"Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israel has no intention of resuming food or other deliveries to Gaza's civilian population in the near future" #Haaretz
Famine. Again. Unbearable.
Mohammed #AlHawajri, Above the City—Marc #Chagall (1924). From the series “Guernica-Gaza,” 2010–13.
[cont’d] Same incident reported in #Haaretz:
Headline
Palestinian woman shot dead in the West Bank after throwing stones at Israeli vehicles; IDF: She tried to stab soldiers
Text
A Palestinian woman threw stones at IDF forces and Israeli vehicles at the Giti Avishar junction in the West Bank and was shot dead. The IDF reported that she also tried to stab soldiers at the scene before she was shot, and that no additional people were injured.
1. Haaretz correctly identifies her as a "Palestinian woman" rather than a "female terrorist"
2. The report directly states she was "shot dead" rather than using the term "neutralized" (terminology #Ynet used intentionally and regularly to broadcast an imminent threat justifying the killing)
3. The report presents the stabbing attempt as an IDF claim ("IDF: She tried to stab soldiers") rather than a confirmed fact
4. Ynet's headline emphasized the knife being found in her possession, while Haaretz includes the stabbing attempt as an IDF statement in the context of the report
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/war-2023/2025-04-08/ty-article-live/00000196-1216-d23b-aff6-5b16270f0000?liveBlogItemId=1897304627#1897304627 or https://archive.is/JOwGB
Goddamn I love being right about people like Zvika Klein years before the public revelations about things like #Qatargate.
Screenshot from here: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/eric-adams-yet-another-crypto-success
Israeli-German Philosopher's Participation in Buchenwald Ceremony Cancelled Under Israeli Pressure - #Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-04-04/ty-article/.premium/israeli-german-philosophers-part-in-buchenwald-ceremony-cancelled-under-israeli-pressure/00000196-00f1-d101-a7bf-81fbee660000
Archive link: https://archive.is/OUY0y
The article links to 2 opinion articles worth reading:
How Do We Tell the Story of the Holocaust After October 7?
https://archive.is/L1gLj
Palestinian Flight Should Weigh on Israelis Just as the Nakba Weighed on Ben-Gurion
https://archive.is/tePNp
Via @oatmeal
En anglais. Dès les 4 premières minutes, Haaretz évoque les valises de fric, jusqu'à 30 millions par mois, qui transitaient du Qatar à Gaza dès 2018 (Gaza vivait alors des privations énormes avec le gel des financements cisjordaniens, menant à la Marche du retour où 270 personnes seront tué·es et plus de 29 000 blessé·es), sommes qui profitaient - au su des officiels israéliens - au Hamas en grande partie et ce jusqu'au 7 octobre 2023.
L'affaire va donc bien au-delà du scandale des pots-de-vin à des fins de promotion des intérêts du Qatar et des limogeages opportunistes orchestrés depuis par Netanyahu pour enterrer ses affaires judiciaires ou ses différences de stratégies sur Gaza entre lui et le Shin Bet.
[followup] #Palestine / Israeli forces revenge raid Jinba village in Masafer Yatta terrorizing residents and causing widespread damage
According to #Haaretz, approximately 140 Israeli soldiers and civilians (some are settlers from the nearby settlements) conducted a pre-dawn raid on Jinba village in Masafer Yatta (featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land"). Residents report that between 2:00-6:30 AM Saturday, forces entered all homes, damaged appliances, destroyed food supplies, and intimidated residents during Ramadan.
Village committee head Nidal Younis stated soldiers forced families including women and children into corners while destroying property. He quoted one soldier saying: "Yesterday you thought you were strong, now we'll show you that we are stronger."
This raid followed a previous day's incident where settlers allegedly attacked six Palestinians in the village, after which 22 residents were detained.
Attorney Netta Amar, representing villagers, has demanded an investigation, calling the incident a "pogrom and hate crime" that indicates "the disintegration of any ethical code and rule of law."
