In U-turn over banned Easter mass, Netanyahu says Latin Patriarch can 'hold services as he wishes'

Haaretz - 07:22 Mar 30, 2026

The incident in Jerusalem's Old City drew widespread international criticism from European leaders across the political spectrum, as church officials warned security measures amid Iran war must not restrict worship
Major European states urge Netanyahu drop death penalty bill before Knesset vote

Haaretz - 07:11 Mar 30, 2026

Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. warned of its 'de facto discriminatory character,' as the bill has drawn fierce backlash for potentially allowing Palestinians to face execution while Jews would receive prison sentences for similar terrorism-related offenses
In the midst of war, protection from unconventional weapons budget cut by 34.6 million shekels

Haaretz - 06:48 Mar 30, 2026

The state budget is expected to cut funds of several public protection programs, including for energy facilities, public transport and protection against unconventional threats. Expert: 'government neglect'
Hurdles in Iran force Israel to triple arms production as U.S. also under strain

Haaretz - 05:54 Mar 30, 2026

As the Iran war drags on, interceptor and munitions production is set to surge, while the U.S. continues supplying arms but scales back strikes amid logistical strain – and Netanyahu's remarks near the Lebanon border hint at when the war may end

Tags: Iran
Status quo has collapsed – and the Gulf states are looking for a new strategy

Haaretz - 05:29 Mar 30, 2026

Economic agreements with Tehran and close ties with the U.S. did not help the Gulf states, whose soft underbelly – energy infrastructure – suffered heavy blows during the war. But it's hard to believe in their efforts to build a regional deterrence coalition against Iran, both on a military and diplomatic scale

Tags: Gulf
Ben-Gvir seeking to appoint loyalists to key police posts ahead of crucial High Court hearing

Haaretz - 03:43 Mar 30, 2026

The far-right minister is seeking to take control of key departments in the police's legal, prosecutions and investigations branches. The Attorney General: 'Unprecedented violations of police independence'
IDF attack on Lebanese army checkpoint kills one soldier, wounds five

Haaretz - 03:21 Mar 30, 2026
'If you're not ready to get caught by the police, stay home with your brush': Tel Aviv street artists indulge their addiction

Haaretz - 03:08 Mar 30, 2026

They create art for a few fleeting moments and risk being fined or having their work vandalized. Meet the diehard artists behind the murals and spray-painted slogans that make Florentin the city's creative hub
JD Vance seeks a quick exit from the Iran War. Where that leaves Israel doesn't seem to matter

Haaretz - 03:03 Mar 30, 2026

Vance, focused on ending the Iran war quickly to protect his political future, shows little regard for Israel or other U.S. allies, prioritizing domestic optics and MAGA support over regional strategic interests

Tags: Iran Israel Vance
Hundreds of Israelis stranded in Jordan as policy change leads to cancellations

Haaretz - 02:58 Mar 30, 2026

The disruption follows Jordanian authorities' refusal to approve some Arkia flights operated by European carriers, forcing rerouting via Jordanian airlines or Taba and threatening further cancellations during the busy Passover travel period
Ground invasion or cease-fire? America and Israel can't make up their minds

Haaretz - 01:55 Mar 30, 2026
A preventive war turns a potential threat into an actual one – just look at Lebanon

Haaretz - 01:53 Mar 30, 2026
Secularism and pluralism are being pushed out of schools amid an education crisis

Haaretz - 01:52 Mar 30, 2026

In the majority of state-religious schools, religious women such as myself, who do not wear a head covering, are barred from teaching Judaic studies or from being homeroom teachers. More and more, secularism is being pushed out of schools
As a believing and observant Jew, I am ashamed of settler violence against Palestinians

Haaretz - 01:50 Mar 30, 2026

I believe that the residents of Judea and Samaria, and especially the state authorities, are capable of taking much more decisive action to significantly reduce this disastrous activity
Who are Israel's cops protecting?

Haaretz - 01:48 Mar 30, 2026

The police are exploiting the war for selective political and religious repression. A government that specializes in starting wars but not in ending them does not want to hear or allow the public to hear messages about 'justice and security for the peoples of the region'
IDF suspends reserve battalion whose soldiers detained CNN crew in West Bank

Haaretz - 23:58 Mar 29, 2026

The move comes after soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda reserve battalion detained a CNN crew at gunpoint near Tayasir. The unit will remain in reserve while undergoing ethics and professional retraining, the military said
Prominent Jewish South African political researcher kidnapped and murdered in Johannesburg

Haaretz - 22:45 Mar 29, 2026

Steven Grozd, a policy expert and political commentator, was reported missing on Friday and his body was recovered the next day. Police and local Jewish organizations believe he was murdered following an 'express kidnapping' and that he wasn't targeted for being Jewish
'My destiny is tied to theirs': In the wake of October 7, Israelis return to the kibbutz

Haaretz - 20:19 Mar 29, 2026

The trauma of October 7 has sparked a comeback for one of Israel's most quintessential institutions: the kibbutz. Many leaving city life say they are driven by a desire to strengthen the nation's war-battered border communities

Tags: October
Video of Israeli soldier holding turtle triggers outrage in Lebanon

Haaretz - 20:11 Mar 29, 2026

Social media users have accused the anti-Hezbollah MTV Lebanon channel of everything from clickbait to treason for promoting a video of an IDF soldier in southern Lebanon. 'The first Arab channel… promoting the Israeli occupation army,' one critic wrote

Tags: Lebanon Israeli

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