The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pokemon/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:39:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Pokemon | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/pokemon/ 32 32 Saudi revives fatwa on ‘Zionism-promoting’ Pokemon https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-fatwa-on-zionist-pokemon-for-promoting-evolution/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:30:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1430945 New highly popular iteration of the game leads Saudi clerics to renew 2001 ban on game which they claim also encourages gambling

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]]> Israelis, Palestinians get in on Pokemon Go https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-palestinians-get-in-on-pokemon-go/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:37:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1426945 Regional tensions rear their head as Arabs, Jews play the wildly popular smartphone game

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]]> Auschwitz asks ‘Pokemon Go’ to keep monsters out of death camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-asks-pokemon-go-to-keep-monsters-out-of-death-camp/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:08:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1426720 Officials at US memorial sites also scramble to ban popular game, as app's cartoon critters pop up in least appropriate locales

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]]> US Holocaust Museum asks visitors to stop chasing Pokemon https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-holocaust-museum-asks-visitors-to-stop-chasing-pokemon/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:41:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1426196 Cartoon monsters also spotted at 'PokeStops' in former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, New York's Ground Zero memorial

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]]> The Weekend Pokémon Go Took Over America http://www.wired.com/2016/07/weekend-pokemon-go-took-america/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1425993 Wired: Pokémon Go is a game that transforms people’s phones into cameras in a parallel universe where mythical cartoon animals frolick along in familiar landmarks and places

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]]> Senate review: Israeli NGO used US-funded resources in bid to oust Netanyahu https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-12-2016/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:14:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1426018 Bipartisan probe says OneVoice 'fully complied' with grant terms, but did utilize resources for 'political activities' in run-up to 2015 elections

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