Haaretz

Government vs attorney-general: Vendetta or necessity? - editorial

Israel needs reform to balance legal oversight with democratic accountability, not politically driven purges. Now is the time for responsibility, not another showdown between branches of government.

Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara attends the funeral of former Judge Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv, December 11, 2024.
 AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR Dr. Ralph King and his wife

Grapevine January 1, 2025: Running to a different tune

A journalist conducting an interview. (Illustrative)

Press freedom under attack in Israel, says Foreign Press Association

 Letters

Letters to the Editor, November 27, 2024: Its own choices


Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy? – editorial

'Haaretz' backlash highlights free speech, financial pressure, and democracy under stress/

Haaretz newspaper on a shelf alongside The New York Times

Gov’t says it is cutting all ties with the ‘Haaretz’ newspaper

This decision came "in light of the recent statements by the publisher of ‘Haaretz’, Amos Schocken, who expressed support for terrorism and called for sanctions against the government".

A "Haaretz" newspaper being read in the middle of Times Square.

Ben-Gvir encouraged illegal use of stun grenades during judicial reform protests, leaks show

Ben-Gvir loses legal challenge against airing of Channel 13 investigation.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asks the District Court in Jerusalem to bar the showing of an expose against him, November 10, 2024

Hundreds of cancellations at Haaretz following Schocken's comments

Haaretz faces crisis after publisher's Hamas comments, as government and private subscribers abandon paper.

A "Haaretz" newspaper being read in the middle of Times Square.

Haaretz co-owner Leonid Nevzlin criticizes publisher’s remarks on Israel’s wartime actions

Amos Schocken, the newspaper’s publisher, described Israel’s governance in these territories as a “cruel apartheid regime” and referred to certain Palestinian terrorists as “freedom fighters.”

Haaretz newspaper on a shelf alongside The New York Times

Ministries cut ties with Haaretz over 'apartheid' allegations

The newspaper group claimed that Israel enforces an “apartheid regime” and referred to those involved in violent attacks as “freedom fighters.”

A Haaretz newspaper on a shelf, alongside the New York Times.

Pro-Palestine mob protests 'Haaretz'-run event in London Jewish community center 

Protesters opposed the event despite it featuring many speakers who are critical of Israel.

Anti-Israel protest outside Jewish Community Center in London, 27 October 2024

Getting the word out: Israeli newspapers distributed in Times Square

Bnaya Peretz, a 24-year-old Israeli communications consultant who founded the firm, said "It was important for us to emphasize the strong connection between Israeli media and our US-based clients."

 Israeli newspapers being distributed in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City.

'He will be the destroyer of the country,' Eyal Megged says against former friend Netanyahu

"I don't think he was always a dictator, but it is possible that he increasingly developed the personality of a dictator, where all his thoughts are focused on remaining in power," Eyal Megged said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

Haaretz Journalist Gideon Levy in Turkey: 'The world should stop Israel'

"It is impossible to keep 2.3 million people in a cage for 16 years," said Gideon Levi at a forum in Turkey in order to raise awareness of the "IDF's destruction in Gaza."

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy

Israeli minister targets Haaretz newspaper for 'anti-Israel incitement'

Karhi explained that much of the paper’s funding comes from ads and subscriptions purchased by the government.

 An illustration of israel daily newspapers, including The Jerusalem Post, Maariv and Haaretz. Taken October 13, 2012