Haaretz
By Haaretz
-
Fast Forward Justice Minister Threatens To Quit Israeli Cabinet If His Version of Loyalty Oath Defeated
Isareli Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman has reportedly said he will leave the Cabinet if a bill requiring naturalized citizens to pledge allegiance to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state fails to pass. But a head count by Haaretz reveals that currently, there is no Knesset majority for the bill: Only 56 of the 120…
-
Fast Forward Livni Denounces U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for Investigating Raid on Flotilla
Isareli opposition leader Tzipi Livni on October 6 accused the United Nations of intervening in Israel’s affairs through its probe into an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Livni told U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that his decision to appoint a panel to investigate the May 31 commando raid, which left nine pro-Palestinian activists…
-
Fast Forward IDF, Passengers Differ on Aid Ship Treatment
Israel Defense Forces soldiers used excessive force while taking over a Gaza-bound aid ship organized by Jewish and Israeli activists, the boat’s passengers said on September 28, countering the military’s version, which said the takeover was uneventful. The IDF reported earlier that day that Israeli naval commandos peacefully boarded the Jewish aid boat, which was…
-
Fast Forward With Freeze Over, Settlement Construction Slated To Restart
Barring last-minute delays, construction will begin on Monday morning on a few dozen housing units whose owners have waited patiently for an end to the 10-month moratorium on construction in the West Bank. Construction is ready to begin on just over 2,000 units, but because not all the future homeowners have obtained a mortgage, hired…
-
Fast Forward Half of Americans Blame Pro-Palestinian Activists for Flotilla Deaths
Nearly half – 49 percent – of likely U.S. voters believe that pro-Palestinian activists were to blame for the deaths that occurred when the Israel Defense Forces raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last week, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Only 19 percent believe that Israel was to blame. Another 32 percent…
-
News Obama Withholds Criticism of Israel’s Actions in Flotilla Incident
U.S. President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he deeply regretted the loss of life in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday and urged him to quickly get to the bottom of the incident. The White House’s cautious response, which contrasted with an outcry against Israel’s actions in Europe and…
-
Fast Forward Sirens Wail in Israel Drill
A nationwide five-day Home Front defense drill, code-named “Turning Point 4,” hit a peak on May 25 when sirens wailed across Israel simulating a missile attack. Israelis were asked to head for the nearest shelters or safe rooms, as part of an extensive drill meant to test national preparedness. The siren, an alternately rising and…
-
Fast Forward Guessing Obama’s Guest List For Jewish Heritage Month Opener
In politics, as elsewhere, it’s a sport that’s almost as popular as people-watching: Guest-list watching. And this week, it’s the Jewish community in Washington and beyond that’s buzzing over who’ll be on the list when Barack and Michelle Obama host the first-ever White House reception marking Jewish Heritage Month. The White House won’t divulge the…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News No Jews allowed: White supremacists are building a segregated community in Arkansas, but is it legal?
- 2
News Zohran Mamdani has represented Astoria’s Jews for 4 years. What do they think of him?
- 3
News Curtis Sliwa has a plan to beat Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race — and it starts with apologizing to Jews
- 4
News What Zohran Mamdani has actually said about Jews, Israel and antisemitism
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Croatian right-wing singer performs pro-Nazi salute with hundreds of thousands of fans
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu arrives in Washington as Trump says ‘good chance’ of Gaza ceasefire this week
-
Film & TV How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War
-
Fast Forward Melbourne protesters chant ‘Death to the IDF’ days after attacks on local synagogue, Israeli restaurant
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
