24 Hours to Deadline, Kahol Lavan Surges in Election Poll as Gantz, Netanyahu Trade Barbs
Despite leaders' statements on last-minute efforts to form a unity government, lawmakers already tabled a bill to dissolve parliament
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- Israeli diplomat says Jersey City shooting not thought to be hate crime (Haaretz)
- Ready for prisoner swaps, Iran says U.S. holding 20 Iranians (AP)
- Bill to dissolve Knesset formally served (Haaretz)
- Democrats unveil articles of impeachment charging Trump with abuse of power, obstruction (AP)
- El Al to launch direct flights from Israel to Australia for $1,200 (Haaretz)
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Haaretz Editorial
Israel Is Not a City of Refuge
On Tuesday morning, the Jerusalem District Court will hold a decisive hearing in a case that has cast a heavy shadow over Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Jud...
Israel
Analysis Bank of Israel Intervention Needs to Be Bold to Halt Shekel Gains
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Haaretz Magazine
Israel Election 2019
Netanyahu Has No Chance of Forming Gov't Even After Third Election, Senior Likud Official Says
Meanwhile, kingmaker Lieberman says he has come under 'a campaign of pressure and enticement' to join narrow government led by Netanyahu
U.S. News
U.S. Bans Entry to Former Saudi Diplomat in Turkey Over Khashoggi Murder
Former Saudi consul general barred from entering the U.S. as Trump argues that Washington must not risk its alliance with Riyadh
Middle East
Iranian Weapons Storage Tunnel Detected on Syria-Iraq Border, Satellite Images Show
Tunnel reportedly appears to be meant for storing advanced weapons and large vehicles to protect them from air attack
Jewish World
Analysis Trump Enthralls Adelson Assembly, Repels American Jews and Sticks a Dagger in AIPAC
The president’s 45-minute self-laudatory speech to IAC had two glaring omissions: Right-wing anti-Semitic violence and one Benjamin Netanyahu
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The Stories Behind the Captivating Works of Israel's Pioneering Women Photographers
A book and an exhibition pay tribute to around 100 female photographers from the late 19th century to the end of the 1970s
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