Author: Rachel Fink

The Austrian ISIS supporter whose alleged plot to bomb a Taylor Swift concert was foiled by security officials originally considered targeting the Israeli embassy in Vienna, according to a new report in the Washington Post. The news comes as Israeli diplomatic facilities across the U.S. and Europe are tightening their already strict security measures in…

Haaretz | Israel News UN Palestinian territories envoy Francesca Albenese’s proposed boycott has been bolstered by a viral social media campaign in which doctors and nurses around the globe are demanding Israel release the northern Gaza hospital director Jan 2, 2025 10:12 pm IST Jan 2, 2025 10:12 pm IST The United Nations special rapporteur…

Israel News | Haaretz Today Haaretz Today | A singular image from Tuesday night’s fiasco at the Knesset so perfectly encapsulates the year that was Jan 1, 2025 8:05 pm IST Jan 1, 2025 8:05 pm IST As media outlets the world over published their year-end listicles, summarizing the year’s most memorable events and absurdities,…

Haaretz | U.S. News According to witnesses, a truck crashed into a large crowd at high speed before the driver got out and began firing a weapon. Police say it is too early to tell if the incident was a terrorist attack, but confirm the driver was killed A driver rammed a pickup truck into…

Haaretz | Israel News ‘Predicated on the worst kinds of violent crimes we know of’: Observant Jew and U.S.-based author Avi Steinberg slammed Israeli citizenship law as directly linked to his decision to renounce his own citizenship Dec 30, 2024 1:11 am IST Dec 30, 2024 1:11 am IST Israeli-born author, cartoonist, and observant Jew…

Israel News | Haaretz Today Haaretz Today | Given all of Wilders’ good/true/new/dear friends in the Knesset, it is no surprise they are starting to rub off on him. But with Israel’s democracy teetering on the verge of collapse, he may want to look elsewhere for political inspiration Dec 9, 2024 10:14 pm IST Dec…

Haaretz | Israel News As humanitarian groups tackle Israelis’ ignorance of the crisis in Gaza, Standing Together decided to go for an aggressive approach: hanging 300 posters at Tel Aviv bus stops. Whether the posters resonate is another question entirely Dec 4, 2024 10:35 pm IST Dec 4, 2024 10:35 pm IST Frustrated by the…

Israel News | Haaretz Today Haaretz Today | Trump has elevated overpromising and underdelivering to an art form. Why should his latest message on releasing the hostages be any different? Dec 3, 2024 9:36 pm IST Dec 3, 2024 9:36 pm IST On Monday, after news broke that American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra – who was…

Haaretz | World News Israelis Einav Zangauker, Danielle Cantor, and Anat Hofman were featured in the annual list that honors inspiring women in fields ranging from culture to politics and activism from around the world Dec 3, 2024 8:06 pm IST Dec 3, 2024 8:06 pm IST Three Israelis, including the mother of a hostage,…

Haaretz | U.S. News The U.S. president’s purchase of Rashid Khalidi’s ‘The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine,’ a history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Palestinian perspective, was criticized by both Israel supporters and the book’s author himself Dec 1, 2024 6:48 pm IST Dec 1, 2024 6:48 pm IST U.S. President Joe Biden’s Black…