In an open letter, more than 20 Jewish organizations and educational institutions, based in Israel, expressed 'shock, anger and disgust' at the actions of the two officers, deeming them 'inconsistent with the values of a Jewish and democratic state'

Tamir Pardo, who had dedicated his career as Mossad chief to foiling Iran's nuclear capabilities, is now warning about what truly endangers its existence

The former Mossad chief was accompanied by other former high-ranking IDF officials on a tour of Palestinians villages raided by Israeli settlers. 'What I saw is the existential threat against Israel,' Pardo said

According to sources close to Lapid, the former PM said his personal position on the list is 'far less important than the need to unite forces and win the election.' Bennett and Lapid invited Eisenkot, to join their merged party, announced Sunday

Gila and Nancy, a restaurant co-owned by the former spokesman of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Shahar Segal, and popular Israeli chef Eyal Shani, opened in Berlin after two delays, amid protests and threats from pro-Palestinian activists

Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2004, warns that the social media videos are 'no laughing matter.' The 78-year-old professor decries Facebook as the 'main culprit'

The directive, stationing police officers mainly in the Tel Aviv District, follows the arrest in the past month of several teenagers, all minors, on suspicion of involvement in two murder cases in Petah Tikva in central Israel and Be'er Sheva in the south

The United Arab Emirates' exit from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a major victory for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has accused the group of 'ripping off the rest of the world' by inflating oil prices

According to the report published by B'nai Brith Canada, 6,800 anti-Jewish incidents were documented in the country in 2025 – 2.5 times as many as in the year that preceded the October 7 attack

Under a decision approved earlier this month, two groups tasked with providing vocational training to at-risk youth placed in outpost farms will lose millions of shekels in funding. JNF's new leader says organization's money was used to help dispossess Palestinians

Lumps of iron coated in slag sank with a ship at Dor in northern Israel, showing that cities didn't smelt iron ore themselves after all

According to the report, more than 1,800 healthcare facilities have been destroyed or damaged across the Strip, about 70 percent of medical equipment has been depleted and at least half of essential medicines are unavailable

The president's comments come as another ship suspected of carrying grain stolen from occupied territory in Ukraine arrived on Sunday in Haifa Bay. The European Union said it was mulling sanctions on Israeli individuals and entities aiding Russia

Temper City's debut track surges past 50 million Spotify streams – a rare scale for Israeli pop

Chief Superintendent Doron Ahrak's wrath was primarily focused on Arab lawmakers, whom he often referred to as 'dogs' and 'terrorists' ■ Many of the posts were deleted following Haaretz's inquiry on the matter, but some remain online

European, UN and World Bank reports point to severe damage across the Strip's water infrastructure. A small Israeli-backed project offers hope, but only limited relief

Two and a half years since October 7, the dusty, peeling sticker walls at train stations and city squares aren't standing the test of time. The memorial at the Knesset is a better example

Israeli police agreed to place the woman into a program typically used in organized crime cases after assessing risks tied to her allegations against Tzachi Braverman, a Netanyahu confidant and prospective envoy to London

According to the report, the war is expected to result in a loss of 120 billion cubic meters of natural gas by the end of the decade. Israel is one of the countries that has not been directly harmed by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, due to its domestic supply

Iran's latest proposal would set aside discussion of Iran's nuclear program until the war is ended and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved. That is unlikely to satisfy the U.S., which says nuclear issues must be dealt with from the outset

In a separate incident, the IDF said troops attempted to intercept a 'suspicious aerial target' while operating in southern Lebanon. In an interview, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintained Israel had 'a right to defend itself from an attack from Hezbollah elements'

Turkey's economy wasn't ready for the Israeli-American war on Iran and is still dealing with its fall-out – but Erdogan sees the crisis as an opportunity for his country to become a regional energy market center and to provide an alternative to shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf

In the OECD, Israelis toil the second most hours a week but receive very little public investment in their children, according to the Berl Katznelson Center's Family Policy Index. The war has only made it worse

More than 1.4 million displaced Gazans are living amid infestations, sewage, food scarcity and constant waiting, while war and bombardment continue overhead

Israel has enjoyed substantial international credit for many years. That support is crashing as polls in the U.S. show sympathy for Israel in steady decline, now falling somewhere between support for China and Turkey

The spectacle of Palestinians risking their lives for work is not a disgrace, but the result of a system that denies them dignity

In a speech delivered to senior officers, the chief of staff focused on looting in Lebanon, which he described as 'a moral stain on the entire army,' the destruction of a statue of Jesus and soldiers wearing patches with political messages. He promised that he would enforce a series of measures to combat these problems

