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March 13, 2013
1:57 pm

Illustrative photo of memorial candles (photo credit: Gili Yaari/Flash 90)

Helicopter pilots who died Tuesday laid to rest

Maj. Erez Flexer, 31, buried in Herzliya; Lt. Col. Noam Ron, 49, interred at Ramat Hasharon

March 13, 2013
12:21 pm

US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro. (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

US ambassador: Rumors that Obama dislikes Netanyahu ‘incorrect’

Dan Shapiro also lowers expectations on possible release of Jonathan Pollard

By Gabe Fisher

March 13, 2013
9:59 am

Sudanese burgler sent to hospital by karate master

Intruder to south Tel Aviv apartment reportedly attempts to rape young girl, stabs mom with knife, but gets beaten to a pulp by father

By Gabe Fisher

March 12, 2013
11:41 am

Rabbi Shai Piron at the Knesset, on February 3, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Yesh Atid’s No. 2 forbade sale of apartments to Arabs

MK Rabbi Shai Piron, who could become minister of education, renounces opinion espoused over 10 years ago

By Gabe Fisher

March 12, 2013
9:26 am

MKs Michal Rozin (center with hat), Stav Shaffir (in blue) and Tamar Zandberg with the Women of the Wall, at the Western Wall, on Tuesday March 12, 2013. (photo credit: via Stav Shaffir/Facebook)

Female MKs join Women of the Wall prayer service

Stav Shaffir, Michal Rozin and Tamar Zandberg use parliamentary immunity to wear prayer shawls at the Western Wall

By Gabe Fisher and Times of Israel staff

March 11, 2013
4:28 pm

Barbra Streisand performing at the 2013 Oscar ceremony (photo credit: screen capture/Youtube)

Barbra Streisand to perform at Peres’ 90th birthday

Despite several personal visits, June 18 appearance will be legendary singer’s first official show in Israel

By Gabe Fisher

March 11, 2013
11:23 am

Illustrative photo from a Roman fresco in Tunis, Tunisia. (photo credit: CC BY Dennis Jarvis/Flickr)

Saudis may ax public beheadings

The daily al-Watan says firing squads mulled as alternative

By AP and Gabe Fisher

March 10, 2013
3:36 pm

Illustrative photo of a missile (photo credit: Ministry of Defense/Flash90)

Sinai Islamists fire long-range missile

Egyptian military sources says jihadist group fired projectile with 45-kilometer range during drill; Israeli reported arrested in peninsula

By Gabe Fisher

March 10, 2013
12:51 pm

Shimon Peres in Paris, France, on March 8 2013 (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)

Peres flip-flops on settlements

President comes out in favor of building freeze, but his media adviser says he didn’t mean it

By Gabe Fisher

March 10, 2013
8:48 am

A Jewish teenager who is suspected of participating in a stone-throwing attack on the vehicle of an Arab woman in Jerusalem is being brought to a judge in the Jerusalem Magistrates Court, on March 7, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)

2 youths arrested in connection with racist attack

Last week’s incident saw Arab woman and her Jewish friend assaulted by rock-throwing yeshiva students in Jerusalem

By Gabe Fisher

March 6, 2013
9:43 pm

Michael Oren and Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report, March 5, 2013 (photo credit: screen capture/Comedy Central)

Stephen Colbert’s ‘chosen ally’

Ambassador Michael Oren tries to hold his own during an appearance on the Report

By Gabe Fisher

March 6, 2013
6:31 pm

Illustrative photo of the departure terminal at Ben-Gurion airport. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Israelis warned of terror in Sinai, Turkey and Tunisia

With Passover just around the corner, new travel advisory says Hezbollah and Iran continue to target Israelis traveling abroad

By Gabe Fisher

March 5, 2013
3:12 pm

Workers on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing into the Gaza Strip, December 2011 (photo credit Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Gaza-Israel border reopens for goods

Kerem Shalom crossing was closed Monday due to possible Hamas intervention

By Gabe Fisher and Times of Israel staff

March 5, 2013
10:16 am

Illustrative photo of a cow (photo credit: CC BY-SA frennlareo/Flickr)

Head trip in Tel Aviv

Severed animal heads found in city streets; police say the vandalism is a protest against animal slaughter

By Gabe Fisher

March 4, 2013
3:13 pm

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Martin Steinbauer/Wikipedia)

Turkish FM refuses to shake Barak’s hand

Defense minister reportedly snubbed last month at Munich international security conference also attended by US vice president

By Gabe Fisher

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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: Gabe Fisher

Helicopter pilots who died Tuesday laid to rest

Maj. Erez Flexer, 31, buried in Herzliya; Lt. Col. Noam Ron, 49, interred at Ramat Hasharon

US ambassador: Rumors that Obama dislikes Netanyahu ‘incorrect’

Dan Shapiro also lowers expectations on possible release of Jonathan Pollard

Sudanese burgler sent to hospital by karate master

Intruder to south Tel Aviv apartment reportedly attempts to rape young girl, stabs mom with knife, but gets beaten to a pulp by father

Yesh Atid’s No. 2 forbade sale of apartments to Arabs

MK Rabbi Shai Piron, who could become minister of education, renounces opinion espoused over 10 years ago

Female MKs join Women of the Wall prayer service

Stav Shaffir, Michal Rozin and Tamar Zandberg use parliamentary immunity to wear prayer shawls at the Western Wall

Barbra Streisand to perform at Peres’ 90th birthday

Despite several personal visits, June 18 appearance will be legendary singer’s first official show in Israel

Saudis may ax public beheadings

The daily al-Watan says firing squads mulled as alternative

Sinai Islamists fire long-range missile

Egyptian military sources says jihadist group fired projectile with 45-kilometer range during drill; Israeli reported arrested in peninsula

Peres flip-flops on settlements

President comes out in favor of building freeze, but his media adviser says he didn’t mean it

2 youths arrested in connection with racist attack

Last week’s incident saw Arab woman and her Jewish friend assaulted by rock-throwing yeshiva students in Jerusalem

Stephen Colbert’s ‘chosen ally’

Ambassador Michael Oren tries to hold his own during an appearance on the Report

Israelis warned of terror in Sinai, Turkey and Tunisia

With Passover just around the corner, new travel advisory says Hezbollah and Iran continue to target Israelis traveling abroad

Gaza-Israel border reopens for goods

Kerem Shalom crossing was closed Monday due to possible Hamas intervention

Head trip in Tel Aviv

Severed animal heads found in city streets; police say the vandalism is a protest against animal slaughter

Turkish FM refuses to shake Barak’s hand

Defense minister reportedly snubbed last month at Munich international security conference also attended by US vice president

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