Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today With state backing, settlers can ethnically cleanse Palestinians at the same time as tens of thousands of Haredim can evade military service and riot outside a Supreme Court justice's home. After all, Israel's government does not fight terror: it creates the terrorShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeDavid Issacharoff 08:30 PM • June 04 2026 IDTA truly never-before-seen event unfolded on Wednesday evening in this strip of land that lies between the river and the sea.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahHaaretz BoycottGazaIsrael ElectionsDraft EvasionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJewish Violence Against Palestinians and Jews Alike Exposes Israel's UnravelingFrom Celebration to Protest – Jerusalem Pride March Turns Focus to ElectionsFar-right MK Tzvi Succot Attempts to Break Into Arab School With Disc SawCenter-left Leader Scraps Macron Meeting to Avoid Centrist Backlash, Source SaysKnesset Approves Controversial Bill Granting Tax Breaks to Dozens of SettlementsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says