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Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on March 29, 2026. US President Donald Trump is returning to White House after spending the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago residence. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

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Trump: Direct, Indirect Iran Talks 'Doing Extremely Well,' Deal Could Be Soon

An Iranian drone launched during a military exercise.

Iran Threatens to Strike U.S. and Israeli Universities Across the Middle East

CNN's Jeremy Diamond, with a soldier identified only as "Meir," in the West Bank village of Tayasir.

IDF Suspends Reserve Battalion Whose Soldiers Detained CNN Crew in West Bank

Video of Israeli Soldier Holding Turtle Triggers Outrage in Lebanon

A giant colorful mural inspired by Pablo Picasso's antiwar painting "Guernica" by street artist TheMissk in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood.

'If You're Not Ready to Get Caught by the Police, Stay Home With Your Brush'

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Ancient Romans at Pompeii Burned Exotic Incense From India, Study Shows

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Report: Trump weighs military operation to seize Iranian uranium, officials say

Trump: Indirect Iran talks progressing well, deal could be made fairly quickly

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A Knesset session last month.

Netanyahu Coalition Passes State Budget, Unimpeded by Opposition

Michael comforts his dog, Louis, as they shelter in an underground car park that functions as a bomb shelter, as sirens sound amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March.

Israeli Support for Iran War Wanes After Early Enthusiasm, Poll Shows

Israel Police Block Jerusalem's Latin Patriarchate From Palm Sunday Mass

Hazardous Leak Reported in Southern Israel Following Iranian Missile Shrapnel

Iran: U.S. Negotiating Publicly While Secretly Planning Ground Operation

Rabbi Levi Cunin, who runs the Indiana University Chabad House with his wife, speaking during a pro-Israel rally on campus in Bloomington, Indiana, in May 2024.

How October 7 and the War That Followed Are Driving Chabad's Rapid Expansion

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People with a pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun", U.S., and Israeli flags attendCPAC USA 2026 in Grapevine, Texas, U.S. March 28, 2026.

At CPAC, 'America First' Faithful Split Over Trump's 'Ass-kicking' in Iran

Former Hamas hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel at Kibbutz Gazit.

Keith and Aviva Siegel Recount Hamas Captivity From Their Israeli Shelter

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Amir Survived a Settler's Bullet Once. This Time They Shot Him Through the Heart

The burnt Hatzola ambulances in London on Monday.

The Mysterious Iran-linked Terror Group Attacking Jewish Targets in Europe

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'Iranian Quagmire': Experts Warn American 'Boots on the Ground' Could Trap U.S.

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Haaretz Editor-in-Chief on Israel's 'Unprecedented' Wartime Dependence on U.S.

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Former Head of Mossad Research Division: 'This War Motivates Iran to Go Nuclear'

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Will the Iran War Bring Netanyahu a Triumph at the Polls?

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Former Ambassador Dan Shapiro on Clashing Israel-U.S. War Goals in Iran

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Haaretz Editorial

Who Are Israel's Cops Protecting?

Some 1,000 people gathered on Saturday evening in Habima Square in Tel Aviv to protest the war and the government. After weeks of public silence and tiny, unorganized demonstrations, many activists came together for a major anti-war protest. Quickly, dozens of police descended on the crowd and indiscriminately engaged in pushing, beating and shoving.

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Ground Invasion or Cease-fire? America and Israel Can't Make Up Their Minds

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Preventive War Turns a Potential Threat Into a Real One – Just Look at Lebanon

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Pasit Siach

Secularism Is Being Pushed Out of Schools Amid an Education Crisis

Miron C. Izakson

As an Observant Jew, I Am Ashamed of Settler Violence

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Israel Ranks High on the World Happiness Index. The Reason Is Pretty Sad

Irit Keynan

Every Israeli Bears Responsibility for anti-Palestinian Pogroms in the West Bank

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'My Destiny Is Tied to Theirs': The Kibbutz Makes a Comeback in October 7's Wake

Screengrab from Hungarian magazine Hetek's interview called 'Iran War, Viktor Orban And Weakness Of Europe: EXCLUSIVE Interview With Benjamin Netanyahu'

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Netanyahu Doubles Down on Orban Backing in Fringe Hungarian Evangelical Magazine

Itamar Greenberg, arrested and strip-searched during the first anti-Iran war rally, arrested again on Saturday. 'You can't remain silent,' said one protester

'Cops Were Out of Control''Cops Were Out of Control'

Despite the Police's 'Insane Violence,' anti-Iran War Protesters Remain Unfazed

Police at the scene of a shooting in Rahat, November.

