Israel Saw Today the First Real Manifestation of Netanyahu’s Election Defeat
The incongruous sight of someone other than Netanyahu taking charge could alter expectations of his rival’s inevitable failure
Breaking:
- U.S. says it supports Lebanese people's call for action for economic reform (Reuters)
- Gantz tasked with forming government after Netanyahu failure (Haaretz)
- Likud and Kahol Lavan negotiation teams to meet on Thursday (Haaretz)
- Russian military police begins patrolling Syria-Turkey border, report says (Reuters)
- U.S. forces found evidence of war crimes by Turks in Syria, says U.S. official (Reuters)
Haaretz Editorial
National Reserve for Wild Weeds
With or without a government, it’s clear to everyone just who is in charge in the occupied territories – the settlers. They act violently toward Palestinians on a regular basis,...
Israel
Senior Israel Navy Officer Resigns Amid Complaints of Sexual Harassment
Female soldiers who served under Brig. Gen. Shai Elbaz have testified he had improper relations with them
Israel Election 2019
Analysis Gantz's Only Hope to Form a Government Is Israel's Attorney General
With the ceremony where President Rivlin tasked him to form a government over, Gantz is entering a far less glorious period
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Trump Could Shoot Someone and Escape Prosecution, President's Attorney Says
The remark echoed a past comment by Trump, who said his supporters are so loyal that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose a single vote
Middle East
Opinion Naz Shah: I've Campaigned for Race and Gender Equality All My Life. But I Didn't Get anti-Semitism
I was a new MP for the Labour Party, but I had so little understanding of modern anti-Semitism on both the political left and right that I hadn't realized how I'd hurt and offended the Jewish community
Jewish World
Four Tombstones Defaced at Jewish Cemetery Near London
Perpetrators knocked down the headstones at graveyard of the Chatham Memorial Synagogue in Rochester, in what police are investigating as a possible anti-Semitic hate crime
Culture & Life
André Aciman on the Parallels Between Jews and Gays, and His 'Call Me By Your Name' Sequel
'Find Me,' the highly-anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel 'Call Me By Your Name,' is out next week. In an interview, author André Aciman told Haaretz why he's nervous
Travel in Israel
Way Off the Beaten Path: These Tours Could Change Your Way of Thinking About Israel-Palestine
From a meal in an Arab village to a political discussion in the West Bank, there are excursions to match everyone’s interests. And you might just learn something about yourself