The occupation force spokesperson confirmed conducting an operation to search for weapons but provided no details about findings.
[…] In a letter sent this morning by attorney Netta Amar, who represents the residents, to the army and police, she wrote that "The military militia broke all the houses, cameras, school, clinic, and mosque, and killed and drove away the sheep." She added that "This is a widespread pogrom and hate crime, following the hate crimes and pogrom conducted yesterday, which demonstrates the breakdown of any ethical code and rule of law by the army and settler militias that have taken control of it."
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-03-29/ty-article/.premium/00000195-e13a-deaf-a397-f57ed3f60001 or https://archive.is/OiiDM
https://xcancel.com/haaretznewsvid/status/1905948633234583929
@palestine
@israel
#pogrom #stateterrorism #israel #occupiedwestbank #IDF
Quoting Hanin Majadli: Eva Illouz was a mouthpiece for right-wing propaganda, and in response received a slap
Majadli discusses how Israel's Education Minister Yoav Kish disqualified Professor Eva Illouz from receiving the Israel Prize due to what he called her "anti-Israeli ideology." The reason cited was her 2021 participation in a petition to the International Criminal Court in The Hague requesting an investigation into whether Israel committed war crimes in the West Bank.
In response to this disqualification, Illouz stated to Haaretz: "During the last 18 months, I dedicated my energy to writing for the international press with the aspiration to defend Israel. In the most prestigious newspapers in Spain, France, and Germany, I never stopped clarifying that Hamas is a terrorist organization, that Israel had the right to respond to a ground invasion of its territory, that anti-Zionism is an expression of antisemitism, and that the accusations of genocide against it are nothing but a continuation of antisemitic discourse."
Majadli criticizes Illouz for having been a "loyal mouthpiece for the most right-wing Israeli propaganda" for a year and a half, only to be rejected by the state she defended. Majadli argues that there is little difference between Illouz's response to the war and that of any standard Zionist leftist in Israel.
She says that Illouz and other Zionist intellectuals who identify as leftists were focusing on "deciphering esoteric shades of antisemitism in the global left" while diverting attention from the violence being carried out in Gaza. She suggests that Illouz could have gained more respect by refusing any prize from a state that killed tens of thousands civilians in Gaza.
Majadli wonders when will the academic community understand that the "Israel Prize" is not a badge of honor but a mark of disgrace, and characterizes Illouz as symbolizing "the ongoing failure of the Zionist left to understand the State of Israel as it truly is, and not as they would like it to be."
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-03-27/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000195-d323-da7e-adb7-fbbbef440000 or https://archive.is/QDjkq
Hanin Majadli is a Palestinian Israeli journalist, publicist, and editor at #Haaretz.
@palestine
@israel
@academicchatter
#GazaGenocide
#Zionism #EvaIllouz
#antisemitism #WeaponizedAntisemitism
Quoting Meron Rapoport on why Israel's plan for Gaza has one fitting description: a concentration camp
Meron Rapoport details how Israel intends to relocate Gaza's 2.2 million residents into a confined, enclosed area, with those remaining outside facing death. This strategy emerges as officials recognize "voluntary evacuation" isn't feasible. The plan involves creating controlled zones where Palestinians would be contained indefinitely, potentially pushing them toward eventual emigration as they face a destroyed homeland with no future.
[…] On the same day, Defense Minister Israel Katz published a recorded announcement with the following statement: "Residents of Gaza, this is a final warning. The first Sinwar destroyed Gaza, and the second Sinwar will completely demolish it. The Air Force attack against Hamas terrorists was just the first step. What follows will be much harder, and you will pay the full price. Soon, the evacuation of the population from combat zones will begin again. If all Israeli hostages are not released and Hamas is not removed from Gaza - Israel will act with forces you have never experienced before. Take the advice of the US President. Return the hostages and remove Hamas, and other options will open for you - including departure to other places in the world for those who wish. The alternative is complete destruction and devastation."
