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First Lady Melania Trump exits the stage after speaking before the premiere of her movie 'Melania' at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, January 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
February 7, 2026, 11:11 am
‘Melania’ and ‘Zelig’: Mockumentary at its finest
After a rant about Amazon-produced eastern European propaganda, Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan rewind and rewatch Woody Allen’s 1983 mockumentary ‘Zelig’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
US first lady Melania Trump walks from the stage after speaking before the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, January 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
January 31, 2026, 11:49 am
After lavish DC debut, Melania Trump’s atypical, criticized documentary opens worldwide
Amazon-backed film about US first lady gets nasty reviews while underscoring Donald Trump’s business alliances and marking a return for disgraced director Brett Ratner, who said he moved to Israel in 2023
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Construction workers, bottom right, atop the US Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, October 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 13, 2025, 10:58 am
Trump’s $300m ballroom backed by tech, crypto giants — and two Israeli billionaires
White House donor list features US president’s Palm Beach neighbors, major US corporations, and high-profile figures including Miriam Adelson and Isaac Perlmutter
By AP and ToI Staff
A Venmo mobile app shows it is not available during the Amazon Web Services outage, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
October 21, 2025, 7:00 am
Massive Amazon cloud outage resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide
Failure impacted government, business and educational sevices and institutions, highlighting global dependence on tech giants
By Kelvin Chan and Barbara Ortutay
Boxes sit on a conveyor belt at an Amazon storage warehouse in Tepotzotlan, Mexico, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
July 2, 2025, 9:19 pm
Amazon resumes deliveries to Israel after suspending service during war with Iran
Retail giant restores partial shipping services, including free delivery on select orders over $49, following a 12-day conflict that grounded flights and paralyzed commerce
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Released hostage Sasha Troufanov, right, reunites with his grandmother Irena Tati at the Sheba-Tel Hashomer Medical Center, February 15, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
February 16, 2025, 5:12 pm
After his release from Gaza, Amazon finally says hostage Troufanov was an employee
Over 16 months after Sasha Troufanov was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, global retail platform for the first time publicly acknowledges he worked on Amazon Web Services team
By Zev Stub
Amazon delivery vehicle is being scanned by Israeli startup UVeye's AI-driven inspection system. (Courtesy)
January 30, 2025, 5:48 pm
Israeli AI startup that scans Amazon vehicles raises $191 million led by Toyota fund
UVeye, developer of an AI-driven scanner that can run full inspections on vehicles, will deploy 850 of its systems at Amazon delivery stations in the US, Canada, Germany and UK
By Sharon Wrobel
Demonstrators hold signs in protest as they block an entrance to the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, California on May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
December 3, 2024, 8:12 pm
Google said worried contract with Israel could damage its reputation
Report shows letter sent to tech giant’s executives raised concerns Project Nimbus deal with Israeli government could lead to ‘the facilitation of human rights violations’
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of Nvidia's HGX supercomputing platform. (Courtesy)
November 12, 2024, 8:22 pm
Google, Amazon set to compete in tender for Israel’s AI supercomputing platform
Tech giants are set to bid on a NIS 240 million tender to build supercomputing infrastructure for Israeli tech startups and academia to advance AI technologies
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Two men hold up a banner and signs along Market Street during a tech workers protest against Google and Amazon for their contracts with the Israeli government in San Francisco, September 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
September 10, 2024, 4:54 am
Why did Amazon blacklist – and then permit – two books based on Oct. 7 testimonies?
Citing ‘violation of company guidelines,’ online seller blocked 2 titles about the Hamas atrocities from sale this summer; company spokesperson denies anti-Israel bias at play
By Matt Lebovic
Sasha Troufanov, 27, was taken hostage along with his family and girlfriend Sapir Cohen on October 7, 2023 (courtesy)
December 17, 2023, 9:30 pm
Amazon employee Sasha Troufanov released from Gaza captivity after 498 days
Troufanov’s family was murdered or abducted by Palestinian Islamic Jihad at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023; mother, grandmother and girlfriend released in Nov. 2023
By ToI Staff
The Amazon logo in Santa Monica, California, September 6, 2012. (Reed Saxon/AP)
August 3, 2023, 5:10 pm
Amazon to invest $7.2b in Israel as it rolls out local cloud data region
US online tech giant launches AWS Israel region with cloud data centers in the country; investment is estimated to add about $13.9 billion to Israel’s GDP through 2037
By Sharon Wrobel
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the post-Cabinet press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, March 7, 2022 (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP)
April 4, 2023, 3:47 pm
Ardern to begin new role combating online extremism as envoy for Christchurch Call
Ex-premier of New Zealand declines to accept pay for working to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist internet content; will also join Prince William’s environmental charity
By Nick Perry
Apollo Power opens first-of-its-kind factory for mass production of lightweight flexible solar panels. (Ilan Safra/Courtesy)
January 25, 2023, 8:47 pm
Israel’s Apollo Power opens ‘world’s first’ factory for flexible solar film panels
Amazon, Volkswagen and Audi are among a number of companies deploying the company’s technology for use on cars, roofs and aircraft
By Sharon Wrobel
Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton in the second season of Amazon's 'Hunters,' by executive producer Jordan Peele. (Courtesy of Prime Video via JTA)
January 14, 2023, 3:49 am
Hitler is alive, in hiding, in final season of ‘Hunters,’ where Jews kill Nazis
Amazon series, by executive producer Jordan Peele, tells bloody, embellished tale of Jewish-led team of multiracial Nazi hunters in 1970s trying to stop rise of ‘Fourth Reich’
By Andrew Lapin
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