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Entebbe raid’s unsung hero gets limelight in new documentary 50 years later

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Filmmaker Boaz Dvir makes case that rescue operation would not have been possible without key role played by French-Jewish hostage — and would-be assassin of a Nazi — Michel Cojot

Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that hit targets in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 20, 2026 (Abbas FAKIH / AFP)

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IDF strikes south Lebanon despite renewed ceasefire; 16 said killed, including Lebanese soldier

Health Ministry: Final test results of suspected Ebola case not expected for 48 hours * Report: US, Qatar working on plan to release billions of frozen funds to Iran for humanitarian needs

Iranian worshippers chant slogans during Friday prayers ceremony at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, June 19, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Iran war mediators set to meet in Egypt Sunday, as talks in Switzerland still on hold

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt to sit down in Cairo; Trump: 'We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did'; Tehran demands ships transiting Strait of Hormuz coordinate routes

Gilad Shtienberg, left, and another researcher take the geotube to the right spot in the former Kebara wetland of the Carmel coast, northern Israel. (Courtesy, Tom Levy)

'People are problem solvers'

Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation

University of Haifa co-led study of Carmel Coast mud cores finds ancient Levantine communities adapted to drought rather than simply collapsing or moving away

With sweeping views of the sea.

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Ari Kalker

The symphony of war has returned

5 movements, from the deep thud as guns fire and shells whistle overhead... to the voices of children in a future of strength, purpose, and life

Alex Vainer

I spent a day trying to break the OU’s Torah AI

I got it to make a few errors, but where it got me was its propensity to plead ignorance rather than hallucinate falsehood. What other chatbot does that?!

Ted Sasson

Now it’s urgent: Israel must rebuild support among Democrats

The Iran deal exposes the risks of Netanyahu’s decision to tie Israel’s fortunes ever more closely to one party and one leader

Roy Levy

The cities powering Israel’s future deserve more in return

Data centers, energy projects and AI infrastructure create huge value – and huge disruption. The benefits should flow to residents, too

Grunya Tzivin

The look I still remember

The Rebbe never stood in front of a classroom full of traumatized Israeli kids, but his gaze showed me how to teach them

Judy Halper

Dear Haredim

We need Trumpian negotiations – say, open streets for cash flow and we’ll address army service later. But only if you accept that you too are Israeli citizens

Sara Ghavimi

Iran is using Lebanon to win a war that isn’t Lebanon’s

Disarming Hezbollah and reasserting Lebanese sovereignty aren’t obstacles to peace, but prerequisites for it. The Islamic Republic won’t allow either

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

I’m alive. My son’s alive. My neighbor isn’t. And none of us is OK

I went back inside my Old City home to grab my keys and the terrible, hollow sound of a gas explosion ripped through our courtyard

Eliezer Finkelman

Eliezer Finkelman

The view from under the bus

A likely US-Iran agreement leaves Israel, Iranian minorities, and human rights supporters wondering what became of American promises

Sima Navon

‘The Wife Of’

When my husband was appointed ambassador to Japan, I wasn’t about to become a silent, smiling diplomatic spouse

Marni Davimes

Israel’s most unwanted continuing education program

We rapidly learned how to navigate the wartime adjustments, like which shelters are best. What’s tricky is making sure they don’t become normal

David Magerman

An apology from your American Jewish parents

We raised you in exile to succeed in the culture of our oppressors. Now we need you to do the one thing we never taught you: defy us

Op-ed

Trump’s deal is a catastrophic capitulation to Iran’s aggressors, leaves Israel vulnerable and constrained

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

In the US president's reality-challenged view, Israel is an ingrate and a warmonger, while Iran's mass-murdering leaders are 'very rational.' They are indeed all too rational, and he, clearly, is not

US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves the stage after a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (AP/Vadim Ghirda)

Poll: 65% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s Iran policy; 34% back his approach on Israel

By Linley Sanders and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX

Vast majority of Dems and independents view Trump's actions negatively, but 28% of Republicans do as well; 53% of US adults say American military action against Iran 'gone too far'

The entrance to Ramat Trump (Trump Heights) in the Golan Heights on June 19, 2026 (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

In Israel’s ‘Trump Heights,’ residents still believe in US president despite Iran deal

By Louis BAUDOIN-LAARMAN

Locals disappointed with accord, but, one says, 'When someone does something good for you, you're not gonna hate them right when they do something you agree a little less with'

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Notes of Strength

Traumatized active-duty IDF soldiers need PTSD treatment

After 300+ days of combat and witnessing severe trauma, a soldier on break appeals for therapy funding to heal for his family's sake before returning to active duty.

