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Writer: Ilan Ben Zion

June 19, 2013
8:13 pm

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon at the inauguration ceremony of the Israeli pavilion at the annual air show in Paris, France on Monday, June 17 (Ariel Hermoni/DefenseMinistry/Flash90)

Ya’alon: Force Iran to pick survival or the bomb

Defense minister, AIPAC call for intensified sanctions against Iran in wake of election of new president

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 19, 2013
4:13 pm

A fitting tribute or an embarrassing display? President Shimon Peres with Barbra Streisand at Peres's birthday party, Tuesday, June 19, 2013 (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

The king is still alive, long live the king

The press goes gaga for Peres, but some say the hubbub over his 90th birthday is excessive as well as premature

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 18, 2013
12:02 pm

Turkish police cordoned off Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013, several hours after clearing the area of the 18-day sit-in at Gezi Park, which was at the center of the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 10-year tenure. (Photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)

Turkish police arrest dozens in raids on homes, newspapers

Erdogan vows to expand police powers as authorities target protesters in Istanbul and Ankara suspected of violence

June 18, 2013
2:26 am

The Israeli Knesset (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Beny Shlevich/Wikimedia Commons)

Knesset passes 2013-14 budget in first reading

Parliament votes 58-44 on belt-tightening biannual plan that includes painful tax hikes and slashes to ministry budgets

By Ron Friedman and Ilan Ben Zion

June 17, 2013
6:42 pm

Yair Lapid speaks from the Knesset podium. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ahead of Knesset tally, Lapid says his voters happy with budget

Finance minister says Yesh Atid boosters support tax hikes, budget cuts; opposition leader denounces proposal as attack on the lower class

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 13, 2013
7:31 pm

A Formula 1 race car zips past Jerusalem's iconic YMCA building on Thursday as part of the Formula Jerusalem exhibition. (photo credit: Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)

Thunderous engines, applause as race cars thrill Jerusalem

Despite delays, thousands of spectators delighted by first ever Formula 1 exhibition in heart of capital

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 11, 2013
4:52 pm

A suspect related to the 2009 Bar Noar shooting attack is escorted by police as he arrives in court in Tel Aviv, on Thursday (photo credit: Flash90)

Press agog over broken gag

Police spill the beans about murder case too soon; Israel said to sell military hardware to Muslim states

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 9, 2013
12:31 pm

Protesters in Jerusalem hold up signs and chant slogans as they march against the government's economic policies on June 08, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Police accused of brutality at Jerusalem protest

One injured, seven arrested as several hundred demonstrators gather in opposition of government’s economic policies

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 9, 2013
12:20 pm

Danny Danon at his office in the Knesset. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Amid uproar, deputy defense minister stands by rejection of two states

Opposition MK calls for Danny Danon’s dismissal, fellow coalition partners say they’ll bolt if Palestinian state off the table

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 5, 2013
10:49 am

Syrian injured in civil war fighting dies en route to Israeli hospital

Second injured man admitted to Safed’s Ziv Medical Center with moderate shrapnel wounds

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 4, 2013
4:27 pm

An Israeli reservist packs his gear after ending a deployment near Gaza during Operation Defense Shield. Reservist had their yearly grant slashed by a third this year due to the operation (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

The IDF feels the bite

Budget cuts pinch the army, forcing reevaluation of reserve activities; protests in Turkey remain as hot for the press as shwarma

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 2, 2013
9:04 pm

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle, backed by a helicopter gunship, during a sweep through villages in Sheik Zweid, northern Sinai, Egypt, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (photo credit: AP)

Egypt deploys air, ground and naval forces to Sinai

In effort to crack down on Islamist terrorist groups, Cairo dispatches helicopters, infantry and ships to border zone with Israeli consent

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 2, 2013
7:01 pm

Sudanese and other African migrants gather in South Tel Aviv (photo credit: Nicky Kelvin/Flash90)

Israel claims unnamed African country will take in illegal Eritreans

Surprised Foreign Ministry says it knows nothing of deal that could see deportation of tens of thousands of migrants

By Ilan Ben Zion

June 2, 2013
11:48 am

Riot police clashing with protesters in Istanbul on Saturday (photo credit: AP)

In Istanbul, protesters aplenty, but nary an Israeli reporter

The ‘Turkish Spring’ dominates the Hebrew papers, which are happy to see Erdogan in trouble

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 28, 2013
10:30 pm

A Syrian rebel belonging to the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade stands in front of a UN RG-31 armored personnel carrier in March 2013. (photo credit: image capture from YouTube video)

Syrian rebels near Israel border stole UN’s armored trucks

Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade now has two ‘virtually indestructible’ vehicles, which Israeli expert warns could be used in surprise attacks

By Ilan Ben Zion

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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: Ilan Ben Zion

Ya’alon: Force Iran to pick survival or the bomb

Defense minister, AIPAC call for intensified sanctions against Iran in wake of election of new president

The king is still alive, long live the king

The press goes gaga for Peres, but some say the hubbub over his 90th birthday is excessive as well as premature

Turkish police arrest dozens in raids on homes, newspapers

Erdogan vows to expand police powers as authorities target protesters in Istanbul and Ankara suspected of violence

Knesset passes 2013-14 budget in first reading

Parliament votes 58-44 on belt-tightening biannual plan that includes painful tax hikes and slashes to ministry budgets

Ahead of Knesset tally, Lapid says his voters happy with budget

Finance minister says Yesh Atid boosters support tax hikes, budget cuts; opposition leader denounces proposal as attack on the lower class

Thunderous engines, applause as race cars thrill Jerusalem

Despite delays, thousands of spectators delighted by first ever Formula 1 exhibition in heart of capital

Press agog over broken gag

Police spill the beans about murder case too soon; Israel said to sell military hardware to Muslim states

Police accused of brutality at Jerusalem protest

One injured, seven arrested as several hundred demonstrators gather in opposition of government’s economic policies

Amid uproar, deputy defense minister stands by rejection of two states

Opposition MK calls for Danny Danon’s dismissal, fellow coalition partners say they’ll bolt if Palestinian state off the table

Syrian injured in civil war fighting dies en route to Israeli hospital

Second injured man admitted to Safed’s Ziv Medical Center with moderate shrapnel wounds

The IDF feels the bite

Budget cuts pinch the army, forcing reevaluation of reserve activities; protests in Turkey remain as hot for the press as shwarma

Egypt deploys air, ground and naval forces to Sinai

In effort to crack down on Islamist terrorist groups, Cairo dispatches helicopters, infantry and ships to border zone with Israeli consent

Israel claims unnamed African country will take in illegal Eritreans

Surprised Foreign Ministry says it knows nothing of deal that could see deportation of tens of thousands of migrants

In Istanbul, protesters aplenty, but nary an Israeli reporter

The ‘Turkish Spring’ dominates the Hebrew papers, which are happy to see Erdogan in trouble

Syrian rebels near Israel border stole UN’s armored trucks

Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade now has two ‘virtually indestructible’ vehicles, which Israeli expert warns could be used in surprise attacks

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