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Iran, IAEA making gains toward nuclear framework deal, diplomats say

Sources in UN watchdog report progress in Vienna talks, fearing Iran could still use debates over procedural matters as a way to buy more time as its nuclear program advances.

By Reuters | May 18, 2012 | 12:21 PM

Netanyahu: No evidence Iran intends to halt contentious nuclear program
Barak: Nuclear talks allowing Iran to continue atomic bid 'ridiculous'
By Haaretz | 8
Ex-Mossad chief to international community: Sanctions only way to halt Iran's nuclear program
By Barak Ravid | 14

Iran, IAEA making gains toward nuclear framework deal, diplomats say 01:32 PM

In south Tel Aviv, Israelis anguished and bitter due to influx of African refugees

A few weeks ago, in a fit of hatred, someone, or some more than one, threw Molotov cocktails at a kindergarten and apartments...

By Shoham Smith | 02:38 AM | 4

Israel's past seen anew, as Jerusalem's historic Custom House reopens

Customs clerk Ben-Moshe's night shift at Jaffa Port on June 1, 1962, began as usual. He arrived at 9:30 P.M., as he wrote in...

By Nir Hasson | 02:38 AM

Israeli NGO: Police beat handcuffed detainees in Palestinian solidarity protest

The Justice Ministry has received complaints of severe police violence against demonstrators, including the use of Taser...

By Akiva Eldar | 02:38 AM | 14

A guide to penny-wise organic food shopping in Israel

While organic food has caught fire with a mainstream audience over the last few years, the market is still comparatively small.

By Gabriela Davidovich-Weisberg | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM

The bride and groom face each other and smile during a traditional Jewish wedding.

Old becomes new as couples personalize wedding ceremonies

In the U.S., some customize the traditional Jewish wedding to allow for self-expression and individuality.

By JTA | May 18, 2012 | 07:15 AM

London-bound El Al airliner forced to land over technical fault

Flight 318 lands safety in Ben-Gurion Airport, passengers moved to another flight; similar incident took place in 2011, with a Newark bound flight of the Israeli airliner.

By Tomer Zarchin | May 18, 2012 | 12:29 PM

Kfar Sava hospital bans teaching staff from speaking in Arabic

Arab teachers and students working in Kfar Sava's Meir Medical Center have been forbidden to speak to each other in Arabic, despite the fact that Arabic is one of Israel's official languages.

By Jack Khoury | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM | 4

Middle East

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. - Bloomberg

U.S. Senate Republicans block new Iran oil sanctions

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday, saying they needed more time to study...

By Reuters | 09:21 PM | 2

Ahmadinejad eager to attend London Olympics, despite 'Zion' logo

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday he was keen to attend the 2012 London Olympics to support his country's...

By Reuters | 08:16 PM

Protesters chant slogans as they march in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 9, 2011.

Egyptian court acquits 14 policemen of protesters' deaths during revolt

An Egyptian court on Thursday found 14 policemen not guilty in the killing of protesters during last year's popular uprising,...

By The Associated Press | 07:18 PM

Syrian forces shell rebel stronghold in Homs

Violence between Assad’s forces and armed opposition groups continues, as opposition unity threatened by political infighting.

By The Associated Press, DPA | May 17, 2012 | 02:14 PM

Iran threatens to sue Google for leaving Persian Gulf nameless

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says internet giant could face 'serious damages'; Tehran takes offence to some Arab states' insistence on calling the body of water the Arabian Gulf.

By The Associated Press | May 17, 2012 | 02:06 PM | 13

Plans to strike Iran ready, U.S. envoy to Israel says

Less than one week before the next round of Iran nuclear talks in Baghdad, U.S. envoy to Israel says the U.S. plan for an attack on Iran is ‘available and ready.’

By Reuters | May 17, 2012 | 10:10 AM | 14

Diplomacy & Defense

Netanyahu: No evidence Iran intends to halt contentious nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he is skeptical that Iran will agree to halt its nuclear program,...

| 01:23 PM

Justice Ministry proposes bill that would expand the state's power to tap phones

A Justice Ministry bill that would expand the state's power to track cell phone and e-mail conversations has provoked outrage...

By Tomer Zarchin | 02:38 AM

Panetta: U.S. to give Israel additional $70 million for Iron Dome

The Pentagon will seek to provide Israel with an additional $70 million in the coming months for its Iron Dome short-range...

