September 19, 2016
7:06 pm

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto seen in the Tel Aviv District Court on April 14, 2015. (Flash90)

Rabbi jailed for corruption wins early release due to ill health

Cancer-struck celebrity cleric Pinto to go free 3 months early; says he wants to repent for corruption that landed him in prison

By Sue Surkes

August 25, 2016
6:35 pm

A car that was accidentally driven into a bakery in the central Israeli city of Ramle on August 24, 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Loaves fly as woman plows car into bakery

Vehicle appears to have accidentally been put into drive instead of reverse; worker says it’s a ‘miracle’ no one was hurt

By Times of Israel staff

August 10, 2016
7:51 am

Amar’e Stoudemire is surrounded by young fans at his youth basketball camp in Jerusalem, August 8, 2016. (Andrew Tobin)

With Amar’e Stoudemire’s help, Jerusalem looks to overtake Tel Aviv as Israel’s basketball capital

The biggest name to ever play for the Israeli Basketball Premier League instantly makes Hapoel Jerusalem the new team to beat

By Andrew Tobin

August 5, 2016
10:56 am

TV star Jeremy Piven (screen capture: YouTube)

TV star Jeremy Piven teams up with Omri Casspi on Israel trip

‘Entourage’ actor, other celebs join visit laid on by Israeli basketball player’s foundation to promote his homeland

By Times of Israel staff

June 5, 2016
5:49 pm

Avraham Levi, convicted of murdering his two children in an act of revenge against his ex-wife. (YouTube/MEDIAIBA)

Father who murdered US-Israeli kids given 2 life sentences

Court finds Avraham Levi killed his son and daughter, visiting from US, as revenge against ex-wife

By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff

June 1, 2016
8:26 pm

A truck collision on Route 431 on June 1, 2016. (Screen Capture: Channel 10)

Collision on Route 431 leaves 1 dead, 1 critical

Passenger killed as truck plows into rear of another large vehicle on central artery between Ramle and Rishon

By Daniel Stieglitz

April 10, 2016
5:26 pm

English rapper Little Simz performs in her music video for the song 'Dead Body' (screen capture: YouTube)

The resonating words of hip-hop: It’s not just for teens anymore

From Ramle to Broadway, three artists tell entrepreneurs from Forbes 30 Under 30 summit in Jerusalem how hip-hop saved their soul

By Jessica Steinberg

March 3, 2016
1:32 am

A woman working at Magen David Adoms *101 emergency hotline in Ashdod on Wednesday. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)

MDA gets record donation for rocket-proof blood center

Atlanta-based Marcus Foundation gives $25 million for new Ramle facility to replace existing Tel Hasahomer center vulnerable to Hamas rocket attacks

By JTA

February 17, 2016
8:49 pm

Haim Bitton, the driver in a fatal bus crash on February 14, seen at the court in Jerusalem on February 17, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bus driver implicated in fatal highway crash put under house arrest

Haim Bitton agrees to be monitored by his mother while police probe collision on Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway that killed 6

By Tamar Pileggi and Judah Ari Gross

February 15, 2016
2:02 pm

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the courtroom of the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, February 2, 2016. (Gili Yohanan/POOL)

Ehud Olmert: A politician’s fall from grace

Former PM, once known for relaunching peace efforts with Palestinians, will now be remembered for bribery conviction

By AFP

February 15, 2016
1:28 pm

Scene of the bus accident on the Route 1 highway near the Anava intersection on February 14, 2016. (United Hatzalah)

Route of all evil

Survivors and rescuers describe a fatal bus crash as papers wonder whether anything can solve Israel’s road safety problem and show a strange obsession with the minutiae of Ehud Olmert’s not-too-shabby future life in the clink

By Joshua Davidovich

February 15, 2016
12:32 pm

A bus involved in a fatal accident on Route 1 (screen capture: Channel 2)

Bus driver in fatal crash suspected of tampering with evidence

Haim Bitton, involved in Sunday’s accident that left 6 people dead, was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes

By Times of Israel staff

February 15, 2016
1:35 am

Scene of the bus accident on the Route 1 highway near the Anava Intersection on February 14, 2016. (Courtesy United Hatzalah)

Bus driver in crash that kills 6 had collided with truck on same road in 2013

Driver was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes; regular passenger says his reckless driving meant disaster was matter of time

By Times of Israel staff and Judah Ari Gross

February 14, 2016
7:26 pm

6 killed, at least 12 hurt when bus hits parked truck

Three children said to be among fatalities in deadly crash on Route 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv; police say no foul play suspected after questioning drivers

By Times of Israel staff and Judah Ari Gross

February 11, 2016
12:08 pm

File: Knives and contents of a backpack used by attackers in a stabbing in Ramle on February 4, 2016. (Israel Police)

2 Arab girls charged with attempting to murder security guard

14-year-olds from Ramle allegedly stabbed the man at the central bus station because they ‘wanted to die as martyrs’

By Sue Surkes

Topic: Ramle

Rabbi jailed for corruption wins early release due to ill health

Cancer-struck celebrity cleric Pinto to go free 3 months early; says he wants to repent for corruption that landed him in prison

Loaves fly as woman plows car into bakery

Vehicle appears to have accidentally been put into drive instead of reverse; worker says it’s a ‘miracle’ no one was hurt

With Amar’e Stoudemire’s help, Jerusalem looks to overtake Tel Aviv as Israel’s basketball capital

The biggest name to ever play for the Israeli Basketball Premier League instantly makes Hapoel Jerusalem the new team to beat

TV star Jeremy Piven teams up with Omri Casspi on Israel trip

‘Entourage’ actor, other celebs join visit laid on by Israeli basketball player’s foundation to promote his homeland

Father who murdered US-Israeli kids given 2 life sentences

Court finds Avraham Levi killed his son and daughter, visiting from US, as revenge against ex-wife

Collision on Route 431 leaves 1 dead, 1 critical

Passenger killed as truck plows into rear of another large vehicle on central artery between Ramle and Rishon

The resonating words of hip-hop: It’s not just for teens anymore

From Ramle to Broadway, three artists tell entrepreneurs from Forbes 30 Under 30 summit in Jerusalem how hip-hop saved their soul

MDA gets record donation for rocket-proof blood center

Atlanta-based Marcus Foundation gives $25 million for new Ramle facility to replace existing Tel Hasahomer center vulnerable to Hamas rocket attacks

Bus driver implicated in fatal highway crash put under house arrest

Haim Bitton agrees to be monitored by his mother while police probe collision on Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway that killed 6

Ehud Olmert: A politician’s fall from grace

Former PM, once known for relaunching peace efforts with Palestinians, will now be remembered for bribery conviction

Route of all evil

Survivors and rescuers describe a fatal bus crash as papers wonder whether anything can solve Israel’s road safety problem and show a strange obsession with the minutiae of Ehud Olmert’s not-too-shabby future life in the clink

Bus driver in fatal crash suspected of tampering with evidence

Haim Bitton, involved in Sunday’s accident that left 6 people dead, was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes

Bus driver in crash that kills 6 had collided with truck on same road in 2013

Driver was only recently allowed to return to intercity routes; regular passenger says his reckless driving meant disaster was matter of time

6 killed, at least 12 hurt when bus hits parked truck

Three children said to be among fatalities in deadly crash on Route 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv; police say no foul play suspected after questioning drivers

2 Arab girls charged with attempting to murder security guard

14-year-olds from Ramle allegedly stabbed the man at the central bus station because they ‘wanted to die as martyrs’

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