The U.S. president says insists that the second phase of Gaza plan is a done deal - but complains that obstacles keep piling up - and his administration fears that Israel is intentionally trying to sabotage it ■ Meanwhile, the prime minister will take off for the U.S. while all fronts - Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran - are volatile

Catherine Da Costa, who had been tapped as the New York City mayor-elect's appointments chief, posted anti-Jewish comments online in 2011 and 2012

The connection between the fox's cunning and the lion's pride explains how, even after the heartbreaking film about the six hostages, Netanyahu is still leading

Watching Trump's Hannukah event was, to put it mildly, like watching a sympathetic television adaptation of the forged antisemitic text about the Jewish conspiracy ruling the world – not openly, but by influencing the power hubs

A statement from the State Attorney's Office, which included an affidavit from the head of the Police Investigations Department, urged the justice minister to reconsider who prosecutes the case once the investigation ends

Defendant claimed woman he raped refused to have sex with him because he wouldn't use a contraception. Justices rule that 'the complainant's consent to come to the defendant's home and have sexual intercourse with him does not constitute permission for him to do whatever he pleases with her body'

Why buy sufganiyot when you can make them at home? Pastry chef Keren Kadosh of Jerusalem's Café Kadosh shares her classic dough, plus two unexpected fillings

The collapse of the ideological consensus around Israel in Washington has illuminated a myth prevalent among American Jewish communal leaders: That they were capable of wielding immense power to defend Jewish interests and, in particular, Israel

Over recent days, several yeshiva students were arrested for draft dodging, while several attempted arrests failed due to local protests. Earlier on Thursday, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with police in Jerusalem and even overturned a police vehicle

Israelis glorify the Hasmoneans for purifying the Temple and liberating Jerusalem, but they were actually a bloodthirsty clan whose members turned on each other. The Romans put them out of everybody's misery

Relations between Netanyahu and al-Sissi have deteriorated significantly since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, but the $35 billion gas deal between the countries makes such a summit possible. However, a senior Egyptian official stressed that the deal is 'purely commercial'

'The Islamic State has not yet had an opportunity to engage in a direct showdown with the Jews, but supporters have not stopped their attempts to strike against Jews everywhere,' the ISIS newsletter read, calling the antisemitic killing spree in Australia that left 15 dead 'a source of pride'

Despite some giving sunny outlooks for the Gaza cease-fire, a closer look suggests otherwise. There are numerous Mideast actors with a great interest in restarting wars, still heavily armed, even poised to go

With growing fear that the U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon could unravel, the Paris meeting also aimed to dissuade Israel from escalation, diplomats said. A French diplomat said that France condemns the Israeli strikes in the country

Israel's government could always count on Germany's support. No longer. According to Jan van Aken, the head of Germany's Die Linke party, Israelis do not grasp the magnitude of the shift taking place in public opinion in his country

Five years before his murder, the retired civil engineer, who authored two books on Jewish history, described his growing concerns for Australian Jewry. 'There are more photos of desecrated cemeteries and swastikas on the walls of synagogues. We must be strong'

The police chiefs of London and Manchester said the Bondi Beach attack and the Yom Kippur attack at a Manchester synagogue 'increased fear in Jewish communities,' necessitating 'an enhanced response' ■ German court rules 'from the river to the sea' constitutes support for terrorism

Rubio said that the two judges had 'directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel's consent,' and were involved in the ICC's decision to reject an Israeli appeal against the arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant

New survey illustrates stark generational divide over antisemitism, Netanyahu's favorability and U.S.-Israel relations

A rights group requested an urgent hearing to remove a ban on a popular Hapoel Tel Aviv fan shirt that calls police and far-right activists 'scum.' Haaretz learned that Israeli authorities were unsure whether the ban could survive the petition, but police maintained the shirt is a threat to public order

Peter Beinart declared he wanted to 'challenge Jewish supremacy' by speaking at Tel Aviv University. Twelve hours later, he executed a whiplash-inducing apology, conceding to the BDS movement's purity tests. His reversal only benefits the most absolutist pro-Palestine voices that dismiss Israelis wholesale as monsters

Members of the Israeli Nachala settlement movement headed by Daniella Weiss crossed the border in their push to resettle the Gaza Strip in light of October 7, and were removed by IDF troops. MK Gilad Kariv warned Defense Minister Katz that the event could cause international political damage

A 43-year-old man was shot dead in northern Israel, bringing the country's homicide count to 300, on track to match that of 2023, the deadliest year on record. Haaretz data shows that of the 242 homicides in the Arab community this year, only 15 percent of the investigations have been resolved

Though the statute of limitations may complicate the case, the woman behind the decade-old allegation insists her account is truthful. Golan calls the claims a 'criminal extortion attempt' he can fully disprove with recordings and messages

The centrist party leader was recorded in private remarks aired by Channel 12 News saying he was committed to ousting Benjamin Netanyahu from office but would not commit to the bloc opposing the prime minsiter declaring, 'I belong to Israel'

The government panel will determine the scope of authority granted to members of a committee appointed by politicians to probe the failures of October 7, instead of establishing an independent state commission of inquiry. October 7 victims' families say this is a 'declaration of war' on them

