National Haredim and police clash in renewed Shabbat protest Nir Hasson
Haredim shout slurs at police while protesting after negotiations between them and Intel failed last week.
Tags: Israel News
Report: Jerusalem stabbing of Arab nationalistically motivated Liel Kyzer, Haaretz Correspondent
Police suspect Jewish teenager is responsibble for several related attacks in the past.
Tags: Israel News , Stabbing , Haaretz.TV , Jerusalem
Netanyahu to choose new attoreny general from shortlist of four Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
The four include Zvi Agmon, Daphna Barak-Erez, Yehuda Weinstein and Yedidya Stern.
Tags: Israel news , Benjamin Netanyahu
Twilight Zone / Mourning uprooted olive trees in West Bank villages Gideon Levy
Vandals savage another olive grove; It will take 10 years for the trees to bear fruit again.
Tags: Israel news , Gideon Levy , West Bank
Aluf Benn / The Netanyahu paradox: All-powerful except in one area By Aluf Benn
The prime minister has the final word on almost all matters, except for one that remains elusive.
Tags: Israel news , Middle East peace
Tel Aviv police solve murder of 67-year-old prostitute Yanir Yagna, Haaretz Correspondent
Woman killed during robbery attempt kept her prostitution a secret from Kiryat Gat family for years.
Tags: Tel Aviv , Crime , Israel News , Prostitution
International legal precedent: No private prisons in Israel By Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz Correspondent
High Court of Justice ruling: Private prisons severely violate prisoners' basic human rights and dignity.
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Special IDF explosives lab attracts international experts By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent
Lab considered to be one of world's top centers in the field of improvised explosive devices.
Tags: Israel news , IDF base in Tel Hashomer , IDF
Anonymous tip ends in police compensating slain motorcyclist's parents By Ofra Edelman, Haaretz Correspondent
Parents who had been told their son died in an accident later discovered he was killed by cops during chase.
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Extremist Haredim vow to renew Shabbat battle against Intel By Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondent
More radical factions unsatisfied with company's pledge to employ only non-Jews on weekends.
Tags: Haredi community , Israel news , Intel
Health Ministry finds severe flaws at Tel Aviv hospital's ICU By Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent
Tel Aviv medical center understaffed, poorly laid-out and suffers from chronic equipment problems, report says.
Tags: Israel news , Israel hospitals
Children of suspected 'starving mother' smuggled out of Israel Yair Ettinger and Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondents
Woman was arrested in August on suspicion of having systematically starved her 3-year-old son.
Tags: starving mother , Israel news
Prosecution closes corruption case against Olmert confidant Messer Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz Correspondent
Attorney Uri Messer was suspected of having bribed the former minister in exchange for helping his clients.
Tags: Israel news , Ehud Olmert , Olmert corruption
Palestinian internet users stuck between Fatah, Hamas and Israel Oded Yaron
Gaza-West Bank split, as well as Israeli blockade, hinder Palestinians' ability to access information online.
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High Court: Israeli prisons will not be privatized Tomer Zarchin and Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondents
The court ruled that privatization may hurt the prisoners' basic human rights and personal liberty.
Tags: prison privatization , Israel news
Jewish teen apprehended over Jerusalem stabbing of Arab man Liel Kyzer, Haaretz Correspondent
Assailant fled scene shortly after stabbing victim in stomach; police not yet clear on motive for attack.
Tags: Israel news , Jerusalem stabbing attack
Suspect charged in mass murder of ex-boss's family Yuval Goren, Haaretz Correspondent
Damian Karlik's wife Natasha indicted for manslaughter of Oshrenko family of six in Rishon Letzion.
Tags: Oshrenko murder , Damien Kirlik , Murder trial
Paul Anka weaves his magic for enthralled audience in Tel Aviv Ben Shalev, Haaretz Correspondent
Anka is a performance artist, a quality which made his show a memorable, enjoyable and even moving event.
Tags: Paul Anka , Israel news , Music shows Israel
What was the most popular name for Israeli babies in 2008? Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent
Central Bureau of Statistics: 2,453,140 Israelis at the end of 2008 were under the age of 17.
Tags: Hebrew names , Israel news , Israeli Arab
Police arrest woman for wearing prayer shawl at Western Wall Nir Hasson and Liel Kyzer, Haaretz Correspondents
Police: Woman arrested for violating High Court ruling obligating visitors to abide by dress code.
Tags: Western Wall , Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rightist MK blasts 'racist' Obama demands on East Jerusalem By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press
Danny Danon lashes out at U.S. President in groundbreaking ceremony for new housing complex in E. Jerusalem.
Tags: Israel news , East Jerusalem , Obama Jerusalem
Meet the rabbi spurring IDF troops to refuse orders By Amos Harel and Anshel Pfeffer
Yeshiva head urges soldiers not to evacuate settlements, says IDF brass 'contaminated by politics.'
Tags: Israel settlements , Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Police probing rightist MK over fake West Bank outpost deal By Uri Blau, Haaretz Correspondent
Yisrael Beiteinu MK, settler leaders allegedly forged land registry documents to set up outpost.
Tags: West Bank outposts , Israel news , settlers
Who are Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews? Avirama Golan
With all the differences between and among these groups, it's impossible to define the word 'Haredi.'
Tags: ultra-Orthodox Jews , Israel news , Jerusalem
Intel to employ only non-Jews at Jerusalem plant on Shabbat By Yair Ettinger and Jonathan Lis
Move comes after ultra-Orthodox protesters attacked the microchip plant for operating on Saturday.
Tags: ultra-Orthodox protests , Jerusalem , Intel
Study: Arabic textbooks are riddled with spelling, grammar errors By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Direct link shown between poor quality of books and poor level of Arabic among first, second graders.
