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2017 in review
LIFE magazine cover. (Jewish Week)
From the WebMarch 16, 2018, 4:34 pm
Hindsight makes 2017 look a lot like 1968
We only hope that the pillars of our democracy are as resilient in the face of turmoil as they were 50 years ago
By Gary Rosenblatt
Illustrative: Police officers close off the area around Jerusalem Central Bus Station, after a Palestinian terrorist stabbed a security guard there, on December 10, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 10, 2018, 11:17 pm
Terror attacks tripled after Trump Jerusalem recognition, Shin Bet stats show
Figures released by security service show 249 incidents in December, most of them firebombings, compared to 84 in November
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Israelis take cover during rocket attack siren warning in kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Israel and Gaza border, Israel, December 29, 2017. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
January 7, 2018, 6:19 am
Gaza rocket attacks doubled, but terror tally plummeted in 2017, army says
Amid rising tensions with Strip, IDF says last year saw 35 projectiles launched; 99 terror attacks elsewhere, compared to 269 in previous year
By Judah Ari Gross
A woman walks past a New Year's balloon in central Jerusalem on December 15, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 31, 2017, 5:36 pm
10 from 2017: Times of Israel staff on their most memorable reporting moments
We stood amid parts of the Western Wall hidden for 1,700 years, slogged on foot to a blocked-off West Bank village, rescued snails in the rain. Read what touched us this past year
By TOI staff
From a wave of bomb threats at JCCs to a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville to Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, 2017 was not a quiet year for Jews. (JTA collage)
December 31, 2017, 4:32 pm
The top 10 moments that mattered to Jews in 2017
From Trump’s tumultuous first year, to a wave of JCC bomb threats, hurricanes, and high-profile sexual harassment claims, this year kept the Jews glued to the tube
By Josefin Dolsten
This year’s heartwarming moments include a girl who helped decorate a vandalized cemetery, a dog who saved two lives, and an unlikely friendship between a monkey and a chicken. (Lior Zaltzman/via JTA)
December 27, 2017, 11:21 am
The 7 most heartwarming Jewish stories of 2017
This year saw plenty of happy features peppered among the violence and political discord. Here are a few of our favorites
By Josefin Dolsten
Israeli actress Gal Gadot, star of 'Wonder Woman' (Clay Enos/DC Comics, via JTA)
December 26, 2017, 3:54 pm
Good for the views: This year’s top movies chosen for the Chosen People
What is worth watching from 2017? Where to begin? Here’s 10 films (and TV shows) that you don’t want to miss
By Jordan Hoffman
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