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January 5, 2013
1:59 pm

Labor party leader Shelly Yachimovich (photo credit: Flash90)

Yachimovich supports Livni’s idea of center-left alliance against PM, but no meeting yet

Lapid also agrees to talks, but says he won’t ‘ostracize people or parties’

By Yifa Yaakov

January 5, 2013
12:03 pm

Southern New Zealand near Te Anau. (photo credit: CC BY Abeeeer, Flickr)

Israeli woman, 61, dies in New Zealand car crash

Rental car collides with tree en route to Milford Sound; driver and additional passenger sustain injuries

By Yifa Yaakov

January 5, 2013
9:14 am

Three seriously injured in Western Galilee car crash

Car hit while making a u-turn; driver of second vehicle flees on foot

By Yifa Yaakov

December 22, 2012
10:17 pm

.Jewish party leader Naftali Bennett speaks at a press conference in Petah Tikva Saturday. (photo credit: Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)

Jewish Home head Bennett denies expressing support for insubordination ‘ever’

‘A soldier must follow military orders,’ says right-wing party chief, deflecting criticism that he called for soldiers to disobey commands

By Yifa Yaakov

December 15, 2012
11:28 pm

Yesh Atid party to submit equal service petition

Document calls on public to support only those parties that aim to ease the disproportionate burden shouldered by the middle class

By Yifa Yaakov

December 15, 2012
8:53 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights Hanukkah candles in the Old City on Saturday, the last night of the festival (photo credit: Channel 2 screenshot)

‘The Western Wall and the State of Israel will be ours forever,’ says Netanyahu

Lighting eighth candle of Hanukkah in Jerusalem, prime minister responds to Palestinian claims that Kotel is ‘occupied territory’

By Yifa Yaakov and Aaron Kalman

December 15, 2012
7:26 pm

Hebron Palestinian group declares third intifada

Video shows eight men announcing creation of united Palestinian front against Israel, set to include Fatah, Hamas, and other political and militant outfits

By Yifa Yaakov and Yoel Goldman

December 15, 2012
5:39 pm

View of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Der Spiegel essay: Our ‘nation of perpetrators’ is still under the spell of its Nazi past

In plaintive article, author whose grandfather served in the Nazi SA says Germany is still dominated by its dark history

By Yifa Yaakov

December 8, 2012
7:01 pm

UN passes Israeli resolution on ‘entrepreneurship development’

129 states back campaign to promote development and reduce poverty by encouraging entrepreneurship, despite efforts by Arab states to thwart it

By Yifa Yaakov

December 8, 2012
5:33 pm

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90/File)

Hague warns Assad regime may use chemical weapons

UK foreign secretary says intelligence shows Damascus might employ its stockpiles against rebels, adds that Washington shares Britain’s concern

By Yifa Yaakov and Ilan Ben Zion

November 23, 2012
12:29 am

Meretz chairwoman Zehava Gal-On speaking in the Knesset last year (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash 90)

Meretz demands special Knesset session on Pillar of Defense

Public will be forced to shoulder the high cost of the operation immediately after the elections, party chairwoman warns

By Yifa Yaakov

November 22, 2012
11:44 pm

The scene of a bombing attack on a bus in Tel Aviv, Wednesday (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

Israeli Arab, formerly from West Bank, confesses to Wednesday’s Tel Aviv bus bombing

Taibe resident — who gained Israeli citizenship on family reunification grounds — was recruited by Islamist terror cell, members of which have also been arrested

By Yifa Yaakov and AP

November 22, 2012
10:47 pm

Avigdor Liberman seen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem in October, 2012. (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch / FLASH90)

Liberman: We did the best we could in Gaza, and now wasn’t the time for a ground operation

Barak says public doesn’t have all the facts; Hamas has nothing to celebrate

By Yifa Yaakov

November 22, 2012
7:29 pm

Damage in the Ashkelon school. (Screenshot/ Channel 2)

Schools in Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ashdod reopen Friday

Kids in Sderot, Eshkol and other areas closer to Gaza get another day off

By Yifa Yaakov

November 10, 2012
12:40 pm

An Israeli woman runs for cover as the first rain of the year falls on Jerusalem on Friday (photo credit: Oren Nahshon/Flash90)

Eilat airport reopens after Friday’s flooding

Rains continue throughout Israel, causing dangerous road conditions

By Yifa Yaakov and Yoel Goldman

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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: Yifa Yaakov

Yachimovich supports Livni’s idea of center-left alliance against PM, but no meeting yet

Lapid also agrees to talks, but says he won’t ‘ostracize people or parties’

Israeli woman, 61, dies in New Zealand car crash

Rental car collides with tree en route to Milford Sound; driver and additional passenger sustain injuries

Three seriously injured in Western Galilee car crash

Car hit while making a u-turn; driver of second vehicle flees on foot

Jewish Home head Bennett denies expressing support for insubordination ‘ever’

‘A soldier must follow military orders,’ says right-wing party chief, deflecting criticism that he called for soldiers to disobey commands

Yesh Atid party to submit equal service petition

Document calls on public to support only those parties that aim to ease the disproportionate burden shouldered by the middle class

‘The Western Wall and the State of Israel will be ours forever,’ says Netanyahu

Lighting eighth candle of Hanukkah in Jerusalem, prime minister responds to Palestinian claims that Kotel is ‘occupied territory’

Hebron Palestinian group declares third intifada

Video shows eight men announcing creation of united Palestinian front against Israel, set to include Fatah, Hamas, and other political and militant outfits

Der Spiegel essay: Our ‘nation of perpetrators’ is still under the spell of its Nazi past

In plaintive article, author whose grandfather served in the Nazi SA says Germany is still dominated by its dark history

UN passes Israeli resolution on ‘entrepreneurship development’

129 states back campaign to promote development and reduce poverty by encouraging entrepreneurship, despite efforts by Arab states to thwart it

Hague warns Assad regime may use chemical weapons

UK foreign secretary says intelligence shows Damascus might employ its stockpiles against rebels, adds that Washington shares Britain’s concern

Meretz demands special Knesset session on Pillar of Defense

Public will be forced to shoulder the high cost of the operation immediately after the elections, party chairwoman warns

Israeli Arab, formerly from West Bank, confesses to Wednesday’s Tel Aviv bus bombing

Taibe resident — who gained Israeli citizenship on family reunification grounds — was recruited by Islamist terror cell, members of which have also been arrested

Liberman: We did the best we could in Gaza, and now wasn’t the time for a ground operation

Barak says public doesn’t have all the facts; Hamas has nothing to celebrate

Schools in Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ashdod reopen Friday

Kids in Sderot, Eshkol and other areas closer to Gaza get another day off

Eilat airport reopens after Friday’s flooding

Rains continue throughout Israel, causing dangerous road conditions

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