Stories republished from Haaretz, Israel’s newspaper of record.
For coverage of Haaretz itself, see Israeli media.
Stories republished from Haaretz, Israel’s newspaper of record.
For coverage of Haaretz itself, see Israeli media.
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The Schmooze Israel’s National Library Redesigns Despite Protests
Crossposted from Haaretz Over the vocal protests of hundreds of Israeli architects, the National Library is moving forward with a controversial competition to select a firm to design its new home. Earlier this year, over 750 Israeli architects called on the organizers of the competition to call it off and launch a new one. The…
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Breaking News Bibi Has Massive Lead Over Rivals: Poll
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can rest easy after reading the results of the latest Haaretz-Dialog poll: Not only does he trounce all his rivals on the question of who is most fit to lead the country, but an absolute majority of Israelis reject the aspersions cast on him last week by former Shin Bet…
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The Schmooze Will Israeli Writers’ Festival Ban Politics?
Crossposted from Haaretz When the director of the International Writers Festival in Jerusalem wants to convince international authors to attend the festival despite pressure to boycott it, she often trots out the fact that an opening speaker in 2010 criticized Israel in his comments. But now the festival is instituting a new requirement: Opening speakers…
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Culture How Do You Say ‘Freebie’ in Hebrew?
How do you say “freebie” in Hebrew? This was the question facing the daily newspaper Haaretz when called upon to translate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remark, delivered in Jerusalem in English on April 15, that the United States and Europe had given Iran a “freebie” by deferring further negotiations over its nuclear program until late…
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Breaking News Peres Still Going Strong at 88
The incidental interviewer doesn’t have to break a sweat to get President Shimon Peres to sit back in his armchair and detail, with enthusiasm and at length, his vision of what the State of Israel will ideally look like in three years’ time. After all, Peres and vision are synonymous. Like in Shmulik Kraus’ song,…
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Opinion Bibi: Iran Making a Bomb. IDF Chief: No It’s Not
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to CNN: Sanctions “better work soon” — so far they “haven’t rolled back the Iranian program — or even stopped it — by one iota.” IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz to Haaretz: The sanctions are beginning to bear fruit … CNN to Netanyahu: How do you know what they’re doing…
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The Schmooze Touring Yiddish Tel Aviv
Crossposted from Haaretz At the end of his visit to Israel in 1927, Sholem Asch, a leading Yiddish writer, wrote his impressions of Tel Aviv. “When you walk on the street, a Jew is walking in front of you; a Jew is walking behind you. Wherever you don’t look, Jewish eyes are watching you. It…
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The Schmooze Two Poets Win Yehuda Amichai Prize
Crossposted from Haaretz Haviva Pedaya and Mois Ben Harash are the recipients of this year’s Yehuda Amichai Prize for Hebrew Poetry, the award’s panel announced, with the NIS 30,000 purse to be granted at a Jerusalem ceremony next month. The Yehuda Amichai Prize for Hebrew poetry is granted by the City of Jerusalem and the…
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