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May 24, 2013
7:36 pm

Brig. Gen. Nitzan Alon, the Head of IDF Central Command, in Tel Aviv, May 13, 2013 (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

IDF spokesman backs up general denounced by settlers

Yoav Mordechai praises Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, under fire from the right for ‘lenient’ approach to Palestinian protests

By Adiv Sterman

May 19, 2013
6:49 pm

Man allegedly stabs brother to death in the street

Police arrest Ashkelon man, who complained of years of insults by the victim

By Adiv Sterman

May 19, 2013
12:41 am

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levi at the Knesset. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Treasury says ultra-Orthodox to get ‘workforce’ earmarks

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levy says money for Haredim to be used to encourage them to enter the job market

May 18, 2013
10:20 pm

Israeli policemen detain a Palestinian youth during a protest in Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, May 18, 2013. (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Five Palestinians arrested in clashes near Damascus Gate

Protest comes days after minor scuffles broke out when Jewish right-wing activists tried to enter Temple Mount

By Adiv Sterman and Raphael Ahren

May 17, 2013
11:41 pm

Egyptian soldiers ride an armored personnel carrier (APC) along the border with Israel. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

State of alert declared in Sinai after kidnappings

International peackeeping forces operating in the peninsula ordered to exercise caution

By Adiv Sterman and AP

May 17, 2013
9:14 pm

.Israelis wearing thick-rimmed glasses, in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Meah Shearim, March 21, 2011(photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Brooklyn yeshiva bans hipster glasses

Rabbis request that students exchange retro-style thick-rimmed specs for more modest, plain-looking eyewear

By Adiv Sterman

May 17, 2013
6:37 pm

Israeli police officers confront ultra-Orthodox demonstrators during a protest in front of the army recruitment office in Jerusalem, May 16, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)

Ministers blast violence at ultra-Orthodox rally

Deputy finance minister calls protesters’ actions at demonstration against draft law ‘shameful’ and a crossing of ‘all the red lines’

By Adiv Sterman

May 17, 2013
4:59 pm

Maj. Gen. Amos Gilad (res.), director of the Defense Ministry's office of Policy and Political-Military Affairs (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Israel is not seeking to topple Assad, top defense official says

Seeking to calm tensions with Damascus, Amos Gilad says Syrian regime is ‘acting responsibly’ as regards Israel; Lebanese media reports IAF overflights

By Adiv Sterman

May 16, 2013
11:54 pm

Robin Wright stars in Israeli director Ari Folman's sci-fi drama 'The Congress' (photo credit: official promotional trailer screen cap)

‘Waltz with Bashir’ director returns to Cannes with sci-fi departure

Five years after he captivated audiences on the riviera with his trailblazing animation/live-action war story, Ari Folman offers star-studded ‘The Congress’ — ‘something entirely different’

By Adiv Sterman

May 16, 2013
9:26 pm

Anarchists and ultra-Orthodox men conversing in Jerusalem (photo credit: courtesy of Behadrei Haredim)

Ultra-Orthodox get unexpected support from ‘anarchists’

In Haredi Jerusalem neighborhood, activists distribute flyers attacking Zionism, the State of Israel and the draft law

By Adiv Sterman

May 16, 2013
7:19 pm

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi meets Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Cairo, July 26, 2012 (photo credit: Mohammed al-Ostaz/Flash 90)

Morsi may join Erdogan for Gaza Strip visit

Turkish and Egyptian representatives reportedly discuss possibility of both leaders making trip to Hamas-controlled territory

By Adiv Sterman

May 14, 2013
6:54 pm

The USS Kearsarge steaming into the Gulf of Aqaba. (photo credit: Official US Navy Imagery)

US aircraft carrier docks in Eilat

USS Kearsarge returns to the Gulf of Aqaba for the first time since it was nearly hit by rockets in 2005

By Adiv Sterman

May 9, 2013
11:08 pm

Tzachi Hanegbi, left, with former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in January. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Likud MK: Israeli decision on striking Iran by early 2014

Hanegbi: Israel should not seek, much less rely on, a presidential commitment to hit Tehran; PM in China warns nuclear Iran would ‘blackmail’ the world

By Adiv Sterman and Haviv Rettig Gur

May 9, 2013
8:57 pm

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad. (screen capture: Youtube/Channel4News)

Syria vows to strike back at future Israeli attacks

Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad warns that any military assault on his country will be met with immediate response

By Adiv Sterman

May 9, 2013
6:06 pm

.China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, May 9, 2013 (photo credit: by Avi Ohayon/FLASH90)

PM in China: Israel’s security fences modeled on Great Wall

Netanyahu visits the world wonder, says Jewish state will defend itself from enemies — like ancient Chinese empires did

By Adiv Sterman and Gavriel Fiske

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Adiv Sterman

IDF spokesman backs up general denounced by settlers

Yoav Mordechai praises Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, under fire from the right for ‘lenient’ approach to Palestinian protests

Man allegedly stabs brother to death in the street

Police arrest Ashkelon man, who complained of years of insults by the victim

Treasury says ultra-Orthodox to get ‘workforce’ earmarks

Deputy Finance Minister Mickey Levy says money for Haredim to be used to encourage them to enter the job market

Five Palestinians arrested in clashes near Damascus Gate

Protest comes days after minor scuffles broke out when Jewish right-wing activists tried to enter Temple Mount

State of alert declared in Sinai after kidnappings

International peackeeping forces operating in the peninsula ordered to exercise caution

Brooklyn yeshiva bans hipster glasses

Rabbis request that students exchange retro-style thick-rimmed specs for more modest, plain-looking eyewear

Ministers blast violence at ultra-Orthodox rally

Deputy finance minister calls protesters’ actions at demonstration against draft law ‘shameful’ and a crossing of ‘all the red lines’

Israel is not seeking to topple Assad, top defense official says

Seeking to calm tensions with Damascus, Amos Gilad says Syrian regime is ‘acting responsibly’ as regards Israel; Lebanese media reports IAF overflights

‘Waltz with Bashir’ director returns to Cannes with sci-fi departure

Five years after he captivated audiences on the riviera with his trailblazing animation/live-action war story, Ari Folman offers star-studded ‘The Congress’ — ‘something entirely different’

Ultra-Orthodox get unexpected support from ‘anarchists’

In Haredi Jerusalem neighborhood, activists distribute flyers attacking Zionism, the State of Israel and the draft law

Morsi may join Erdogan for Gaza Strip visit

Turkish and Egyptian representatives reportedly discuss possibility of both leaders making trip to Hamas-controlled territory

US aircraft carrier docks in Eilat

USS Kearsarge returns to the Gulf of Aqaba for the first time since it was nearly hit by rockets in 2005

Likud MK: Israeli decision on striking Iran by early 2014

Hanegbi: Israel should not seek, much less rely on, a presidential commitment to hit Tehran; PM in China warns nuclear Iran would ‘blackmail’ the world

Syria vows to strike back at future Israeli attacks

Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad warns that any military assault on his country will be met with immediate response

PM in China: Israel’s security fences modeled on Great Wall

Netanyahu visits the world wonder, says Jewish state will defend itself from enemies — like ancient Chinese empires did

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