Top ops

Ari Kalker

The symphony of war has returned

5 movements, from the deep thud as guns fire and shells whistle overhead... to the voices of children in a future of strength, purpose, and life

Alex Vainer

I spent a day trying to break the OU’s Torah AI

I got it to make a few errors, but where it got me was its propensity to plead ignorance rather than hallucinate falsehood. What other chatbot does that?!

Ted Sasson

Now it’s urgent: Israel must rebuild support among Democrats

The Iran deal exposes the risks of Netanyahu’s decision to tie Israel’s fortunes ever more closely to one party and one leader

Roy Levy

The cities powering Israel’s future deserve more in return

Data centers, energy projects and AI infrastructure create huge value – and huge disruption. The benefits should flow to residents, too

Grunya Tzivin

The look I still remember

The Rebbe never stood in front of a classroom full of traumatized Israeli kids, but his gaze showed me how to teach them

Judy Halper

Dear Haredim

We need Trumpian negotiations – say, open streets for cash flow and we’ll address army service later. But only if you accept that you too are Israeli citizens

Sara Ghavimi

Iran is using Lebanon to win a war that isn’t Lebanon’s

Disarming Hezbollah and reasserting Lebanese sovereignty aren’t obstacles to peace, but prerequisites for it. The Islamic Republic won’t allow either

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

I’m alive. My son’s alive. My neighbor isn’t. And none of us is OK

I went back inside my Old City home to grab my keys and the terrible, hollow sound of a gas explosion ripped through our courtyard

Eliezer Finkelman

Eliezer Finkelman

The view from under the bus

A likely US-Iran agreement leaves Israel, Iranian minorities, and human rights supporters wondering what became of American promises

Sima Navon

‘The Wife Of’

When my husband was appointed ambassador to Japan, I wasn’t about to become a silent, smiling diplomatic spouse

Marni Davimes

Israel’s most unwanted continuing education program

We rapidly learned how to navigate the wartime adjustments, like which shelters are best. What’s tricky is making sure they don’t become normal

David Magerman

An apology from your American Jewish parents

We raised you in exile to succeed in the culture of our oppressors. Now we need you to do the one thing we never taught you: defy us

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘What’s up, Doc?’: Sultry Streisand’s screwball meshugas

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1972 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring a wacky Barbra Streisand and nerdy Ryan O'Neal

Meitar Roz keeps it positive while in the hospital in an undated photo. (Courtesy of the Roz family)

'He hopefully won’t need a wheelchair for his bar mitzvah'

Back on his feet: Thousands fund Israeli boy’s $3.2m degenerative disease treatment

By Lianne Kolirin

Friends, family, strangers chip in for 8-year-old Meitar Roz's life-changing DMD therapy in campaign launched by mother and IDF reservist father after state denied request for help

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunts detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Screenshot/Ben Gvir's X account)

Central Elections Committee orders Ben Gvir to take down flotilla abuse video

Far-right minister deletes clip after judge determines that it constituted unlawful election propaganda and orders far-right minister pay $7,800 in legal fees

Students discussing their environmental projects on the rooftop of the New Environmental School's Ecobuilding

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One degree. Three tracks. Real-world impact from day one

Tel Aviv University's renewed MA in Environmental Studies launches this year, built for the way sustainability careers work today.

Iranian parliament members wear Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps uniforms and chant 'Death to America' during a session in Tehran on February 1, 2026. (ICANA NEWS AGENCY / AFP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to win big if US lifts sanctions as part of peace deal

By Parisa Hafezi and ANGUS MCDOWALL

IRGC's sprawling sanctions-busting empire is enmeshed in Iran's economy, but the force's terrorist designation may give US firms pause from doing business with it

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks before convening the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan suspended from British bar over misconduct claims

Move follows his suspension last week from ICC pending vote by member states, after UN report accused prosecutor in case against Netanyahu, Gallant of 'nonconsensual sexual contact' with aide

Keir Starmer, right, speaks to Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Deep dive

Special election win by Starmer rival could lead to UK PM’s fall: 5 key players and where they stand on Israel

By Robert Philpot

Vote won by Andy Burnham seen as proxy battle over Labour’s future, with would-be successors in party positioning themselves to take a run at the premiership. But are they good for the Jews?

