The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/a-b-yehoshua/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png A.B. Yehoshua | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/a-b-yehoshua/ 32 32 From Albright to Yehoshua: 18 notable Jews who died in 2022 https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-albright-to-yehoshua-18-notable-jews-who-died-in-2022/ Sat, 31 Dec 2022 15:08:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2913715 These Jewish icons leave outsized legacies in politics, the arts, sports, and everything in between

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]]> A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli literary giant and ardent humanist, dies aged 85 https://www.timesofisrael.com/great-israeli-novelist-a-b-yehoshua-dies-aged-85/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:43:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2764246 Influential author, recipient of the Israel Prize and dozens of other awards, was also known as a sharp-tongued polemicist and staunch Zionist

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]]> Stuart Schoffman, a master and devotee of Hebrew culture, dies at 74 https://www.timesofisrael.com/stuart-schoffman-a-master-and-devotee-of-hebrew-culture-dies-at-74/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:35:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2645811 A journalist, screenwriter, thinker and translator of some of Israel's greatest writers, Schoffman was known for his words and warmth; colleague recalls a 'genius and a mensch'

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]]> Peace activist author A.B. Yehoshua now pushes for a one-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/peace-activist-author-a-b-yehoshua-now-pushes-for-a-one-state-solution/ Sun, 03 May 2020 02:45:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2293948 In conversation with ToI to mark release of new book, 'The Tunnel,' the writer says, 'We have to integrate the Palestinians into Israel, by the right or the left'

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]]> Flash fiction master Etgar Keret snags Israel’s top literary award https://www.timesofisrael.com/flash-fiction-master-etgar-keret-snags-israels-top-literary-award/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:52:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2003894 Acclaimed author of absurdist short stories wins Sapir Prize for collection, 'A Glitch at the Edge of the Galaxy'

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]]> Fellow writers, Natalie Portman mourn death of ‘brave’ ‘mensch’ Amos Oz https://www.timesofisrael.com/fellow-writers-natalie-portman-mourn-death-of-brave-mensch-amos-oz/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:52:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1988680 Author David Grossman says 'the world is diminished a little' with Oz's passing; A.B. Yehoshua eulogizes a 'wonderful writer' and friend

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]]> 180 artists, authors, intellectuals call for cancellation of nation-state law https://www.timesofisrael.com/180-artists-authors-intellectuals-call-for-cancellation-of-nation-state-law/ Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:40:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1898701 Signatories of open letter to Netanyahu, including Amos Oz, David Grossman, A. B. Yehoshua, also decry law barring gay couples from surrogacy

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]]> A.B. Yehoshua: ‘Leave the Temple Mount to the Muslims’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-b-yehoshua-leave-the-temple-mount-to-the-muslims/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:18:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1668845 Tisha B'Av not about mourning destruction of buildings but about failure of Jewish Diaspora to return to Israel, says famed author

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]]> Top authors to descend on capital for book fair https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-authors-to-descend-on-jerusalem-for-book-fair/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 06:16:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1633827 Meir Shalev, A.B. Yehoshua and international writers to be on hand as International Book Fair joins forces with Hebrew Book Week from June 11-15

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]]> Jamaica Kincaid among winners of Israeli foundation prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/jamaica-kincaid-among-winners-of-israeli-foundation-prize/ Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:26:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1557493 Antiguan-American author honored with Tel Aviv University's Dan David award for being an 'important and influential writer'

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]]> Dovish author Yehoshua seems to back Bennett’s West Bank plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/dovish-author-yehoshua-seems-to-back-bennetts-west-bank-plan/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:16:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1525002 Without mentioning right-wing minister's idea, A.B. Yehoshua says he is in favor of citizenship for Area C Palestinians, as two-state solution not feasible due to settlements

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]]> Im Tirtzu head suspends self over ‘culture mole’ campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/im-tirtzu-head-suspends-self-over-culture-mole-campaign/ Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:56:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1331549 Matan Peleg blasts his own organization's move to out left-wing artists and cultural figures, says he needs time to 'soul-search'

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]]> Book nixed for schools over ‘intermarriage’ fears flies off the shelves https://www.timesofisrael.com/book-nixed-for-curricula-over-intermarriage-fears-flies-off-the-shelves/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:54:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1312766&preview_id=1312766 Publisher announces new print run for Dorit Rabinyan's love story between Israeli Jewish woman, Palestinian man; education minister: it depicts IDF as 'sadists'

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]]> Outcry as government pulls book over ‘intermarriage’ fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/outcry-as-government-pulls-book-over-intermarriage-fears/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:03:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1312316 Love story between an Israeli woman and an Arab man rejected from school curriculum for 'threatening Jewish identity'

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]]> Boston theater puts Israeli playwrights in the spotlight https://www.timesofisrael.com/boston-theater-puts-israeli-playwrights-in-the-spotlight/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:13:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1299365 Guy Ben-Aharon's Israeli Stage company exposes American audiences to thought-provoking plays from Israel

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