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March 28, 2013
1:52 am

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in January 2012 (photo: Mohammed Al-Ostaz / Flash 90)

Erdogan’s planned Gaza visit concerns US

Aid to Palestinians must ‘go through established channels’ and ‘meet Israel’s legitimate security concerns,’ spokesman says

By Sam Ser

March 24, 2013
2:31 pm

Charlton Heston as Moses in 1956's Cecil B. DeMille epic, 'The Ten Commandments' (photo credit: Paramount pictures)

Next year in Jerusalem? Not likely!

Enabling a higher standard of living is the great ‘Let my people go!’ mission of our time. I hope my family merits to see it. I’m not banking on it

By Sam Ser

March 24, 2013
1:41 am

Next year in Jerusalem? Not likely!

The only way to break free of the oppressive cost of living was to make an exodus from Israel

By Sam Ser

January 22, 2013
6:50 am

A soldier votes on a small army base along the border with the West Bank near Shekef, Israel, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Parties scramble for every vote in today’s elections

Over 5.6 million eligible to vote, for one of 32 parties, at more than 10,000 polling stations

By Sam Ser

January 22, 2013
4:16 am

The ball to be used during the European Under-21 Championship, to be played in Israel in June of 2013. (photo credit: UEFA)

Egyptian soccer referee urges boycott of Israel

‘Israel is a cancer and we must fight it,’ official says, decrying upcoming European championships in Israel

By Sam Ser

January 11, 2013
6:35 am

A girl hugging a snowman (photo credit: Mitch Ginsburg/Times of Israel staff)

Jerusalem schools, kindergartens to remain closed Friday

Decision dictated by low temperatures and fear of icy roads

By Philip Podolsky and Sam Ser

January 8, 2013
6:38 am

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures as he speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 (Photo credit: AP/SANA)

Assad is ‘evil, beyond brutal, not rational,’ US State Department says

Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland sounds off on Syrian president

By Sam Ser

December 26, 2012
3:14 am

The Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv at night. (photo credit: Haim Shohat/Flash90)

Israeli highways to get bump in speed limit

Highway 6′s max speed to be raised from 110 kmh to 120 kmh

By Greg Tepper and Sam Ser

December 21, 2012
1:00 am

Missing soldier found alive and well

Avi Pariente, 18, of Petah Tikva, had disappeared on Wednesday

By Asher Zeiger and Sam Ser

December 18, 2012
4:01 am

Home Front Defense Minister Avi Dichter (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Threat of arrest gone, Avi Dichter makes official visit to London

Home front defense minister and former Shin Bet chief had been targeted by pro-Palestinian groups in UK seeking to jail Israeli leaders

By Sam Ser

December 14, 2012
3:11 am

Nurses Union chairwoman Ilana Cohen leaves the National Labor Court in Jerusalem on Thursday, December 13, 2012. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Court directs Treasury to continue wage negotiations with striking nurses

Labor Court rejects petition to issue back-to-work orders to nurses; sides remain hundreds of millions of shekels apart

By Sam Ser

December 12, 2012
5:03 am

A mother and daughter walk by a sign greeting new first grade students in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash 90)

Israel ‘cooked the books’ on international school tests, critics claim

About one-quarter of the country’s eligible students were left out of tests, contributing to the dramatic jump in Israel’s performance

By Sam Ser

December 7, 2012
1:34 am

Central Elections Committee head Elyakim Rubinstein arrives at a committee meeting on December 5, 2012, where new political parties register for the upcoming elections. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Brothers, friends, workers, pensioners — a party for every affiliation

The complete list of the 34 parties contesting the elections for the 19th Knesset

By Sam Ser

December 7, 2012
12:38 am

Balad MK Hanin Zoabi is escorted out of the Knesset after a violent outburst during a plenum session on July 13, 2011. (photo credit: Omer Miron/Flash90)

MK petitions to ban Arab party from upcoming elections

Yisrael Beytenu’s David Rotem claims Balad is a ‘hostile minority’ that undermines Israel’s existence

By Asher Zeiger and Sam Ser

December 5, 2012
2:40 am

Shas Party leaders Eli Yishai (left) and Aryeh Deri cheer during a Shas party conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Shas leader’s nephew beaten at party rally — for supporting his uncle

Eli Yishai’s relative assaulted for carrying a sign promoting the interior minister

By Sam Ser

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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: Sam Ser

Erdogan’s planned Gaza visit concerns US

Aid to Palestinians must ‘go through established channels’ and ‘meet Israel’s legitimate security concerns,’ spokesman says

Next year in Jerusalem? Not likely!

Enabling a higher standard of living is the great ‘Let my people go!’ mission of our time. I hope my family merits to see it. I’m not banking on it

Next year in Jerusalem? Not likely!

The only way to break free of the oppressive cost of living was to make an exodus from Israel

Parties scramble for every vote in today’s elections

Over 5.6 million eligible to vote, for one of 32 parties, at more than 10,000 polling stations

Egyptian soccer referee urges boycott of Israel

‘Israel is a cancer and we must fight it,’ official says, decrying upcoming European championships in Israel

Jerusalem schools, kindergartens to remain closed Friday

Decision dictated by low temperatures and fear of icy roads

Assad is ‘evil, beyond brutal, not rational,’ US State Department says

Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland sounds off on Syrian president

Israeli highways to get bump in speed limit

Highway 6′s max speed to be raised from 110 kmh to 120 kmh

Missing soldier found alive and well

Avi Pariente, 18, of Petah Tikva, had disappeared on Wednesday

Threat of arrest gone, Avi Dichter makes official visit to London

Home front defense minister and former Shin Bet chief had been targeted by pro-Palestinian groups in UK seeking to jail Israeli leaders

Court directs Treasury to continue wage negotiations with striking nurses

Labor Court rejects petition to issue back-to-work orders to nurses; sides remain hundreds of millions of shekels apart

Israel ‘cooked the books’ on international school tests, critics claim

About one-quarter of the country’s eligible students were left out of tests, contributing to the dramatic jump in Israel’s performance

Brothers, friends, workers, pensioners — a party for every affiliation

The complete list of the 34 parties contesting the elections for the 19th Knesset

MK petitions to ban Arab party from upcoming elections

Yisrael Beytenu’s David Rotem claims Balad is a ‘hostile minority’ that undermines Israel’s existence

Shas leader’s nephew beaten at party rally — for supporting his uncle

Eli Yishai’s relative assaulted for carrying a sign promoting the interior minister

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