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The Times of Israel

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Founding editor:
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Writer: Hillary Zaken

July 3, 2012
12:12 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles as he addresses supporters at his Super Tuesday campaign rally in Boston, March 6 (photo credit: AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Romney to visit Israel this summer, aide confirms

Republican presidential candidate set to make second trip to Jewish state in less than two years

June 26, 2012
11:28 pm

Jonathan Erlich, right, with former doubles partner Andy Ram (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90/File)

Tennis duo Ram and Erlich win ticket to London 2012

Pair given an Olympic chance by the International Tennis Federation

June 26, 2012
9:13 pm

Activists of the 'suckers' movement pitch a tent in a Tel Aviv park on June 26, 2012 (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

Tel Aviv permits protesters to pitch new tent city

20 tents go up in park next to central train station as ‘suckers’ join social justice activists

By Hillary Zaken

June 26, 2012
7:05 pm

Furious Turkey mobilizes tanks, troops to Syrian border

Erdogan slams ‘murderous’ Assad, warns Damascus that rules of engagement have changed following downing of its jet

By Ilan Ben Zion and Hillary Zaken and AP

June 26, 2012
5:35 pm

Israeli beauty pageant (illustrative photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors

Contestants aged 78 to 92 will strut the catwalk at charity event

By Hillary Zaken

June 26, 2012
3:55 pm

Protesters demonstrating in Tel Aviv on June 24, 2012 (photo credit: Tali Mayer/Flash90)

Meretz, Deputy Mayor quit TA City Council over protest violence

Resignations are result of violent handling of social protests over weekend

By Hillary Zaken

June 26, 2012
3:44 pm

Firefighters teams seen fighting a forest fire in the outskirts of Jerusalem on Tuesday (Nati shohat /Flash90)

Firefighters gain control of Jerusalem region fires

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway reopens; 300 people evacuated from homes, four treated for smoke inhalation; police suspect arson

By Hillary Zaken

June 26, 2012
1:49 pm

An RF-4E recon plane. (CC-BY Torugatoru, Flickr)

NATO says downing of Turkish jet ‘unacceptable,’ but no action in offing

Alliance refrains from recommending military strike, Turkey threatens Syria with retaliation

By Hillary Zaken and AP

June 26, 2012
1:00 pm

A crude oil tanker ship (illustrative photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash90)

EU says it will go forward with full oil embargo on Iran

Union also announces it will continue to implement sanctions on Syria

By Hillary Zaken

June 26, 2012
12:09 pm

Vladmir Putin (L) and Shimon Peres at Peres' residence in Jerusalem on June 25, 2012 (photo credit: Mark Neyman/GPO/Flash90)

Putin croons, visits Western Wall before moving on to West Bank

Russian president meets with Abbas; Kasparov slams Israel for welcoming ‘a dictator’

By Hillary Zaken

June 26, 2012
10:45 am

President Shimon Peres met with athletes training for the upcoming Olympic Games in January 2012. Peres is seen with Lee Korzits (second from left) and Arik Zeevi (right). (photo credit: Mark Nayman/GPO/Flash90)

Israel names Olympic delegation as athletes gear up for London

Sixty-one athletes will represent Israel on the Olympic and Paralympic teams

By Hillary Zaken

June 24, 2012
5:11 pm

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in Jerusalem in 2011 (illustrative photo: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Jerusalem beset by fires as hot and dry weather persists

Blazes reported near US consulate, next to Hebrew University, in area southwest of city and in Gilo apartment

By Hillary Zaken

June 24, 2012
1:09 pm

Citizens of the Ivory Coast demonstrate outside the Knesset on June 17 (photo credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)

Netanyahu: Illegals who cross border will be put in jail for three years

Jerusalem District Court rules that Israel can deport Ivory Coast citizens

By Hillary Zaken

June 24, 2012
9:06 am

Fire breaks out near US consulate in Jerusalem

Five firefighting squads work to extinguish blaze

By Hillary Zaken

June 22, 2012
10:55 am

Vandals deface moshav synagogue with Muslim prayer

‘There is no God but Allah’ graffitied in the entrance hall of the building

By Yoel Goldman and Hillary Zaken

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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: Hillary Zaken

Romney to visit Israel this summer, aide confirms

Republican presidential candidate set to make second trip to Jewish state in less than two years

Tennis duo Ram and Erlich win ticket to London 2012

Pair given an Olympic chance by the International Tennis Federation

Tel Aviv permits protesters to pitch new tent city

20 tents go up in park next to central train station as ‘suckers’ join social justice activists

Furious Turkey mobilizes tanks, troops to Syrian border

Erdogan slams ‘murderous’ Assad, warns Damascus that rules of engagement have changed following downing of its jet

Beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors

Contestants aged 78 to 92 will strut the catwalk at charity event

Meretz, Deputy Mayor quit TA City Council over protest violence

Resignations are result of violent handling of social protests over weekend

Firefighters gain control of Jerusalem region fires

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway reopens; 300 people evacuated from homes, four treated for smoke inhalation; police suspect arson

NATO says downing of Turkish jet ‘unacceptable,’ but no action in offing

Alliance refrains from recommending military strike, Turkey threatens Syria with retaliation

EU says it will go forward with full oil embargo on Iran

Union also announces it will continue to implement sanctions on Syria

Putin croons, visits Western Wall before moving on to West Bank

Russian president meets with Abbas; Kasparov slams Israel for welcoming ‘a dictator’

Israel names Olympic delegation as athletes gear up for London

Sixty-one athletes will represent Israel on the Olympic and Paralympic teams

Jerusalem beset by fires as hot and dry weather persists

Blazes reported near US consulate, next to Hebrew University, in area southwest of city and in Gilo apartment

Netanyahu: Illegals who cross border will be put in jail for three years

Jerusalem District Court rules that Israel can deport Ivory Coast citizens

Fire breaks out near US consulate in Jerusalem

Five firefighting squads work to extinguish blaze

Vandals deface moshav synagogue with Muslim prayer

‘There is no God but Allah’ graffitied in the entrance hall of the building

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