Following in the path of Israeli flash flood enthusiasts, I set out to see the phenomenon with my own eyes

Eyewitnesses told Haaretz the riot began when police detained a young Haredi man in his car. After telling passersby he was an IDF draft evader and urging them to stop the officers, calls were made to extremist hotlines in Jerusalem and a crowd quickly gathered, throwing stones and garbage at police

Initially suspected of election interference, the Chinese network is now believed to be a covert missionary campaign using AI-generated sermons to target Israeli audiences on behalf of The Church of Almighty God

Under the deal with U.S. energy giant Chevron, Israeli companies will partner in supplying gas to Egypt. According to a diplomatic source, the Trump administration pressured Netanyahu to approve the agreement after he stalled

Matilda 'Bee,' remembered by her friends and family with 'her smile shining brighter than ever,' was shot in the deadly Hanukkah terror attack and died in her father's arms. Her father, a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant, accused Prime Minister Albanese of 'betraying' Australian and world Jews

Thirty percent of sales from the 2026 away kit will fund a music studio in a West Bank refugee camp; Kneecap has drawn criticism for its outspoken pro-Palestinian messaging

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he could have done more to combat antisemitism as he unveiled a five-point plan following the Bondi Beach massacre. The plan includes new powers to reject visa applications, tougher hate speech penalties, and updated online safety guidance

Behind Turkey's exclusion lies a broader U.S. struggle to coordinate Israel, Arab states and Europe as disagreements persist over Gaza's postwar governance, the role of the Palestinian Authority and reconstruction funding

The hackers claimed they leaked his correspondence and contact list, including real phone numbers of numerous cabinet ministers as well as senior officials and international leaders. The group, known as Handala, is named after an illustrated Palestinian child who has become a national symbol

Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip demands from the countries involved in assembling the force more than they are willing to give, especially when it comes to disarming Hamas. The U.S. president will have to decide whether to insist on this as a condition for moving to Phase 2

The IDF said that the decision was taken after late evidence by the force commander that 'could be collected earlier,' even though he was questioned three times. 'Gur was killed twice, no soil was placed on his grave, but lies and mortar,' his grandfather accused

Unlike other family members, instead of being a refugee from Majdal living in Gaza, displaced in a tent or perhaps dead, I am a Palestinian citizen of Israel, or an 'Israeli Arab,' or a 'fifth column,' or an 'enemy within'

Mamdani, a faculty senator at Columbia, said he was planning to suggest at a Senate meeting a 'healing process' through an alternative, broad-based commission on discrimination, rather than separate initiatives for specific groups

Touting a peace plan promising security and stability for Israelis and Palestinians, he is now treating every Palestinian as a suspect

The move by the Emirati-backed separatists upends the political arrangement among the anti-Houthi partners. Earlier this month, the forces marched to Hadramout and took control of the province's major facilities, including Yemen's largest oil company

The police are investigating a link between the attempted kidnapping and the disappearance of Haymanot Kasau, who went missing in northern Israel's Safed in February 2024. Police refuse to reclassify her disappearance as a kidnapping, which would mean more resources invested in the investigation

To operate a base in Israel, Wizz is expected to establish an Israeli subsidiary that will employ workers in the country. Wizz will employ foreign pilots who will be required to live in Israel, alongside Israeli crews trained for various jobs

Despite internal documents ruling it a success, the Health Ministry has announced it is ending the program's financing due to budget constraints. 'The government is once again disconnected from the ground and chooses to dismantle a basic service that connects the community to the medical system'

The 18-year-old managed to pass through four separate airport checkpoints without a ticket and board the plane. A former transport security official said the incident – the second in recent months – warrants an external investigation

Amid the Bondi massacre and rifts over Israel and antisemitism in the Republican Party, the U.S. vice president blamed antisemitism on 'ethnic grievances.' Echoing the great replacement theory, JD Vance also said that to fight Jew-hatred, one should 'support our efforts to lower immigration and promote assimilation'

From a viral Threads post to a U.S.-based initiative active in 16 countries, non-Jews are putting menorahs in their windows after the Bondi Beach killings. Supporters frame it as neighborly solidarity; critics caution that lighting Hanukkah candles crosses a line into a 'closed practice'

MK Zvi Succot, set to chair an education committee, said earlier this month that Palestinians who set fire to waste and cause widespread air pollution should be shot. MK Limor Son Har-Melech, set to chair a health committee, said, 'There is no such thing as Palestinians'

Jared Kushner's investment firm nixxed a deal to develop a former Yugoslav military HQ into a Trump Tower hotel after Belgrade residents protested the project – and the far-right government's efforts to circumvent laws protecting the building's historical status

Bills approved by lawmakers in a preliminary vote include proposed legislation to strip powers from the president of the Supreme Court and grant politicians authority to revoke the rank and benefits of former senior defense officials if lawmakers believe they defamed the IDF, dubbed 'Yair Golan' bill

