Author: Haaretz Editorial
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Israel’s Phrase of the Year: Falling in Line With Evil
Opinion | Haaretz Editorial Jan 9, 2025 11:48 pm IST Jan 9, 2025 11:48 pm IST The Academy of the Hebrew Language this week gave us a glimpse into the dream world of the pro-Netanyahu dictatorship. Like every year in advance of “Hebrew Language Day,” which is celebrated on the birthday of the man who…
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Report: Iran’s top general in Syria said Assad rejected attacking Israel after Oct. 7
Middle East News | Iran Iran’s highest ranking general in Syria said in a recent speech that Tehran’s ties with the Syrian leader became tense because he wouldn’t allow militias in the country to attack Israel after the Oct. 7 attack, according to The New York Times Jan 9, 2025 10:09 pm IST Jan 9,…
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Israel Wants to Turn the West Bank Into Rubble, Just Like Gaza
Opinion | Haaretz Editorial Jan 8, 2025 12:34 am IST Jan 8, 2025 12:34 am IST It turns out that some people believe “we are living in an era of miracles” regarding not only to Gaza, but also the West Bank. While most Israelis view October 7 as the greatest disaster in the country’s history,…
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Bring the Hostages Home. Withdraw From Gaza. End the War
Opinion | Haaretz Editorial Jan 7, 2025 12:45 am IST Jan 7, 2025 12:45 am IST The reports over the past few days about the chance for a deal to free the hostages have been a source of optimism for much of the Israeli public. The reports say that in the first stage of the…
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Israel at War, Day 456: Hamas Airs Footage of IDF Spotter Liri Elbag Held Hostage in Gaza
Haaretz | Israel News Palestinian Red Crescent: Nine security personnel overseeing humanitarian aid convoys in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrikes ■ IDF confirms that the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza is in fact in Israeli detention ■ Dozens of settlers assaulted farmers from the West Bank ■ Report: U.S. State Department informed…
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Israel at war, day 455: UNRWA reportedly preparing to cease operations in Gaza, West Bank
Haaretz | Israel News Medics at Indonesian Hospital say IDF ordered its evacuation; IDF denies order was given ■ IDF: ‘No indication’ army holding north Gaza hospital director under arrest, contradicting last week’s statement ■ Israeli delegation travels to Doha to discuss cease-fire/hostage deal ■ Eight members of Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee call…
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Vach’s Private Army: The Growing Gap Between the IDF and Rogue Commanders
Opinion | Haaretz Editorial Jan 2, 2025 1:34 am IST Jan 2, 2025 1:34 am IST The investigative report into the commander of the 252nd Division, Brig. Gen. Yehuda Vach, above all reveals the confusion that exists in today’s Israel Defense Forces between the army’s goals, regulations and values, and the personal worldviews of its…
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Report: Missing Gazan hospital director arrested by IDF located in Sde Teiman prison
Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza who was arrested last week, has been transferred to Israel’s Sde Teiman detention facility, according to a report published by CNN. Abu Safiya’s family issued appeals for his whereabouts as he was not seen in public since his arrest on Saturday. Last…
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Leave Gaza’s Hospitals Alone
Opinion | Haaretz Editorial Dec 30, 2024 4:17 am IST Dec 30, 2024 4:17 am IST The Israel Defense Forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia on Friday, for the third time. According to the World Health Organization, the operation forced the last working hospital in the northern Gaza Strip to suspend operations. Fires…
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Report: Iran hires minors to attack Jewish, Israeli targets in Europe, Nordic agencies say
Haaretz | World News According to Bloomberg, Iranian proxies are recruiting youths via social media, with some motivated by frustration over the war, while others, driven by financial gain, ‘have no idea what they’re signing up for’ Dec 21, 2024 7:02 pm IST Dec 21, 2024 7:02 pm IST Swedish and Norwegian security services have…