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The Times of Israel

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the Jewish people worldwide

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Writer: Natan Odenheimer

January 17, 2013
11:11 am

Palestinian refugees: the faces behind the numbers

An unplanned detour in Jordan put a human face on a key part of the neighborhood in which Israelis live

By Natan Odenheimer

November 29, 2012
5:52 pm

Our disputes must be ‘for the sake of heaven’

By changing Israel-related discourse from polarizing to unifying, we are bringing a new way to engage with Israel.

By Natan Odenheimer

July 17, 2012
6:12 am

Syrian refugees speak with The Times of Israel at the Jaber border crossing into Jordan (photo credit: M and N Odenheimer)

Pay a hefty bribe, or risk being felled by Assad’s snipers

Refugees who have fled Syria for Jordan tell The Times of Israel how they made it out — and why some of them, having tasted relative safety, have no choice but to go back

By Micha Odenheimer and Natan Odenheimer

July 13, 2012
1:30 am

Syrian children chanting slogans hold a poster with Arabic that reads, "Patience is good, and God is the one who helps," in Idlib province, Syria, on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN)

Syrian troops ordered to kill 5% of participants at all protests, ‘ex-commander’ tells The Times of Israel

Man who says he was a senior officer in Assad’s military intelligence directorate, now hiding out in Jordan, says dozens of his own soldiers were slaughtered when they refused to fire on demonstrators near Damascus

By Micha Odenheimer and Natan Odenheimer