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Israeli Officers Were Filmed Beating Palestinian Inmates. No Arrests, Case Closed Israeli Officers Were Filmed Beating Palestinian Inmates. No One Arrested, Case Closed

At least 10 officers were filmed beating prisoners and dozens more were present, in one of the most violent events to ever take place in an Israeli jail. Only four officers were questioned, none were arrested

Archaeologists Find Unique 7,000-year-old Stamped Sealing in Northern Israel

In India, the Latest Israel-Hamas War Became a Battle on Social Media

'People Said It Would Ruin My Career,' Says 'Couples Therapy' Star Dr. Guralnik 'People Said It Would Destroy My Career': Interview With 'Couples Therapy' Star Dr. Orna Guralnik

Israeli Soldiers Photographed Helping Build Illegal West Bank Outpost

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The leaders of the parties set to form the coalition meet in Tel Aviv, this week.

These Are the Deals Signed by the Parties in the Bennett-Lapid Coalition

An Israeli Merkava tank fires towards the Gaza Strip, May 2021.

IDF Commander, Soldier Dismissed for Firing at Palestinians During Gaza Op IDF Commander, Soldier Dismissed for Firing at Uninvolved Palestinians During Gaza Op

People marching during the last Flag March in Jerusalem, last month.

Jerusalem Flag March to Be Held Tuesday After Organizers Reach Deal With Police

Haaretz Weekend Ep. 1: Bennett's no-brainer

PM Bennett’s No Brainer, Ancient Race Wars and a Begin Blockbuster Haaretz Weekend: PM Bennett’s No Brainer, Ancient Race Wars and a Begin Blockbuster

Yair Lapid writing in the Knesset, on Monday.

All Parties in Bennett-Lapid Government Ink Coalition Deals

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Israel’s Political Makeover Is Finally Here, but Netanyahu Is Not Letting Go Yet

The grave of the murdered officer, last week.

Israeli Intel Officer's Tragedy Exhibits the Damage That One Man Can Cause Israeli Intel Officer's Tragedy Exhibits the Damage That One Appointment Can Cause

האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים, ב-2019. נשים נמצאות בתחתית סולם ההכנסות, כשהמזרחיות אחרונות

When It Comes to Education, Israel's Ashkenazi-Mizrahi Divide Is Still Growing

Analyses

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Try as It May, Israel's New Government Won't Be Able to Skirt the Palestinian Issue

Is Bennett Getting Cold Feet or Is It All a Cunning Plan to Finally Oust Netanyahu? Netanyahu's Rivals Announced a Government – but Are in No Rush to Dethrone Him

Netanyahu Loyalists Know He Has Led Them Into a Political Deathtrap

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Mysterious Death of an Israeli Intel Officer Poses Urgent Questions for Army

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יוסי כהן בריאיון ל"עובדה", הערב. אמר שישיב לפאקר את הכסף

Ex-Mossad Chief Cohen Calls Cash Gift From Australian Billionaire 'Honest Mistake'

Kol Havaiia.

'We Were a Family Band About to Sign With Disney. Then We Became Homeless' 'We Were a Popular Family Band on the Verge of Signing With Disney. Then We Became Homeless'

Israeli settlers sit on the rooftop of a house decorated with the Star of David in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem.

Israel’s Policies in East Jerusalem Are Outrageous, Idiotic and Unjust

Janat Burnat, the bereaved mother, and her brother Rani Burnat, at home in Bil’in, this week. When her son Islam’s distraught friends tried to evacuate him, the soldiers went on shooting.

IDF Troops Ambushed the Protesters. They Shot a Teen in the Head, and Kept Firing Israeli Troops Ambushed the Protesters. They Didn't Stop Firing Even After Shooting a Teen in the Head

The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seen at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Charges Israeli Traders in Health Care Insider Trading Scheme

New Hope lawmaker Zeev Elkin on Monday.

Who Might Defect Back to Netanyahu? Watch This Guy

United Arab List party leader Mansour Abbas, Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid, sit together in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv

A Government of Extremists, but Responsible Ones

The Diaspora Affairs minister was a position created to provide a job for a useless minister and has been wasting public funds ever since

Abolish Israel’s Most Impotent, Patronizing and Useless Ministry

Street performers at Marrakesh's Jemaa el-Fnaa

The Israeli Emissary in Morocco Can't Find Anyone to Rent Him an Office

The Wedgwood in Haifa Port, in 1946.

