If secular, liberal Tel Aviv must have a Chief Rabbi, if has to be someone who fits the city

by mgall74 | Dec 22, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] 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.©...

Netanyahu tells Knesset: October 7 inquiry will challenge everyone, including judiciary

by mgall74 | Dec 8, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the Knesset Monday that the panel his government is advancing to investigate the events surrounding October 7 will maintain “equality between the governing coalition and the opposition” in its establishment...

The assault on Israeli democracy in more dangerous than ever

by mgall74 | Dec 8, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] 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.©...

Shadows of soldiers in a village: Haaretz's Itai Ron Wins "Local Testimony" Photo of the Year

by mgall74 | Dec 8, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] CloseThe photo by Haaretz photographer Itai Ron that won the Roee Idan Photo of the Year Award. Credit: Itai RonThe photo by Haaretz photographer Itai Ron that won the Roee Idan Photo of the Year Award. Credit: Itai RonHaaretz photographer Itai Ron has won the...

Israeli cabinet passes 2026 budget, boosts defense spending through ministry cuts and deficit hike

by mgall74 | Dec 5, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Cabinet approval of the budget is only the first step toward enactment, after which Finance Ministry officials will draft it into a bill for an initial Knesset vote by mid-January, with failure to pass it by the March 31 deadline resulting in the...