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Inside story
Deadly blast on school trip exposes lurking explosive threat after years of war
By
Emanuel Fabian
Despite concerns around unexploded ordnance left across country after missiles stopped flying, questions remain over who’s responsible for clearance and whether public awareness has been sufficiently raised
Op-ed: Two weeks to election
David Horovitz
Unless the opposition steps up its game, Netanyahu, the PM of Oct. 7, could yet survive this election
It’s a combination of his own shameless efforts to rewrite history, his opponents’ inability to adequately hold him to account for that blackest of days and much more besides, and, perhaps, Israel’s changing demographics
Op-ed
Liberman is risking another election to secure his right-wing political future
By
Shalom Yerushalmi
At ToI event, Lapid warns president against meddling in post-election coalition talks
By
Ariela Karmel
Candidates clash over possibility of unity with Likud, West Bank settlements and international isolation; People of Israel’s Eran Ben-Ari backs E1 building: ‘Do you want Jerusalem to be a border town?’
Analysis
Lazar Berman
Reports of unheeded Oct. 7 warnings may be tenuous, but still are dangerous for Netanyahu
Much about claims around Gulf leaders alerting PM before attack leaves room for doubt, but that does not mean voters will dismiss serious questions about Netanyahu’s handling of the Hamas threat
Lazar Focus podcast
Natasha Hausdorff: International law itself under attack by anti-Israel NGOs
By
Lazar Berman
Promoted Content
Why now is the time to learn Hebrew
Citizen Café combines an innovative, speaking-first method developed and refined over years with a global community seeking connection to Israel, Jewish life, and one another.
Reporter's notebook
Swashbuckling and self-assured, Ben Gvir bulldozes nuance in pitch to English speakers
By
Noam Lehmann
ToI podcast
A Mandatory Listen – Nechumi Yaffe: An insider’s dire prognosis for the Haredi world – and its cure
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
In the fourth episode of our new podcast series, the ultra-Orthodox female prof running for Knesset discusses frankly the problems facing the community, and why she is swimming upstream
Top Ops
Yair Lapid
What makes countries successful
Until four years ago, Israel met every criterion of a successful country. That’s no longer the case. But since the damage came from the top, the repair can come from the top, too. And it will
Elchanan Poupko
Religious Zionism’s dangerous euphoria
As Israelis leave, allies lose patience and the Jewish world faces mounting threats, too many members of the community insist they are living in a time of miracles
Aron Schoenfeld
It takes 10 minutes to return a gun
After five months of reserve duty, turning in my rifle was easy. Finding my place again in a life that had learned to carry on without me is another matter
Yael Buechler
Hanukkah Barbie is here — and she actually got it right
After years of Jewish holiday merchandising that’s off target or just plain wrong, there’s something powerful about finally feeling seen
Exclusive
Ex-Likud official warns party app could be used to illegally monitor polling stations
By
Avner Hofstein
In a sworn affidavit to the High Court, a former campaign tech chief claims the ruling party’s new app can bypass the law and secretly transmit voter data in real time using AI
Analysis
Tal Schneider
A record number of women are poised to enter the next Knesset
While the 2026 election largely ignores gender equality, structural changes in centrist parties and a grassroots ultra-Orthodox movement might be quietly shifting the political map
Analysis
3 experts on how you’re reading election polls wrong — and why they can’t predict the result
By
Ben Sales
Analysis
Ben Sales
Threats to NYPD’s pro-Israel commissioner are an inflection point for New York Jews
If Jessica Tisch bows to pressure and leaves her job, it would mark the exit of an official seen by pro-Israel Jews as their bulwark in City Hall and raise questions about Mamdani’s response to antisemitism
Biased Wikipedia edits on Israel, Oct. 7 remain on site despite editor bans, ADL says
By
Zev Stub
Online antisemitism hits record high three years after October 7, study finds
By
Zev Stub
Inside story
'From the startup nation to the scale-up nation'
Rethinking defense ties with US, Israel eyes shift from patronage to partnership
By
Nava Freiberg
With Washington turning against military aid, a new bilateral framework could take shape based on industrial output and tech integration, but politics will still shape Jerusalem’s access to arms
Inside story
Arab states see hawks ruling Israel no matter who wins vote, but still sense room for change
By
Nava Freiberg
Taking stock
Tel Aviv market slide points to investors betting on election deadlock
By
Sharon Wrobel
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange research shows stocks typically sag before votes that end in stalemate, unlike those that result in stable governments, but it all evens out within months anyway
A top economist sees Israel’s fiscal future on the ballot as costs of war, division mount
By
Sharon Wrobel
How cancer cells survive chemo: Israeli researchers find ‘guardian proteins’ protect tumors
By
Diana Bletter
Ben-Gurion University scientists show that destroying such proteins forces cancer cells to self-destruct, in potential key to overcoming chemotherapy resistance
Memory drive
Busy couple launches app to help parents record kids’ magic moments
By
Sue Surkes
Hebrew U to rename Mt. Scopus campus for John Paulson after record $250m donation
By
Zev Stub
Captivating story
Captivity of Aviva and Keith Siegel told onstage with love, humor, fear
By
Jessica Steinberg
‘Love at the Edge of the Tunnel’ performed in Tel Aviv by veteran actors and real-life couple Moni Moshonov and Sandra Sade
The Reel Schmooze podcast
‘The Apartment’: Why this 1960 film about adultery is a comedy icon today
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
and
Jordan Hoffman
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor agree to disagree about the Billy Wilder film that had Chris Rock raving in a recent interview
'The Jewish world’s greatest asset is its connections'
Peoples of Israel: Naava Shafner, the social entrepreneur ‘unicorn’
By
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
On this week’s installment, we meet a social changemaker who refuses to choose between the different parts of who she is while making a difference in the world
Buried, forgotten, demolished: Archaeologist searches for New York City’s lost mikvehs
By
Luke Tress
My son’s backpack was shot and that wasn’t even the craziest part of the story
By
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
What are the odds that a missing schoolbag, a police operation, and an entirely unnecessary decorative giraffe would land me in that exact checkout line?
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