June 26, 2017
8:05 am

Illustrative photo of a Magen David Adom ambulance. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Husband, 77, stabs wife, 74, in her sleep

Man then turns knife on himself before calling emergency services; woman in serious condition

By Sue Surkes

June 20, 2017
4:59 pm

Some 2,500 schoolchildren and volunteers of all ages from Modiin, Israel, have so far participated in the excavation of Tittora. (Vered Bosidan, Israel Antiquities Authority)

School pupils help find 900-year-old Crusader jewelry trove

With some 2,500 school children and local volunteers, it takes a village to excavate Modiin’s Tel Tittora Crusader fortress

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

May 30, 2017
3:21 pm

Brig. Gen. Eli Ben-Meir, left, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun, right, as Ben-Meir takes over as head of the IDF's Research Brigade, during a ceremony, with head of army intelligence Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, on January 4, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Shavuot classes bring religious, secular neighbors together

At Modiin home, Israeli generals will discuss Israel’s ethical obligations vis-à-vis the Syrian civil war

By JTA

May 17, 2017
8:34 am

Agriculture and art merge for a two-day fair at the Tel Aviv Port, showcasing products from the Modiin area. (Courtesy Eldad Maestro)

Spring time is festival time in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

From nighttime food tours and a rave party in the capital, to urban design and philosophy debates in the White City, anything goes in the month of May

By Jessica Steinberg

May 7, 2017
12:44 pm

MK Oren Hazan reacts at a plenum session in the assembly hall of Knesset on January 25, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud MKs fume over insulted intelligence

Zionist Union’s Mickey Rosenthal comes under fire for mocking the IQs of the bottom third of the ruling party’s slate

By Jacob Magid

March 11, 2017
4:44 pm

This file photo taken on March 9, 2017 shows Catcher Ryan Lavarnway (L) of Israel celebrating their victory with teammates pitcher Josh Zeid (R) and infielder Nate Freiman (C) against the Netherlands after their first round game of the World Baseball Classic at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je)

Israel baseball success causes excitement, bafflement

There are only a couple of fields and just 1,000 people play; the World Baseball Classic is not even on TV. But Israel is unbeaten going into 2nd round

By Joe Dyke

March 4, 2017
3:32 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Likud MK Avi Dichter (right), former head of the Shin Bet, in 2016 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Dichter says he’ll run for leadership of Likud, country

Netanyahu can no longer perform his duties without distraction while under criminal investigation, says MK, an ex-Shin Bet chief

By Times of Israel staff

November 24, 2016
4:34 pm

Israeli firefighter airplanes try to extinguish a forest fire which broke out in the forest near Neve Ilan, outside of Jerusalem on November 24, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Fires flare throughout the country, encroach on Jerusalem

Firefighters struggle to contain blaze raging outside gas station on Route 1; other conflagrations near Modiin, Savyon, Nirit and Wadi Ara

By Times of Israel staff

November 24, 2016
12:03 pm

A picture taken on November 24, 2016 shows a bushfire raging in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa. Hundreds of Israelis fled their homes on the outskirts of the country's third city Haifa with others trapped inside as firefighters struggled to control raging bushfires, officials said. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)

60,000 flee massive fires raging across Haifa; arson suspected

Buildings consumed in several locations; 11 neighborhoods cleared; 100 treated for minor injuries; other fires across country; Greece, Russia, Cyprus, Turkey send help; police chief: some suspects in custody

By Times of Israel staff

November 24, 2016
8:04 am

Fires burning near the Shilat Junction on Route 443 near Modiin on November 24, 2016. (Raoul Wootliff/ Times of Israel)

Firefighters battle fresh blazes near Jerusalem, Haifa

Brushfires break out near Modiin and spread from Neve Ilan, as others brought under control; high winds and dry conditions expected to continue to feed rash of fires around country

By Times of Israel staff

November 17, 2016
8:30 pm

A group of new recruits arrive at the army's induction center outside Tel Aviv on January 11, 2015. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)

More religious women, more ultra-Orthodox, dip in overall enlistment: IDF reveals stats

