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Analysis
As both sides wait for Kerry, the refugee camps boil
By
Avi Issacharoff
In the West Bank, hotbeds of discontent seethe under weakening PA control, leading to attacks such as Sunday’s bus bombing
US offered to guard Jordan Valley, Palestinians say
By
Lazar Berman
Erekat: No direct talks with Israel in weeks
By
ToI Staff
and
AP
Security forces search for suspects in Bat Yam bus bombing
By
ToI Staff
and
AP
Appreciation: Edgar Bronfman, 1929-2013
How Edgar Bronfman changed my life (without meeting me)
By
Matti Friedman
I spent six weeks in Israel on a high school program he founded to ensure kids like me gained access to our complex Jewish world. Six defining weeks
Top Ops
Saul Singer
An airport is a canvas
Israel should greet international visitors with an eyeful that celebrates the country’s irrepressible creative energy
Eylon Levy
Yes, a Christmas tree in the Knesset
Refusing to display the holiday symbol in Israel’s parliament is an insult to the country’s Christian minority
Avraham Hermon
The Big Snow: A story by kids, for kids
One family’s true, illustrated tale of being trapped at home, hosting friends in need and making shadows on the wall
Abraham Cooper
Yes, we care that Rodman is in North Korea
The former NBA pro is working to whitewash the brutal reality of Kin Jong Un’s regime
Abbas, PLO lash Israel in Christmas messages
By
Lazar Berman
PA president calls Jesus a ‘Palestinian messenger,’ refers to Jerusalem as ‘occupied capital,’ but expresses commitment to talks
Rocket from Gaza falls near children’s bus stop
By
ToI Staff
After searching overnight, security forces find projectile’s remains in a town outside Ashkelon; no injuries
Now playing in Jaffa, the yearning, hopeful music of New Jersey
By
Michal Shmulovich
Originally from southern New Jersey, and inspired by Bruce, Bob et al, Ami Yares brings Israelis and Palestinians together under the banner of Americana rock
Pixies, who boycotted in 2010, to play Israel in June
By
Lazar Berman
Alternative rockers canceled show after Marmara incident; Soundgarden also slated to join festival at Bloomfield Stadium
Musical bridges
‘Heretics’ hum Hasidic harmonies
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
It Gets Besser’s new video project has former ultra-Orthodox Jews in a secular setting humming tunes from their religious past
Palestinian inmate who fasted for 266 days to be freed Monday
By
ToI Staff
Samer Issawi earned international support after refusing food to protest rearrest in 2012
Learning about life while experiencing death
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
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Storm damage from electric outages estimated at NIS 1 billion
By
ToI Staff
Palestinian sources: Gulf officials met Netanyahu in Israel
By
Lazar Berman
Hebrew media review
A close shave
By
Ilan Ben Zion
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