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Poll: Opposition to Iran going nuclear widespread throughout world

At least 50 percent of people surveyed in U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic favor military action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

By The Associated Press | May 18, 2012 | 11:03 PM | 28

IAEA chief to visit Iran for talks on nuclear deal
By Reuters and The Associated Press
Netanyahu: No evidence Iran intends to halt contentious nuclear program
By The Associated Press | 12

G8 leaders unite over Iran nuclear program, Syria violence

G8 leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear...

By Reuters | 07:44 AM

David and Mary Thomson Collegiate - Wikipedia - May 19, 2012

Toronto Islamic school sent packing over anti-Semitic lessons

A Toronto Islamic school has lost the right to use a public school for its classes after anti-Semitic teachings were...

By JTA | 10:13 AM

An aerial view shows the site of two explosions in Damascus, May 10, 2012.

Car bomb kills 9, wounds 100 in eastern Syria city

A car bomb that rocked the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday killed nine people and wounded about 100, the...

By Reuters | 11:32 AM

Police shoot robber after botched heist in central Israel

One assailant is being treated for a gunshot wound in his leg, the other is still at large.

By Yaniv Kubovich | May 19, 2012 | 01:36 PM

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

A day in Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood, where tensions between veteran Israelis and African asylum seekers have boiled up to the surface recently.

By Shoham Smith | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM | 19

Caught in the breast trap

In the controversial Time cover photo, there was a hint of perversity, no doubt aimed at annoying the self-righteous of both sexes and stirring them to react.

By Benny Ziffer | May 18, 2012 | 10:31 AM

TV hero Edward James Olmos scouts out the Holy Land

Actor in Israel to research a film about Bergson Group, which pressed the U.S. to rescue European Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.

By Mordechai I. Twersky | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM

Middle East

Thousands of anti-Assad protesters rally in Syria, two shot dead in Damascus

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shot two protesters in the capital Damascus on Friday and fired in the air to...

By Reuters | 08:37 PM

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 | 4

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 | 3

Egyptian court acquits 14 policemen of protesters' deaths during revolt

Nearly 200 security officers and officials of Hosni Mubarak's regime face trial for the deaths of some 850 protesters during the uprising in Egypt last year.

By The Associated Press | May 17, 2012 | 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 | 15

Diplomacy & Defense

IAEA chief Yukiya Amano May 4, 2012 (AP)

IAEA chief to visit Iran for talks on nuclear deal

UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano and top aides will travel to Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iran's chief nuclear...

By Reuters, The Associated Press | 05:52 PM

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,...

By The Associated Press | 01:23 PM | 12

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

Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic...

By Reuters | 12:21 PM | 16

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

The bill would almost double the number of state agencies allowed to access such data when conducting investigations.

By Tomer Zarchin | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM

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

Defense Minister Barak meets with U.S. Defense Secretary in the Pentagon, welcomes new U.S. aid; Israel has already received $205 million from the U.S. to support the short-range missile defense system.

By Natasha Mozgovaya, Reuters | May 17, 2012 | 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 | 19

Jewish World

"The Sower" by Jean-Francois Millet (1850).

The coin's revolt

The mitzvah of observing a jubilee year (shnat yovel ) defines the nature of the relationship between man, earth and God. Once...

By Yakov Z. Meir | 11:27 AM

All the Torah news fit to print

The first issue of Torah Tidbits - the weekly "parsha pamphlet" produced for the Anglo community by the Orthodox Union's...

By Andrew Esensten | 02:38 AM

Bible translated into Inuit language after 34-year Canadian project

For the first time, the Bible and New Testament have been translated to an Inuit language. A group of Inuit Christians in the...

By Limor Shmuel Friedman | 01:52 PM | 2

Economic crisis strikes Talmud program for women

About 25 percent of the program's participants over the years have been native English-speakers or have come from English-speaking homes.

By Mordechai I. Twersky | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM

Ex-Hasidic rapper comes out of closet, receives support of Orthodox fans

Y-Love tells Haaretz, 'I fully expected to lose most of my Orthodox fan base.'

By Andrew Esensten | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM | 2

London Jews relieved at Livingstone's loss

London’s Jews will be hoping the Labour candidate defeat means they can return to the politics of ‘Yes, we can.’

By Dave Rich | May 18, 2012 | 09:42 AM | 3

National

Israel High Court: Onus on employers to explain lower pay for women

Dramatically strengthening women's workplace rights, a High Court of Justice ruling released on Thursday gave Israeli women...

By Tomer Zarchin | 01:43 PM | 2

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

An El Al airliner bound for London was forced to land in Ben-Gurion International Airport on Friday shortly after taking off,...

By Tomer Zarchin | 12:29 PM

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 | 24

Israel mulls ban on biking with headphones

New bill would forbid bicycle riders to listen to music via earphones while on the road; while no such ban exists in other countries, its sponsors say it has the support of local cycling groups.

By Jonathan Lis | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM | 5

Gadi Vichman's teen killer charged with murder

Vichman, a Be'er Sheva resident, was killed two weeks ago when he went downstairs to confront a group of teens making noise outside his window late at night.

By Tomer Zarchin, Yanir Yagna | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM

Jerusalem & Babylon / Nothing will stop the migrants

A border fence won't do it, but a humane, practical policy would certainly help.

By Anshel Pfeffer | May 18, 2012 | 02:38 AM | 2

Culture

Breastfeeding: An obligation or a mother's choice?

I am a good enough mother. And I didn’t breastfeed. Not during the first three years, not during the first three months. In...

By Shani Litman | 02:18 AM

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 | 8

British actor John Cleese to appear in Israeli heist comedy

The former “Monty Python” and “Fawlty Towers” star will play a role in award winning Israeli director Reshef Levy’s next flm.

By Nirit Anderman | May 17, 2012 | 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

Haaretz Select

A stormy offstage drama

Habima Theater's upcoming performances in London of 'The Merchant of Venice' have triggered a passionate debate in England among Jews and non-Jews, theater people and other citizens - and demands for more than just a pound of flesh.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Week's End

Breastfeeding: An obligation or a mother's choice?

By Shani Litman | Culture

The Makings of History / Myth of heroism - and treason

By Tom Segev | Week's End

Moshe and the amazing Technicolor festival

By Neri Livneh | Neri Livneh

Doron Rosenblum - Eran Wolkowski - May 18, 2012

‘The Israeli smartphone apps Steve Jobs will never sell you’

From Protest Target Generator to a Parking Repeller Widget, Doron Rosenblum has some suggestions for the App store.

By Doron Rosenblum | Doron Rosenblum

The stories Sayed Kashua wouldn’t dare tell his children

By Sayed Kashua | Sayed Kashua | 5

Building, a relationship: Israeli architects once thrived in Iran

By Noam Dvir | Week's End

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

By Amalia Rosenblum | Magazine

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

Yossi Sarid Israel's elected officials nobody seems to have elected

Nehemia Shtrasler Croissants and ouzo today could mean crisis tomorrow

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

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

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

Iran: The Debate

U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visiting an Iron Dome station near Ashkelon, August, 2011.

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

By Reuters | 10:10 AM | 15

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

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

The artist as wandering Jew

By Daniel Rauchwerger | 05:41 AM

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

By Haaretz | 10:17 PM | 3

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

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