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Haaretz

September 2026

Bono or Ben-Gvir: Netanyahu's government left Israelis with a stark choice

But he and his government are responsible for the fact that the status of both Israelis and Jews, both in Israel and abroad, has deteriorated to an unprecedented nadir

'It's life or death': Passengers describe fateful moments aboard flydubai flight

I jumped back in, grabbed the yokes and started pulling them back,' said Yaniv Hayoun, one of the men who overpowered the attacker

Cats are a strong indicator of national happiness, study finds

As our study is correlational in nature, we cannot say that, for example, cats make people happier, or that happier people like cats,
According to our analysis, there is a positive association between cat density and national happiness,
We were interested in this complicated relationship: on the one hand people love cats as pets but on the other hand, people can get infected [with toxo] through their interaction with cats; and we wanted to explore whether this relationship could be associated with happiness at national level,

Antisemitic incidents rise at U.K. universities, remain below post-Oct. 7 peak

A new report recorded 95 incidents in the past academic year, up 14 percent from the previous year but far below the 272 reported in 2023-24

Why Netanyahu's rivals have a unity problem — and a big Arab party problem

The recent attempt at a show of unity by the Jewish Zionist parties opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running in the election, now less than a month away, was only partially successful

Judy Maltzhaaretz correspondent
For most of the people who support the parties in the opposition bloc, it was a big disappointment that they couldn't say what seems so obvious to most people,

Netanyahu drumming up security threats gives his rivals a perfect opportunity to challenge his leadership

In warning of an imminent threat, Netanyahu sought to make security a central election issue, but opposition leaders are trying to turn it into an opportunity to shift the debate toward ultra-Orthodox draft evasion and the shortage of soldiers

Bosnia's Jews reckon with their place in Europe's most complicated political system

Bosnia will soon vote for a tripartite presidency that excludes up to 100,000 minority citizens — including the country's remaining 1,000 Jews

Israeli diaspora minister backs French far-right leader amid antisemitism allegations

After the publication of antisemitic messages Jordan Bardella wrote as a teenager, Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli came out in defense of the National Rally leader, accusing the French left of 'character assassination, like Israeli leftists'

October 7 victims' families protest planned Simhat Torah celebrations at Nova massacre site

Bereaved families fear a repeat of last year, when thousands celebrated the Jewish holiday at the music festival site where Hamas fighters slayed 378 partygoers

Suspected terror incident diverts Israel-bound flydubai flight to Saudi Arabia; pilot may have tried to crash plane

The relevant authorities are conducting the necessary investigations into the incident,
An hour before landing, we felt that there was no control over the plane, that it was starting to jump,

In Jalud, the IDF shows it doesn't turn a blind eye; it actively emboldens settler havoc

The fact that the IDF needed a Supreme Court order to secure the Tubasi family's return to their home, after settlers seized it in plain sight, shows just how inept and beholden to settler whims the army really is