The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/lazar-berman/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:39:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Lazar Berman | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/lazar-berman/ 32 32 Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe https://www.timesofisrael.com/yossi-abravanel-despite-sanctions-israel-must-keep-communication-open-with-europe/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:54:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3895283&preview=true&preview_id=3895283 The UK, France, and Canada announced unprecedented sanctions against settlements. Domestic politics might be behind the moves, but Israel must not go too far in its response.

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]]> UN nuclear watchdog chief says construction observed at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-watchdog-chief-says-construction-observed-at-irans-pickaxe-mountain/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:59:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3895109 Underground site in Natanz likely used to store nuclear material, according to Western intel; Trump also cites 'a little activity' at Pickaxe, warns Tehran 'not to get cute' there

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]]> Israel’s new envoy to Turkey takes up post as relations remain strained https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-new-envoy-to-turkey-takes-up-post-as-relations-remain-strained/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:57:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3895051 Joel Lion takes over as acting chargé d'affaires after presenting his credentials to Ankara, where the Israeli embassy is still shuttered amid tensions over Gaza and Syria

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]]> Israel has no plans ‘to expel or to deport’ Palestinians from Gaza, Sa’ar says https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-has-no-plans-to-expel-or-to-deport-palestinians-from-gaza-saar-says/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:12:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3894555 Speaking at embassy opening in Slovenia, FM says those who want to leave war-torn Strip can, but no one will be forced out

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]]> 8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/8-muslim-states-including-uae-call-for-countries-to-follow-uk-in-sanctioning-settlements/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:53:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3894463 Joint statement also calls to implement Trump's plan for Gaza and reiterates demand for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital, saying it's only 'viable path' to peace

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]]> Netanyahu says he’ll sue Haaretz over report UAE leader warned him days before Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-hell-sue-haaretz-over-report-uae-leader-warned-him-days-before-oct-7/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:22:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3894211 PM again denies he had call with Emirati president, demands criminal probe of the journalists who wrote the story; separate report says Egypt shared intel with Netanyahu that said Hamas wanted to 'make the ground in Gaza tremble'

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]]> Failing to act in the West Bank or in the West, Israel brought UK’s sanctions upon itself https://www.timesofisrael.com/failing-to-act-in-the-west-bank-or-in-the-west-israel-brought-uks-flawed-sanctions-upon-itself/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:14:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3894226 Netanyahu's government could have done more to head off the move announced by the UK's foreign secretary. Instead it let London go the way of Dublin and Madrid

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]]> Daily Briefing Sept. 9 – ‘As a Jew,’ UK’s Miliband announces sanctions on settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-9-as-a-jew-uks-miliband-announces-sanctions-on-settlements/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:37:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3894120&preview=true&preview_id=3894120 Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the UK's allegations of 'ethnic cleansing,' a report that Netanyahu was warned of Oct. 7 by the UAE, and updates on the US-Iran war

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]]> Group closely tied to Norway’s government secretly met with top Hamas officials in 2021 https://www.timesofisrael.com/group-closely-tied-to-norways-government-secretly-met-with-top-hamas-officials-in-2021/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:55:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3876845 NOREF, founded and funded by Oslo, discussed mediating between EU and terror group in undisclosed Gaza meeting, Hamas documents show; 'Contact does not imply endorsement,' says organization

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]]> Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world https://www.timesofisrael.com/bjorn-lomborg-energy-climate-and-the-fight-for-a-better-world/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:08:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3878068&preview=true&preview_id=3878068 The Iran war emphasized how reliant we are on fossil fuels; a leading Danish thinker explains how we should think about energy needs, global warming, and the welfare of mankind

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]]> Trump says US to maintain blockade, as Iran vows to keep Hormuz closed until demands met https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-us-to-keep-up-blockade-as-iran-vows-closed-hormuz-until-demands-met/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:10:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3878558 Tehran denies reports of ceasefire extension, saying there's 'nothing to extend'; 30 countries condemn Islamic Republic's executions, say they're used to 'silence dissent'

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]]> Lebanese PM says Israel breaching international law as Katz boasts of ‘destroying all houses’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-pm-says-israel-breaching-international-law-as-katz-boasts-of-destroying-all-houses/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:02:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3878395 Drawing US rebuke, defense minister vows Israel will be in southern Lebanon for the long term; Israel denies agreeing with Beirut on which nations will verify Hezbollah disarmament

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]]> Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy denies financial deal with Hamas: ‘Not on the table’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/board-of-peaces-gaza-envoy-denies-financial-deal-with-hamas-not-on-the-table/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:43:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3878221 $400 million will pay 'legitimate' contractors, severance to Hamas civil servants not hired by new technocratic government, sources tell ToI; NCAG to audit Hamas books

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]]> Mecca defense pact isn’t meant to challenge Israel, at least not on the battlefield https://www.timesofisrael.com/mecca-defense-pact-isnt-meant-to-challenge-israel-at-least-not-on-the-battlefield/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:04:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877293 Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey aren't going to go to war for each other. But they do want to show the US and Iran that they are ready to lead in a region they see as destabilized by Jerusalem

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]]> Israeli intel on Iranian plot said to have spurred decision to sneak Trump off Air Force One https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-intel-on-iranian-plot-said-to-have-spurred-decision-to-sneak-trump-off-air-force-one/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:03:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3877745 WSJ says intelligence from Israel indicated that Iran planned to take down plane with shoulder-fired missiles; Rubio and other aides remained onboard despite threat

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