The Holocaust Survivors Who Fled Europe for Palestine Aboard an Illegal Ship What Happened to the Holocaust Survivors Who Fled for Palestine Aboard an Illegal Ship

M., this week. She wants to live with dignity and safety and find work

Fleeing Abuse and Forced Into Prostitution, Gazan in Israel Falls Between the Cracks Fleeing Abuse and Forced Into Prostitution, Gazan Woman Falls Between the Cracks of Israeli Welfare System

A guard tower at the detention facility at Ofer military base, 2019.

Israel Seeks Legislation Allowing Shin Bet to Hold Citizens in West Bank Facility

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Where Does Ari Shavit Get the Chutzpah to Write Such a Book on Israel?

Lots of megalomania, little substance: The latest book by the veteran journalist, 'A New Israeli Republic,' is a warped vision of someone who sees himself as the heir to David Ben-Gurion

'You Have a Bomb on Your Hands': The Food That Destroys Kids' Bones

Netanyahu Had Adelson and Trump. Who Are Bennett and Lapid's Allies in D.C.?

A Young Woman Refused to Serve in the Israeli Army. This Is What Happened to Her

His Path as a Jew Led Him to Jesus

Election 2021

After CNN 'Election Fraud' Segment, Netanyahu Party Vows Peaceful Transfer of Power After CNN's 'Election Fraud' Comparison to Trump, Netanyahu's Party Vows Peaceful Transfer of Power

In a statement published on social media only in English, Likud argues Netanyahu has complete confidence in the election process, before lashing out again at Bennett for 'fraud'

With a New Government in Reach, Bennett's Kippa Becomes a Bone of Contention

Bennett-Lapid Coalition Deals Set to Be Finalized Friday, Ahead of Sunday's Vote Bennett-Lapid Coalition Deals Set to Be Finalized Friday, Ahead of Sunday's Confidence Vote

Clash Over Jerusalem March May Create post-Netanyahu Government's First Crisis

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Naftali Bennett, Don’t Be Tempted to Prove That You’re Right-wing

Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia Says Hajj to Be Limited to 60,000 in Kingdom Due to COVID-19

EU Study Finds Massive Rise in Online Antisemitism During COVID Pandemic

Ex-Mossad Chief 'Doesn't Understand' U.S. Antagonism Toward China

Tech News

What the Dead Israeli Intel Officer Did Before He Was Drafted Hacking, Encryption and Threat of Attack: What the Dead Israeli Intel Officer Did Before He Was Drafted

Israel Was in the Market for Two Atomic Clocks. Now It’s Not

Al Jazeera: Hacking Attempts Foiled Before Airing Documentary on Israel-Hamas Talks Al Jazeera Says It Has Foiled Hacking Attempts Before Airing Documentary on Israel-Hamas Talks

Business

Goodbye to Israel’s Worst-ever Finance Minister, Hello to Avigdor Lieberman

'The Israel-UAE Normalization Is an Arms Agreement' 'The Israel-UAE Normalization Is an Arms Agreement': Talks With Six Palestinian Entrepreneurs

Israeli Food Giant CEO Questioned for Alleged Bribes to ultra-Orthodox Charities

Podcasts

LISTEN: In His Final Days, Bibi Unleashes His Most Toxic Minions

This Reporter Entered Gaza – and Saw the Full Might and Force of Israel's Military This Reporter Entered Gaza After the War – and Saw the Full Might and Force of Israel’s Military. Listen

After Gaza, an Israeli-Palestinian Struggle for Identity: LISTEN to Aluf Benn, Noa L After Gaza, an Israeli-Palestinian Struggle for Identity: LISTEN to Aluf Benn, Noa Landau and Anshel Pfeffer

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Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir outside Damascus Gate, on Thursday.

J'lem Police Hurl Flashbangs at Palestinians Protesting Far-right Lawmaker's Visit Jerusalem Police Hurl Flashbangs at Palestinians Protesting Far-right Lawmaker's Visit

The scene of the shooting attack at Tapuah junction, last month.

Palestinian Charged With Murder of Jewish Man in West Bank Shooting Attack

Gaza exiles gif

Life in Gaza Was Hell. They Managed to Escape. These Are Their Stories

The illegal Evyatar outpost last week.

Gantz Rebuffs Netanyahu’s Demand to Delay Evacuation of Illegal West Bank Outpost

Sidna Ali Mosque in Herzliya, Israel.

Seven Jewish Israelis Arrested on Suspicion of Attacking Arab During Gaza Fighting Seven Jewish Israelis Arrested on Suspicion of Attacking Arab Civilian During Gaza Fighting

New immigrants arrive in Israel from Ethiopia during Operation Solomon, in 1990.

The Souls of Israel’s Black Folk

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters wear masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally ahead of West Bengal state elections in Kolkata, India

Modi’s India Has Chosen Israel Over Palestine

Mike Pompeo at the Western Wall in May.