[…] Instead of using many words, we can describe in just two words this compound where the military intends to concentrate Gaza's residents, after forcing them from their current locations through threats and bombings: concentration camp. This is the most precise definition, the most accurate, that best helps us understand where we stand.
[…] In the government and military, they may think that "voluntary evacuation" of Gaza's population will erase the crimes #Israel has committed so far, once Gazans find a better future elsewhere. The sad truth is that while such a forced migration operation has no practical feasibility, the ways in which Israel might try to implement it could lead to much more serious crimes - concentration in camps, systematic destruction of the entire area, and perhaps even actual extermination.
Rapoport is an Israeli journalist and former News Department head at #Haaretz.
The threat to concentrate an entire civilian population into a restricted area, declaring those outside it as potential targets, and the explicit threats of "complete destruction" for non-compliance with military demands, all potentially violate fundamental principles of distinction, proportionality, and protection of civilians during armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions specifically prohibit collective punishment, forced displacement of civilian populations, and making threats against civilian populations. These statements from officials describing plans that could lead to forcible transfer of a population from their territory should be examined for potential violations of international law. Preferably now, not after the fact.
#Palestine-Israel / BREAKING: IDF investigating Brigadier General Vach for unauthorized destruction of Gaza Hospital
Israeli military authorities have launched an investigation into Brigadier General Yehuda Vach, commander of the 252nd Division, for allegedly ordering the destruction of a Turkish hospital building in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor without required authorization.
According to today's #Haaretz exposé, Vach deliberately reclassified the building to circumvent military protocols requiring approval from Southern Command Commander or the #IDF Chief of Staff for destroying "sensitive targets" like hospitals.
Military sources familiar with the investigation told Haaretz that Vach unilaterally canceled the building's "sensitive target" designation to avoid seeking approval from superior officers. The IDF has confirmed these details, stating "the incident is being investigated."
The controversy erupted after videos of the building's destruction circulated on social media over the weekend. While the military initially claimed the strike targeted "terrorists in Hamas terror infrastructure in an area previously used as a hospital," Haaretz reports that military leadership was surprised by the decision to demolish the structure.
This latest incident adds to Vach's record of controversial actions in Gaza, including:
- Implementing relaxed rules of engagement in the Netzarim Corridor resulting in Palestinians being shot for crossing arbitrary lines, including children and elderly
- Conducting operations that allegedly endangered his own troops, resulting in the deaths of eight reserve soldiers in just days
- Previous accusations of blocking humanitarian aid
- Ordering arbitrary killings of Palestinians
The Military Advocate General has instructed Southern Command Commander Major General Yaniv Asur to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-03-24/ty-article/.premium/00000195-c7b7-de89-a1fd-e7b769e70000 or https://archive.is/pvtIs
English https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-03-24/ty-article/.premium/idf-investigating-if-commander-demolished-nonfunctioning-hospital-in-gaza-without-approval/00000195-c820-d2d1-a397-ea2d0c900000 or https://archive.is/lxze2
Background
Vach is an Israeli military officer born in 1979 in Kiryat Arba, a settlement in the West Bank. He commanded the 252nd Armored Division in the Netzarim Corridor during the Israel-Hamas war of 2023-2024, particularly from August to November 2024.
#Haaretz published few investigations about his conduct. Quotes attributed to him include "there are no innocents in Gaza... everyone is a terrorist."
Vach was already accused of several serious violations:
1. War crimes and potential crimes against humanity for ordering his soldiers to shoot on sight any Palestinians approaching the Netzarim Corridor. The article states the Israeli military estimates over 200 Palestinians were killed this way, with fewer than 10 being Hamas members.
2. Preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, with reports that he made blocking aid a central aspect of his policy. The article mentions that an aid convoy was even bombed in his area of control.
