We are hiring a Haaretz U.S. Bureau Chief | DEADLINE: 23 March 2026
We're seeking an experienced editor who will cultivate and lead a team of U.S.-based staff writers, columnists and freelancers, covering Israel-U.S. relations, antisemitism, threats to liberal democracy, Jewish life in America, Palestinian and Muslim communities, and the intersection of Middle East and U.S. politics at a time of unprecedented tensions.
This is a full-time position for a journalist residing in the U.S. (East Coast-based)
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Israeli nationalists take part in Jerusalem Day celebrations and the annual flag march from Damascus Gate to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. Marking 59 years since the reunification of the city, large groups of settlers entered the Muslim Quarter, with clashes and acts of violence reported against Palestinian residents, May 14, 2026.
OPINION: Two new reports on sexual violence - one, an article in the New York Times, the other, an independent investigation into October 7 - reveal horrifying atrocities committed by Israelis and Palestinians against each other. But a key difference lies in the search for accountability | Noa Epstein
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Credit: Stringer/ Anadolu via Getty Images; Hadas Parush; Olivier Fitoussi; The New York Times
Old City, Jerusalem: Orthodox paramedics shield a Palestinian woman in labor from teenagers chanting "May your village burn" during the Jerusalem Day Flag March | Reporting by @matan.oz
Haaretz correspondent Linda Dayan reporting LIVE from Jersualem Day parades across Jerusalem, as far-right teens attack Palestinian shopkeepers and peace activists protecting the stores
BREAKING: Israel is heading for elections sooner than expected as Netanyahu's government files to dissolve Knesset
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A lawyer and forensic accountant who left the ultra-Orthodox world, exposes the hidden oligarchic structures within Israel's Lithuanian Haredi community, likening its political parties to Soviet-style systems of control over education, finance and social mobility | Ayelett Shani
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Credit: Olivier Fitoussi; Mordechai Halpryn; Tomer Appelbaum
"You need to confront the fact that you can't just stop with the argument":
Hagar Shezaf joins this week's edition of the Haaretz Podcast to discuss Green Party leader Zack Polanski's distinction between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and why he should confront those who conflate the two.
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Revenge and the concept of "permanent security" merged into an unbridled war in Gaza. Chasing revenge and permanent security is a recipe for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. But this chase almost always harms the quality of life and security of the attacking side. | Nir Hasson
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Credit: Omar Al-Qattaa/ AFP; IDF Spokesperson's Unit; Abdel Kareem Hana/ AP; Miramax Films; Hadas Parush
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Alongside the planned sanctions package, the EU's foreign ministers are set to discuss further measures against Israel, though the EU's top diplomat hinted chances of approval were slim. Israel rejected the decision, describing it as arbitrary and political | Liza Rozovsky
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Despite Orbán's loss in Hungary, far-right figures in the U.K., France and Germany are dominating in the polls, buoyed by a backlash to demographic shifts and economic malaise. Does this mean that liberal democracy in Europe is in mortal peril? | Joshua Leifer
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Credit: Toby Melville/ Reuters; Ludovic Marin/ AFP; Attila Kisbenedek / AFP; Christophe Ena/ AP
