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Reporter's Notebook
When lightning strikes twice: Repeat rocket hits break calm on an Ashkelon street
By
Carrie Keller-Lynn
Within a few years, two homes on same Ashkelon street destroyed by direct rocket hits from Gaza; 9 months after last major flareup, no improvement in Ashkelon shelter situation
Op-ed
David Horovitz
At the root of the latest Gaza-Israel flareup, implacable rejection of Israel
The Shin Bet chief said Israel ‘closed a circle’ with the killing of three notorious Islamic Jihad commanders. But our enemies are intent on keeping it open
Analysis
For Netanyahu, the storm before the calm?
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
Things are looking up for the prime minister. If he can finish the Gaza fighting with public support intact and pass a state budget by month’s end, he will be all but unassailable
Analysis
Ben Gvir solves his own coalition crisis, leveraging Gaza op to pump up his base
By
Carrie Keller-Lynn
Analysis
Amir Bar Shalom
Israel needs a new policy to push Hamas out of its comfort zone
Amid the hostilities between Israel and Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the advice of the security establishment, issued a clear directive to ministers: Keep Hamas out of your rhetoric. Up until Friday, only two ministers broke ranks: Energy Minister Israel Katz, a Likud MK who reportedly got a scolding as a result, and Finance...
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Egypt seeking swift ceasefire as nationalist flag march in tense Jerusalem looms
By
Jacob Magid
New York governor announces $25 million in funding for hate crime prevention
By
Luke Tress
Package comes as Jewish New Yorkers contend with regular antisemitic incidents, remain most targeted group in NYC
Top Ops
Meir Ben Shabbat
Israel can nullify the threat of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Israel must act to continue the success of Operation Shield and Arrow, including deterring Hamas from joining PIJ’s attacks
Adele Raemer
Evacuation diary: Fear of driving
We Gaza border kibbutzniks have been warmly welcomed in Nahariya, but I’m too old for this nonsense. I need my home
Tzipora Lifchitz
Mic drop at the ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ premier
I worried that Netflix would get Orthodox Jewish dating wrong – until I realized that they aren’t the ones in the wrong
Shana Aaronson
How one little girl and her mom gave me hope
Advocating for sexual abuse survivors, I hear all about the predators, but I also know the heroes who have the tough conversations that stop abuse
Analysis
Tunisia terror attack threatens to deal ‘mortal blow’ to rare Jewish pilgrimage
By
Canaan Lidor
The slaying of two Jews and a soldier risks undoing a Jewish-Arab interaction maintained by the annual visits of about 8,000 French, Israeli and other Jews to the Arab country
French imam asks Israelis to continue Tunisia pilgrimage despite terror attack
By
Canaan Lidor
3 Ethiopians waiting to immigrate to Israel killed in Gondar fighting
By
Canaan Lidor
Israeli killed in Tunisian synagogue attack buried in Netivot amid Gaza fighting
By
Michael Horovitz
and
AP
At Meron pilgrimage, joy and grief mix as Haredi traditions and secular Israel clash
By
Canaan Lidor
ToI podcast
'Every camp wants to see its side standing its ground'
What Matters Now to ToI analyst Haviv Rettig Gur: The political perils of conflict
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
After the Gaza conflict ends, PM Netanyahu faces another battle — to pass the budget. Once he does, we will learn his true stance on the judicial overhaul
In Poland, Canadian Holocaust survivor returns to native village as sole local Jew
By
Canaan Lidor
Eurovision 2023
Israel hoping Noa Kirel’s star power can fuel a come-from-behind Eurovision win
By
Amy Spiro
Experienced pop singer seeks to ride ‘Unicorn’ to the top of the song contest in Liverpool, but faces tough competition from Sweden, Finland and France
Eurovision 2023
Israel’s Noa Kirel rides ‘Unicorn’ to Eurovision grand final
By
Amy Spiro
Eurovision 2023
Sweden wins 2023 Eurovision, while Israel’s Noa Kirel finishes in 3rd place
By
Amy Spiro
ToI podcast
Daily Briefing May 14: Operation Shield and Arrow wrap; bittersweet Eurovision battle
By
ToI Staff
Interview
Nineties nostalgia sweeps Israel as Argentine heartthrob Felipe Colombo returns
By
Pablo Méndez Shiff
Film festival
Jessica Steinberg
Singers, eco-activists, designer dreams: True tales at 25th Docaviv
Dozens of documentaries being screened at 10-day film festival hosted by Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Interview
Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan avoids tech, but imagines it for her characters
By
Jessica Steinberg
Protests are altering Israel’s trajectory, says Handmaid’s writer Margaret Atwood
By
Jessica Steinberg
Interview
Daughter helps turn lens on pioneering photographer father Roman Vishniac in new film
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
Sealwatch
In first, endangered seal snoozes on central Israeli shore
By
Michael Horovitz
Nature and Park Authority volunteers arrive to guard rare Mediterranean Monk Seal, urge public to keep distance until she returns to sea
Israeli study reveals molecular basis for female Alzheimer’s patients’ rapid decline
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
ToI investigates
Fridge recycling heats up, but most old appliances still end up in landfills
By
Sue Surkes
Lack of regulations or enforcement allows companies to fudge official reports and avoid paying for disposal, with goods still being smuggled to Palestinians for burning
Company that offers farmers intel on trees adapts tech to measure carbon absorption
By
Sue Surkes
Israel’s first hydrogen refilling station for vehicles opens in north
By
Sue Surkes
Health expert: Government move to sidestep clean air law is a ‘license to kill’
By
Sue Surkes
Israel Travels
Revamped as a national park, ancient Sussita’s rich history is even more accessible
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
A waste of an outfit
By
Rivka Herzfeld
Having a key to an elevator somewhere in the synagogue building does not make the building handicapped accessible
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