Amir Tibon
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Netanyahu Said Biden Is Weak. A White House Invite Would Prove Him Right
After his attack on Biden, the White House will probably think twice about inviting Netanyahu for a visit ■ Videos from Hawara rampage indicate depth of Israeli authorities’ failure ■ Archaeologists discover unexpected enterprise in prehistoric UAE village ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz.com → Read More
‘Biggest in Israeli History': Organizers Claim Half a Million Protesters Against Netanyahu's Constitutional Coup
As a record 50,000 Israelis rallied in Haifa, and hundreds of thousands more across Israel, opposition leader Yair Lapid slams the Netanyahu government's sole focus on 'crushing Israeli democracy' → Read More
AIPAC-affiliated Rabbis Come Out Against Netanyahu's Government
In the face of Netanyahu's attempted judicial coup, more and more American Jews are ready to make their choice regarding Israel ■ What Jewish history teaches us about unconstrained majority rule ■ Six Arabs explain why they aren't – or are – joining protests against the judicial coup ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Israel's Democratic Crisis Is Dangerous for More Than Just Israelis
Why Israel's crisis could have global implications that go well beyond the country’s borders ■ How the pro-democracy camp reclaimed the Israeli flag from right-wingers and settlers ■ New Israeli TV show mixes Zionist fantasies with a sober look at sexual assault ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Tony Blair: The Arab World Wants Better Ties With Israel, but Won't Give Up on Palestinians
The former British prime minister joined the Haaretz-UCLA conference to explain why, despite increasing normalization ties, Israel’s Arab neighbors still see the Palestinian issue as a priority → Read More
Israel Bonds Is About to Disgrace a Seven-decade Legacy for One Boring Speech
Israel Bonds is a significant contributor to Israel’s economy and of symbol importance to American Jews, but welcoming far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich – who has never lifted a finger for causes close to U.S. Jewry – is an outrage → Read More
Israel and the New World (Dis)Order: Is This a Unique Crisis?
Where does Israel fit in the global battle for democracy that’s taking place these days across different continents? ■ The Iranian regime shoots women in the groin – and only makes them stronger ■ Netanyahu is facing political disaster, and it's his own doing ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Netanyahu's Vicious Lie Exposes New Heights of Chutzpah and Folly
Netanyahu may say he wants compromise, but his speech Wednesday pushed Israel further away from it ■ Eight steps Biden could take to show Netanyahu he means business ■ Study of Ice Age hunters changes what we know about European ancestry ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Israel's Far-right Finance Minister Is Coming to America. Will Any Jewish Groups Meet Him?
Smotrich's visit will be a test for mainstream U.S. Jewish groups, some of whom denounced the Hawara settler riot ■ Israeli settlers’ Hawara pogrom was a preview of Sabra and Chatila 2 ■ When will the U.S. stop pretending that things are normal in Netanyahu's Israel? ■ Today’s best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Israel's Far-right Finance Minister Is Coming to America. Will Any Jewish Groups Meet Him?
Smotrich's visit will be a test for mainstream U.S. Jewish groups, some of whom denounced the Hawara settler riot ■ Israeli settlers’ Hawara pogrom was a preview of Sabra and Chatila 2 ■ When will the U.S. stop pretending that things are normal in Netanyahu's Israel? ■ Today’s best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Netanyahu's Coup for Dummies: Israel's Constitutional Crisis, Explained
Netanyahu’s government is promoting bills that will significantly weaken Israel’s judicial system. What does he want? Who is protesting? What is at stake? Here is Haaretz’s guide for the perplexed → Read More
After the Courts, This Is the Next Target for Israel's Far-right Populists
When populists start dismantling independent institutions, you don't know where they’re going to stop ■ The White House is still whitewashing Israel’s lies about West Bank outposts ■ Archaeologists find homes of Europe’s first monument builders, and they’re fortified ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Only This Will Make Netanyahu Quit His Battle Against Israeli Democracy
Monday was a dramatic day in the battle for Israeli democracy, as the Knesset held its first vote over parts of the Netanyahu government’s plan to weaken the Israeli Supreme Court, and at the same time, tens of thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities. → Read More
Ambassador Nides, It’s Not Rain: Netanyahu’s Government Is Spitting on America
For the fanatics in Netanyahu’s coalition, no good deed by an ally goes unpunished ■ When will the U.S. get tired of helping Israel with UN vetoes? ■ 'Israelis transfer money abroad at an unprecedented rate' ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Size Matters: The Biggest Message of the Mass Protests Against Netanyahu
What we saw on Monday wasn’t any kind of climax for the protest movement ■ New research documents how Wikipedia distorts the Holocaust ■ 'What I fear is a Palestinian state. Yitzhak Rabin will not accept it' ■ Russia is razing Jewish history to the ground in Ukraine ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Why Are Hundreds of Thousands of Israelis Protesting, and Does Netanyahu Care?
Haaretz answers key questions on today's massive strike and demonstrations in Israel, as the battle over Israeli democracy and the government's judicial overhaul reaches a critical junction → Read More
Israel’s Far-right Agitator Finally Faces Reality. That May Be Bad for Netanyahu
It wasn’t a good weekend for Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s National Security Minister. The far-right provocateur rose to power by promising to end terror attacks against Israelis. His track record so far, after a month and a half in office, is far from impressive. → Read More
A Warning About the Palestinian Front That Israel Should Take Seriously
CIA director William Burns' comments in Georgetown weren't a slip of the tongue ■ Why Israel’s most religious government could be bad for religious Jews ■ Who will protect Israel from earthquakes? Netanyahu ally offers surprising answer ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Here's the Proof That Netanyahu Is Worried About Israel's Economy
Why Netanyahu sent a talented spin doctor to sell his judicial overhaul in America instead of financial professionals ■ What Albert Einstein saw in Palestine 100 years ago ■ The fearless activist bringing hope to Israel's Bedouin women ■ Today's best reads on Haaretz → Read More
Fact-checked: Netanyahu’s Biggest Lies on CNN Interview With Jake Tapper
In just six minutes, Prime Minister Netanyahu misled the viewers about several key points in his government’s plan to weaken the Israeli judicial system → Read More