Awaiting Impact of Morsi's Death, Israel Is Closely Watching Events in Egypt
While Israel sees possible protests as a challenge Sissi can withstand, the moment of truth is still to come
Breaking:
- Acting U.S. defense secretary says approves deployment of about 1,000 additional U.S. troops to Middle East (Reuters)
- Amnesty International urges fair Egyptian inquiry into Morsi's death (Reuters)
- As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants (Reuters)
- Muslim Brotherhood says Morsi death was 'full-fledged murder' (Reuters)
- Strong earthquake hits southern China; injuries reported (AP)
Haaretz Editorial
What Netanyahu Sowed, This Northern Israeli City Reaps
Slogans regarding the need to “preserve the Jewish character” of a place were once again heard in Afula, during a demonstration on Saturday night held in front of a home that wa...
Israel
Rape of 7-year-old From West Bank Settlement Wasn't Politically Motivated, Security Sources Say
According to the sources, police did not involve the Shin Bet security service in the probe as no such suspicion arose ■ Suspect denies charges, but sources say he was found to have lied on polygraph test
Israel Election 2019
Netanyahu Taps Far-right Leaders as Education, Transportation Ministers
Both will also be members of the diplomatic-security cabinet, and Smotrich was given charge of the Israel Land Authority
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Iran Says It Dismantled a CIA Cyber Spying Network, Brought to Arrest of Agents
This is a developing story...
Middle East
U.S. Says Could Sanction Turkish Defense Firms Beyond F-35 Suppliers
Chief American arms buyer Ellen Lord said decision to proceed with sanctions would hit Turkish industry hard
Jewish World
Setting the Record Straight: Why Haaretz Said Hitler 'Made a Good Impression'
In 1932, Haaretz's reporter in Berlin was sent to cover a libel trial in which the Nazi leader was sued by one of his opponents. Hitler made a good impression, the reporter noted, paving the way for decades of fake news
Culture & Life
Being a Woman of Color in Israel: Explaining Mizrahi Identity to English Readers
Ayelet Tsabari’s memoir, ‘The Art of Leaving,’ offers a rare narrative about a globe-trotting woman of color who flees home. Now that she has reconciled with her Yemenite roots and (partially) with Israel, she explains what drove her away
