The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-inside/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:49:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israel Inside | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-inside/ 32 32 Israeli study finds 68% of young kids innately think like scientists https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-finds-68-of-young-kids-innately-think-like-scientists/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:13:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3898149 Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of Patras, Greece, say that young children can be taught scientific reasoning if asked 'how' things work, not 'why'

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]]> Attorney general asks court to freeze Karhi’s media law, citing serious legal flaws https://www.timesofisrael.com/attorney-general-asks-court-to-freeze-karhis-media-law-citing-serious-legal-flaws/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:49:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3903183 Baharav-Miara says legislation weakens safeguards for independent news coverage and is particularly sensitive during election campaign

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]]> Shin Bet chief said refusing to track domestic bot-powered election influence campaigns https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-chief-said-refusing-to-track-domestic-bot-powered-election-influence-campaigns/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:53:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3902922 Zini reportedly insists handling interference by 'domestic actors' is outside the agency's purview, prompting sources to accuse him of having 'completely shirked responsibility'

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]]> Netanyahu’s coalition and rival ‘change bloc’ draw level in latest ToI poll https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-coalition-and-rival-change-bloc-draw-level-in-latest-toi-poll/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:46:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3902634 Zionist anti-Netanyahu parties should agree on candidate for premier, say 67% of respondents who back them; PM bloc's edge in last week's Channel 13 poll, touted by Trump, disappears

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]]> Ringleader of 2014 kidnapping and murder of Palestinian teen dies while serving life sentence https://www.timesofisrael.com/ringleader-of-2014-kidnapping-and-murder-of-palestinian-teen-dies-while-serving-life-sentence/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:17:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3902796 Yosef Haim Ben-David, 42, was convicted along with two nephews in 2016 for brutal killing of Muhammad Abu Khdeir; attack, 'revenge' for murder of three Israeli teens, set off riots

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]]> Jerusalem’s homes and institutions open to the public https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-homes-and-institutions-open-to-the-public/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:56:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3901544 Annual architecture festival Open House Jerusalem to take place over two October weekends, with free tours of sites around the capital

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]]> Boy with rare brain-eating amoeba dies after Sea of Galilee swim https://www.timesofisrael.com/boy-with-rare-brain-eating-amoeba-dies-after-sea-of-galilee-swim/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:43:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3902558 Baruch Neriya, 9, from Pardes Hanna succumbs to Naegleria fowleri infection; amoeba, contracted through the nose, is rare but highly fatal; Israel has seen 3 cases in recent years

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]]> Election panel rejects bids to bar Democrats, Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism parties https://www.timesofisrael.com/election-panel-rejects-bids-to-bar-democrats-otzma-yehudit-and-religious-zionism-parties/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:03:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3902435 All the Jewish-majority slates that faced challenges before committee are cleared to run, after all Arab parties were disqualified on Wednesday; Supreme Court to consider petitions next week

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]]> Ancient public mikveh complex, used for festival pilgrimage, uncovered at foot of Temple Mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-public-mikveh-complex-used-for-festival-pilgrimage-uncovered-at-foot-of-temple-mount/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:51:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3898094 Three large ritual baths, built around 10 CE, offer a rare glimpse into the experience of the massive influx of Jewish pilgrims visiting the Second Temple some 2,000 years ago

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]]> High Court delays decision on October 7 state commission until after election https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-delays-decision-on-october-7-state-commission-until-after-election/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:20:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3901737 Judges accept AG's opinion and set Jan. 15 deadline for government to respond to petitions for powerhouse probe; petitioners questioned how AG could deem panel essential yet suggest it be delayed

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]]> Three minors arrested after repeated vandalization of Jerusalem Reform synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-minors-arrested-after-repeated-vandalization-of-jerusalem-reform-synagogue/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:20:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3901592 Suspects detained following smashing of plate and ripping down of LGBTQ flag at Kol HaNeshama on Yom Kippur, as well as egg-throwing incident on Rosh Hashanah

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]]> Tomato tomorrow: The Israeli lab creating the veggies of the future https://www.timesofisrael.com/tomato-tomorrow-the-israeli-lab-creating-the-veggies-of-the-future/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:18:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3866314 The Galia melon and the world's first nearly shelf-stable tomato are among Hazera's inventions. Now the company is helping to prepare farmers for climate change

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]]> Ben Gvir demands role of defense minister in next government, Gotliv as justice minister https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-demands-role-of-defense-minister-in-next-government-gotliv-as-justice-minister/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:31:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3901337 Otzma Yehudit chair unveils plans to 'encourage' Palestinians to leave Gaza and West Bank, fire attorney general, loosen constraints on military and radically weaken judiciary

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]]> There Is No Other Place - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/there-is-no-other-place/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:24:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3901136 6 Christian sects, 2 rival families, 1 sacred place. Inside Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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]]> AG: Disqualification of Balad leader from election ‘should be seriously considered’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-disqualification-of-balad-leader-from-election-should-be-seriously-considered/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:44:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3901132 Baharav-Miara says post-October 7 article by Sami Abou Shehadah may constitute support for armed struggle; Yashar, Blue and White back Otzma Yehudit bid to disqualify him

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