3. Endangering his own soldiers by ordering assaults in insufficiently prepared areas.
4. Allowing his brother Golan Vach to enter Gaza with what's described as a "dubious unit" to destroy Palestinian homes.
5. Permitting Israeli civilians to enter Gaza during military operations.
The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a complaint against him with the #ICC for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
https://qudsnen.co/hind-rajab-foundation-files-icc-complaint-against-israeli-general-yehuda-vach/
@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
#IsraelWarCrimee #YehudaVach
#HindRajab
Quoting Aluf Ben, editor-in-chief of Haaretz:
[…] In the coming weeks, we will see if Israel is edging closer to the abyss of war criminality in depopulated #Gaza and de facto dictatorship in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, or whether the #Netanyahu stampede can be slowed down. The stakes for #Israel’s future have never been as high. And the protesters are trying once again to turn the ever-higher tide.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-israel-palestinians
[cont’d] Ynet’s report (Itamar Eichner editorializing news agencies reports, with the help of Moran Azoulay):
Unlike the #Haaretz article, which provided more detailed descriptions of the allegations and evidence while still including Israeli responses, the #Ynet article primarily functions as a platform for official Israeli denials while minimizing the substantive content of the UN report itself.
Very typical editorialized “reporting” in ynet includes:
Delegitimization through quotation marks: the article places quotation marks around terms like "experts" ("מומחים") when referring to the #UN investigators, suggesting their expertise is questionable.
Focus on Israeli responses: approximately half the article is dedicated to Israeli officials' responses, including extensive quotes from #Netanyahu and #Gantz, while providing minimal details about the actual findings.
Emphasis on committee bias: the article repeatedly emphasizes the alleged anti-Israel bias of the Human Rights Council without engaging with the substance of the evidence presented.
Contextual redirection: the article redirects attention to #Hamas's October 7 attacks and alleged sexual violence, implying a false equivalence and shifting focus away from examining the specific allegations against Israeli forces.
Ad hominem approach: rather than addressing the methodology or evidence presented in the report, the article focuses on criticizing committee chair Navi Pillay as "anti-Israeli" ("אנטי-ישראלית").
Also missing:
Specific evidence: Ynet omits almost all references to the evidence presented in the UN report, particularly the approximately twenty videos and photographs documenting alleged abuses. There is no mention of specific video evidence, such as the Telegram channel footage from Ofer prison.
Detailed testimonies: the article excludes the specific testimonies from victims that were central to the UN report, including accounts of physical sexual assault, threats of rape, and the specific question reportedly asked by a soldier: "How do you want us to be raped? One by one or all together?"
Neo-McCarthyism transcends traditional political boundaries when Palestinians are involved. Anat Kam's take in #Haaretz on the Mahmoud Khalil case is shockingly more extreme than even CNN's coverage. While CNN examines the serious civil liberties concerns of a man with a pregnant wife being targeted for Palestinian advocacy, "liberal" Haaretz labels him a "Hamas supporter" based solely on tenuous claims about a #CUAD manifesto. Khalil appears to be another victim of weaponized #antisemitism accusations - a Trump administration tactic championed by the #ADL (enough to make it obvious that this is political persecution for criticism of #Israel, not for support of terrorism) that Kam conveniently ignores - designed specifically to silence Palestinian voices.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-03-12/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000195-8622-dd1f-a3fd-a6a2239c0000 or https://archive.ph/7xh9A
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/10/us/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-israel-hnk/index.html
See also
[...] Columbia University, which recently published a new protocol on its plans to cooperate with ICE, has targeted Khalil for his Palestinian identity and outspoken activism on multiple occasions over the last 17 months. He served as a lead negotiator during the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last spring and has frequently appeared in media interviews and press conferences. Columbia’s continued acquiescence to federal agencies and outside partisan institutions has made this situation possible. Like many other Arab and Muslim students, Khalil has been the target of various zionist harassment campaigns, fueled by doxxing websites like Canary Mission. This racist targeting serves to instill fear in pro-Palestine activists as well as a warning to others.
