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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (r), welcomes Rajaei Haddad, who spent 20 years in the Israeli prisons for his involvement in a 1997 terror attack which killed Gabriel Hirschberg. (WAFA/Thaer Ghanaim)
April 19, 2018, 11:07 am
Abbas warmly welcomes terrorist released after 20 years in jail
Fatah official applauds Rajaei Haddad, accomplice in 1997 murder of Gabriel Hirschberg, as 'a leader, a hero and a fighter'
By TOI staff
Illustrative: President Reuven Rivlin meets the IDF soldiers awarded for their service on Independence Day, May 12, 2016. (President Spokesman's Office)
April 19, 2018, 9:45 am
Presidential citations awarded to 120 outstanding IDF soldiers
Annual Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem attended by president, prime minister, defense minister, IDF chief of staff
By TOI staff
Illustrative: An Israeli reservist packs his gear after ending a deployment near Gaza during Operation Defensive Shield. (Tsafrir Abayov/ Flash90)
April 19, 2018, 9:30 am
In ‘glitch,’ IDF accidentally calls up reservists on Independence Day
Citing technical error, army quickly cancels emergency summons, after automated messages tell soldiers to show up for duty
By Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff
People watch the military airshow in Saker Park on Israel's 69th Independence Day in Jerusalem, May 2, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 19, 2018, 7:40 am
Israelis bask in 70 years of independence with barbecues in the sun
Flyover of fighter jets expected to be highlight of day as country celebrates holiday at beaches, parks, watching Bible Quiz
By TOI staff
In this February 1, 2018, photo, US Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Republican National Committee (RNC) Winter Meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
April 19, 2018, 6:51 am
Pence hails ‘the miracle of Israel’s rebirth’ in 70th birthday wishes
US vice president sends congratulatory message for Independence Day, calling the Jewish state 'an inspiration to the world and the American people'
By TOI staff
President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark 'National Nuclear Day,' in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2018. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
April 19, 2018, 5:35 am
Iran president: If US scraps nuke deal, they’ll see impact ‘within a week’
Rouhani mocks Trump, says his administration has 'failed to destroy' the 2015 agreement between Tehran and world powers despite 'so many tweets'
By Agencies and TOI staff
Adam Armush, right, an Israeli living in Germany interviewed by Kan's European correspondent Antonia Yamin, in Berlin, April 18, 2018. (Twitter screen capture)
April 18, 2018, 9:07 pm
Man attacked in Berlin for wearing kippa is Israeli Arab
Chancellor Merkel condemns incident, says reputation of state at stake and 'fight against such anti-Semitic acts must be won'
By TOI staff and AFP
President Reuven Rivlin (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 18, 2018, 8:33 pm
President Rivlin sends 70th anniversary greeting to Israel’s friends worldwide
In video, president thanks all those who stand up for Israel, expresses hope for its continued growth
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of a firework. (pxel66//iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2018, 4:57 pm
Lod man arrested for shooting fireworks during Memorial Day moment of silence
City's Arab and Jewish communities condemn act as attempt to sabotage coexistence; mayor says suspect a known provocateur
By TOI staff
A knife found in a body search of a 32-year-old Palestinian man who approached the Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem on April 18, 2018. (Israel Police)
April 18, 2018, 3:59 pm
Palestinian man arrested with knife at Qalandiya checkpoint
Police say 32-year-old from Gaza admitted he planned to carry out a stabbing attack
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman lays a wreath at the memorial for Israel's fallen soldiers at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv on Israel's Memorial Day, April 18, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
April 18, 2018, 1:10 pm
‘Take our warnings seriously,’ defense minister tells Iran, Hamas
In Memorial Day speech, Avigdor Liberman says situation 'fragile and explosive,' all of IDF's power may be needed 'at any moment'
By TOI staff
Bereaved Israelis mourn next to graves of fallen soldiers at the Mt Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, during Israeli Memorial Day, commemorating the deaths of Israeli soldiers killed in wars since 1860, and Israeli victims of terror. April 18, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 18, 2018, 11:02 am
Mournful Israel pauses to remember 23,646 fallen soldiers, 3,134 terror victims
Two-minute siren brings country to a halt; Netanyahu addresses official state ceremony at Mount Herzl
By TOI staff
Adam Armush, right, an Israeli living in Germany interviewed by Kan's European correspondent Antonia Yamin, in Berlin, April 18, 2018. (Twitter screen capture)
April 18, 2018, 9:42 am
Jewish teen said beaten by Muslim man in anti-Semitic attack in Berlin
Adam Armush, who was wearing a kippa at the time, says he filmed assailant hitting him with a belt and shouting 'Yahudi,' or 'Jew' in Arabic, to 'give police something to go on'
By TOI staff
Soldiers place Israeli flags on the graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018 ahead of Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 18, 2018, 6:47 am
Marking Memorial Day, Israelis to pay respects at military cemeteries nationwide
Two-minute siren will bring country to a halt at 11 a.m. as families, fellow soldiers attend the gravesides of 23,646 war dead and 3,134 victims of terror
By TOI staff
View of Umm al-Fahm, June 22, 2017. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
April 18, 2018, 12:43 am
Man in 40s and his 13-year-old nephew shot to death at Umm al-Fahm party
Apparently against backdrop of local dispute, double murder is the latest in series of shootings to rock a northern Arab-Israeli city flush with weapons
By TOI staff
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