Same Same, but Extremely Different: Trump Impeachment vs. Netanyahu Indictment
Both are attacking law enforcement, but the comparison ignores important distinctions between them and between the Israeli and American legal systems
Breaking:
- Leak of classified papers ahead of U.K. election tied to Russian operation, Reddit says (Reuters)
- 15 killed in Iraqi capital as assailants fire live rounds (AP)
- Zarif: Israel tested nuclear missile aimed at Iran (Haaretz)
- 15 killed in Iraqi capital as assailants fire live rounds (AP)
- Official: Florida shooter was Saudi aviation student (AP)
Weekend reads
They Regret Getting Circumcised After Moving to Israel
Bavarian Town Shows: Germany Isn't Confronting Nazi Past
Hezbollah Commandos Back on Israel's Border
Trump Impeachment vs. Netanyahu Indictment
99% Certainty Israel Is Going to Election
Evangelicals Still See Trump as God's Emissary
With Corbyn, U.K. Jews Would Feel Like 2nd-class Citizens
Costly Iraqi Port Kept Shut 'By Order of the People'
Palestinian Boys Shot by Sniper Fire on Their Way Home
Results Are In: Israel's School System Is Sick
London Fears Brexit More Than Terror Attacks
'I Haven’t Been Back in the U.S. Since Trump'
Orthodox NYC Women Fight to Get Their Own Ambulance
Secrets, Lies: Behind the 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine
How a Geographer Envisions Israel's Border
When Netanyahu Eventually Departs, Don't Celebrate
Netanyahu’s End: A Frightful Spectacle
Was John Demjanjuk Really 'Ivan the Terrible'?
Kushner’s New Priorities: Mideast Peace Out, Border Wall In
Dead Spy, Chinese Hackers and Warning Israel
The New Prophet on Modern Kabbala Research
Boris Johnson Won't Protect the Jews
Palestinian Shot After Towel Mistaken for a Firebomb
Trump and Netanyahu’s Sodom and Gomorrah
N.Y. Orthodox Jews Fighting Stigma of Opioid Addiction
Before Dying at Auschwitz, He Led a Tortured Life
The Russians Are Coming: Israel’s New Crop of Reform Rabbis
From Iran to Hong Kong, World Is Ungovernable
This Wealthy Azerbaijan Town Is 100% Jewish
Haaretz Editorial
Netanyahu’s Greatest Assault
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Lisbon on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss policy against Iran. A day earlier, Netanyahu met with Kahol Lav...
Israel
Normalization With Israel 'Wasn't on the Agenda' of Pompeo's Morocco Visit, U.S. Official Says
Denying media reports, senior State Department official dismissed talk of U.S.-brokered normalization as 'just another Israeli leak'
Haaretz Magazine
Israel Election 2019
Lieberman Rules Out Joining Netanyahu Government, Says Israel Headed for Third Election
Reneging on threats he made to join a right-wing coalition, kingmaker Lieberman announces his decision and warns of a tough campaign full of incitement
U.S. News
Bloomberg Releases Major Gun Plan: Permits, Assault Weapon Ban, Age Limits
Bloomberg is pounding the local airwaves in all 50 states with television ads highlighting his work on issues on gun violence and climate change
Middle East
Saudi Arabia Signals Willingness to End Yemen Conflict
Saudis released a group of Yemeni prisoners belonging to the Iran-aligned Houthi group, a step that may help end a war that has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions to the brink of famine
Jewish World
Why Two Women — One Jewish, the Other Muslim — Are Taking Moms to Visit Auschwitz
Langage de Femmes (Women’s Voices) was set up to combat the growing problem of anti-Semitism in France, recognizing the vital role mothers play in sharing information
Culture & Life
What Are the Best Movies of 2019? ‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Portrait’ Top AP’s List
Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle name their choices for the best films of 2019
Travel in Israel
7 Tel Aviv Eateries Featured in Famed '50 Best Discovery' List
The city's leading trends: cocktails and chef restaurants
