The damage they are doing supersede any benefit that they may have.

Any antisemite who wants to disparage Israel usually rushes to quote the garbage Haaretz usually writes. From extreme figure far right figures like Jackson Hinkle to extreme far left provocateurs like Owen Jones. They all rush to quote Haaretz as an "authoritative" source whenever they want to attack Israel.

Ilan Pappe was asked by Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, then president of University of Haifa to resign for his promotion of boycott of Israel because if he was staunchly against Israel, he should walk the talk and apply the boycott himself.

Similarly, Haaretz can't keep damaging Israel's name while also enjoying the freedom of Israel. It is an insult to the brave fighters who have sacrificed their life and fallen in battle to defend Israel. Haaretz can't keep abusing and insulting fighters who are giving their all while also enjoying their fruits. There is no freedom of speech or media there.

Even the regime in Iran regularly quotes Haaretz as "proof"for their propaganda. For those saying media freedom, the likes of NYT, WaPo or even WSJ have never criticized the US heavily like how Haaretz does. Mind you, they are private media companies and not govt funded.

Haaretz was caught using outdated figures and when confronted, they didn't even issue an apology. They even publish people who celebrated 7/10. I am not against harshly criticizing the Israeli government but a little bit patriotism should suffice. Why publish openly antisemitic writers?

The damage they have done is enough and it's time action is taken against them. Israel's image is already tarnished by them and whatever Israel does, it would be criticized anyway. They need to go. (For good preferably).

Will Israel remain a safe place for trans Jews in the decades to come? I'd really like to make Israel my permanent home, or at least live there a long time. I'm just concerned about the rise of religious forces that don't accept trans people. Eventually the Haredim are projected to make up a majority of the Israeli population in a few decades. Is it possible that the Haredim will moderate and accept trans people, specifically trans women? This is just about my only main concern with moving to Israel on a permanent basis. I have anxiety, so I like to worry. I also tend to put the cart before the horse, if you get what I'm saying? I know this question is inevitably keep popping up on my mind, and I'd like to finally have an answer. I just worry about this issue and that worry hurts my motivation to learn Hebrew. I'd really like to stay motivated though.

A few years back, the Israeli foreign ministry labelled Ireland the most anti-Semitic country in Europe. Link. This was due to the country's ubiquitous anti-Israel protests and demonstrations that often cross the line into anti-Jewish hatred. It's common to see the Hezbollah flag openly displayed at Irish anti-Israel marches, for example. Many Irish activists make protesting against Israel their full-time job. It's the basis of their entire personality. So much so that last week, Israel designated six Irish NGOs as terrorist organizations. Link

Why does Ireland despise Israel so much? It's difficult to explain senseless hatred but from what I can gather the IRA (Irish paramilitary group dedicated to ousting the British from Northern Ireland) had links with the PLO and often trained together and traded weapons. Then there is the ancient Catholic suspicion of Jews as Christ-killers but I don't think this argument carries much weight anymore as modern Ireland is becoming increasingly secular. There was a incident of a pogrom in Limerick in the early 1900s when a priest whipped the locals into anti-Jewish frenzy and drove the few Jewish families out of town. Link. What makes incidents like this so bizarre is that Ireland never really had a thriving Jewish community. The Jewish population was estimated to be at it's max of 5,500 in the 1940s, mainly around Dublin. This was often just Jews temporarily residing there during the war before safe passage to America was secured.

Has anyone here ever visited Ireland or interacted with Irish people? How did they react when they discovered you're Israeli? Not sure how relations can be improved. Perhaps mods can arrange for a cross-community AMA or something? Interested to hear your thoughts. (Full disclosure: I support Israel as a beacon of democracy and the freest country in the Middle East. The Jewish people need a homeland just as the Irish need theirs).

Nowadays, (almost) every thread about the judicial reforms has the same comments: Haredim bad! They don't even work or serve in the army! We're about to become Saudi Arabia!

When any other right-wing group is mentioned at all, it's usually the cursory "Datin leumim bad too, they enabled Smotrich/Ben Gvir!"

I hate it to break it to you guys, but there is way more going on with these reforms than just Haredim (or religious people in general), and bashing them for it makes no sense. Let's take a look:

1. Haredi parties aren't even uniformly right-wing. Shas, for example, supports social welfare programs and spending. They're only in a coalition with Bibi for tactical reasons: they get power and so does he. But ideologically, they have more in common with Meretz (on some issues) than they do with Bibi.

2. A lot of Mizrahim voted for Bibi, a fact that gets zero analysis or recognition here, for some reason.

3. There are secular people - a non-trivial amount of them - who voted for Ben Gvir. People, religious or not, don't like it when Acco and Lord burn to the ground, the police don't respond, and the subsequent coalition has a weak-on-security policy that leads to more terror attacks.

Which brings to my main point: the Left didn't only lose in this election between Avodah and Meretz split; they also lost because they have no security policies or plans that most people trust.

Seriously - when was the last time that a non-right party (even centrist Yesh Atid) got lots of people excited about a security plan? Can anyone name a single example?

As for the claim that we're about to become a theocracy: even in 40 years from now, Haredim will make up anywhere 25 to 36% of the total population. They will probably fracture into more political parties. Will they single-handedly decide elections?

