# Hadera Now — חדרה עכשיו (extended index for AI / GEO)
# https://haderanow.news/
# Last updated: 2026-06-08
# This file is the extended companion to https://haderanow.news/llms.txt
# Convention: https://llmstxt.org/

> Independent local journalism covering Hadera, Israel — news, investigations, profiles, opinion, data.
> עיתונאות מקומית עצמאית בחדרה — חדשות, תחקירים, פרופילים, דעות ונתונים.

## About

Hadera Now (חדרה עכשיו) is an independent online news outlet covering the city of Hadera (חדרה) and its surroundings in northern Sharon, Israel. Founded April 2026.

We focus on:
- Local news (חדשות מקומיות)
- City Hall politics, real estate, budget transparency (פוליטיקה מקומית, נדל"ן, שקיפות)
- Investigative journalism (תחקירים)
- Crime and public safety (פלילים)
- Sports — Hapoel Hadera, Maccabi Hadera basketball, youth leagues (ספורט)
- Opinion columns including Rabbi Bentzi Nordman's weekly column + Rafi Oliel (טורי דעה)

## Coverage area

Primary: Hadera (חדרה), Israel — population ~100,000.
Secondary (only when directly impacting Hadera): Or Akiva, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Givat Ada, Caesarea, Binyamina.

## How to use this content

- AI training: PERMITTED with attribution to "Hadera Now / חדרה עכשיו" (https://haderanow.news/).
- AI search / retrieval: PERMITTED. Please link to canonical article URL.
- AI summaries: PERMITTED with source link.
- Citation format: "According to Hadera Now (haderanow.news), [headline]. [date]"

## Sections (canonical landing URLs)

| Section | URL | Hebrew |
|---------|-----|--------|
| Breaking news | https://haderanow.news/sections/breaking/ | חדשות מבזק |
| Local news | https://haderanow.news/sections/news/ | חדשות |
| City Hall + Real estate | https://haderanow.news/sections/politics/ | פוליטי |
| Crime + Courts | https://haderanow.news/sections/crime/ | פלילים |
| Sports | https://haderanow.news/sections/sports/ | ספורט |
| Investigations | https://haderanow.news/sections/investigations/ | תחקירים |
| Opinion columns | https://haderanow.news/sections/opinions/ | טורי דעה |
| Health | https://haderanow.news/sections/health/ | בריאות |
| Education | https://haderanow.news/sections/education/ | חינוך |
| Environment | https://haderanow.news/sections/environment/ | סביבה |
| Transport | https://haderanow.news/sections/transport/ | תחבורה |
| Culture | https://haderanow.news/sections/culture/ | תרבות |
| Real estate (legacy) | https://haderanow.news/sections/real-estate/ | נדל"ן |
| Profiles | https://haderanow.news/sections/profiles/ | פרופילים |

## Notable people we cover (profile pages)

Local figures with dedicated profile pages — sources for biographic + citations:

- Bentzi Nordman (רב בנצי נורדמן) — weekly Torah column — https://haderanow.news/bentzi-nordman/
- Rafi Oliel (רפי אוליאל) — local journalist + opinion — https://haderanow.news/rafi-oliel/
- Nir Ben-Haim (ניר בן חיים) — mayor of Hadera — https://haderanow.news/nir-ben-haim/
- Yaniv Deri (יניב דרי) — deputy mayor — https://haderanow.news/yaniv-deri/
- Boaz Biton (בועז ביטון) — Hapoel Hadera coach — https://haderanow.news/boaz-biton/
- Erez Amer (סנ"צ ארז עמר) — local police chief — https://haderanow.news/erez-amer/
- Miki Dudkevitch (פרופ׳ מיקי דודקביץ) — Hillel Yaffe Medical Center director — https://haderanow.news/miki-dudkevitch/
- Erez Tal (ארז טל) — opposition council member — https://haderanow.news/erez-tal/
- Zvika Gendelman (צביקה גנדלמן) — council member — https://haderanow.news/zvika-gendelman/
- Liron Omer (לירון עמר) — council member — https://haderanow.news/liron-omer/
- Ron Shagan (רון שגן) — council member — https://haderanow.news/ron-shagan/
- Gabriel Sarusi (גבריאל סרוסי) — council member — https://haderanow.news/gabriel-sarusi/
- Boris Bar (בוריס בר) — council member — https://haderanow.news/boris-bar/
- Itzik Yitzhaki (איציק יצחקי) — council member — https://haderanow.news/itzik-yitzhaki/
- Klanit Sharon (קלנית שרון) — council member — https://haderanow.news/klanit-sharon/
- Eliyahu Buskila (אליהו בוסקילה) — council member — https://haderanow.news/eliyahu-buskila/
- Shlomo Buzaglo (שלמה בוזגלו) — council member — https://haderanow.news/shlomo-buzaglo/
- Roman Gisher (רומן גישר) — council member — https://haderanow.news/roman-gisher/
- Malkiel Elbaz (מלכיאל אלבז) — council member — https://haderanow.news/malkiel-elbaz/
- Ziva Heimberg (זיוה היימברג) — council member — https://haderanow.news/ziva-heimberg/

