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Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference following the dissolving of the Knesset, and ahead of the new elections, in Tel Aviv, on May 30, 2019. (Flash90)
Liberman says he won’t sit in a religious or narrow left-wing government
By TOI staff
Yisrael Beytenu leader won’t rule out recommending either Netanyahu or Gantz for PM after elections
Former head of the Mossad, Shabtai Shavit, attends a press conference organized by 'Commanders for Israel's Security' in Tel Aviv on January 15, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Ex-Mossad head: Netanyahu voters are ‘ignorant,’ have no moral standards
By TOI staff
Ornate and colorful frescoes are mostly intact despite the decades of neglect in the Romanian Monastery, the last church building in the Land of the Monasteries to be cleared of landmines, in a photo released by the Ministry of Defense on June 20, 2019. (courtesy Ministry of Defense)
Stunning Romanian church is final monastery cleared of mines at Qasr al Yahud
By Melanie Lidman
Israeli air force Lockheed C-130 Hercules. June 28 2011 (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
Air force grounds transport, refueling planes over January accident
By Judah Ari Gross
Likud MK Amir Ohana delivers his first speech as justice minister at a conference of the Israel Bar Association, in Jerusalem, on June 10, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 6:13 pm
New justice minister meets Supreme Court chief after controversial comments
Amir Ohana told an interviewer last week that not all court rulings must be obeyed, leading Chief Justice Esther Hayut to warn of ‘anarchy’
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of Israeli students taking a test on January 22, 2018. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 6:05 pm
Violence in Israeli middle schools 6 times higher than other developed countries
OECD survey finds incidents of bullying and intimidation among 7th-9th graders nearly twice as high as in other member states
By TOI staff
Israeli air force Lockheed C-130 Hercules. June 28 2011 (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 3:09 pm
Air force grounds transport, refueling planes over January accident
IDF says decision to keep aircraft from undertaking training flights is due to civilian contractor Aerospace Industries’ failure to uphold safety standards
By Judah Ari Gross
Ornate and colorful frescoes are mostly intact despite the decades of neglect in the Romanian Monastery, the last church building in the Land of the Monasteries to be cleared of landmines, in a photo released by the Ministry of Defense on June 20, 2019. (courtesy Ministry of Defense)
June 20, 2019, 2:49 pm
Stunning Romanian church is final monastery cleared of mines at Qasr al Yahud
Six months of work still remaining at Christian pilgrimage site until area is deemed landmine-free
By Melanie Lidman
Aviv Meshil, 23, who is missing since he went surfing off the coast of Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia on June 17, 2019 (Facebook)
June 20, 2019, 2:34 pm
Search for Israeli missing in Indonesia complicated by lack of formal ties
Aviv Meshil, 23, hasn’t been seen since Monday, when he went surfing off Nusa Lembongan, southeast of Bali; Foreign Ministry said to be coordinating with local authorities
By TOI staff
Dalal Daoud, right, seen after her release from prison in Ramle, June 20, 2019. (Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 12:44 pm
Woman who killed abusive husband released from jail after 18 years
2 years after president commuted Dalal Daoud’s life sentence, parole board okays early release; outside Ramle prison, Daoud thanks supporters, says she’s excited to see her kids
By TOI staff
Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference following the dissolving of the Knesset, and ahead of the new elections, in Tel Aviv, on May 30, 2019. (Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 12:17 pm
Liberman says he won’t sit in a religious or narrow left-wing government
Yisrael Beytenu leader won’t rule out recommending either Netanyahu or Gantz for PM after elections
By TOI staff
Ron Eliyahu Oved, right, and his father. Oved was killed in an accident during a tryout for the IDF Paratroopers Brigade on April 11, 2019. (Courtesy of the family)
June 20, 2019, 11:44 am
IDF chief calls for policy changes after recruit killed in tryout accident
Ron Eliyahu Oved, 18, was one of 6 teenagers hit by a bus that rolled into his tent during an evaluatory exercise for the Paratroopers Brigade in April
By Judah Ari Gross
Former head of the Mossad, Shabtai Shavit, attends a press conference organized by 'Commanders for Israel's Security' in Tel Aviv on January 15, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 11:04 am
Ex-Mossad head: Netanyahu voters are ‘ignorant,’ have no moral standards
Facing criticism, Shabtai Shavit refuses to take back comments; PM: There’s no end to the left’s condescension toward Likud voters
By TOI staff
Michael Aloni portraying Akiva on 'Shtisel,' an Israeli show on Netflix that has broken stereotypes about ultra-Orthodox life. (Courtesy Shtisel Facebook page)
June 20, 2019, 4:53 am
As ‘Shtisel’ mania sweeps US, promoter aims to widen the world’s lens on Israel
Hedva Goldschmidt and her Go2Films company seek out the spotlight for various niches of Israeli society portrayed onscreen, from religious Zionists to Arabs
By Jessica Steinberg
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson answers questions during a press conference after a practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Houston Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
June 20, 2019, 3:34 am
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is visiting Israel
Football player keeps visit quiet until his arrival on trip sponsored by pro-Israel group, to avoid pressure to cancel similar to previous visits by NFL stars
By JTA
Union of Right Wing Parties candidates (from L-R) Rafi Peretz, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotich pose for a photo on April 9, 2019. (Courtesy)
June 20, 2019, 2:56 am
Far-right Otzma Yehudit accuses Jewish Home of not honoring election pact
Faction wants URWP leader Rafi Peretz, now appointed a minister, to give up his Knesset seat so that Itamar Ben Gvir can take his spot and become an MK
By TOI staff
The Bat Yam promenade in Central Israel on March 4, 2017. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 12:05 am
Child killed in fall from cliff at Bat Yam beach
Police probing how 9-year-old fell from rocks near waterfront in Tel Aviv suburb
By TOI staff
People participate in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2019 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 12:00 am
Ra’anana city councilman resigns in protest over pride parade
Eliyahu Alush accuses mayor of damaging ties between secular and religious residents of the city, which hosted its first-ever pride march Tuesday
By TOI staff
In this photo released by the Israel Antiquities Authority on June 19, 2019, soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade take part in an archaeological dig at their base in southern Israel. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 19, 2019, 11:36 pm
Troops uncover First Temple-era observation post on training base
Tower dating to era of King Hezekiah likely part of a network of fortifications that used torches to send messages between communities and warn against Philistine attacks
By TOI staff
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