Modiin, Tel Aviv suburbs lead nation in draft rates; number of female combat soldiers quadruples in 4 years

By Judah Ari Gross

August 25, 2016
8:14 pm

A teenage volunteer for Donald Trump campaigning outside the Republican candidate’s headquarters in Modiin, Aug. 15, 2016. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump campaign opens 3rd Israeli office in Ramat Gan

Headquarters in Tel Aviv suburb to join Jerusalem, Modiin branches; fourth center planned for West Bank

By JTA

August 15, 2016
3:03 pm

Donald Trump speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, March 21, 2016. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)

Donald Trump courts US expats in new Israel campaign

Republican Party looking to gain swing state votes from US-Israeli citizens, estimates 85% will go with its candidate

By Times of Israel staff

June 7, 2016
12:51 pm

Cache of silver coins found at an estate house in Modiin, June 7, 2016. (Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Cache of Hasmonean-era silver coins uncovered in Modiin

2,150-year-old hoard likely buried by a Jew who was never able to return for it, found in dig at agricultural estate that took part in Bar Kochba uprising

By Sue Surkes

February 22, 2016
3:24 pm

Israeli indicted for posting ‘Death to Arabs’ on Facebook

Modiin resident charged with incitement, harassment for rants on social media calling for murder of Arabs, liberals

By Judah Ari Gross

Topic: Modiin

Husband, 77, stabs wife, 74, in her sleep

Man then turns knife on himself before calling emergency services; woman in serious condition

School pupils help find 900-year-old Crusader jewelry trove

With some 2,500 school children and local volunteers, it takes a village to excavate Modiin’s Tel Tittora Crusader fortress

Shavuot classes bring religious, secular neighbors together

At Modiin home, Israeli generals will discuss Israel’s ethical obligations vis-à-vis the Syrian civil war

Spring time is festival time in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv

From nighttime food tours and a rave party in the capital, to urban design and philosophy debates in the White City, anything goes in the month of May

Likud MKs fume over insulted intelligence

Zionist Union’s Mickey Rosenthal comes under fire for mocking the IQs of the bottom third of the ruling party’s slate

Israel baseball success causes excitement, bafflement

There are only a couple of fields and just 1,000 people play; the World Baseball Classic is not even on TV. But Israel is unbeaten going into 2nd round

Dichter says he’ll run for leadership of Likud, country

Netanyahu can no longer perform his duties without distraction while under criminal investigation, says MK, an ex-Shin Bet chief

Fires flare throughout the country, encroach on Jerusalem

Firefighters struggle to contain blaze raging outside gas station on Route 1; other conflagrations near Modiin, Savyon, Nirit and Wadi Ara

60,000 flee massive fires raging across Haifa; arson suspected

Buildings consumed in several locations; 11 neighborhoods cleared; 100 treated for minor injuries; other fires across country; Greece, Russia, Cyprus, Turkey send help; police chief: some suspects in custody

Firefighters battle fresh blazes near Jerusalem, Haifa

Brushfires break out near Modiin and spread from Neve Ilan, as others brought under control; high winds and dry conditions expected to continue to feed rash of fires around country

More religious women, more ultra-Orthodox, dip in overall enlistment: IDF reveals stats

Modiin, Tel Aviv suburbs lead nation in draft rates; number of female combat soldiers quadruples in 4 years

Trump campaign opens 3rd Israeli office in Ramat Gan

Headquarters in Tel Aviv suburb to join Jerusalem, Modiin branches; fourth center planned for West Bank

Donald Trump courts US expats in new Israel campaign

Republican Party looking to gain swing state votes from US-Israeli citizens, estimates 85% will go with its candidate

Cache of Hasmonean-era silver coins uncovered in Modiin

2,150-year-old hoard likely buried by a Jew who was never able to return for it, found in dig at agricultural estate that took part in Bar Kochba uprising

Israeli indicted for posting ‘Death to Arabs’ on Facebook

Modiin resident charged with incitement, harassment for rants on social media calling for murder of Arabs, liberals

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