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Iran defiant as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/2026-08-15/ty-article/iran-defiant-as-trump-tells-americans-to-accept-high-gas-prices/000001a0-01f2-d75f-a3be-19f2f2470000 Trump said he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory at a ceremony on Friday 'after we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated.' The Iranian news agency Tasnim referred to the remarks as 'Trump's repeated delusions'

Shabbat services at major New York synagogue disrupted, congregant and security assaulted https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-08-15/ty-article/.premium/congregant-and-security-assaulted-at-ny-synagogue-shabbat-services/000001a0-030f-d28e-a3eb-b35fb5080000 The attack comes days after a group of nearly a dozen rabbis met with Mamdani, urging him to moderate his rhetoric on Israel, which they say has contributed to rising antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate crimes in the city

Israel's economy looks healthy, but is it really? https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-08-15/ty-article/.premium/israels-economy-looks-healthy-but-is-it-really/0000019f-fb55-de80-ab9f-fb7ffacf0000 Scratch beneath the surface of resilient growth and major threats that threaten the future are already in evidence

Israel called it a terror attack. But is that really what happened? https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/twilight-zone/2026-08-15/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/israel-called-it-a-terror-attack-but-is-that-really-what-happened/0000019f-fb84-d337-a7df-ffecaa4c0000 Settlers set Palestinian fields ablaze and the owners try to douse the flames; two villagers are shot to death. The police are calling the incident a Palestinian terrorist attack. Eyewitness accounts tell a different story

U.S. warns Iran of more economic pressure as Hormuz vessel traffic slows https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/2026-08-14/ty-article/u-s-warns-iran-of-more-economic-pressure-as-hormuz-vessel-traffic-slows/000001a0-006e-d88f-abbf-d4efe90b0000 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. military has the capability to maintain a naval presence in the region to enforce its retaliatory blockade of Iran, which has inflicted severe economic damage on the country

Netanyahu calls U.K. 'Islamic Republic of Britain' in podcast appearance https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-08-14/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-calls-u-k-islamic-republic-of-britain/000001a0-0040-d28e-a3eb-b0508c5d0000 Netanyahu said Israel is 'making sure' Iran doesn't become a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic and quipped that the U.K. is becoming one, as new British PM Burnham recently vowed to apply more pressure on the Israeli gov't amid the war in Gaza and West Bank settler violence

Right-wing Channel 14 failed to report legally required election poll data https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-08-14/ty-article/.premium/right-wing-channel-14-failed-to-report-legally-required-election-poll-data/0000019f-feff-d222-abbf-ffffaef80000 Israeli law requires pollsters to submit information about polls conducted during the 90 days before a national election. In May, Haaretz reported Channel 14 established a polling company without disclosing its connection to the channel

She counseled Israelis and Palestinians through war and grief. Here's her lesson on coping with hatred https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-08-14/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/she-counseled-israelis-and-palestinians-through-war-heres-her-lesson-on-hatred/0000019f-ea62-d359-a7bf-ea6bb87e0000 A Buddhist teacher who has become a spiritual touchstone for millions around the world, Tara Brach believes compassion for those who hurt us isn't weakness – and that joy is possible even in the darkest moments

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate outside Women of the Wall leaders' homes https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-08-14/ty-article/.premium/ultra-orthodox-protesters-demonstrate-outside-women-of-the-wall-leaders-homes/0000019f-ffa0-d75f-a3bf-fff207780000 Protesters used a loudspeaker to chant, 'A woman does not wear a tallit,' referring to the Jewish prayer shawl traditionally worn by men. In a statement, the group's CEO said the demonstration crossed a red line and that she feared for her and her family's safety

What the hell is going on in the West Bank? https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2026-08-14/ty-article-podcast/what-the-hell-is-going-on-in-the-west-bank/0000019f-fbce-d337-a7df-ffeecebb0000

Even Huckabee condemned settler terror. Now Washington must act https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2026-08-14/ty-article-opinion/even-huckabee-condemned-settler-terror-now-washington-must-act/0000019f-fc6f-df09-abff-ff6f42d50000 America can no longer be silent and its ambassador to Israel must be the first to voice his displeasure at what is happening in the West Bank

Israel's blind Democrats are oblivious to the Odysseus in their midst https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-14/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israels-blind-democrats-are-oblivious-to-the-odysseus-in-their-midst/0000019f-fc79-d28e-a3df-fc799ffd0000

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They were kidnapped and tortured en route to Israel. Now the nightmare haunts the next generation https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-08-14/ty-article-magazine/.premium/they-were-tortured-en-route-to-israel-now-the-nightmare-haunts-a-new-generation/0000019f-faac-d101-a5bf-fbbc66f50000 Years after fleeing war, persecution and torture, asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan are being contacted by African gangs who have abducted their relatives – and often demand an exorbitant ransom for their release

Israel's top court: Intelligence supports claim Gaza hospital director was Hamas operative https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-14/ty-article/.premium/israels-top-court-intel-supports-claim-gaza-hospital-director-was-hamas-member/0000019f-fc35-d569-a5ff-fc7503920000 A court ruling issued two months ago, published following a Haaretz request, found that classified intelligence indicated Abu Safiya posed a danger. The judge said he was placed in solitary confinement for a reason 'that cannot be disclosed'

'Noo-noo' the cicada cousin in amber had a bizarrely long mouth https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/science/2026-08-14/ty-article/noo-noo-the-cicada-cousin-in-amber-had-a-bizarrely-long-mouth/0000019f-fb2f-d569-a5ff-fb6f313e0000 A particle accelerator probed the proboscis of an extinct planthopper that lived 99 million years ago and may have drunk straight from trees

Georgia's Jews may be turning on Jon Ossoff. But Mike Collins isn't making things easy for them https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-08-13/ty-article-magazine/.premium/are-georgias-jews-turning-on-ossoff-an-open-letter-reignites-the-question/0000019f-fc9d-d28e-a3df-fcdd2f350000 An open letter accusing Sen. Jon Ossoff of betraying Israel has reignited the long-simmering tensions in Georgia's Jewish community. However, his opponent Mike Collins' links to white supremacists and antisemites have made defections difficult

UNRWA warns Palestinian East Jerusalem facilities face 'imminent risk' after Israeli raids https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-13/ty-article/.premium/unrwa-says-east-jerusalem-facilities-face-imminent-risk-after-israeli-raids/0000019f-fb78-d28e-a3df-fb780fad0000 Jerusalem municipal authorities changed locks on a health center and cut off services for tens of thousands of Palestinians, an agency source told Haaretz. Last month, Israeli forces raided an East Jerusalem UNRWA training center, 'confining' staff and students

Ken Burns thinks America's complicated history is exactly what can unite it https://www.haaretz.com/life/2026-08-13/ty-article-magazine/.premium/ken-burns-thinks-americas-complicated-history-is-exactly-what-can-unite-it/0000019f-eb8b-d569-a5ff-fbef2bd60000 The documentary filmmaker tells Haaretz that Americans 'inherited a bloodless, heroic version of history.' In his new series 10 years in the making, he hopes to bring nuance to war and Washington, because 'nobody wants a superficial story'

Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, medics say; IDF says Hamas militant targeted https://www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-08-13/ty-article/.premium/israeli-strikes-kill-two-in-gaza-medics-say-idf-says-hamas-militant-targeted/0000019f-fc55-df09-abff-ff77cc960000 Thursday's fatalities are the first since the U.S. pressed Israel to curb strikes. Last week, Israel's political leadership instructed the military not to carry out strikes in Gaza without the IDF chief's approval, with the exception of 'imminent danger'