If the left continues to come up with useless and impractical ideas, maybe. But whose fault is that?

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nyt-israel-has-no-evidence-of-systematic-hamas-looting-of-un-aid-in-gaza/

I see the posts here, every 2nd post encourages people to leave, speaks about Israel's destruction, Jesus christ משה בתיבה guys, calm da fk down our ancestors didn't survive the holocaust, and fight 3 wars meant to exterminate us, literally against the whole region, and win!,they create the only truly first world country in swamps and desert, some dying due to malaria in the process, all that just for us to give up because of a rogue coalition? Is that what 4000 of legacy will come to? A civilization that crumbles because of 1 person?

Yes, we should keep protesting, and we should strike if protesting doesn't work, but can we stop signaling the world that Israel is going to be destroyed any moment now? almost all, if not all the damage Israel has already received due to the reforms is entirely because of the doomongering that is related to the reform, not because of the actual reform

Israel is still has around 10 times GDP per capita than any non oil/gas country in the region, we are light years better than any reasonable person would expect us to be 80 years ago, or even 40 years ago, and even if the reform passes, and the country will remain a lesser democracy for those 2-3 until the next elections, even then it would just be unthinkable to give up on it

“Live Updates: Iran Fires Over 200 Drones and Missiles at Israel in Retaliatory Strike”

Retaliatory? So Israel attacked Iran, and Iran retaliated? That’s what an NYTimes reader might reasonably infer.

Is there a more anti-Israel news source in the US than the New York Times?

Having watched this segment, I think these 30 minutes give a pretty good summary of Netanyahu, his background, his policies and the current political crisis in Israel.

How do you know it's not a genocide?

Easy. If it was, the IDF would not be sending in soldiers on foot. They would have been carpet bombing the area until no stone was left standing on top of another. They have the technology, they have the ability, so why would they send in their sons and daughters to die if that was their plan?

Female soldiers court-martialed for their choice of civilian clothing on the day they are discharged.

Police punished for barbecuing on Shabbat.

What's going on?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-court-martials-female-troops-who-showed-up-for-discharge-in-tank-tops-short-skirt/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/border-police-officers-sent-to-jail-for-barbecuing-on-base-over-shabbat/

Hey its me the dude who got his mind devastated by the void. I gotta be honest, I am getting mixed feelings on everything as I learn more and more about the region.

I learned that despite Bibi not being liked, the reasoning is not because of his handling of the west bank and gaza strip as most Israeli's do not view the palestinians as equals with distain (which is fair to be honest.) I also learned more about the jewish settlers in the west Bank such as the fact that most settlements are mostly glued to the Israel border, not having been changed since 30+ years, as well as Jerusalem cause it is Jerusalem. Of course then there is the future of the Palestinian people. PA is absolutely ass in governing the Palestinian people giving them disdain with the status quo. Meanwhile in Gaza, Hamas still lives in small pockets and unfortunately there seems to be no end in Gaza. There have been some protests against Hamas in Gaza, but there are equally still support for resistance against Israel thanks to the stupid lie that if they can fight they will get back their land which was originally propagated by the Arab countries in 1948 to recently of the disaster that is UNRWA. Despite this, There is no group or leader that has shown up to move the palestinians to a more peaceful direction.

Despite what Bibi and other insane Israeli politicans want, they cannot move the palestinians out of Gaza or even kill all of them, mostly due to moral as well as logistical reasons. There is also just adding fuel to the fire of high antisemetism.

What is the future for both Israel and Palestine? It has been proven that good diplomacy as well good leadership always pulls through, ex being Irish independence from the UK albiet that started the Irish civil war of 1922-1923. Yet, I have a horrible feeling that the status quo will continue and nothing changes. I honestly just want this entire situation to end in a way where peace is the status quo so that I don't have to hear all sorts of shit from people outside of the middle east that think they "care" about the situation but are just using the conflict for their own wank.

Forget, for a moment, her not being sorry for what she said (and effectively, why she was let go from her job). That was more around Israel and Zionism. She went further recently.

"We are owned by propagandists against the Arabs. There's no question about that. Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists. No question in my opinion. They put their money where there mouth is...We're being pushed into a wrong direction in every way."...

The Protocols of Zion has a new champion.

http://www.freep.com/article/20101202/NEWS02/101202052/Defiant-Helen-Thomas-defends-remarks-that-led-to-exit

Hamas has become the most popular party among Palestinians, partly (or mostly) because it is seen as the one that kills the most Jews

I think that every time Hamas claims to be responsible for the death of Israelis, Israel should punish Hamas, as would do any other country in this situation

A week ago, a Palestinian terrorist rammed and stabbed 9 people, a pregnant woman among them, and it baffles my mind that Hamas can just come out and say that he is responsible for it (regardless of actual responsibility) , and Israel just sit idle and does not respond, this gives them a look of Victor's among the Arab world and erodes Israel's fearsome outlook (and that erosion directly leads to more terror)

Edit - to be clear, I am not calling for attacks on innocents, never done it and never will, I am calling on attacks against Hamas militants, not Palestinian civilians

Additional sources: 1, 2, 3, 4