Israel At War | Haaretz Headlines

'We use human noses to test odors. There's no instrument for that'
Fri Apr 17 5:21 am
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A production quality specialist offers a glimpse into the secret world of car manufacturing, and a psychology student explains how Israelis devise ways to live with recurring war
Read More
Channel 12 poll shows Likud unchanged on 25 seats, no coalition without Arab parties
Fri Apr 17 5:14 am
A Channel 12 News poll shows Likud unchanged on 25 seats, while Naftali Bennett's party drops to 20 and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! rises to 14. The survey also indicates that Jewish opposition parties would struggle to form a coalition without cooperation with Arab parties
Read More
92 killed in 105 days: Man fatally stabbed in southern Israel
Fri Apr 17 5:00 am
Akram Abu Assa, 29, died after being taken to the hospital in critical condition following the stabbing, with police linking the attack to a land dispute between neighbors. This is the fourth homicide in Israel this week
Read More
'Jewish terrorism exists, debate over. The only question is: are you for it or against it?'
Fri Apr 17 4:17 am
Roy Sharon, who grew up in a religious Zionist settlement in the West Bank, is perhaps the most vigilant Israeli reporter when it comes to exposing burgeoning settler violence. The farthest fringes of the hilltop youth now set the right's agenda, he says
Read More
'I felt I was a monster': IDF soldiers talk about the 'moral injury' – and the silence
Fri Apr 17 3:17 am
Some of them killed civilians in Gaza; others just looked on, or witnessed abuse and cover-ups in the name of revenge. Now they're trying to cope with something a bit different than PTSD
Read More
After clash with Trump, Pope Leo sets new goal: to stop settler violence
Fri Apr 17 3:00 am
Pope Leo XIV has positioned himself as the most political pope in many years. The consequences are being felt in Israel and the territories as well
Read More
Trump dictates the terms in Lebanon and Iran, leaving Netanyahu boxed in
Thu Apr 16 11:03 pm
The Israeli prime minister told the security cabinet that the U.S.-facilitated cease-fire is an effort to align on the major issue – Iran. But Netanyahu can't convince the Israeli public that the war's goals were achieved, with Hezbollah not disarmed and the Iranian regime still largely intact
Read More
Israel's opposition suffers from 'Budapest Syndrome' with too many Magyars
Thu Apr 16 11:02 pm
Naftali Bennett may be encouraged by the victory of a right-wing candidate in Hungary, but he has a problem with his opposition partners. Research is showing that Netanyahu's most loyal voters are leaving Likud. And, what's the hottest name to appear on a party slate for the next Knesset election
Read More
Lebanon has become a strategic front for Iran's proxy policy and Israeli expectations
Thu Apr 16 11:02 pm
The cease-fire could bolster the authority of the Lebanese government, jumpstart diplomacy with Israel and strip Iran of a significant bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. But it's vital that Israeli recognize the limitations on Beirut's ability to disarm Hezbollah
Read More
Israel-Syria talks face 'great difficulty,' President al-Sharaa says
Thu Apr 16 10:33 pm

Read More
Haaretz during the Arab Revolt: Blood is the glue that binds a nation and its land
Thu Apr 16 9:54 pm
At the start of the Arab Revolt, which began 90 years ago this week, the newspaper told its readers that 'the God of Israel wanted our sacrifices,' and promised that the Jewish community was here to stay
Read More
'Betrayal': Israeli opposition, local leaders slam U.S.-brokered cease-fire in Lebanon
Thu Apr 16 5:17 pm
Politicians and northern Israeli residents rejected the 10-day Israel-Lebanon cease-fire Trump announced on Thursday, with one council head saying, 'We oppose any cease-fire that doesn't include Hezbollah's complete disarmament'
Read More