80 Killed in 88 Days: Two Arab Israelis Shot to Death in Bedouin City of Rahat

Ukraine's Zelenskyy Visits UAE and Qatar to Talk Drone Defense, Skips Israel

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Damage caused by an Iranian missile in the Tel Aviv suburb or Ramat Gan this week. Reporters in Israel have been subject to a military censor since the British Mandate.

ExplainedExplained

Is Israel Censoring What You See About the Iran War?

The Iron Beam laser interception system, known in Hebrew as "Or Eitan."

ExplainedExplained

Is Israel's Laser Defense System the Game-changing Weapon Many Expected?

Iran's Cluster Missiles: What to Know About the Weapon Targeting Israel

Explosions from projectile interceptions by Israel's Iron Dome over Tel Aviv on Saturday.

Explained: How Does Israel Defend Against Iranian Missiles?

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Why Netanyahu's Gov't Wants to Overhaul the Unit That Probes Police Misconduct

National Security & Cyber

32 Outposts, 10-mile Barrier: IDF Builds New Border in Gaza. Here's How It Looks

Iranian Hackers Leak FBI Director Kash Patel's Emails Following FBI Takedown

470 Missiles, With Rate Rising: First 25 Days of the War With Iran

Jewish World

Steven Grozd is pictured in a 2023 video published by the South African Institute for International Affairs, where he worked.

Prominent Jewish South African Researcher Kidnapped and Murdered in Johannesburg

The Religious Zionists Calling for Their Leaders to Act Against Settler Violence

Isfahan-born Israeli Singer Maureen Nehedar Sings in 'So-called Enemy Language'

Middle East News

An Arkia airline jet.

Hundreds of Israelis Stranded in Jordan as Policy Change Leads to Cancellations

How the Houthis Aim to Improve Iran's Position in Negotiations With the U.S.

Vance on Iran: 'We're Taking Care of Business, We'll Be Out of There Soon'

Israel's Judicial Coup

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in Tel Aviv, last month.

Knesset Adviser Flags 'Personal Nature' of Bill to Keep Ben-Gvir in Office

Israeli Court Rejects Ben-Gvir's Bid to Stall Promotion of Senior Police Officer

Justice Minister to File Complaint Against Top Court President; AG: Lacks Factual Basis

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Photographs of Awdah al-Hathaleen in the community office of the residents of Umm al-Khair, February 19, 2026.

1/12 Photographs of Awdah al-Hathaleen in the community office of the residents of Umm al-Khair, February 19, 2026. Credit: Yahel Gazit

Photographs of Awdah al-Hathaleen in the community office of the residents of Umm al-Khair, February 19, 2026.

1/12 Photographs of Awdah al-Hathaleen in the community office of the residents of Umm al-Khair, February 19, 2026. Credit: Yahel Gazit

Photographs of Awdah al-Hathaleen in the community office of the residents of Umm al-Khair, February 19, 2026.

1/12 Photographs of Awdah al-Hathaleen in the community office of the residents of Umm al-Khair, February 19, 2026. Credit: Yahel Gazit

Children from Umm al-Khair play on the new football field, which is under threat of demolition, while Israeli flags can be seen in the background, February 19, 2026.

Can there be justice after an Israeli settler kills a Palestinian?

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Low visibility and hazy conditions in Tel Aviv.

Photos of the Week by Haaretz Photographers

Children at the scene of a direct Iranian missile hit in Bnei Brak.

Photos of the Week by Haaretz Photographers

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio Says U.S. Concerned About Settler Violence in West Bank

Member of JDL-inspired Group Plotted to Firebomb Palestinian Activist's Home

NYC Votes to Restrict Protests Outside Synagogues, Raising Free Speech Concerns

Democrats Urge Trump to Press Israel to Reverse West Bank Policy Changes

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Gaza & West Bank

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Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on Sunday.

IDF Fire Kills at Least 10 Palestinians in Gaza, Health Ministry Says

CNN's Jeremy Diamond, with a soldier identified only as "Meir," in the West Bank village of Tayasir.

IDF Says It Will Investigate Soldiers Who Attacked CNN Crew in West Bank

An outpost established near the West Bank village of Tayasir in the Palestinian-controlled Area A on Friday.

