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The Times of Israel

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February 13, 2013
2:36 am

A hooded Beitar Jerusalem fan seen outside the Teddy stadium in Jerusalem ahead of a match on Sunday, February 10 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Police arrest 7 for Beitar clubhouse torching

Suspects belong to a group of hardcore fans of the Jerusalem soccer club known as La Familia

By Ron Friedman

February 12, 2013
6:33 am

IDF fined NIS 4m for failing to clear asbestos

‘Placing fines on the military is unprecedented, but we are not willing to accept such disregard for the law,” says environmental protection minister

By Ron Friedman

February 12, 2013
6:05 am

Disabled employees report to work at Call Yachol (photo credit: image capture YouTube)

‘Government failures’ risk jobs of 200 disabled people

Channel 2 report accuses officials of denying unique call center much-needed funding

By Ron Friedman

February 8, 2013
6:57 pm

An Israeli F-15I fighter jet (photo credit: Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash 90)

Lebanon claims Israel conducting more mock sorties

IAF fighter jets, reconnaissance drone reportedly spotted flying through Lebanese airspace

By Ron Friedman and Yoel Goldman

February 8, 2013
4:25 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Erato Kozakou Marcoullis, the foreign minister of Cyprus, during his visit to the island country in February (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/Flash90/GPO)

Cyprus upgrades Palestinian mission to embassy

Foreign minister says move in line with Nicosia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood in 1988

By Ron Friedman and AP

February 7, 2013
3:19 pm

Interior Minister Eli Yishai speaks during a Shas party meeting at the Knesset in June (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)

Yishai: Unless Lapid bends, he’ll be in the opposition

Shas chairman says his main concern is preventing a tear in Israeli society

By Ron Friedman and Stuart Winer

February 5, 2013
6:35 am

President Shimon Peres (center) and outgoing Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin (right) at the Knesset swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem, February 5, 2013. (photo credit: screenshot/Channel 2)

Peres arrives to swear in 19th Knesset

As leaders slog through coalition talks, red carpet is rolled out for 120 incoming legislators

By Ron Friedman and Joshua Davidovich

February 5, 2013
1:58 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich speak during a meeting at the Knesset (photo credit: Michal Fattal/Flash90)

Netanyahu to meet with Labor leader

Shelly Yachimovich says she will not change her tune on refusal to join coalition

By Ron Friedman

February 5, 2013
12:47 am

Furloughed convict suspected of fleeing to Syria

Two men arrested for drug smuggling claim they were helping a relative cross the border

By Ron Friedman

February 4, 2013
12:53 pm

The collapse of Pelephone's cellular network for five hours Saturday put many Israelis on edge (illustrative photo: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Out of touch

Yesterday’s cellphone network crash poses no problems for the talkative Yair Lapid

By Ron Friedman

January 31, 2013
9:19 pm

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, speaks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, upon their arrival for a dinner, Damascus, 2010 (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

US warns Damascus against transferring arms to Hezbollah

Deputy national security adviser says threats by Iran prove it’s worried about Assad’s regime falling; Syria complains to UN chief over Israeli ‘aggression’

By Ron Friedman and AP

January 31, 2013
6:41 am

An IAF F-15 fighter jet during a training exercise (photo credit: Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

US official: Israel notified us about Syria attack

IAF warplanes reportedly hit convoy carrying anti-aircraft weaponry en route to Hezbollah forces in Lebanon; regime claims jets targeted research facility

By Ilan Ben Zion and Ron Friedman

January 31, 2013
6:01 am

Visitors top up their glasses with treated sea water at a desalination plant near Hadera (photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash90)

For Israel, droughts go down the drain

Water Authority credits desalination advances, more than this year’s remarkably wet winter weather, for country’s new water wealth

By Ron Friedman

January 31, 2013
3:08 am

Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, meets with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, in Amman, Jordan, Monday, January 28, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

Hamas leader reportedly backs two-state solution

Islamist group denies Saudi report that Mashaal asked Jordan’s King Abdullah to convey the message to Obama

By Ron Friedman

January 31, 2013
1:46 am

Beitar Jerusalem head coach Eli Cohen, center, flanked by Gabriel Kadiev, left, and Zaur Sadayev at a press conference last month (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Beitar Jerusalem signs first Muslim players

In wake of racist display by some fans, Mayor Nir Barkat says signing is ‘an ethical statement that goes out from Jerusalem to the world’

By Ron Friedman

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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: Ron Friedman

Police arrest 7 for Beitar clubhouse torching

Suspects belong to a group of hardcore fans of the Jerusalem soccer club known as La Familia

IDF fined NIS 4m for failing to clear asbestos

‘Placing fines on the military is unprecedented, but we are not willing to accept such disregard for the law,” says environmental protection minister

‘Government failures’ risk jobs of 200 disabled people

Channel 2 report accuses officials of denying unique call center much-needed funding

Lebanon claims Israel conducting more mock sorties

IAF fighter jets, reconnaissance drone reportedly spotted flying through Lebanese airspace

Cyprus upgrades Palestinian mission to embassy

Foreign minister says move in line with Nicosia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood in 1988

Yishai: Unless Lapid bends, he’ll be in the opposition

Shas chairman says his main concern is preventing a tear in Israeli society

Peres arrives to swear in 19th Knesset

As leaders slog through coalition talks, red carpet is rolled out for 120 incoming legislators

Netanyahu to meet with Labor leader

Shelly Yachimovich says she will not change her tune on refusal to join coalition

Furloughed convict suspected of fleeing to Syria

Two men arrested for drug smuggling claim they were helping a relative cross the border

Out of touch

Yesterday’s cellphone network crash poses no problems for the talkative Yair Lapid

US warns Damascus against transferring arms to Hezbollah

Deputy national security adviser says threats by Iran prove it’s worried about Assad’s regime falling; Syria complains to UN chief over Israeli ‘aggression’

US official: Israel notified us about Syria attack

IAF warplanes reportedly hit convoy carrying anti-aircraft weaponry en route to Hezbollah forces in Lebanon; regime claims jets targeted research facility

For Israel, droughts go down the drain

Water Authority credits desalination advances, more than this year’s remarkably wet winter weather, for country’s new water wealth

Hamas leader reportedly backs two-state solution

Islamist group denies Saudi report that Mashaal asked Jordan’s King Abdullah to convey the message to Obama

Beitar Jerusalem signs first Muslim players

In wake of racist display by some fans, Mayor Nir Barkat says signing is ‘an ethical statement that goes out from Jerusalem to the world’

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