Israeli-born Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, no stranger to controversy, is once again drawing attention — and taking flak — for positing that an interstellar object might be a piece of extraterrestrial technology. This time, it’s an…
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Astronomer Avi Loeb warns world not to ignore new comet’s potential alien threat
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Israel’s leading domestic violence report discontinued over lack of government data
Israel’s leading report on domestic violence will be discontinued after more than a decade, with researchers and women’s rights advocates warning that the government’s failure to collect and share data has made it impossible to track the…
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Irish soccer body votes to push UEFA ban on Israel
Ireland’s soccer body votes to urge UEFA to suspend Israel over alleged rule violations tied to Gaza. The move echoes calls from Turkey, Norway, and UN experts.
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Opposition leaders meet, vow to fight government’s moves and bring about elections ASAP
After meeting, opposition leaders vow ‘to fight evasion law in the Knesset, streets and legal arena’
Following a meeting this evening, the leaders of the so-called anti-Netanyahu “change bloc” release a joint statement…
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‘Emotional rollercoaster’: At rally, dead hostage’s brother laments month-long wait for body
Recently freed captives pressed for the return of the deceased hostages’ bodies still held in Gaza at a thousands-strong rally Saturday night, many of whom were speaking for the first time in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square.
The rally took…
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Barstool founder targeted with antisemitic slur in Mississippi
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy targeted with an antisemitic slur while filming in Mississippi. Bystanders condemn the abuse, the heckler remains unidentified.
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Houthis allege Mossad and IDF officers operated spy ring out of Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Saturday they had uncovered a “joint espionage network” allegedly run by the CIA, the Mossad, Saudi intelligence and IDF Military Intelligence, arresting its members and accusing them of operating inside Yemen…
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Photos of the week by Haaretz photographers
Photos of the week by Haaretz photographers
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Opposition leaders: We will fight the Draft Law
Opposition leaders meet with Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, declare: “We will not allow a full return of the judicial coup.”
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Two men shot dead in separate incidents hours apart in Tel Aviv area
Two people were shot and killed hours apart from one another in the Tel Aviv area on Saturday night, in incidents the police are treating as criminally motivated.
At around 8 p.m., Amir al-Hawa, a 28-year-old resident of Lod, was fatally…
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