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November 29, 2012
5:31 pm

Palestinian schoolgirls hold pictures of President Mahmoud Abbas with Yasser Arafat, flowers and olive branches during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (photo credit:AP/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Hamas changes its tune, celebrates Palestinian UN bid

Thousands of Palestinians from rival factions take to the streets of West Bank cities ahead of landmark vote

November 13, 2012
7:57 pm

Members of the Hamas executive inspect the destroyed vehicle of Islamic Jihad Movement military leader Omar al-Khati after it was targeted in an Israeli air strike, July 2007 (photo credit: Ahmad Khateib/Flash90)

As rocket fire slows, Israel mulls return to targeted killings

While some are demanding a large-scale Gaza operation, others argue surgical strikes could be best option

By Amy Tiebel

October 4, 2012
8:57 am

A religious Jewish family walks past a church in Acre's Old City (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Orthodox Israelis moving into Arab areas of mixed cities

Arab residents worried by new push to establish religious Jewish communities in places like Jaffa, Lod, Ramle and Acre

By Amy Tiebel

August 25, 2012
8:49 am

Dozens of African migrants cross into southern Israel through the border with Egypt in 2010. (photo credit: AP/Assaf Golan)

After years-long influx, Israel begins to stanch flow of African migrants

Get-tough approach may come with a price as activists argue international law is being violated

By Amy Tiebel

July 15, 2012
10:18 pm

Efrat's city engineer Moshe Ben Elisha shows the area where new apartments will be built (photo credit: Gershon Elison/Flash90)

Israel set to grant subsidies to build 500 homes in ‘national priority’ settlements

Availability of financial incentives for West Bank housing contradicts cabinet decision taken earlier this year

By Amy Tiebel

June 30, 2012
3:47 am

An Arab Israeli woman walks past female IDF soldiers (photo credit: AP/Ariel Schalit/File)

Caught in the political crossfire

Arab Israelis may face mandatory conscription, but are they ready to serve?

By Amy Tiebel

May 19, 2012
5:18 pm

A "Better Place" electric car outside the company's sales center in Tel Aviv (photo credit: AP/Ariel Schalit)

Electric car network gets first test in Israel

Range looks to be biggest challenge as car buyers mull ditching gas guzzlers

By Amy Tiebel

May 3, 2012
8:40 pm

Religious soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion pray while completing the final stages of a 40 kilometer journey in 2010. (Photo: Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Draft reform sparks fears in Haredi communities

Gafni: Those who don’t study Torah and lie about it should be sent to jail

By Amy Tiebel and Yoel Goldman

March 16, 2012
4:38 pm

Iran's 600-year-old Isfahan Synagogue (photo credit: Hamed Saber/CC-BY)

Iranian Jews fear reprisals if Israel attacks

Strike on nuclear facilities would test Tehran’s tolerance of the 25,000 Jews living in the country

By Amy Tiebel

February 22, 2012
10:33 am

Druze men from the Golan Heights in traditional garb (photo credit: Doron Horowitz/Flash90)

Golan Druze begin to doubt Assad

Long considered stalwartly pro-Assad, Druze communities in the Golan Heights are starting to show signs of support for the Syrian opposition movement

By Amy Tiebel

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: Amy Tiebel

Hamas changes its tune, celebrates Palestinian UN bid

Thousands of Palestinians from rival factions take to the streets of West Bank cities ahead of landmark vote

As rocket fire slows, Israel mulls return to targeted killings

While some are demanding a large-scale Gaza operation, others argue surgical strikes could be best option

Orthodox Israelis moving into Arab areas of mixed cities

Arab residents worried by new push to establish religious Jewish communities in places like Jaffa, Lod, Ramle and Acre

After years-long influx, Israel begins to stanch flow of African migrants

Get-tough approach may come with a price as activists argue international law is being violated

Israel set to grant subsidies to build 500 homes in ‘national priority’ settlements

Availability of financial incentives for West Bank housing contradicts cabinet decision taken earlier this year

Caught in the political crossfire

Arab Israelis may face mandatory conscription, but are they ready to serve?

Electric car network gets first test in Israel

Range looks to be biggest challenge as car buyers mull ditching gas guzzlers

Draft reform sparks fears in Haredi communities

Gafni: Those who don’t study Torah and lie about it should be sent to jail

Iranian Jews fear reprisals if Israel attacks

Strike on nuclear facilities would test Tehran’s tolerance of the 25,000 Jews living in the country

Golan Druze begin to doubt Assad

Long considered stalwartly pro-Assad, Druze communities in the Golan Heights are starting to show signs of support for the Syrian opposition movement

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