Demand the Immediate Release of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil from DHS detention https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-immediate-release-of-columbia-student-pro-palestine-advocate-mahmoud-khalil-from-dhs-detention
Quoting Michael Wolff from #Haaretz interview about his new book “All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America”
Wolff accuses #Trump of #antisemitism "in the old sense," claiming Trump fundamentally views Jews as different from himself. He asserts that Trump has "absolutely no interest in Israel" and describes Israeli politics as "boring" to Trump, who is "categorically uninterested in anything related to foreign policy and the Middle East."
Trump's support for Israel is purely performative rather than based on genuine concern, stating "It's important for him to appear as a friend of Israel, but he doesn't care about Israel." He points to Trump's muted response to the October 7 attacks despite political opportunity, and suggests his resentment toward #Netanyahu (for congratulating Biden in 2020) influenced his reaction.
Wolff mentions that even Trump's Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner refused to sign a statement defending Trump against antisemitism accusations, adding credibility to Wolff's claims about Trump's attitudes toward Jews and Israel.
[…] The Hamas attack on October 7 caught Donald Trump on his way to a massive campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa. "This was the perfect stage to make a militant declaration in favor of Israel and stand behind its military plans," veteran journalist Michael Wolff wrote in his new and widely discussed book, "All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America." "The evangelical base in Iowa is overwhelmingly pro-Israel," he continues. "A Trumpian display of fire and fury toward the Palestinians would certainly have been received with sympathy." However, Trump, he wrote, delivered a pale, lukewarm statement of support, contrary to everything one might expect from a man who has never shied away from bombastic words. Especially when he had an opportunity to gain political capital.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-03-06/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000195-65e1-dac6-a997-ffe926560000 or https://archive.is/4jf28
#Haaretz / A case study in how democracy crumbles, self mutilates and surrenders to populism (in broad daylight)
Haaretz published yesterday an opinion piece by David Schocken, a potential heir to the liberal newspaper Haaretz, in which he argues that the (low circulation though profitable and influential) newspaper has become too insular, ideologically homogenous, and fearful of dissenting opinions. He implies that the paper should be more open to a wider range of viewpoints, including those from the right-wing.
Succession 
and sugar-coated facade of pluralism
Shuki Tausig, The Seventh Eye’s editor, strongly supports Haaretz’s stance. In order to protect democratic values, a "defensive democracy" approach dictates that certain views should not be given a platform. To David Schoken’s claim that the paper is alienating people on the right he simply states: why should the paper cater to the right? It's a left-leaning paper.
[…] An important article is published in the opinion pages of "Haaretz." Not because of its content, which is foolish and irresponsible, certainly not because of its pompous tone, and definitely not because of the embarrassing ignorance and cowardice it's bursting with, but because of the author's identity: David Schocken. He is one of two possible heirs to the position of publisher of Haaretz, alongside his cousin, Roni Schocken.
[…] David Schocken writes that "there are some people in the newspaper who are proud of excluding writers with 'dangerous' opinions that, in a 'defensive democracy,' shouldn't be legitimized." Just like countless cheap manipulators before him, David Schocken won't lie, he'll just put quotation marks around the truth.
[…] David, dangerous opinions aren't 'dangerous' opinions. They are dangerous opinions. A defensive democracy isn't a '"defensive democracy." It's a defensive democracy. If David Schocken thinks there are no dangerous opinions and that our democracy doesn't need defending, he should grow a pair and write it. Instead, he resorts to the villain's other escape route. Not patriotism - quote marks."
Hebrew https://www.the7eye.org.il/543545
The rhinoceros 
in the room
Aluf Benn, Haaretz’s current editor-in-chief chimed in arguing that Haaretz must remain committed to its core values, particularly human and civil rights, even in the face of political pressure and attempts to silence the paper. He emphasizes that the paper's role is to challenge the government and speak truth to power, even when that means going against popular opinion. He implicitly accuses Schocken of being naive and prioritizing the paper's financial interests over its journalistic integrity.
