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Israel’s internal clash, not consensus, saved the hostages - opinion

Military force and public pressure collided for 843 days, and together, they brought every hostage home.

 Israeli Police and IDF solodiers in line to pay their respects as the funeral procession of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage from Gaza, makes its way to Gvili's Negev hometown of Meitar on Jan. 28, 2026.
 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara.

Gov’t boycott of Haaretz: A-G backs petitions, urges High Court to make order absolute

A "Haaretz" newspaper being read in the middle of Times Square.

Tainted views, distorted teaching: Should Haaretz be banned from Israeli high schools? - opinion

An illustrative image of a reporter for Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) taken in 2019.

Growing contradictions at the heart of Israel’s liberal camp - opinion


'He will be the destroyer of the country,' Eyal Megged says against former friend Netanyahu

"I don't think he was always a dictator, but it is possible that he increasingly developed the personality of a dictator, where all his thoughts are focused on remaining in power," Eyal Megged said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

Haaretz Journalist Gideon Levy in Turkey: 'The world should stop Israel'

"It is impossible to keep 2.3 million people in a cage for 16 years," said Gideon Levi at a forum in Turkey in order to raise awareness of the "IDF's destruction in Gaza."

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy

Israeli minister targets Haaretz newspaper for 'anti-Israel incitement'

Karhi explained that much of the paper’s funding comes from ads and subscriptions purchased by the government.

 An illustration of israel daily newspapers, including The Jerusalem Post, Maariv and Haaretz. Taken October 13, 2012

Protest group pays for all-black front-page ads in major Israeli newspapers

The ads read, "a black day for Israeli democracy" in small white text at the bottom. Also in small text at the top was the word "advertisement." 

 The headlines of the newspapers in Israel at a shop in Jerusalem, July 25, 2023, a day after the reasonableness bill passed at the assembly hall of the Knesset

Ben-Gvir seeks NIS 3 million from Israeli reporter in libel lawsuit

The report alleged that far-right activist Benzi Gopstein had been advising the national security minister on police matters.

 Benzi Gopshtein speaks during an Otzma Yehudit party election campaign event in Jerusalem on July 4, 2019

South African Jewish journalist Jeremy Gordin murdered in home burglary at 70

Gordin’s many friends say that his sympathy for the underdog was inextricable from the Jewish traditions and attitudes he inherited.

 Police put up a cordon outside the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town, South Africa, December 26, 2021.

Gadi Taub should celebrate being 'cancelled' - opinion

Taub was informed on Wednesday by the publication, for which he has been writing for more than a decade, that his articles would no longer be welcome.

 Israeli author Gadi Taub speaks at the International Writer's festival in Jerusalem on May 06, 2010.

Incoming Housing Minister Goldknopf owns illegally divided apartment - report

His wife is paying the property tax on the apartment in Jerusalem, which was illegally split up into five units.

 United Torah Judaism (UTJ) chairman rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf is seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 28, 2022

Were five Gazan kids killed by IDF or Islamic Jihad during Breaking Dawn? - report

The IDF initially said that five children were killed by an Islamic Jihad rocket, but a new report suggests the Israeli military is responsible.

 A fireball and smoke erupt following an Israeli air strike on a building in Gaza City, on August 6, 2022.

Haaretz reporter arrested after questioning police

Weitz approached the officers in Tel Aviv as they were questioning a construction worker, asking what they were doing and explaining that he was a journalist.

Israeli journalist Gidi Weitz speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, held in Tel Aviv on March 28, 2019.