This picture taken from the 'E1 corridor' northeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank shows vehicles moving along a highway near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim (top) on February 4, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Norway readies bill to ban all trade with Israeli settlements

By AFP and ToI Staff

Legislation will be subject to consultations for three months before vote is held; FM: These 'colonies undermine the very foundations of the Palestinian state'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, gestures on stage with Sen. Bernie Sanders during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’ in rally ahead of NY primaries

By Kelly Hartog

Senator Bernie Sanders joins the NYC mayor to promote progressive candidates in final day of the campaign

ToI podcast

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett: This existential moment

By Tal Schneider, David Horovitz and Naftali Bennett

Editor David Horovitz and political correspondent Tal Schneider meet the former PM in his Ra'anana headquarters, where he pleads his case on why he should be the next leader of Israel

Lucas Gage (L), Yaakov Langer (M) and Jake Turx (R) speak on a June 13 episode of the podcast 'Inspiration for the Nation.' (Screenshot via JTA)

'Looking back… I was out of my mind'

Former antisemitic activist Lucas Gage explains to Jewish podcast why he left the movement

By Grace Gilson

Fixation on Jews had become 'like a disease,' says onetime white nationalist who spent more than a decade promoting conspiracy theories online

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In this handout picture released by the Palazzo Chigi Press Office on June 17, 2026 US President Donald Trump speaks with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. (Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP)

Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for photo, as Italian FM cancels US trip

By Nicole Winfeld

Illustrative: Stray dogs. (JDMaddox/ iStockphoto, Getty Images)

Explosion of feral dog population threatens big cities with rabies, nature expert warns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2019. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal — but for now more quietly than in 2015

By Andrew Lapin

People gather outside the Adass Israel Synagogue, December 9, 2024, after a firebombing in Melbourne, Australia. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)

Police charge 3rd suspect in 2024 Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran

Times of Israel reporter Zev Stub (third from left) was among the recipients of the B'nei B'rith award for excellence in Diaspora reportage, June 18, 2026 (Bruno Charbit)

Times of Israel reporter Zev Stub receives award for Diaspora coverage

A Swiss police officer stands as diplomatic delegation cars arrive outside the hotel for a second day of US-mediated talks with Russia and Ukraine seeking to find an end to the four-year war, in Geneva on February 18, 2026 (Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP)

Switzerland moves to ban all use of Nazi symbols amid rise in antisemitism

By AFP

Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

California man charged with fundraising for Hamas through sham charities

Charlton Allen testifies in the US Senate at his confirmation hearing. (C-SPAN via JTA)

Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns

By Jackie Hajdenberg

US Senate candidate Mike Collins celebrates during an election-night watch party after winning the Republican nomination, June 16, 2026, in Jackson, Georgia. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

What to know about Georgia’s Jewish senator calling newly minted GOP opponent an antisemite

By Andrew Lapin

Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, July 3, 2023. (Peter Dejong/AP)

ICC member states to vote July 24 on whether to remove chief prosecutor — WSJ

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (AFP)

Moscow oil refinery set ablaze as Ukraine launches biggest drone attack in years

By AFP

A fundraiser for Cornell student Austin Franco, who said he was 'not interested in working for a jew,' raised nearly $20,000. (Screenshot via JTA)

Far-right streamer raises nearly $20k for Cornell student ‘not interested in working for a Jew’

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Staff Sgt. Elad Michael Sasson, killed in action at Kissufim on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Sgt. First Class Elad Sasson, 21: Wanted to be a doctor and save lives

Elite Egoz soldier killed in eight-hour battle on October 7 to defend IDF Kissufim outpost near Gaza border

Ch. Insp. Andrey Poshivay (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Insp. Andrey Poshivay, 39: Embodiment of a Hollywood-style hero

Killed by Hamas gunmen while guarding the Supernova music festival on October 7

Eliyahu Yaakov Berenshtein (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Eliyahu Berenshtein, 19: Oldest of 10 was ‘magical’ musical autodidact

Murdered by Hamas terrorists while trying to flee the Supernova music festival on October 7

Nir Forti (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Nir Forti, 29: Slain just before his 30th birthday trip to Spain

Murdered while trying to flee the Supernova music festival on October 7

IDF Staff Sgt. Aschalwu Sama who was killed in Gaza on December 2, 2023. (IDF)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Aschalwu Sama, 20: Sacrificed himself for his unit

Died on December 2 of injuries sustained in an explosion after warning comrades of a tunnel in Gaza