Thanks to its ties with Turkey and Israel, Azerbaijan was considered an ideal country to take part in the U.S.-led international stabilization force for the Gaza Strip. However, Haaretz has learned that it tends to lean away from Gaza or from committing to the Abraham Accords

Fantagraphics' new release of 'Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All!' gathers all 51 stories in a complete portrait of Fletcher Hanks' strange, punishing cosmos

More and more murders in Arab society stem from petty disputes, not organized crime. With the community abandoned by the Israeli government, guns proliferating and families eroding, no one is left to settle feuds

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from refugee camps in West Bank cities over the past year. The IDF continues to raze buildings, saying it does so for 'operational reasons'; residents say, 'There's no explanation for the destruction of buildings and homes, except that it is collective punishment'

Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, is survived by his wife and five children and remembered by colleagues at Chabad of Bondi for his prison chaplaincy and his selflessness: 'In his life and in his death, he towered above as one the highest and holiest souls'

Roll the polyhedral dice: At a Tel Aviv gallery, role-playing games invite players to actively shape Jewish pasts and futures

The Association for Civil Rights and Hapoel Tel Aviv supporters say the Israel Police lack authority to bar fans over protest shirts, arguing the policy violates freedom of expression, and urged the High Court to hear the case before the next match, when thousands are expected to wear them

War dogs: A first-of-its-kind history by two former (human) members of Oketz, the IDF's elite canine unit, reveals dramatic successes alongside painful failures

Police said that Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old suspected shooter, was charged with one count of murder for each fatality and one count of committing a terrorist act, as well as 40 counts of causing harm with intent to murder in relation to the wounded and with placing an explosive near a building

Germany's far-right AfD, was represented at the gala by about 20 lawmakers, prompting a Democratic congressman to denounce it as 'rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany's Nazi-cosplaying party.' During the event, a protester wearing a Nazi armband was removed after reportedly shouting, 'I guess we're all Nazis!'

The myth depicts a struggle between 'Jews' and 'Greeks,' with Hellenist Jews in between. But this hides a complex truth: social collapse due to internecine struggles by corrupt leaders lusting for power, money and glory

In a sharply partisan celebration, Trump claimed many members of Congress now 'hate Israel.' He also brought on stage several Jewish backers, including megadonor Miriam Adelson, who urged him to seek an unconstitutional third term

The Canadian foreign minister said that Ottawa has expressed its 'objections regarding the mistreatment of these Canadians'; Israel said the group was denied entry because of its links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, an NGO that Israel deems a terror group

Despite calls within the opposition for a 'Zionist-only' coalition excluding Arab parties, centrist leader Gadi Eisenkot did not yield to Netanyahu's campaign of intimidation and incitement, telling voters plainly that without Arab parties, the electoral deadlock would persist – a win for Netanyahu

Police say protester violated minister's privacy and restrictions on demonstrations, but judge says even rules were violated, there was no reason for an arrest. Judge cancels restrictive conditions on protester and rejects police request to delay implementation of ruling

The new proclamation cites the Palestinian Authority's 'weak or nonexistent control,' adding that 'several U.S.-designated terrorist groups operate actively in the West Bank or Gaza Strip and have murdered American citizens'

From Paris to Pittsburgh, Manchester to Sydney, Netanyahu's response over the last 10 years to the killing of Diaspora Jews may appear varied, but in essence – they're still all about him

Judge Oded Shaham told the prosecutor that he believes Netanyahu's cross-examination 'is helping us very little.' The prosecutor said in response that Netanyahu spent dozens of hearings dealing with these very issues in his direct testimony

Rabbi Benjamin Elton, the spiritual leader of the oldest synagogue in Sydney, told a Knesset committee that he would encourage Israeli leaders to 'have confidence in the Jewish institutions in Australia, to listen to their analyses, and listen to their advice'

'We are facing a situation in the prisons,' the prison chief said during a Knesset committee hearing. Without specifying the possible scenarios that could arise, he added that many prisoners now held in Israeli facilities are 'terrorists with proven operational capabilities'

The U.S. bipartisan celebration of the hyper-capitalist hereditary monarchies of the Gulf states – symbolized most prominently by the rise of Qatar – signals a future in which the Gulf model goes global

One of the men was an 'an entrenched member of Hezbollah' who trained in taking hostages and the other had access to a 'wide-ranging Hezbollah network' which was linked to facilitating the acquisition of drone parts

Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom allowed Zeev Erlich, a historian and archaeologist, to visit an ancient mosque and fortress in Lebanon in violation of regulations. Sgt. Gur Kehati and Erlich were killed by Lebanese militants during the visit

Police told the court that the three suspects had planned the attack and carried it out in a racially motivated assault. The attack sent shockwaves across Jaffa, with many businesses going on strike in protest and dozens of residents demonstrating

Gazans claim the Israeli-controlled area, marked by the so-called Yellow Line, changes without warning, moving west. 'We are not fighters,' says one mother sheltering in central Gaza, who worries her children will get caught in the line of fire, 'we are people trying to live'

Critics warn the Atarot neighborhood, the first construction beyond Israel's internationally recognized Jerusalem border since the 1990s, could entrench Israeli control in East Jerusalem and block a future Palestinian state