Palestinian Killed, 14 Wounded in Settler Raids, 5 Outposts Erected in One Night

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Military Arm of Campaign to Judaize the West Bank Has Been Given a Free Hand

Flames rising over Ras Ein al-Auja in the West Bank.

2,000 Israeli Artists Demand Action Against West Bank Jewish Terror

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Inside the cistern used as a mass grave

Archaeologists Find 2,500-year-old Mass Grave of Infants in Israel

Israel Stonehenge research

Satellite Images Reveal: Northern Israel Is Littered With Stone Circles

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What Caused 'First Pogrom'? New Study Points to a Lurid Personal Rivalry

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At the Edge of Society: Homeless in Ancient Greece and Rome

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Lead Slingstone Bullet Inscribed With Sardonic Joke Discovered at Hippos

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Young local women in Pattaya (illustrative). All the peple photographed are not related to this article.

Israeli Men in Thailand's Sex Industry Find Wives – and Risk Losing Everything

Shmuel Katz's "Shah Square in Isfahan," 1975.

The First – and Last Israeli Artist to Dazzle Iran

Qidreh, a traditional rice and beef dish.

'The Rift Has Grown So Much, Jews Don't Even Want to Hear the Word Arab'

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'Better Chance of Dying of Boredom': Even Sirens Can't Stop Tel Aviv's Nightlife

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'Angel of Destruction': Is Netanyahu Leading Israel Toward a 'Mafia State'?

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'I Opened Several Social Media Accounts to Fight Antisemites. I'm a Real Troll'

Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel. "Israelis have committed genocide. This needs to be accepted. There needs to be truth and reconciliation. Until that happens, I feel it's my job to help spur the divorce."

'A Critical Mass of U.S. Jews Is Now Disgusted With Israel'

Olives at the Sde Boker grove.

In Southern Israel, a Push for Olive Oil With True Regional Identity

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'In NY There's Nothing. In Israel There's Sun. Nice People. A Missile or Two'

Shi'ite Islam and Judaism Have More in Common Than You Think

HaQuiz

US President Joe Biden speaks with reporters as he walks on the beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, June 20, 2022.

What Do Israel's Top Science Institute and Biden's Summer House Have in Common?

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, 2025.

Iran's Slain Security Chief Ali Larijani Was an Expert on Which Philosopher?

An aerial view of the island of Qeshm, separated from the Iranian mainland by the Clarence Strait, in the Strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023.

Which European Empire Ruled Over the Strait of Hormuz in the 16th Century?

Menachem Begin, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978.

In What Context Did Menachem Begin Say in 1980 That He 'Wished Both Sides Luck?'

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a press conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

What Did Modi Say 'Seems to Be Practiced in Almost Every Israeli Neighborhood'?

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Food

פלור אחרי הפגיעה במסגרת "שאגת הארי". כבר מנהלים קרב חדש – לא על היין, אלא על עצם הקיום של המקום

Only the Shelves Remain: Inside a Shattered Tel Aviv Wine Bar

Tel Aviv-born Chef in London: 'It's Best Not to Say the Word 'Israel' Right Now'

'This Is My Calling': Owners of Tel Aviv Cafes Aren't Closing Despite Iran War

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Tel Aviv's Airport Restrictions Push Israelis to Fly via Sinai and Jordan

No Way Out: Israelis Struggle to Travel Abroad This Passover, Summer Looks Worse

Israelis Fled to Eilat to Escape the War. Then Came the Iranian Missiles

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Behind the Numbers: The Truth About Gaza's Death List

'But No One Came': Untold Heroism, Anguish and Abandonment at Kibbutz Alumim on October 7

Erased: Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West Bank

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking in Jerusalem, in February.

In Iran, the Netanyahu Doctrine Is Now Facing Its Ultimate Test

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaking at this year's J Street convention.

Deconstructing J Street's Spoiled, Delusional, Immoral Hostility to the Iran War

אלֶפַנְטִינֵה - אי הפילים אסואן

What Caused 'First Pogrom'? New Study Points to a Lurid Personal Rivalry

The entrance to the Shah Mosque, a defining feature of Isfahan's architectural splendor.

'Barbaric': Iran War Is Damaging One of the Most Beautiful Cities in the World

Theodor Herzl and his children in 1900. Hans killed himself after his older sister, Pauline, died of typhus in 1930. Trude was murdered by the Nazis.

'Cut Off From His People': When the the Son of Zionism's Father Left Judaism

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Khamenei's Chosen Successor Could Offer Trump a 'Dream Deal' to End the Iran War