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Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is seen as he launched an attack on demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages, at an outdoor mall, June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. (Lisa Turnquist via AP)
May 7, 2026, 11:55 pm
Firebomber sentenced to life without parole for deadly attack on Colorado hostage rally
Mohamed Soliman, 46, pleads guilty to 184 felony counts in state court but not guilty to federal hate crime charges, with his lawyers arguing ‘Zionists’ not protected class
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Guests at Art and Fashion Café, Warsaw, 1930s. (Public domain via Polish National Digital Archives)
April 7, 2026, 7:48 pm
In glitzy interwar Warsaw, truth meets fiction as 2 young women hunt for missing mentor
In ‘The Last Woman of Warsaw,’ out April 7, author Judy Batalion shows the Jewish diversity of the cosmopolitan city as an odd couple sets out to solve a mystery
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Hannah Senesh with her older brother Gyuri in Tel Aviv. After being stranded in France during the war, Gyuri finally made it to Palestine the day his sister was shipping out to Egypt for training for her mission. This photo documents this meeting. (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
March 24, 2026, 4:56 pm
Certain death, small chance of success: The pre-state parachuters who jumped into Nazi Europe
Matti Friedman’s new book, ‘Out of the Sky,’ breathes life into British intelligence operatives who became Zionist heroes despite — or because of — failing at their real mission
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Hugh Laurie speaks at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on September 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
February 22, 2026, 9:47 am
Hugh Laurie, attacked for mourning ‘Tehran’ producer, rejects assumptions he’s ‘Zionist’
Denial comes after anti-Israel accounts disparaged British actor for grieving Dana Eden, who died last week; his response then drives backlash from pro-Israel accounts
By ToI Staff
Henrietta Szold at home in Jerusalem, circa 1922. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 17, 2026, 1:23 am
Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution?
In her biography, ‘Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream,’ author Francine Klagsbrun shows how the acclaimed activist fought against misogyny and for the rights of all children
By Rich Tenorio
Judea Pearl is the author of the new book, 'Coexistence and Other Fighting Words.' (Courtesy)
December 23, 2025, 4:46 am
Slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s father charts recent ‘Zionophobia’ rise in new book
In ‘Coexistence and Other Fighting Words,’ Judea Pearl tracks post-Oct. 7 denial of Jewish self-determination, defending Israel on multiple fronts, while coining some notable phrases
By Rich Tenorio
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani talks to reporters at a news conference in New York, November 17, 2025. (AP/Seth Wenig)
November 28, 2025, 8:42 pm
Poll: 2/3 of ‘connected’ US Jews say Mamdani will make NYC less safe for them
Majority say mayor-elect is antisemitic, 56% say they’re ‘worried’ about city’s next mayor, who accuses Israel of genocide and initially declined to criticize calls for global intifada
By Zev Stub and ToI Staff
Anti-Israel signs seen ahead of an Aston Villa - Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer game in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025. (Screenshots via X, via Deen1fied on Instagram)
November 13, 2025, 4:47 pm
Israel-haters’ incendiary rebranding of Zionism
At an already forgotten soccer match in England last week, another red line was crossed in the battle to demonize, delegitmize and ultimately destroy the State of Israel
By David Horovitz
Rep. Ro Khanna speaks during an NAACP meeting, Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
October 21, 2025, 4:50 am
Ro Khanna, Dem critic of Israel, says he backs Zionism and ‘right for Israel to exist’
Khanna has faced criticism for saying Israel committed genocide in Gaza, appearing alongside defenders of Hamas
By Grace Gilson
A ceremony marking rebuilding in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, following the October 7 massacre; August 7, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/FLASH90)
October 6, 2025, 4:02 pm
‘You have to be a real Zionist’: Two years after Oct. 7, new dreamers rebuild kibbutzim
90% of displaced Gaza border residents have returned, joined by more than 2,500 newcomers. Some say it’s idealism, others just want to ‘get the wheels turning again’
By Deborah Danan
Participants on a Green Horizons hike in Israel, in an undated photo. (Courtesy of Green Horizons)
October 4, 2025, 11:49 am
With Israeli youth at a crossroads after Oct. 7, some turn to hiking to help find their path
As Israel reels from unprecedented trauma, young people are finding strength and meaning on the country’s trails where recent horrors are put in perspective within the history of the Land
By Tania Shalom Michaelian
Boris Gorbis has amassed what may be the world’s largest collection of mid-century Zionist souvenirs. (Asaf Elia-Shalev/JTA)
August 11, 2025, 2:07 am
Inside one man’s quixotic quest to preserve 200,000 Israeli tchotchkes
Boris Gorbis spent a lifetime scouring garage sales, thrift shops and eBay for discarded souvenirs from the Jewish state’s early days. Now, he’s determined to secure their future
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
MK Naama Lazimi speaks during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, near the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 31, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 7, 2025, 2:52 pm
The practical peacenik: Naama Lazimi’s battle for Israel’s soul
In a political landscape where she feels increasingly alone, left-wing lawmaker insists peace, democracy and Zionism can still coexist, despite opposition from the right and her own camp
By Ariela Karmel
A still of an animation from 'Theodor Herzl - The Man Behind Israel.' (Courtesy)
July 18, 2025, 4:10 pm
What would Herzl say about Israel today? A new documentary takes an educated guess
‘Theodor Herzl – The Man Behind Israel’ sees comic David Baddiel on the road, tracing the father of Zionism’s life. With voice acting by Stephan Fry, it premiered this month in the UK
By Lianne Kolirin
Illustrative: President Isaac Herzog delivers the keynote address on August 29, 2022, to mark the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the historic Stadtcasino in Basel, where Theodor Herzl convened the first congress which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
March 25, 2025, 4:36 pm
From far left to Haredi right, Jews question ethics of voting in World Zionist Congress
As Jewish voters across the globe help decide Israel’s future, diametrically opposed groups on the fringes are united in taking issue with the terms of participation
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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