[…] On my desk at the Haaretz newsroom sits a small plastic rhinoceros. I put it there after the last elections, a reminder that the newspaper must never compromise its values and principles just to run with the herd. I knew from the very beginning that during the reign of this government of horrors, we would face pressures and temptations to abandon the newspaper's long-standing commitment to defending human and civil rights, to shut up and join some imaginary, cozy center. In moments like these, I thought, we'd need to look at the rhino as a warning sign.
[…] The rejection of these articles wasn't meant to protect "Haaretz" readers from "consuming poisonous opinions," as Schocken puts it. Readers are already bombarded with these views from every screen, news page, and tweet, and, of course, they're also reported on in Haaretz. The rejection was intended to draw a line in the sand, to mark the boundaries of acceptable opinions that the newspaper will provide a platform for. Just as we haven't published articles supporting the dismantling of the judiciary's independence and turning it into a puppet of the Likud party, even though that position also enjoys broad public support.
[…] David Schocken apparently believes that if we "rhino-fy" ourselves and open the newspaper up to debates on "transfer, pro and con," or to proposals on how to persuade and relocate Gazans, we'll be giving readers intellectual enrichment and a "fierce and wild ideological battle," and in doing so, we'll attract new subscribers and lift the government's boycott."
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-02-16/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000195-0a0d-d2a7-a7fd-ef8f4aec0000 or https://archive.is/1zkVs
* Edit: typos
#Haaretz Editorial: Israel must oppose transfer, whether it's advocated by Rabbi Kahane or President Trump.
#Israel must reject the idea of transferring the Gazan population, regardless of whether it is proposed by figures like #Trump or Kahanists. The editorial insists that such proposals are unacceptable and should be opposed by Israel.
[...] In the Knesset, the serious concern about such a preposterous proposal was aptly expressed by United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas, who correctly pointed out that this isn't a political agenda but rather outdated, Kahanist thinking that normalizes the unacceptable.
[...] "One can't carry out a transfer without committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide [...] I urge all who are sane not to be dragged into an adventure that'll deepen hostility and hatred, not just between the two peoples – Israelis and Palestinians."
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#GazaGenocide
#Kahanism
#Haaretz keeps mum on Trump’s ethnic cleansing/property development plan/US self appointed mandate for #Gaza … been checking for their editorial since this morning.
Meanwhile, #Ynet goes full Der Stürmer, allowing this in an “opinion” column:
[…] There is no semblance of justice in the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Strip is completely broken these days. There is no justification for the animals that inhabit it now to enjoy the fruits of its rehabilitation
@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
#IsraelWarCrimes
#IsraelOccupation
"We don't have the option of ignoring the Jewish assailants who are attacking Palestinians in the West Bank – or blurring its effects, risks and threat to the character and values of Israeli society"
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-01-27/ty-article-opinion/.premium/unbridled-pogromists-israel-must-fight-the-violent-jewish-terrorists-in-the-west-bank/00000194-a6d2-d9e8-a5f4-effb78bc0000
Quoting Raviv Drucker on media blackout on Palestinian suffering post-October 7: "I’m not defending this decision. Even in my program, which I decide on, and I’m not throwing this at anyone, there was underreporting, […] There was a panelist, Gideon Levy, whom at some point I told: 'Listen, give us a bit of a break.'"
Israeli journalist Raviv Drucker discusses how Israeli media has largely ignored the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, particularly after October 7. Drucker, who’s a prominent figure in Israeli journalism, admitted to sidelining journalist Gideon Levy (#Haaretz) due to his focus on Palestinian suffering, citing pressure from colleagues and viewers.
He also highlighted the challenges of reporting from #Gaza, including restrictions on journalists and the dominance of #Hamas' narrative. Drucker acknowledged the broader societal indifference to Palestinian suffering, stating that even before October 7, there was little interest in addressing it.
Hebrew https://www.the7eye.org.il/541372
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#MediaBias
#GazaGenocide
#OatmealQuotes
