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Police investigators in Modi'in Forest on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the site where the body of diamond merchant Boris Botashvilli was found in what officials said was a suspected murder. (Courtesy Israel Police)
June 1, 2018, 8:17 am
Police find diamond merchant’s body in Modiin Forest in suspected murder
56-year-old Boris Botashvilli believed killed over business dispute with an unnamed 49-year-old suspect
By TOI staff
A lag B'Omer bonfire in Jerusalem on May 25, 2016. (Zack Wajsgras/Flash90)
May 2, 2018, 3:47 pm
Fire service bans some Lag B’Omer bonfires due to dry conditions
Large section of Carmel region covered by ban; Education Ministry cancels approval for fire events; municipalities call on public not to light pyres
By Stuart Winer
The headquarters of the Israel Police's Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit in Lod. (Flash90)
April 9, 2018, 12:53 pm
16 nabbed, among them senior public servants, for alleged corruption
One official reportedly close to finance minister, another suspected of multiple sexual offenses
By TOI staff
Border Police officers at the entrance to the settlement of Hashmonaim, where an armed Palestinian was arrested on February 9, 2018. (courtesy)
February 9, 2018, 5:15 pm
Armed Palestinian teen caught trying to enter settlement
15-year-old arrested at entrance of Hashmonaim, hours after similar incident in Hebron; clashes along Gaza border reportedly kill one Palestinian
By TOI staff
Bedoins seen riding camels in tdesert in Jordan, February 8, 2013. (Lucie March/Flash90)
December 9, 2017, 1:57 am
Jordan’s plan of shiny city in the desert met by skepticism
Government says new metropolis will draw population away from Amman and inject momentum into a sluggish economy plagued by high unemployment
By Karin Laub
Screen capture from video of Rabbi Aryeh Hendler leading a tour at the Majdanek concentration camp site in Poland, November 2017. (Hadashot news)
November 29, 2017, 1:56 pm
In a concentration camp, a rabbi celebrates his grandson’s circumcision
Aryeh Hendler, unable to attend ceremony in Israel, connects via video link as he leads a tour at Majdanek in Poland
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of a post office sorting center, Tel Aviv February 22, 2010. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash 90)
November 12, 2017, 3:18 pm
Amid internet shopping frenzy, burglars break into main post office
Intruders scared off by security guards; unclear if any items were stolen; work underway to piece together damaged parcels
By Stuart Winer
Yedidya Weiner (Courtesy)
October 22, 2017, 1:37 pm
My brother-in-law’s 24 unpleasant hours in Ankara airport
Alone on a trip around the world before making aliyah, Yedidya wound up in Turkish custody. Israel was helpful. The Americans saved the day
By Gedalyah Reback
Police officers arrests an ultra-Orthodox Jew during a demonstration in Jerusalem against the conscription of members of the ultra-Orthodox community to the IDF on October 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 19, 2017, 9:53 pm
Police arrest 120 ultra-Orthodox protesters during anti-draft ‘day of rage’
Demonstrators block roads, burn trash in Jerusalem over arrest of seminary students for failing to appear at induction center
By TOI staff
An ultra-Orthodox Jew holds a sign during a protest in Jerusalem against the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews to the IDF on October 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
October 19, 2017, 3:14 pm
Ultra-Orthodox mount ‘day of rage’ against army draft
Police arrest 40 people in Jerusalem for blocking roads, failing to obey orders
By TOI staff
Friends and relatives mourn at the graves of Yosef Salomon, 70, his daughter Haya, 46, and son Elad, 36, after their funeral, attended by thousands, at the Modi'in Cemetery, on July 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/ FLASH90)
July 23, 2017, 6:37 pm
Thousands join funeral as victims of Halamish terror attack laid to rest
Tova Salomon, who was wounded in the assault in which she lost her husband and two children, leaves hospital to attend burial
By Raoul Wootliff
Haim Fogel speaking with reporters outside the Salomon family home in Halamish on July 23, 2017. (Screen capture/Twitter)
July 23, 2017, 3:12 pm
For Fogels of Halamish, massacre carries terrible echoes of own 2011 tragedy
Chaim Fogel says killing of Salomon family members was 'very reminiscent' of Itamar bloodbath in which his children, grandchildren were slain; criticizes publication of bloody photos of terror attack
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 26, 2017, 8:05 am
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
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)
June 20, 2017, 4:59 pm
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
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)
May 30, 2017, 3:21 pm
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
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