Arie 'Arik' Kraunik who was killed in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

Those We Have Lost

Arik Kraunik, 54: Be’eri security chief who set out first on Oct. 7

Killed battling a Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7

Maj. Ilay Zisser (IDF)

Those we have lost

Maj. Ilay Zisser, 27: Elite unit fighter who had ‘normal dreams’

Killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7

Ilan Eliyahu Moshe-Yaakov (Courtesy)

Those we have lost

Ilan Moshe-Yaakov, 29: Youth center director and aspiring politician

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7

Staff Sgt. Gali Roy Shakotai (IDF)

Those we have lost

Staff Sgt. Gali Shakotai, 21: Desert child with ‘endless curiosity’

Killed on October 7 while battling Hamas at the Sufa outpost

Odaya and Dolev Swisa (Facebook)

Those We Have Lost

Odaya and Dolev Swissa, 33 & 34: Murdered in front of their daughters

Family tried to leave Sderot as sirens sounded, were attacked by Hamas terrorists and killed in their car on October 7

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

'Milk and Honey,' the new ice cream flavor by Ben & Jerry’s Israel (Ben & Jerry’s Israel/Social media)

A sweet tribute

Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating local resilience

Years after boycott fight, company shows off new creation 'Milk and Honey,' made with ingredients from southern communities affected by Oct. 7

By Deborah Danan

Ayala Ohana, 12, seen in white shirt, carries the ball at the start of the France-Senegal FIFA World Cup match at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on June 16, 2026. (Screen captures/ Instagram/Hananel Ohana)

Belle of the ball

12-year-old girl with rare disease represents Israel at World Cup

Ayala Ohana, whose struggle with Gaucher has moved hundreds of thousands of followers online, was one of 104 children from around the world chosen to serve as ball carriers

By ToI Staff and Eliana Rosen

This picture of a kayaker rowing above sharks in central Hadera won Gilad Topaz a special mention in a marine photography competition organized by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, June 9, 2026. (Gilad Topaz/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)

Making waves

Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life

Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

People visit the opening of the 100th Hebrew Book Week at Sarona in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Story hour

Hebrew Book Week celebrates centennial in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Amid declining reading rates nationwide, annual book event opens in both cities following one-day delay caused by Iranian missile fire

By Jessica Steinberg

Gwyneth Paltrow poses in an ad for Herzliya luxury apartment project 51 Park. (Courtesy)

Park plug

Gwyneth Paltrow lends her face to Herzliya real estate project

Award-winning actress fronts video commercial for 51 Park residential towers

By Jessica Steinberg

US President Donald Trump gestures during the National Anthem as he attends an NBA Finals playoff basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, June 8, 2026, with Kai Trump, left, Knicks owner James Dolan and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Political arena

Trump booed at NBA Finals game in Madison Square Garden

'We've waited a lifetime for this, and he's made it about himself, like everything else,' one fan says of US president, who has had a complicated relationship with his former hometown

By Amy Tennery and Bo Erickson

A view of 'Drifting With Magritte: Castles in the Air,' the Israel Museum's new exhibit offering an in-depth look at the iconic Surrealist work, through October 2022 (Courtesy Zohar Shemesh)

Surrealism in 3D

Magritte masterpiece at Israel Museum being repaired after pinecone puncture

'The Castle of the Pyrenees,' which was donated to the museum in the 1980s, was damaged by a young boy who idly pierced the canvas while visiting with his family

By Jessica Steinberg

Kosha Dillz in his video "Parade." (Screenshot via YouTube)

Go New York go

Jewish rapper’s song celebrates Knicks mania in NYC

Team's run in the NBA Finals brings in New York City Jews, from kosher watch parties to radio talk shows and a viral slogan involving bagels

Hebrew Book Week at Tel Aviv's Sarona in 2025 (Courtesy)

Cancel culture

Culture events called off in wake of Iranian missile attacks

Hebrew Book Week opening and inaugural Theater Award ceremony are postponed, many museums close doors

By Jessica Steinberg

A Great White shark spotted in the Strait of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea, in late May. (Healthy Seas/SDSS/GhostDiving screenshot)

Jaw-some!

Diver has rare encounter with Great White shark in Mediterranean

Volunteer clearing fishing nets from wreck off Sicily says fingers trembled while videoing creature; hopes it doesn't spark hunt for endangered species, which was spotted far from shore

By Michael Horovitz