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The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
May 29, 2017, 12:14 am
Supreme Court rules Haifa ammonia tank must close
Judges say chemical storage facility must be emptied by July after government finds framework to prevent national shortage
By TOI staff
May 22, 2017, 3:43 pm
A siren of war
Childhood memories of the bomb shelter during the Six Day War -- and her grandmother who refused to take cover
By Michal Kohane
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 23, 2017. (JTA/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
May 20, 2017, 6:14 am
Do Israel’s traffic cops have a friend in Sheriff David Clarke?
US official, who has ties to far-right organizations in America, decorates his uniform with pin from Jewish state
By Ron Kampeas
An IDF submarine spots another vessel during a surprise exercise in May 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 18, 2017, 7:37 pm
Navy looks to upgrade sub standard with surprise undersea war drill
Submarines square off against gunships, navy SEALs and aircraft in 6-day exercise meant to turn flotilla into more formidable fighting force
By Judah Ari Gross
Muhammad Shinawi, Khaled bin Atef Abu Kleib and Ihab bin Ayoub Yusef‬ enter a Haifa court on January 30, 2017. Shinawi is accused of murder and attempted murder for shooting attacks in the northern port city earlier this month. Abu Kleib and Yusef are charged with assisting him. (Screen capture)
May 14, 2017, 4:23 pm
Terror suspect punches prison guard at court hearing
Lawyer for Muhammad Shinawi, accused of Haifa murder, admits his client struck first but says officers continued to beat him after he was subdued
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of an Israel Police patrol car. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)
May 13, 2017, 8:55 am
Four men wounded in parking lot shooting
Masked man opens fire at group near Damoon Prison outside of Haifa; police searching area for assailant
By TOI staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
April 27, 2017, 1:03 am
Government seeks new delay of Haifa ammonia tank closure
PM's office says request comes in bid to save thousands of jobs, but the northern city's mayor warns residents could be in mortal danger from the facility
By Alexander Fulbright
An ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
April 25, 2017, 6:03 pm
Haifa mayor attacks Netanyahu for seeking to delay ammonia tank closure
Opposition MKs also admonish PM over efforts to stall facility's shuttering, accuse him of putting business interests over residents
By TOI staff
April 19, 2017, 2:51 pm
Freedom from fear in Haifa
Israeli scientists convinced the public of the risk of far more potentially explosive ammonia than the country uses
By Alon Tal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, April 2, 2017. (AFP/POOL/Dan Balilty)
April 2, 2017, 1:48 pm
PM: New David’s Sling anti-missile system to become operational today
At start of cabinet meeting, Netanyahu lauds medium-range defense battery, which will offer protection to the likes of Haifa ammonia plant
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of a young boy in a day care center, January 11, 2006. (Nati shohat Flash90)
April 2, 2017, 12:01 pm
Welfare Ministry: Autism diagnoses tripled in a decade
Better recognition and testing methods behind increase, says report released on international awareness day
By Stuart Winer
Culture Minister Miri Regev speaks with the media before the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 16, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
March 28, 2017, 1:34 am
Culture minister to AG: Probe incitement at Arab theater
Battle between Miri Regev and Haifa's Al-Midan Theater intensifies over definition of 'terrorist'
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photo of an ambulance (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
March 27, 2017, 12:36 am
Man found stabbed on Haifa street dies of wounds
Police say incident was of criminal nature, likely a rivalry; 30-year-old found laying on pavement in northern city
By TOI staff
Illustrative: An IAF F-16 from the Red Dragon squadron during a drill, November 2013. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flash90)
March 25, 2017, 4:16 pm
Syria said threatening to fire Scud missiles at Israel
Assad regime says attacks by IDF on Syrian targets will be met with counter strikes on military bases, Haifa port
By TOI staff
Jules Trump controls Israel's Haifa Chemicals (Courtesy)
March 22, 2017, 3:29 pm
Another Trump hopes Israel can make ammonia great again
Jules Trump says Haifa Chemicals will shut down production, lay off workers if alternative arrangements for soon-to-be-closed storage facility aren't found
By Shoshanna Solomon
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