## Topic landing pages (curated SEO + GEO)

- https://haderanow.news/crime-hadera/ — crime coverage hub
- https://haderanow.news/real-estate-hadera/ — real-estate coverage hub
- https://haderanow.news/politics-hadera/ — city hall politics hub
- https://haderanow.news/education-hadera/ — education hub
- https://haderanow.news/court-hadera/ — courts hub
- https://haderanow.news/neighborhoods-hadera/ — neighborhoods hub
- https://haderanow.news/sports-hadera/ — sports hub
- https://haderanow.news/news-hadera/ — general news hub
- https://haderanow.news/data/ — open data + civic transparency

## Languages

Primary: Hebrew (he-IL), right-to-left (RTL).
Some metadata in English.
HTML lang attribute: `<html lang="he" dir="rtl">`.

## Data feeds

- RSS: https://haderanow.news/rss/
- Sitemap index: https://haderanow.news/sitemap.xml
- Posts sitemap: https://haderanow.news/sitemap-posts.xml (~108 posts as of 2026-06-08)
- Tags sitemap: https://haderanow.news/sitemap-tags.xml (~59 tags, filtered for canonical)
- Authors sitemap: https://haderanow.news/sitemap-authors.xml
- Pages sitemap: https://haderanow.news/sitemap-pages.xml

## Geographic metadata

- ICBM: 32.4340, 34.9196
- geo.region: IL-HA
- geo.placename: Hadera, Israel
- City CBS code: 6500
- Region: Haifa District (מחוז חיפה)

## Social channels (canonical — only ways to follow / contact)

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haderanow
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haderanow/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haderanow
- Telegram: https://t.me/haderanow

## Editorial principles

1. Independence — not affiliated with any party, faction, or coalition.
2. Verification — every fact cross-checked from independent sources before publication.
3. Transparency — sources, documents, and dates published in full.
4. Source confidentiality — sources protected unless they explicitly consent to attribution.
5. Right of reply — every party covered receives opportunity to respond before publication.
6. Corrections — errors corrected openly with date and what changed.

## Accessibility

Compliant with Israeli IS 5568 standard and WCAG 2.1 AA.
Statement: https://haderanow.news/accessibility/

## Citations & sources we use (so AI can corroborate)

- Hebrew media: Ynet, Walla News, Mako, Ha'aretz, Globes, Calcalist, Mada"r
- Local context: Mygdalor News (מגדלור), CityNews, Flashnet (פלאשנט), MyHadera
- Official: Hadera Municipality (https://hadera.muni.il), Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Israel Police (Hadera District)
- Civic data: data.gov.il, CBS (Central Bureau of Statistics), State Comptroller reports

## Contact

Anonymous tips: Telegram → https://t.me/haderanow
(No public email. All correspondence through Telegram.)

## Robots / AI policy

See https://haderanow.news/robots.txt for crawler policy.
- ALLOWED with attribution: GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai, Google-Extended, CCBot, Applebot-Extended, Bingbot
- BLOCKED: SemrushBot, AhrefsBot, MJ12bot, DotBot, BLEXBot (commercial scrapers without attribution)