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Reuters | 09:26 PM

TIME crowns Netanyahu as the 'king of Israel'

Managing Editor Rick Stengel holds an exclusive interview with the Israeli PM after he created a 94-member coalition with the centrist Kadima party; Netanyahu tells TIME the Palestinians 'will never have a better partner than me.'

By Haaretz | May 17, 2012 | 05:35 PM | 16

Ex-Mossad chief to international community: Sanctions only way to halt Iran's nuclear program

In a Wall Street Journal article co-authored with former intelligence officials and former diplomats, Meir Dagan outlines four steps the international community should take to stop Tehran's nuclear program.

By Barak Ravid | May 17, 2012 | 05:15 PM | 14

Palestinian report: IDF soldiers open fire near Gaza border, 8 wounded

Army Radio report claims soldiers identified vehicle approaching Karni border crossing in northern Strip; Gaza medics: 3 of the wounded elderly.

By Gili Cohen, Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz | May 17, 2012 | 11:56 AM | 27

Jewish World

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes

Headlines give push to N.Y. laws on child sex offenders

Heightened media exposure of child sexual abuse in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox communities may breathe new life into a stymied...

By Naomi Zeveloff | 10:16 AM

Labour candidate Ken Livingstone makes a speech as incumbent London Mayor Boris Johnson watches

London Jews relieved at Livingstone's loss

In April, a new phrase entered the London Jewish lexicon. The phrase is simple: “I’m sorry. I can’t. I’m Jewish.” It is a...

By Dave Rich | 09:42 AM

The Israeli film ‘Valentina’s Mother’ (2009).

Matchmaker, challah baker: Who'll be U.K.'s top Jewish mom?

Dozens of Jewish mothers around Britain have been followed in recent weeks by television cameras tracking their daily lives....

By Anshel Pfeffer | 01:28 PM

Jewish group wants Europe to tackle far right

President of the European Jewish Congress meets with the Czech Prime Minister to seek his support for 'emergency measures.'

By The Associated Press | May 17, 2012 | 01:03 AM

Arno Lustiger, historian and Holocaust survivor, dies at 88

Lustiger, a native of Bendzin, survived six concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Buchenwald. His father and brother were murdered.

By JTA | May 17, 2012 | 01:03 AM

Facebook IPO: Good for the Jews?

On the eve of Facebook’s initial public offering, Jews - like everyone else - are still figuring out how Facebook can serve their personal or professional needs.

By JTA | May 16, 2012 | 11:12 AM

National

Israel mulls ban on biking with headphones

Bicycle riders would be forbidden to listen to music via earphones while on the road, according to a bill to be discussed by...

By Jonathan Lis | 02:38 AM | 3

Young people gather in a Be'er Sheva park on a Friday night.

Gadi Vichman's teen killer charged with murder

The suspected killer of Gadi Vichman was charged with murder in the Be'er Sheva District Court on Thursday, defying previous...

By Tomer Zarchin, Yanir Yagna | 02:38 AM

The new border fence going up on Israel's border with Sinai.

Jerusalem & Babylon / Nothing will stop the migrants

Israel is different. Have you ever asked yourself how often you say or think that sentence? It is so self-evident. No...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 02:38 AM | 2

Dentists banned from cosmetic Botox business

Rules changed in wake of a barrage of complaints by patients.

By Revital Blumenfeld | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM

Three Eritrean asylum seekers suspected of raping a minor in Tel Aviv

Police lift gag order on Independence Day rape case, say DNA samples from the suspects match those found at the crime scene.

By Yaniv Kubovich | May 17, 2012 | 06:26 PM | 4

Israel's Justice Ministry pushes for increased phone-call, e-mail surveillance

Proposed legislation would add Israel Antiquities Authority and the Environmental Protection Ministry to the list of agencies with expansive data surveillance abilities.

By Tomer Zarchin | May 17, 2012 | 09:02 AM | 3

Culture

Israel's past seen anew, as Jerusalem's historic Custom House reopens

Customs clerk Ben-Moshe's night shift at Jaffa Port on June 1, 1962, began as usual. He arrived at 9:30 P.M., as he wrote in...

