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Defiant ICJ judge says Israel-Gaza war is 'political,' has no place in World Court

Haaretz - 17:22 Jan 27, 2024

'South Africa has not demonstrated' that Israel's acts in Gaza 'were committed with the necessary genocidal intent' to fall under the Genocide Convention, said Judge Julia Sebutinde in a minority opinion submitted to the UN's top court
Israeli officials pessimistic about hostage deal as Hamas insists on end to war

Haaretz - 17:13 Jan 27, 2024

Hamas' demand for a total withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, international guarantees to end the fighting, and the group's return to control of Gaza pose obstacles to a deal. According to a senior Israeli official, 'there is no possibility of creating a starting point for negotiations as far as Israel is concerned'

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Israeli legal experts say ICJ judges largely adopted South Africa's narrative

Haaretz - 16:50 Jan 27, 2024

Israelis perceive the fact that the court in The Hague didn't order it to stop the war in Gaza as a success, but the court agreed there is a reasonable risk of genocide
Eight countries join U.S. in pausing UNRWA funding amid claims workers involved in Oct 7 attack

Haaretz - 15:09 Jan 27, 2024

The U.S., U.K, Australia, Canada, Italy, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands suspend funding to the UN agency for Palestinians amid claims that 12 employees were involved in Oct 7 attack. Hamas lambastes UNRWA head for investigation 'based on Zionist information'

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How director Steve McQueen conjured up Jewish ghosts of Amsterdam in 'Occupied City'

Haaretz - 11:59 Jan 27, 2024

The Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen and his partner Bianca Stigter explain in an interview with Haaretz how they made a powerful documentary about the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam without using a single second of archive footage. 'Having the knowledge is crucial, but it's what you do with it that counts, says McQueen

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Russian rock band Bi-2, including four Israeli members, arrested in Thailand

Haaretz - 08:22 Jan 27, 2024

The band fears Russia is behind its arrest, after they publically expressed opposition to the war in Ukraine
Following ICJ ruling, Israel to forbid protesters to block aid trucks from entering Gaza

Haaretz - 03:35 Jan 27, 2024

U.K. joins U.S. and six other countries in pulling funding to UNRWA ■ Thousands protest across Israel against government, for the release of hostages ■ Netanyahu says hostage protests add to Hamas demands, don't help efforts ■ IDF released footage of Gazans chanting for overthrow of Hamas

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Israeli settlers have found a new way to abuse Palestinian shepherds: Bankrupting them

Haaretz - 00:21 Jan 27, 2024

This week police impounded 700 sheep, claiming they had passed through a forbidden zone. To retrieve the animals the shepherds paid 150,000 shekels to the settlers' regional council
Jury orders Trump to pay additional millions to writer E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

Haaretz - 00:00 Jan 27, 2024

The award, when coupled with a $5 million sexual assault and defamation verdict last year in a case brought by Carroll, raised to $88.3 million what Trump must pay. Protesting vigorously, he said he would appeal

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'The greatest fearmonger in Israel's history': How Netanyahu's scare tactics manipulate Israelis

Haaretz - 23:35 Jan 26, 2024

The secret of Netanyahu's power rests on a dynamic of abuse, says Uriel Abulof. As a researcher of the politics of fear, he tries to understand how we can climb out of the pit and return to a politics of hope
The Israeli army said their captive son was killed by Hamas. Then the pathologist showed up

Haaretz - 21:55 Jan 26, 2024

After her son was taken hostage by Hamas and found dead in Gaza, and a postmortem examination of his body and an army report about his death were both inconclusive, an enraged Maayan Sherman is demanding answers from the IDF – and the state

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Humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is at heart of ICJ's genocide ruling on Israel

Haaretz - 21:52 Jan 26, 2024

The International Court of Justice's provisional ruling focuses on what it sees as the most urgent matter in Gaza: the catastrophic conditions for Palestinians, but also the need to release the Israeli hostages

Tags: Gaza
Israeli army names IDF reservist killed in Gaza Strip fighting on Thursday

Haaretz - 21:14 Jan 26, 2024

Sgt. Major (res.) Eliran Yeger, 36, from Tel Aviv, was killed in combat in the southern Gaza Strip. 'Eliran was genuinely a great father, striving to become a better father. I feel that's the greatest sorrow,' his widow said in an interview

Tags: Gaza Strip
Secretly captured images of German Jews' expulsion found – by chance – in local archive

Haaretz - 20:29 Jan 26, 2024

The photos, taken secretly by an amateur Jewish photographer who risked his life to show the expulsion of the Jews of the city of Breslau in Germany, are being revealed for the first time ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hamas airs video of three Israeli hostages in Gaza captivity

Haaretz - 19:52 Jan 26, 2024

In the video, Doron Steinbrecher, 30, a veterinarian nurse, and 19-year-old IDF soldiers Daniela Gilboa and Karina Ariav, state they have been captive for 107 days
Netanyahu decries ICJ's genocide consideration; U.S. labels it 'unfounded' as Saudis call out Israeli 'violations' of UN rules

Haaretz - 18:57 Jan 26, 2024

Israel's political leaders uniformly rebuked the court for considering genocide allegations, while the Palestinian prime minister declared, 'The days of Israel evading punishment are over'
In 2014, Netanyahu forewarned of a Hamas massacre plot. Nine years later, Oct. 7 happened

Haaretz - 17:57 Jan 26, 2024

Shortly before the 2014 Gaza operation, Israel's leaders learned of a plan for a massacre in southern Israel and the abduction of soldiers and civilians as bargaining chips. 'I don't want to report on Saturday morning that five kibbutzim have been captured,' an IDF general told his colleagues at the time
In a diplomatic show of force, Arab nations might end Israel's Gaza war, Lebanon border hostilities

Haaretz - 17:42 Jan 26, 2024

Qatar and Egypt deal with the future of Gaza, Saudi Arabia and Iran discuss the crisis in Lebanon: for many years, Arab countries have not engaged in such weighty tasks as they have in recent weeks

Tags: Gaza Lebanon Arab
Israelis who prioritize the hostages are the real voice of reason

Haaretz - 17:18 Jan 26, 2024
ICJ fires warning shot at Israel over genocide case at world court. This is why Netanyahu should be worried

Haaretz - 15:36 Jan 26, 2024

The International Court of Justice's provisional ruling on Friday brought mixed news for Israel: Although it wasn't told to cease fire in Gaza, its orders could create a major headache for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his far-right ministers

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