Articles for Israeli Society

Spies like them: The intelligence war between Iran, Israel
1 month, 1 week ago

Spies like them: The intelligence war between Iran, Israel

Al Jazeera  

The charging of CIA official Asif Rahman for allegedly leaking US intelligence of Israeli preparations for retaliatory strikes on Iran in October has brought into open view the shadow war of espionage and counterespionage that has raged between actors locked in a regional conflict for decades. Catching spies In late October, Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, said it had …

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Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself - The New York Times
3 months ago

Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself - The New York Times

New York Times  

We are now almost a year from October 7. I think it’s fair to say that when he unleashed his soldiers on October 7 that he might have hoped for any number of things, even deeper penetration into Israel. Bibi Netanyahu’s brother, Yoni, was the one Israeli killed at the heroic 1976 military operation that went to Uganda and brought …

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Will Gaza be safer if Netanyahu quit as Israel PM? Likely not, say analysts
8 months, 1 week ago

Will Gaza be safer if Netanyahu quit as Israel PM? Likely not, say analysts

Al Jazeera  

Much of the West’s criticism of Israel has focused on Netanyahu, but experts say his approach to the war has broader support. As Israel’s war on Gaza drags on, criticism appears to be centring on embattled Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, a man indicted on multiple corruption charges, with thousands of protesters in the streets, demanding his departure. by Haim Bresheeth, …

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Will Netanyahu govt collapse amid soaring anger at exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews? EXPLAINED
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Netanyahu govt collapse amid soaring anger at exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Jerusalem: Israel's Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition and raised questions about its viability as the country presses on with the war in Gaza. The religious exemption dates back to Israel’s founding, a compromise that the country's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, made with ultra-orthodox leaders to allow some …

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Could Israel’s SC ruling ending draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis topple Netanyahu’s government?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Could Israel’s SC ruling ending draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis topple Netanyahu’s government?

The Hindu  

Israel's Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition and raised questions about its viability as the country presses on with the war in Gaza. The religious exemption dates back to Israel’s founding, a compromise that the country's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, made with ultra-orthodox leaders to allow some 400 …

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Israel’s high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and raised questions about its viability as the country presses on with the war in Gaza. FILE - Israeli police officers scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against a potential new draft law which could end their exemptions from …

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Israel's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel's Supreme Court ruling curtailing …

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'Netanyahu is giving Hamas a massive victory if he sacrifices the lives of Israeli hostages': Furious Israeli whose cousin was kidnapped by terrorists slams Prime Minister as he refuses to commit to G
10 months ago

'Netanyahu is giving Hamas a massive victory if he sacrifices the lives of Israeli hostages': Furious Israeli whose cousin was kidnapped by terrorists slams Prime Minister as he refuses to commit to G

Daily Mail  

The cousin of a student who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 has slammed Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for refusing to commit to a deal that would bring back the remaining 130 hostages, claiming he is handing Hamas a 'massive victory' if he 'sacrifices' them for a military victory. Gil Dickmann, a student who dropped his Master's degree …

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Meet Muslim, Arab and Bedouin soldiers of Israel’s Army
1 year, 1 month ago

Meet Muslim, Arab and Bedouin soldiers of Israel’s Army

Firstpost  

While military service is compulsory for Israeli Jews – both men and women – this is not the case for Muslims, Arabs and Bedouins. Let’s take a look at how Arab and Bedouin are serving in Israel’s army: By the numbers First, let’s briefly examine some statistics. The IDF in a 2014 Facebook post estimated that around “450 Bedouin men …

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Israel’s war of self-deceit
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel’s war of self-deceit

Al Jazeera  

When has killing more Palestinians ever resulted in better security for the Israeli society? Already in its third week, Israel’s war on Gaza has so far killed more than 5,600 Palestinians, injured thousands more, and displaced more than one million. Biden has committed America to Netanyahu’s genocidal war on Gaza, offering American arms, tactical assistance in urban warfare, and diplomatic …

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Israel is facing a choice, once again, between renewal and ruin — what will we choose?
1 year, 4 months ago

Israel is facing a choice, once again, between renewal and ruin — what will we choose?

ABC  

It is 3am in Jerusalem. And yet, given the overwhelming silence within the religious Zionist community toward Smotrich — and toward Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the extremist Jewish Power party — I realised that this wasn’t a hostile takeover after all. The condition of Israeli society today is grim testimony to the inability of religious Zionism, together with the …

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Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul
1 year, 5 months ago

Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. In a meeting with Biden in the Oval Office, Herzog acknowledged that Israel was “going through a heated debate as a society.” But he said …

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Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul
1 year, 5 months ago

Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

LA Times  

Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. In a meeting with Biden in the Oval Office, Herzog acknowledged that Israel was “going through a heated debate as a society.” But he said that debate …

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Racism of ‘Jerusalem Day’ march is Israeli mainstream: Analysts
2 years, 6 months ago

Racism of ‘Jerusalem Day’ march is Israeli mainstream: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

Sunday’s march saw thousands of Israelis march through the Old City, attacking a number of Palestinians. ‘Not a minority’ An article in the Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post that interviewed some of the Israelis participating in the march reflected a fervent, jingoistic mentality that interchanged the words “Arabs” and “terrorists” without a second thought. But, according to Honeida Ghanim, the …

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A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts

Associated Press  

BNEI BRAK, Israel — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country quickly complied. “Many Israelis understand that there is a serious challenge and we cannot just sort of allow time to pass and hope that this issue will go away,” said Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute, a think tank …

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A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel's religious rifts
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel's religious rifts

The Independent  

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