By Nir Hasson | 02:38 AM

Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator' commits crimes against comedy

Long ago, in the days before web-streaming and pre-VCR, to watch a pornographic film, men (and women) had to sneak into a...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 12:34 PM | 7

An image from the famous 'dead parrot sketch.'

British actor John Cleese to appear in Israeli heist comedy

British comedian John Cleese will play a role in Israeli writer-director Reshef Levy’s next film. Film industry website “The...

By Nirit Anderman | 11:52 AM

Modern Manna recipe / Knafeh in a skillet

A sinfully sweet Arab dessert, that's just as sinfully easy to make.

| May 17, 2012 | 10:47 AM

Be Merry / Putting all your eggs in one basket

Spanish tortilla is a deceptively simple dish, whose sum is greater than its parts.

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | May 17, 2012 | 05:41 AM

The artist as wandering Jew

Joshua Neustein, once a young lion of Israeli art world, shows five decades of work in New York, at new Israel Museum exhibit.

By Daniel Rauchwerger | May 17, 2012 | 05:41 AM

Haaretz Select

Sayed Kashua - Amos Biderman - May 18, 2012

The stories Sayed Kashua wouldn’t dare tell his children

It wasn’t the way she told them: remembering Grandma and her tales on Nakba Day.

By Sayed Kashua | Sayed Kashua

Game on: Israel’s rare wildlife under threat from poachers

By Amalia Rosenblum | Magazine

Note to Israel's leaders: An army is more than state-of-the-art weaponry

By Uri Milstein | Opinion

Stop whimpering and thank Bibi nicely for waking you up

By Asher Schechter | Business | 5

Agi Mishol. - Kobi Kalmanovitz - May 18, 2012

Poet Agi Mishol is surprised she’s become hot stuff

The 65-year-old doesn’t see herself as a ‘national poet,’ but loves the fact that readers get what she’s on about.

By Vered Lee | Magazine

Israeli housing back in fashion as buyers give up hope of price drop

By Arik Mirovsky | Business

The artist as wandering Jew

By Daniel Rauchwerger | Arts & Leisure

Traditional Arab knafe, with a twist for the modern Shavuot table

By Vered Guttman | Modern Manna

Opinions & Blogs

Israel's cell phone revolutions is an all-out victory

For many years, the Israeli public has suffered from the heavy hand of the four cellular telephone operators. They charged us...

Amiel Ungar What Likud's critics mean when they say undemocratic

David Landau Israel's right-wing wants to maintain the occupation status-quo

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Watching the new state of South Sudan fall into chaos

Ari Shavit The Palestinian tragedy mustn't be used to spark a Jewish one

Roni Schocken Chilling effect of the Nakba Law on Israel's human rights

Oded Diner Yishai's double standard over African refugees and the Ultra-Orthodox

Israel Harel Nakba Day events geared at vengeance, not reconciliation

Haaretz Editorial Israel has to change the way it views Palestinian prisoners

Iran: The Debate

Former Spain PM: Russia believes Israel will prevent Iran nuclear weapon

By Amos Harel | 07:02 PM | 10

Iran executes alleged Mossad agent for killing nuclear scientist

By Reuters | 11:03 AM | 5

Israel fears nuclear deal between Iran, world powers as Baghdad talks draw near

By Barak Ravid | 06:04 PM | 29

U.S. Elections 2012

Obama's support for same-sex marriage isn't motivated by morals

By Yael Sternhell | 09:32 PM | 14

Obama becomes first U.S. president to support gay marriage

By Natasha Mozgovaya | 12:59 AM | 46

Newt Gingrich drops out of race for U.S. Republican presidential candidate

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Reuters | 11:00 PM | 8

Travel In Israel

U.S. music star Lenny Kravitz to rock Israel in October

By Haaretz | 10:17 PM

The cover of the Talmud in Arabic that was published in Amman, Jordan.

National Library acquires first Arabic translation of Babylonian Talmud

By Nir Hasson | 12:41 AM | 2

Tel Aviv tour teaches English speakers to read the Hebrew graffiti on the wall

By Danna Harman | 12:59 AM

Books

Israel bans Lebanese edition of Jewish philosophical work

By Akiva Eldar | 01:59 AM | 15

Peter Beinart's crisis of oversimplifying American Jews

By James Kirchick | 07:28 PM | 3

Turning the page on the third Jerusalem writers festival

By David Green | 11:32 AM