Pompeo Says Sale of F-35 Jets Was 'Critical' for Israel-UAE Peace Deal

The 1,000-year-old egg found in an ancient Yavneh cesspit.

Israeli Archaeologists Find Whole 1,000-year-old Egg – and Accidentally Break It

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) addresses the media and community organizers at a press conference at the vigil site for Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S., April 20, 2021

Jewish Democrats Call Out Ilhan Omar for 'Equating U.S., Israel to Hamas, Taliban' Jewish Democrats Call Out Ilhan Omar for 'Equating U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Taliban'

Israeli Border Police in the Jenin area in May.

Three Palestinians, Including Two Officers, Killed by Israeli Fire in West Bank

Former Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua attends court hearing in Jerusalem last week.

Netanyahu’s Prosecutors Ordered to Search Key Witness’ Cellphone

Naftali Bennett, Yamina party chairman, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, this week.

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Bennett’s Religious Zionist Regime Is Coming

The Jaffa home attacked with a firebomb last week.

Police: Three Jaffa Arabs Sought to Firebomb Jews' Homes, Wounding Arab Boy Police: Three Jaffa Arabs Sought to Firebomb Jews' Homes, Accidentally Wounding Arab Boy

A sign reads 'We are building a new settlement!' outside Eviatar, an illegal outpost in the West Bank, this month.

Netanyahu to Gantz: Delay Evacuation of Illegal West Bank Outpost

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Israeli Arab Slapped With 4-month Detention on Day of Bail Hearing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens to Secretary of State Antony Blinken after their meeting at the Prime Minister's office, last month in Jerusalem, Israel

J Street Slams Netanyahu After PM Attacks 'Radical Left' Organization Netanyahu Attacks 'Radical Left' J Street; Organization Slams Damage to U.S.-Israel Relations

Baruch Marzel (left) and Bentzi Gopstein in 2019

Police Grill Far-right Leaders Over anti-Arab Incitement

Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir the Old City of Jerusalem, June 2021.

Israeli Police Bar Far-right Kahanist Lawmaker From Temple Mount, Flag March

Mike Evans in Jerusalem earlier this week.

How Many Followers Does the ‘World’s Largest Evangelical Leader’ Really Have? The ‘World’s Largest Evangelical Leader,’ Who Slammed New Israeli Gov’t, May Not Have That Many Followers

Nikki Haley: 'The air in Jerusalem brings clarity'

Basking in the Spotlight on Israel, GOP Hopefuls Storm the Holy Land

The fire in the Jerusalem Hills, today

Massive Fire Near Jerusalem Brought Under Control

The officer's grave, today.

Everything That Can Be Said About the Mysterious Death of an Israeli Intel Officer

A cyber security command center

A Small Secret Is Threatening This Israeli Cyber Firm’s Plans

Lawmakers Yair Lapid (R) and Naftali Bennett (L) in the Knesset in Jerusalem, last week.

Knesset Panel Confirms Swearing-in of Bennett-Lapid Gov't Sunday Afternoon

Protesters at a pro-Palestinian rally in Queens last month. One handwritten placard states "Abolish Israel."

Will Bibi’s Political Demise Shift U.S. Sympathies Toward Israel or Palestinians? Will Netanyahu’s Political Demise Shift U.S. Sympathies Toward Israel or the Palestinians?

Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaking in Officer Candidate School graduation, in 2020.

Israeli Army Chief: Officer Who Died in Prison Was About to Compromise 'Big Secret' Intel Officer Who Died in Jail Was About to Compromise 'Big Secret,' Says Israeli Army Chief

A missile intercepted over Damascus International Airport, Syria, 2019.

Eight Killed in Israeli Strike in Syria, Reports Say

Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian prisoner who went on a hunger strike for more than a hundred days until his release in 2020.

Israelis Don't Care Their Country Throws People in Jail Without Trial

Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman and Benjamin Netanyahu

Shin Bet Chief Must Name 'Those Responsible' for Incitement

ICYMI

Naftali Bennett, Next Israeli PM: The Man Behind the Slogans and Stereotypes

Mixed Cities Were Burning All Over Israel Last Month, but Not This One. Here's Why

'King Bibi' Wasn't the Only Big Myth Shattered in Israel This Week

Israel Is Worried About Two Top Democrats – and Not Because They’re pro-Palestinian Israel Is Worried About These Two Senior Democrats – and Not Because They’re pro-Palestinian

What the Land of Israel Looked Like Before Zionism

Israeli Instagram Influencers Took on Bella and Gigi Hadid. Guess Who Won Israeli Instagram Influencers Took on Bella and Gigi Hadid Following Their Gaza Posts. Guess Who Won