Current sectionIsrael NewsAt the start of the Arab Revolt, which began 90 years ago this week, the newspaper told its readers that 'the God of Israel wanted our sacrifices,' and promised that the Jewish community was here to stayShare 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 formatSubscribe04:54 AM • April 17 2026 IDT"Once again, this land, sacred to all civilized humanity, has absorbed innocent blood," read the Haaretz editorial on April 20, 1936. "Once again, passions raged and man turned into a desert wolf; decent people, ordinary citizens … did not return home, because murderers cut short their lives."In the NewsHaaretz During Arab Revolt: Blood Is the Glue That Binds a Nation and Its LandIn Blow to AIPAC, Democrat Who Accused Israel of Genocide Wins NJ ElectionA Rabbinical Judge Called to Raze Gaza – Israel to Honor Him on Independence DayA No-win Situation for Israel's Supreme CourtA Tale of Two Tails – and Why Israel Should Be Relieved It Didn't Defeat IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Envoy Slams Italian Magazine Cover About West Bank Settlers'Beautiful and Free of Jews': What Nazi Guidebook to Poland Recommended ReadersReport: Iran Has Thousands of Ballistic Missiles, U.S. Intelligence EstimatesAs Iran War Wore On, Israel Downed Fewer Missiles, Cluster Bombs Wreaked HavocIsraeli Actress Declines Independence Day Honor After Gaza Petition ControversyNetanyahu Could Have Learned His Lesson Last Time He Took Trump to War With Iran