Surveys by Israel's three main news outlets put the bloc aiming to oust the prime minister at 60, 58 and 52 seats, as former-PM Bennett emphasizes that the alliance will rely exclusively on 'Zionist' parties

The EU said it condemns 'all actions that help fund Russia's illegal war effort and circumvent sanctions' after another ship suspected of carrying grain stolen from occupied territory in Ukraine arrived on Sunday in the Haifa Bay • Ukraine summoned its Israeli ambassador in protest

On Monday, Iran floated a phased cease-fire plan delaying nuclear talks as Trump met with his national security team after scrapping an envoy visit over the weekend

Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, speaking to Bloomberg, also faulted both U.S. political parties for failing to foster stability in the Middle East, and warned Iran would not 'capitulate' in cease-fire talks

Sources in Israel's internal security service describe a widening rift between Shin Bet chief David Zini and top division and department heads, accusing him of inexperience, intolerance of opposing views and empowering a trusted deputy at the expense of senior leadership

Trump's fame – his ability to bend the entire media universe around his every word – is a taunt to others, daring them to make themselves even more famous, even through violence

Justices called the current situation 'unacceptable,' giving the government a July 1 deadline to present a framework for a proper investigation into the October 7, 2023 attacks amid reluctance to intervene ahead of Israel's general elections, slated for October 2026

It's tempting to embrace unity and believe in the Bennett-Lapid merger, but, as proven time and time again, Jewish nationalism and dreams of a Greater Israel cannot be reconciled with liberal democratic values

The two first joined forces in 2013 under Netanyahu's government and, eight years later, ousted him from power. Lapid has repeatedly stepped aside in the race for PM to help build alliances aimed at unseating Netanyahu

Archaeologists uncovered skeletons of two men who died at different times in the same spot, highlighting how the volcano may have killed more people than previously thought

Omitting former party partner Benny Gantz and all Arab parties, the ex-IDF chief urged opposition leaders Bennett, Lapid, Lieberman and Golan to meet to coordinate efforts to 'ensure victory through Zionist and patriotic votes'

Former PMs Bennett and Lapid reunite on a joint list for 2026 election, aiming to unseat Netanyahu. From settler violence to LGBTQ marriage, Bennett in 2026 strikes a markedly different tone from his early political years

Netanyahu's statement comes a week before the annual Mount Meron celebrations near the Lebanese border. The statement cites concerns over a potential 'mass casualty event because of the fragility of the cease-fire with Lebanon'

The activists allegedly broke into a German subsidiary of an Israeli defense company to protest Berlin's support for Israel during the Gaza war. They were arrested at the site without resisting and have spent months in pre-trial detention

In a heritage-listed building in Tel Aviv's Gan Hahashmal, three partners who left careers in film and education have opened Pensia – a hand-built community wine bar reviving Levontin Street's bohemian charm

The remaining 6,000 members of the community are expected to immigrate by 2030. Back in India, Bnei Menashe have experienced spasms of ethnic violence in recent years, causing some members of the group to become displaced and its synagogues damaged

Residents say dozens of teens gathered in the square hours before Yimano Binyamin Zelka was stabbed, with only a few patrol cars present. 'It was boiling over for hours, and nobody stopped it,' one said, as neighbors questioned the police's response

Roughly 100 Hamas gunmen overran Kibbutz Holit within minutes of the Oct. 7 attack, while nearby IDF battalions did not enter for hours. The probe cites a collapse in command and a 'professional mistake' in decision-making

Netanyahu is nearing the end of cross-examination in Case 4000 as court hearings have repeatedly been scaled back due to his wartime duties as prime minister. The delays come amid renewed calls for a pardon and pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump

A Turkish source told Haaretz that mediators are working to ensure a unified Iranian position across rival factions, and that credible guarantees are needed to prevent the regime from unraveling the deal immediately after it is signed

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid made the impression that a merger was off the table for the upcoming election – until reality forced their hand. With Gadi Eisenkot expected to join the fold, the trio is finding – for now – that they agree on more than they differ

I always hoped to see a rocket launched into space. While hiking the Israel Trail, I heard the thunder of an Arrow 3 interceptor cutting through the skies. It was neither Apollo 8 nor Artemis II, but evidence of a never-ending war

The High Court of Justice ruled that the government must take concrete measures to enforce its previous ruling on the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men. The justices ordered certain state benefits to be canceled for draft dodgers

