Erdogan’s Attack on Macron Exposes Minefield Between Europe and Turkey
A culture war is raging beneath the surface between Paris, Ankara and Brussels
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Haaretz Editorial
Israel Needs a Different State Comptroller
The special report on Israel’s handling of the coronavirus crisis met the low standard that was expected from State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman. That, in light of his promise,...
Israel
Israeli Schools Handle Coronavirus Reopening Alone as Lack of Policy, Funding Bites
As Education Ministry plans don't extend far enough, local municipalities and schools work to plug the gap left by staffing and guideline limitations
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Trump Supporters Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
While Jews in the United States are expected to vote overwhelmingly for Democrat Joe Biden, Donald Trump is a popular figure in Israel, mainly among American immigrants and activists from Netanyahu’s Likud party
Middle East
Opinion Turkey Doesn't Have the Economic Bite to Back Up Erdogan's Bark
It’s one thing for Erdogan to make threats and dispatch troops, it’s another to pay for it and provide them with advanced weaponry. Turkey doesn’t have the latter
Jewish World
Culture & Life
Were There Neanderthals in Denmark? If So, They Could Sail or Swim
No evidence of early hominin occupation has been found in Denmark, but stones from a layer dating to about 120,000 years ago do resemble stone tools, say Danish archaeologists
Travel in Israel
COVID-19 Kills an Israeli Rite of Passage: The Post-army Backpacking Trip
With the skies closed, the nomadic dreams of a generation have been shattered. Some, however, have found backpacking possibilities in their own backyard