Tags: Learn Arabic , Israel news , Israeli-Arab
ANALYSIS / IDF collaborating with rabbis who preach refusal Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent
The recent incidents of disobedience among Kfir Brigade troops should come as no surprise.
Tags: Kfir Brigade , West Bank , Israel news , IDF
U.S. 'dismayed' at Israel plan to build 900 homes beyond Green Line Nir Hasson and Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondents
Israel disregards specific U.S. objection, approves plan to expand Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood.
Tags: Jerusalem , Israel news
Israeli actor director Assi Dayan suffers severe heart attack City Mouse Online
Son of late military leader Moshe Dayan recently wrote a script about the philosophy of the desire to die.
Tags: Assi Dayan , Israel film
Who is funding the rabbi who endorses killing gentile babies? Akiva Eldar
Rightists rush to place 'Jewish terrorists' on fringe, but Yesh Din has found out some interesting facts.
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Mother who drowned her 4-year-old son convicted of manslaughter Ofra Edelman, Haaretz Correpondent
Regina Kruchkov confesses to filling tub with water, submerging her son until he stopped resisting.
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Police expose illegal arms trade in Israeli Arab town Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
Five alleged group members arrested after undercover cops buy 6 hanguns, a rifle and other ammunition.
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Court orders cop to pay NIS 50,000 to right-wing protester he attacked Chaim Levinson, Haaretz Correspondent
Victim Laduyan filed personal suit against Border Policeman Attia, after court decided not to convict him.
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Poll: Nearly 50% of Israelis fear state pushing them into poverty By Dana Weiler-Polak
Survey finds 25% of respondents have cut spending in past year, including on food and medications.
Tags: global economic crisis , Israeli poverty
Jerusalem Arabs: IDF checkpoint to blame for fire that killed kids By Nir Hasson
Residents say the fire crew had to wait 40 minutes at a checkpoint 200 meters away.
Tags: East Jerusalem , settlement fire , Israel news
Palestinians under world pressure not to declare state unilaterally Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies
U.S.: Best way to achieve a viable Palestine is talks; PA seeks world support, without Israeli consent.
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu , israel news , West Bank
Israel ranks fourth in the world in scientific activity, study finds By Ofri Ilani
Israel's role in global scientific activity is 10 times larger than its percentage of the world's population.
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Netanyahu doing well in Knesset version of 'Survivor' Yossi Verter
Bibi always chooses his coalition partners and walks over his own party's ministers without batting an eye.
Tags: Yuval Steinitz , Benjamin Netanyahu , AG split
Following criticism, Netanyahu defers vote on biometric database law Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Bill would require identity cards to be 'smart', containing electronic chip with the holder's fingerprints and facial scan.
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Netanyahu puts off decision on splitting Attorney General role Mazal Mualem Haaretz Correspondent
Netanyahu: This is a complex and delicate issue and will take time before any changes are implemented.
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Woman dies of swine flu as virus' death toll in Israel reaches 48 Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent
Nazareth resident is one of six people who died of the virus, unrelated to chronic medical conditions.
Tags: Israel flu epidemic , swine flu , Israel news
Survey: 90% of Ethiopian Israelis resist interracial marriage By Ofri Ilani
Most Israeli respondents uncomfortable with idea of their own children marrying an Ethiopian.
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Late writer Amos Kenan resurfaces as 1952 murder suspect By Chaim Levinson
The writer was seen leaving the building where David Zvi Pinkas lived the night he was assassinated in 1952.
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Protesters: IDF used .22-caliber ammo at West Bank fence By Amira Hass
Protesters claim IDF used live ammunition to disperse a demonstration near the West Bank town of Na'alin.
Tags: separation fence , Israel News , IDF violence
Knesset likely to okay new biometric ID database By Jonathan Lis
Bill would require Israeli identity cards and passports to contain an electronic chip with the holder's fingerprints and facial scan.
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Another Jewish town adds 'Zionist loyalty' to bylaws By Jack Khoury
Resident of the northern town of Misgav says the law is 'solely to prevent Arab citizens from living here.'
Tags: Israel News , Zionist loyalty
Jaffa residents ired over lack of Arab street names By Yuval Azoulay
In a city where half the population is Arab, with some 400 streets, only five are named after Arabs.
Tags: Israel News , Jaffa history
Saving Israel's heritage sites from a giant tsunami Eli Ashkenazi
Fourty-five percent of Israel's mosaics are at risk, but state does not have funding for conservation.
Tags: UNESCO , Israel heritage sites , Israel news
Bikers block Tel Aviv highway to protest insurance hikes By Daniel Schmil and Haaretz Service
Activist warns protest will not end until 'insurance premiums are reasonable and affordable for everyone.'
Tags: Israel news , Haaretz TV , bikers
'Haredi violence will not solve Jerusalem Sabbath struggle' Liel Kyzer, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
Intel spokesman: Factory has operated on Saturdays for more than 20 years and will continue to do so.
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Palestinian hacker suspected of defrauding Bank Leumi clients Yuval Goren, Haaretz Correspondent
Suspect allegedly created fake banking websites, which he used to hack into accounts and siphon out funds.
Tags: Palestinian hacker , Israel news , Bank Leumi
Netanyahu: Teenage drinking in Israel is becoming an epidemic Haaretz Service
PM: There's been a 15% increase in alcohol use in last three years, government to take immediate action.
Tags: Israel news , teenage drinking , Netanyahu
Firms charge Holocaust survivors high fees to file restitution claims By Dana Weiler-Polak
The firm, lawyer charges between 15 to 60 percent of the value of the asset for its services.
Tags: holocaust survivors , Israel news