Yair Lapid deserves credit for weathering a polling slump and criticism as opposition leader, while still mobilizing his party. Gadi Eisenkot may be better off cutting his losses and joining the ex-PMs' new party, kicking off Israel's next election

Violence has become routine, fear is constant and the state's response feels absent at best and malicious at worst, leaving ordinary people to navigate a reality where survival is uncertain

From confiscated flags to cut-up kippas, police are cracking down on any symbol that remotely hints at the big bad 'other': Palestine solidarity. It reflects an increasingly racist pursuit to purge anything 'foreign' to a messianic nationalist version of Judaism

'Michael' doesn't so much sanitize Michael Jackson as canonize him, focusing on his spectacular career while ignoring the ongoing accusations of child abuse from young men

Long before the Israeli police detained me last week, my special skullcap had received strong reactions from Palestinians and struck up meaningful conversations with right wingers. It's got to be doing something right

A policy linked to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has blocked access to essentials such as hearing aid batteries and glasses. Rights groups have cited dozens of cases, including that of a deaf detainee allegedly beaten after failing to hear guards' orders

As a court reviews the ban, the signatories sent a two-line letter backing the group despite laws that make such support a crime. Hundreds were arrested at recent protests for similar statements

Sergeant Idan Fooks was killed in an explosive-laden Hezbollah drone strike. According to the IDF, six others were wounded in the Hezbollah attack, four of them severely. Hezbollah said it continued its strikes in response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'

Pearlman, who was hosting the event, had just began his performance when shots were fired. 'It was likely the scariest moment of my life and I will never forget it,' he wrote on Instagram

Israeli Arab parents have warned that the authorities' choice to overlook violent crime in the Arab community would soon have consequences for Jewish society as well. The stabbing of a young pizzeria worker in Petah Tikva suggests they were right

Hezbollah said it 'continued targeting of Israeli enemy positions on our occupied land and shelling enemy settlements in northern occupied Palestine,' saying the strikes are a legitimate response to Israel's 'persistent violations of the cease-fire'

Axios reported that the deployment marked the first time Israel sent an Iron Dome battery abroad, resulting in the interception of dozens of Iranian missiles amid heavy attacks on the Gulf states

The court charged that the college had chosen 'in advance and decisively' to fire Sada. Despite ruling in her favor, the court said she didn't 'show the required sensitivity and did not take responsibility for her actions'

Somaliland, an unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa, has been formally recognized only by Israel. The state of Israel has appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland following its December recognition of the breakaway region

'The move brings together the reform bloc, putting an end to the internal battles,' the two said in a joint statement. They said they'd push for ultra-Orthodox conscription, limit the prime minister's term to eight years and 'will not rely' on Arab parties

Last year, Hotovely was interviewed by Piers Morgan. She claimed Israel maintains a low civilian-to-combatant kill ratio, but Morgan challenged her: if she doesn't know how many children have been killed, how could she possibly make that calculation?

It is not known if the attack had any connection to Iran, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday

Members of the five-person international jury said they will not evaluate pavilions representing countries "whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court" when the Biennale opens next month, a move Italian media said targets Israel and Russia

A Haaretz investigation reveals how grain stolen from occupied territory in Ukraine has been sold to Israel. The profits of the shady operation are financing Putin's war

After immigrating to Israel from Russia, completing the Israeli rabbinate's conversion course felt like the natural next step. During the yearlong journey, my intentions and sense of belonging were challenged – by my provocative teacher and secular society alike

Negotiations were meant to follow prior talks between the U.S. and Iran, but Iranian officials have questioned how they can trust the U.S. after its forces started blockading Iranian ports in response to Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz

Former British ambassadors wrote in the Financial Times that Israel is 'in breach' of human rights clauses in the EU Association Agreement, urging PM Starmer to ban all goods from West Bank settlements and review investment agreements with Israel

Architect Moshe Shapira, whose son was killed saving others from Hamas on October 7, now dedicates his life to preservation in a way he never expected

Netanyahu submitted an official request to the president last year to be pardoned in his criminal corruption cases. Herzog has previously said he would "sincerely consider" Netanyahu's request

After Thursday's chaos at the Supreme Court, it will be of little surprise if the rage roiling Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line base culminates in even greater disorder

Police have arrested a 28-year-old on suspicion of stabbing the teen in Hatzor Haglilit • In a separate incident, investigators believe a man killed his six-year-old son before committing suicide

At a weekly protest in northern Israel, the demonstrator said he clarified the flag was not Palestinian, but the officer said, 'You may understand that, but others won't.' A week earlier, police arrested a protester carrying a sign calling for a two-state solution