Israel is abandoning the sanctity of life in favor of violent populism

by mgall74 | Jan 8, 2026 | Israeli News

News Life and CultureColumnists and OpinionHaaretz Hebrew and TheMarkerPartnershipsHaaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.© Haaretz Daily...

Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show

by mgall74 | Jan 8, 2026 | World News

Watch: Protests break out in Iran’s capital city TehranHuge crowds of protesters have been marching through Iran’s capital and other cities, videos show, in what is said to be the largest show of force by opponents of the clerical establishment in...

'I've never been to Israel, but I'm ready to move here and start from scratch – for love'

by mgall74 | Jan 8, 2026 | Israeli News

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: a Russian expat willing to give up the life she built in Italy for an Israeli happy ending, and a couple who bonded in high school over their shared love of navigating the wilderness with nothing but a map Source...

Minnesota officials say FBI blocked their access to ICE shooting probe

by mgall74 | Jan 8, 2026 | World News

Madeline HalpertMinneapolisEloise Alanna/BBCFlowers have been left at the scene of the shooting in tribute to Renee GoodMinnesota officials say the FBI has blocked their access to an investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a US Immigration and Customs...

Israeli defense minister can't ban senior officers from briefing Haaretz reporters, AG says

by mgall74 | Jan 8, 2026 | Israeli News

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed Defense Minister Israel Katz in the past few days that he was not allowed to bar meetings between senior military officers and Haaretz writers, the newspaper has learned, following reports last month of one such ban. Source...