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Tamar Pileggi
Tamar Pileggi
Tamar Pileggi is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.
Illustrative: Gazans load balloons with flammable material to be flown toward Israel, at the Israel-Gaza border in al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip on June 14, 2018. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
July 18, 2018, 2:30 pm
Hamas vows to continue arson attacks ‘until blockade lifted’
Gaza terror group posts video denying recent reports claiming they intend to stop launching flaming balloons and kites at Israel
By Tamar Pileggi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and US President Donald Trump shake hands at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
July 17, 2018, 1:55 pm
Netanyahu heard telling supporters he convinced Trump to exit Iran deal
Recording surfaces of prime minister boasting to party members that he 'didn't give up' trying to persuade US president to leave accord
By Tamar Pileggi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 8, 2018 (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)
July 12, 2018, 1:57 pm
Defending controversial Jewish state bill, Netanyahu says ‘majority rules’
Prime minister vows legislation won't erode minority rights, says 'most want to ensure Jewish character of the country'
By Tamar Pileggi
The Irish Senate debating a bill that would ban trade with settlement goods, July 11, 2018 (screen shot oireachtas.ie)
July 11, 2018, 2:19 pm
Israel slams Ireland’s ‘dangerous and extremist’ bill banning settlement trade
Jerusalem vows diplomatic response after Dublin lawmakers advance measure banning commerce over the Green Line
By Tamar Pileggi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with President Reuven Rivlin during the Israel Prize ceremony at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem on May 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 11, 2018, 12:53 am
Likud said mulling retreat from measure allowing Jewish-only communities
Ruling party reportedly considering nixing controversial clause from nation-state bill after strident criticism from president, others
By Tamar Pileggi and Raoul Wootliff
Terror attack survivor Kay Wilson describes the road to healing after the premier of 'Black Forest' as part of The Times of Israel Presents series at Beit Avi Chai, Jerusalem on July 7, 2018. (courtesy, Laura Ben-David)
July 10, 2018, 3:49 pm
At Jerusalem event, terror survivor recounts police capture of friend’s killers
Stabbed 13 times and left for dead eight years ago, Kay Wilson shares how she is finding healing through a new documentary that charts her quest for justice
By Tamar Pileggi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during a ceremony marking the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on April 24, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Amir Cohen)
July 5, 2018, 9:24 pm
Netanyahu aides insist Yad Vashem approved controversial Holocaust declaration
Hours after national memorial slams joint Israeli-Polish statement as 'highly problematic,' PM's negotiators say chief historian signed off on text
By Tamar Pileggi
Holocaust survivors protesting Poland's new bill on Holocaust rhetoric in front of the Polish Embassy in Tel Aviv, February 8, 2018. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
July 5, 2018, 2:43 pm
Why can’t we be friends: 6 things to know for July 5
Israel and Poland make up in the media after months of strained ties over a controversial Holocaust law, but not everyone is happy
By Tamar Pileggi
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at United Nations headquarters, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 3, 2018, 2:48 pm
PA lambastes Australia for nixing aid, says decision ‘not grounded in facts’
Ramallah accuses Canberra of siding with Israeli 'colonialism' under US pressure, insists foreign aid was never used to pay stipends for Palestinian terrorists
By Tamar Pileggi and Michael Bachner
Ultra orthodox Jewish men protest against the army draft, at the entrance to Jerusalem on March 8, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2018, 2:19 pm
Ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem against IDF enlistment bill
Hundreds gather at grave of late chief rabbi in bid to pressure Haredi parties into vetoing legislation formalizing conscription for yeshiva students
By Tamar Pileggi
Neo-Nazi leader Arthur Jones speaks in Kentucky, April 2017 (YouTube screenshot)
June 30, 2018, 2:14 pm
Ted Cruz urges voters to boycott ‘avowed Nazi’ candidate, elect Democrat instead
Illinois GOP fails to keep Arthur Jones off ballot after reportedly deciding not to make effort in heavily Democratic area
By Tamar Pileggi
The suspect brought for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, under suspicion of Issuing fake bomb threats against Jewish institutions around the world, on March 23, 2017. (Flash90)
June 28, 2018, 12:22 pm
Israeli-US teen convicted of thousands of bomb threats, including against JCCs
19-year-old from Ashkelon hoaxed Jewish centers, airports, hospitals and schools; told police he 'liked to see people running around in panic'
By Tamar Pileggi
Wine barrels piled up at the Barkan winery. August 2, 2012. (Mendy Hechtman/FLASH90)
June 27, 2018, 12:38 am
After furor, Barkan winery says Ethiopian workers to work as usual
Leading winemaker had banned employees of African descent from coming into contact with wine to comply with strict new kosher license, prompting cries of racism
By Tamar Pileggi and TOI staff
Employees of the Barkan Winery who were transferred from their jobs over questions of their Jewishness. (screen capture: Kan)
June 26, 2018, 11:25 am
Outcry as Barkan winery shuns Ethiopian workers, casts doubt on their Jewishness
Leading winemaker bans employees of African descent from coming into contact with wine to comply with strict new kashrut license; Sephardi chief rabbi slams move as 'pure racism'
By Tamar Pileggi
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. (AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky)
June 25, 2018, 6:10 pm
Putin invites Netanyahu, Abbas to World Cup final, prompting summit speculation
PM is reportedly mulling attending July 14 game in Moscow alongside PA leader, who has already accepted invitation, triggering talk of a possible face-to-face meeting
By Tamar Pileggi
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