March 21, 2017
2:28 pm

Israel’s appalling error

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish deserves an apology and reparations for the Israeli tank shell that hit his Gaza home, killing 4

By Jenni Frazer

March 4, 2017
11:42 pm

Members of the Palestinian Hamas armed forces take part in a graduation ceremony in Gaza City on January 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)

In Gaza, the road to escalation grows shorter

While both Israel and Hamas have an interest in keeping the calm, it remains to be seen if the terror group will withstand internal pressures to make a show of force

By Avi Issacharoff

March 2, 2017
2:35 pm

New York City police officers stand guard in Times Square on December 31, 2016. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

New York police: Anti-Semitic incidents nearly doubled over last year

US Jewish leadership group welcomes Trump repudiation of anti-Semitic vandalism; Israel said to again deny entry to Human Rights Watch official

By Times of Israel staff

September 4, 2016
2:06 am

Israeli soldiers stand guard with their tank along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip near the southern Israeli kibbutz of Nahal Oz on May 4, 2016. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)

Shots fired from Gaza at IDF troops, army returns fire at Hamas post

None hurt on Israeli side; three of the terror group’s fighters reported wounded in return shelling

By Judah Ari Gross and Times of Israel staff

August 23, 2016
4:12 pm

Palestinian militants of the Islamic Jihad movement arrive to inspect a crater on August 22, 2016 in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, following an Israeli airstrike the day before that targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hits the Israeli city of Sderot. AFP / Mahmud Hams

Israel targeted ‘key Hamas strategic assets’ in Sunday’s barrage

IDF takes advantage of rocket fire from Gaza to take out terrorist infrastructure; Liberman: ‘We won’t allow them to rearm’

By Judah Ari Gross

August 23, 2016
4:11 pm

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, right, during a visit to the IDF's Havat Hashomer base, August 23, 2016. (

Liberman: We won’t stand by while Hamas arms itself

Defense minister, touring northern army base, demands demilitarization as condition for rehabilitation of Gaza Strip

By Stuart Winer

August 22, 2016
9:07 pm

Israel's Consul-General in Istanbul Shai Cohen (left) meets with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General Dore Gold and Bureau Chief Gilad Cohen on March 21, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. (MFA)

Israel: Turkey needs to think twice before leveling criticism at us

After Ankara’s denunciation of Gaza strikes, Jerusalem issues acerbic retort saying detente doesn’t mean Turkey can issue ‘baseless condemnations’

By Times of Israel staff

August 22, 2016
3:57 pm

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, gestures as he welcomes Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto for a meeting in Ankara on August 23, 2016. (AFP/ADEM ALTAN)

Turkey: Restored ties won’t halt criticism of Israel on Gaza

Ankara foreign ministry denounces Israeli strikes on Palestinian enclave, days after ratifying reconciliation deal

By Tamar Pileggi

August 22, 2016
11:17 am

Pro-Palestinian Turks shout slogans against Israel during a protest rally outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday, July 18, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey detains 5 protesters trying to enter Israeli consulate

Activists were denouncing Israeli strikes on Gaza; incident comes days after Ankara ratifies reconciliation deal with Jerusalem

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 22, 2016
9:53 am

Palestinians look at a water tower that was first damaged during the 2014 Gaza war and appears to have again been struck by Israeli fire on August 21, 2016 in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED)

Israel strikes 50 times in Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli official urges calm as Hamas blames Jewish state for escalating violence; 2-5 people lightly injured in raids

By Judah Ari Gross and Tamar Pileggi

May 11, 2016
8:51 pm

Imad Barghouthi speaks at a Hamas rally at al-Quds University in Jerusalem in October 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)

Israel renews detention of pro-Hamas Palestinian scientist

Army says it has evidence Imad Barghouthi, who is being held without charge, ‘poses a significant security threat’

By Dov Lieber

April 26, 2016
4:15 pm

Israel arrests pro-Hamas Palestinian astrophysics professor

Police, army refuse to comment on detention of Imad Barghouthi, who called for West Bank uprising during 2014 war

By Dov Lieber

April 10, 2016
9:56 pm

This combination of file photos shows Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders (left) on March 31, 2016, and Hillary Clinton on March 30, 2016. (AFP/Photo Desk)

Clinton: Hamas is provocateur, Israel has right to self-defense

After Bernie Sanders claims IDF used ‘disproportionate’ force in 2014 war, Democratic front-runner notes Gaza’s terrorist rulers use fighters dressed as civilians

By Times of Israel staff

April 7, 2016
1:33 pm

MK Michael Oren at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in the Knesset, November 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’

Democratic candidate’s claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state’s security, MK and former envoy to US says

By Raphael Ahren

April 7, 2016
1:11 am

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally on April 5, 2016 in Laramie, Wyoming. (Theo Stroomer/Getty Images/AFP)

Sanders yet to correct claim Israel killed ‘over 10,000’ Palestinian innocents

Despite two days of ToI questions, and an ADL plea that he withdraw his misstatement, Democratic presidential hopeful stays silent

By Eric Cortellessa

Topic: Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israel’s appalling error

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish deserves an apology and reparations for the Israeli tank shell that hit his Gaza home, killing 4

In Gaza, the road to escalation grows shorter

While both Israel and Hamas have an interest in keeping the calm, it remains to be seen if the terror group will withstand internal pressures to make a show of force

New York police: Anti-Semitic incidents nearly doubled over last year

US Jewish leadership group welcomes Trump repudiation of anti-Semitic vandalism; Israel said to again deny entry to Human Rights Watch official

Shots fired from Gaza at IDF troops, army returns fire at Hamas post

None hurt on Israeli side; three of the terror group’s fighters reported wounded in return shelling

Israel targeted ‘key Hamas strategic assets’ in Sunday’s barrage

IDF takes advantage of rocket fire from Gaza to take out terrorist infrastructure; Liberman: ‘We won’t allow them to rearm’

Liberman: We won’t stand by while Hamas arms itself

Defense minister, touring northern army base, demands demilitarization as condition for rehabilitation of Gaza Strip

Israel: Turkey needs to think twice before leveling criticism at us

After Ankara’s denunciation of Gaza strikes, Jerusalem issues acerbic retort saying detente doesn’t mean Turkey can issue ‘baseless condemnations’

Turkey: Restored ties won’t halt criticism of Israel on Gaza

Ankara foreign ministry denounces Israeli strikes on Palestinian enclave, days after ratifying reconciliation deal

Turkey detains 5 protesters trying to enter Israeli consulate

Activists were denouncing Israeli strikes on Gaza; incident comes days after Ankara ratifies reconciliation deal with Jerusalem

Israel strikes 50 times in Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli official urges calm as Hamas blames Jewish state for escalating violence; 2-5 people lightly injured in raids

Israel renews detention of pro-Hamas Palestinian scientist

Army says it has evidence Imad Barghouthi, who is being held without charge, ‘poses a significant security threat’

Israel arrests pro-Hamas Palestinian astrophysics professor

Police, army refuse to comment on detention of Imad Barghouthi, who called for West Bank uprising during 2014 war

Clinton: Hamas is provocateur, Israel has right to self-defense

After Bernie Sanders claims IDF used ‘disproportionate’ force in 2014 war, Democratic front-runner notes Gaza’s terrorist rulers use fighters dressed as civilians

Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’

Democratic candidate’s claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state’s security, MK and former envoy to US says

Sanders yet to correct claim Israel killed ‘over 10,000’ Palestinian innocents

Despite two days of ToI questions, and an ADL plea that he withdraw his misstatement, Democratic presidential hopeful stays silent

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