Haaretz Editorial

The unbearable ease with which the IDF, police and Border Police arrest small children shows that Israel is blatantly flouting both UNICEF’s report and its own laws.

Israeli Arabs, who make up 22 percent of the population, suffer from exclusion and discrimination.

The attorney general’s office does not merely provide legal representation for the government’s positions. It is also supposed to mediate between the executive branch and the judicial branch. To do so, it must maintain credibility with both parties.

Until three days ago, the protest movement had seemed to be dying down, but the new unity government has invigorated the protest spirit.

Imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti issued an unusual statement this week calling for an end to negotiations and security coordination and a popular uprising against Israel.

Tel Aviv launched an important debate this week centered on public transportation in the country’s first Hebrew city. But it actually touches on the future of Israel’s public space as a whole.

Does Iran truly intend to use nuclear technology for military purposes, or do its leaders recognize that the international response to such a development could jeopardize its very survival?

Israeli bouncers at airports treat Arab Israelis exactly like a 'target' and a fifth column - this must stop.

Jordan's King Abdullah has signaled that he understands his people's frustrations. But as calls mount for reform, and even regime change, he now finds himself with little wiggle room.

It would have been better had the blackout initiative never been born, but it is not too late to admit the mistake and shelve this unsound proposal.

PM’s support for the revised bill to restrict donations by foreign governments to left-wing organizations is an ill-conceived attempt to exploit his parliamentary majority to undermine Israeli democracy.

The South African athlete, Oscar Pistorius, a double leg amputee, who is competing in the World Athletic Championships, is worthy of genuine admiration.

Jewish-American activist identified as Rae Abileah, a 28-year-old of Israeli descent and member of the group CODEPINK.

The covert deportation of West Bank residents in order to increase the number of Jews in the West Bank, like the declaration of land as “state land” to build settlements on it, is an example of the occupation’s rotten fruit.

It would be correct for Israel to recognize the Palestinian unity government in order to conduct a dialogue and neighborly relations with the Palestinian state in the future.

Even if the Palestinians prove a disappointment and even if the move doesn’t yield immediate practical results, demonstrating goodwill would help Israel retrieve a moral standing in the eyes of the world.

Treasury officials argue that giving compensation to victims of the Carmel fire who had not insured or had under-insured their property could harm Israel’s insurance industry.

Over the years it turned out the Bonds always returned its loans and the interest seeped into the market, so the Bonds raised higher and higher sums and many institutional bodies, not necessarily Jewish, buy State of Israel securities today.

The film 'Strangers No More' documents a sort of secular, civic Israeli melting pot, in which children of various races and origins speak fluent Hebrew and see themselves as Israelis through and through.

The burial of the investigative committees will save Israel embarrassment at a time when the world is cheering the courageous civil societies in Arab countries.

Alongside the rise in the standard of living we have witnessed great public anger over price hikes that make it impossible for many families to get through the month.

Leadership is desperately needed at this time.; if the politicians cannot provide it, it is the duty of people like Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Naveh.

To serve as a credible and efficient chief of staff, Galant must clear four hurdles unambiguously: the attorney general and the High Court, and perhaps also the Turkel committee and the cabinet.

For the good of the country, Prime Minister Netanyahu needs to agree to establish a state commission of inquiry on the Carmel fire.