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The Times of Israel

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May 10, 2013
10:11 pm

Women celebrate the new month with prayer at the Western Wall, Friday, May 10, 2013(photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/Times of Israel)

A resonant reversal at the Wall, as police protect the pluralists

400 non-Orthodox Jewish women make history at the Western Wall. But for some of them, the sense of victory is tinged by sorrow over the need for an ongoing fight

By Michal Shmulovich

May 10, 2013
6:43 am

Members of Women of the Wall gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Friday (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/Times of Israel staff)

Ultra-Orthodox teens clash with Women of the Wall at holy site

Three men arrested, two policemen injured as thousands of Haredis flock to Western Wall in failed bid to keep group from holding prayer session

May 8, 2013
7:03 pm

The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Knesset gives initial okay to bill limiting no-confidence votes

Opposition MKs call legislation, which would also raise electoral threshold, undemocratic and dictatorial

By Michal Shmulovich and Stuart Winer

May 7, 2013
4:26 pm

Ben Zygier. (Screenshot ABC TV via Youtube)

Aussie TV: Zygier ‘unwittingly sabotaged’ Mossad plan in Lebanon

Mossad sources dismiss report that 30-year scheme to retrieve 3 soldiers’ remains went awry when agent exposed informant’s identity to Hezbollah

By Michal Shmulovich and Stuart Winer

May 7, 2013
2:09 pm

Israel Border Police on patrol in Hebron (photo credit: Najeh Hashlamoun/Flash90)

New bill aims to protect IDF from defamation

Justice minister, one of two dissenting voices, warns motion could ‘boomerang,’ weakening rather than strengthening the IDF

By Michal Shmulovich

May 7, 2013
10:22 am

Illustrative photo: A view of Efrat, a settlement near Jerusalem (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Netanyahu reportedly freezes new settlement construction

PM said to have told housing minister to ‘rein in’ projects until June; Jewish Home indicates it may undermine budget in response

By Michal Shmulovich

May 7, 2013
12:09 am

China's President Xi Jinping (right), and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Monday. (photo credit: AP/Jason Lee)

China unveils peace plan based on 1967 lines

With Netanyahu and Abbas in the country, Beijing moves for larger role in international efforts to broker an agreement

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

May 6, 2013
9:28 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (composite photo: AP)

Turkey and Israel close in on reconciliation deal

Delegations meet in Jerusalem to finalize compensation over Gaza-bound Turkish activists killed or injured by Israeli commandos

By Michal Shmulovich

May 6, 2013
9:01 pm

Finance Minister Yair Lapid leads a Yesh Atid party meeting in the Knesset, Monday. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Lapid nixes Netanyahu-backed referendum on peace

Livni applauds Yesh Atid for putting ‘good of the people before politics’ in pursuing an agreement with the Palestinians

By Michal Shmulovich

May 6, 2013
7:27 pm

Government okays bill that would limit opposition’s powers

Labor, Meretz, and Shas blast as an assault on democracy a bid to raise electoral threshold and impede no-confidence motions

By Michal Shmulovich

May 2, 2013
6:39 pm

Labor leader Shelly Yachimovich (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Opposition lauds Lapid for scaling back on budget cuts

Labor leader calls for incentives, not austerity measures, while Meretz head blames PM’s tax cuts for looming reductions in social services

By Michal Shmulovich and Joshua Davidovich

May 2, 2013
3:12 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter at the premier's Tel Aviv office on Thursday. (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)

Netanyahu affirms support for referendum on peace

PM tells visiting Swiss foreign minister he’s inspired by Bern’s tradition of letting the populace decide on policy issues

By Michal Shmulovich

May 2, 2013
1:19 pm

Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal waves to Palestinian Hamas supporters during a rally to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hamas terror group, in Gaza city, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas leader dismisses Arab peace initiative

Khaled Mashaal claims Kerry-backed plan will benefit Israel while harming the Palestinian cause

By Elhanan Miller and Michal Shmulovich

May 1, 2013
9:57 pm

MK David Rotem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Radical new bill would make coalitions harder to shift, block small parties

Labor and Meretz denounce ostensible Netanyahu-Liberman bid to give government dictatorial powers

By Michal Shmulovich

May 1, 2013
8:09 pm

A general view of the wooden footbridge leading up from the Western Wall to the Temple Mount, which temporarily replaces the Mughrabi bridge (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Knesset committee cancels Temple Mount tour

Miri Regev: Planned visit could fan the flames, but holding off on visit doesn’t mean giving up Jews’ right to pray at site

By Michal Shmulovich

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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: Michal Shmulovich

A resonant reversal at the Wall, as police protect the pluralists

400 non-Orthodox Jewish women make history at the Western Wall. But for some of them, the sense of victory is tinged by sorrow over the need for an ongoing fight

Ultra-Orthodox teens clash with Women of the Wall at holy site

Three men arrested, two policemen injured as thousands of Haredis flock to Western Wall in failed bid to keep group from holding prayer session

Knesset gives initial okay to bill limiting no-confidence votes

Opposition MKs call legislation, which would also raise electoral threshold, undemocratic and dictatorial

Aussie TV: Zygier ‘unwittingly sabotaged’ Mossad plan in Lebanon

Mossad sources dismiss report that 30-year scheme to retrieve 3 soldiers’ remains went awry when agent exposed informant’s identity to Hezbollah

New bill aims to protect IDF from defamation

Justice minister, one of two dissenting voices, warns motion could ‘boomerang,’ weakening rather than strengthening the IDF

Netanyahu reportedly freezes new settlement construction

PM said to have told housing minister to ‘rein in’ projects until June; Jewish Home indicates it may undermine budget in response

China unveils peace plan based on 1967 lines

With Netanyahu and Abbas in the country, Beijing moves for larger role in international efforts to broker an agreement

Turkey and Israel close in on reconciliation deal

Delegations meet in Jerusalem to finalize compensation over Gaza-bound Turkish activists killed or injured by Israeli commandos

Lapid nixes Netanyahu-backed referendum on peace

Livni applauds Yesh Atid for putting ‘good of the people before politics’ in pursuing an agreement with the Palestinians

Government okays bill that would limit opposition’s powers

Labor, Meretz, and Shas blast as an assault on democracy a bid to raise electoral threshold and impede no-confidence motions

Opposition lauds Lapid for scaling back on budget cuts

Labor leader calls for incentives, not austerity measures, while Meretz head blames PM’s tax cuts for looming reductions in social services

Netanyahu affirms support for referendum on peace

PM tells visiting Swiss foreign minister he’s inspired by Bern’s tradition of letting the populace decide on policy issues

Hamas leader dismisses Arab peace initiative

Khaled Mashaal claims Kerry-backed plan will benefit Israel while harming the Palestinian cause

Radical new bill would make coalitions harder to shift, block small parties

Labor and Meretz denounce ostensible Netanyahu-Liberman bid to give government dictatorial powers

Knesset committee cancels Temple Mount tour

Miri Regev: Planned visit could fan the flames, but holding off on visit doesn’t mean giving up Jews’ right to pray at site

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