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Zvi Bar'el

Zvi Bar'el

Haaretz

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From Hamas to Iran, Israel's Disarmament Demands Reveal a Strategy of Perpetual Threat

From Hamas to Iran, Israel's Disarmament Demands Reveal a Strategy of Perpetual Threat

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20.02.2026 60

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For Israelis, Any Arab Struggle for the Right to Breathe the Same Air as Jews Is Political

05.02.2026 70

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War After War: Israel's Promised Victory Rests on Constant Safe Room Access

22.01.2026 90

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Echoes of Iran: Israel's 'Supreme Leader' Prioritizes the Judicial Coup Over the Country

15.01.2026 80

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Tarabin Was a Test Run – and Ben-Gvir Is Preparing Israel for Civil War

08.01.2026 80

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Israeli Settlers Don't Combat Terror – They Make the Terror

20.11.2025 60

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Israel and Its Evil Government Cannot Give Up on the War

13.11.2025 20

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Another Nail in the Coffin for Israel's Rule of Law

Let's begin with a text that tugs at your heartstrings. "The incident at the Sde Teiman detention facility caused immense public diplomacy damage to...

06.11.2025 50

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Does Israel Really Need a Buffer Zone in Gaza?

10.10.2025 70

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Any Hostages Freed as Part of Trump's Plan Will Become Netanyahu's Trophies

04.10.2025 80

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The Survival of an Israeli Sparta Depends Upon a Permanent State of War

18.09.2025 60

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Israel's Conquest of Gaza City as Reality Television

04.09.2025 70

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Recognition Without Consenquence: The World's Empty Gesture to Palestine

14.08.2025 60

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Netanyahu Has Decided the Hostages and Their Families Won't Hold Back Israel Any Longer

07.08.2025 70

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When Trump Turns, Netanyahu Finds the Courage to Stand Up to His Far-right Allies

31.07.2025 50

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There Are No Gatekeepers Left in Israel - Because There Are No Gates Left to Guard

17.07.2025 40

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Israel Will Always Have Gaza

26.06.2025 50

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Israel Can Finally Live in Peace With Its 'Total Victory' Over Gaza

22.05.2025 50

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Israel Believes It's Fighting a Holy War in Gaza, and Dissenters Are Deemed Heretics

08.05.2025 30

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Trump's Dilemma Is to Choose Netanyahu or Israel

11.04.2025 20

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Deep State of Despair: Only One Side Can Win Israel's Existential War

03.04.2025 40

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Netanyahu Is an Existential Threat to Israeli Democracy. Polite Protests Won't Be Enough

20.03.2025 30

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Trump, of All People, Forces Israeli Government to Fulfill Its Obligation to Its Citizens

14.03.2025 40

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Israel's Wild Imperial Ambitions Only Show How It Turned Its Back on Its Own People

06.03.2025 30

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The Battle to Free Israel From Those Holding It Hostage

13.02.2025 40

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Total Victory in Gaza? Dismantling Hamas? The Hostage Deal Is Exposing Netanyahu's Lies

30.01.2025 20

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It Isn't Too Late: The Israel-Hamas Deal Must Be Amended Before It Self-implodes

25.01.2025 40

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'Phase Two': How Israel Plans to Abandon the Hostages

20.01.2025 50

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A Partial Hostage Deal Isn't Enough, but With Netanyahu It's All We Can Hope For

09.01.2025 30

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Even 'Good Israelis' Are Part of the Broad Circle of Tacit Consent to War Crimes

03.01.2025 10

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As Israel's Borders Change, So Does Its Character

How many borders does the State of Israel have and where are they? This question does have an answer, even if it is confusing. Israel has a...

19.12.2024 10

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Zvi Bar'el

Forget Champagne and Cigars: Netanyahu Has Blood on His Hands

Save for this marginal event on October 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned everything to the last detail. He didn't leave anything to...

12.12.2024 10

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Israel's Government Isn't Afraid Enough of the People

"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." This dictum has been attributed to...

11.12.2024 10

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It Can't Happen Here? Israeli Democracy Is Fighting for Its Life

Here are two texts, almost identical and creepy in equal measure, that were written from a distance of some 90 years from today. The first says, "...

04.12.2024 10

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