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2 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | The organization is in survival mode, and it seems that the remnants of its military leadership in the enclave are not rushing to achieve a cease-fire.
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3 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Jun 6, 2025 2:31 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Jun 6, 2025 2:31 pm IDTConversations with combat troops in Gaza in recent weeks provide a different picture than the one the government and army are selling. Some soldiers feel a great weariness, along with unclarity about their mission. This is also partly due to the static operations; their main task is demolishing buildings.
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3 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Jun 6, 2025 6:00 am IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Jun 6, 2025 6:00 am IDTThe tape-recordings that Lior Kenan broadcast on Channel 13 News on Wednesday constitute a missing and critical piece of the puzzle of the war.
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3 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Trump and his emissaries talk directly to Netanyahu, and his envoys are in direct contact with Hamas' leaders outside the Gaza Strip. The question is whether Hamas can be persuaded that the U.S. president will keep his word and force Netanyahu to end the warJun 1, 2025 5:59 am IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Jun 1, 2025 5:59 am IDTU.S. President Donald Trump repeated his assurance that Israel and Hamas were close to a new hostage deal on Friday night.
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4 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | The understandings he agrees to won't be all that different from what Obama achieved in 2015 or from Biden's understandings with the Iranians ■ Time is largely on the judiciary's side in its bid to block Netanyahu's dubious appointment for Shin Bet chief Amos Harel May 30, 2025 2:16 pm IDT May 30, 2025 2:16 pm IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos Harel May 30, 2025 2:16 pm IDT May 30, 2025 2:16 pm IDT The messianic thrust of far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's...
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4 weeks ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Amos HarelMay 30, 2025 6:02 am IDTMay 30, 2025 6:02 am IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos HarelMay 30, 2025 6:02 am IDTMay 30, 2025 6:02 am IDTU.S. President Donald Trump appears increasingly frustrated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's schemes. ICYMILouis Theroux's New Film Captures the Mundanity of Israel's Extreme Settler Movement40% of Israelis Say They Consider Leaving the Country.
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1 month ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | After a one-week hiatus, reports began to emerge again of an imminent breakthrough in the Gaza cease-fire negotiations – as well as progress in talks between the United States and Iran.
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1 month ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Sources in the defense establishment fear the Shin Bet appointment is just the beginning. They warn that Netanyahu may escalate further, potentially provoking a confrontation with Iran, unless Donald Trump steps in to rein him in, as he did last week on Gaza aidAmos HarelMay 25, 2025 6:00 am IDTMay 25, 2025 6:00 am IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos HarelMay 25, 2025 6:00 am IDTMay 25, 2025 6:00 am IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to appoint Maj. Gen.
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1 month ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | It's no longer possible to ignore what such a long call-up of reservists is generating: families breaking up, businesses collapsing and suicides increasing ■ Netanyahu's turbulent press conference offers clues on his stance against Iran's nuclear program Amos Harel May 23, 2025 11:12 pm IDT May 23, 2025 11:12 pm IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos Harel May 23, 2025 11:12 pm IDT May 23, 2025 11:12 pm IDT Yair Golan's remark about the government "killing babies as a hobby" wasn't...
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1 month ago | 
haaretz.com | Amos Harel
Analysis | Officers who served with Maj. Gen. David Zini in the army says he's not the right person to lead the domestic security service, and it's highly doubtful whether he would defend Israel's fragile democracyAmos HarelMay 23, 2025 5:05 pm IDTMay 23, 2025 5:05 pm IDTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Amos HarelMay 23, 2025 5:05 pm IDTMay 23, 2025 5:05 pm IDTLife in Israel remains one big joke.
