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Avigdor Liberman
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With BBQs and F-35s, Israelis delight in 70 years of independence
By TOI staff
Some 200,000 people flock to national parks around the country, with many more taking to beaches to watch flyover of fighter jets
Illustrative: Border Police officers guard a checkpoint in the West Bank on January 26, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
Independence Day terror attack said foiled as troops find hidden bomb
By Michael Bachner and Jacob Magid
A woman smiles during Independence Day celebrations marking 70 years since the founding of the state in 1948, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 19, 2018, 1:48 pm
With BBQs and F-35s, Israelis delight in 70 years of independence
Some 200,000 people flock to national parks around the country, with many more taking to beaches to watch flyover of fighter jets
By TOI staff
People watch the military airshow in Saker Park on Israel's 69th Independence Day in Jerusalem, May 2, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 19, 2018, 7:40 am
Israelis bask in 70 years of independence with barbecues in the sun
Flyover of fighter jets expected to be highlight of day as country celebrates holiday at beaches, parks, watching Bible Quiz
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Border Police officers guard a checkpoint in the West Bank on January 26, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
April 18, 2018, 6:04 pm
Independence Day terror attack said foiled as troops find hidden bomb
Inspectors discover 'powerful explosive device' in truck at West Bank checkpoint; Liberman vows to 'chase down the bastards'
By Michael Bachner and Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman lays a wreath at the memorial for Israel's fallen soldiers at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv on Israel's Memorial Day, April 18, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
April 18, 2018, 1:10 pm
‘Take our warnings seriously,’ defense minister tells Iran, Hamas
In Memorial Day speech, Avigdor Liberman says situation 'fragile and explosive,' all of IDF's power may be needed 'at any moment'
By TOI staff
Thousands attend a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day service at Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park on April 16, 2018. (Rami Ben-Ari/Combatants for Peace)
April 18, 2018, 12:08 am
8,000 join Israeli, Palestinian bereaved families for Memorial Day ceremony
Israel Prize-winning author David Grossman, whose son was killed in the Second Lebanon War, blasts Liberman's attempt to 'silence bereaved families'
By Jacob Magid
Israeli Air Force jets train for Israel's 70th Independence Day flyover in Jerusalem on April 17, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 2:42 pm
Looking forward: 7 things to know for April 17
As Israel prepares to mark its 70th Independence Day, local media outlets highlight the struggles and achievements that characterize the Jewish state today
By Adiv Sterman
Soldiers holding a position in a mountainous area near the eastern town of Ras Baalbek during an operation against jihadist fighters, on August 17, 2017, in a photograph taken during a tour guided by the Lebanese army. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 16, 2018, 9:34 pm
Liberman adds Lebanese army to list of threats on northern border
At pre-Independence Day event, defense minister tells IDF top brass to prepare for Iran-led coalition; Netanyahu skips confab
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party at the Knesset on March 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 16, 2018, 4:14 pm
Liberman: Israel won’t accept Russian curbs on its activity in Syria
Defense minister says 'direct friction' with Moscow averted despite strike on Iranian base, adds that 'all options are on the table'
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is seen during a visit to border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on July 5, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry/Flash90)
April 13, 2018, 7:03 pm
Liberman: Gaza riots shrinking thanks to Israel’s ‘determination’
Defense minister praises troops for their 'professional and moral work' guarding border, as 10,000-15,000 Palestinians take part in violent protests
By TOI staff
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks during a Holocaust memorial ceremony in the Southern Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, on April 12, 2018. (Flash90)
April 13, 2018, 6:51 am
Liberman calls on Gazans to live peacefully alongside Israel
In Holocaust Remembrance Day address, defense minister says it is time for our 'neighbors from the south' to 'change direction'
By TOI staff
People take part in a protest against the killing of a fellow journalist Palestinian Yasser Murtaja on April 11 April, 2018 at Istiklal avenue in Istanbul. (AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE)
April 12, 2018, 11:49 pm
Palestinian journalist slain by IDF was vetted by US, State Department says
Yasser Murtaja’s company was approved to receive funding from government agency, which would involve checks with Israel security officials
By JTA, AFP and TOI staff
Demonstrators assist injured Palestinian journalist Yasser Murtaja during clashes with Israeli security forces, following a protest near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 6, 2018. Murtaja later died of his wounds. (AFP/Said Khatib)
April 11, 2018, 9:03 pm
Gazan journalist killed by Israel was beaten by Hamas — press group
International Federation of Journalists chief accuses Liberman, who said the slain man was a terrorist, of cover-up
By AFP and TOI staff
A photo released by Iranian media reportedly shows the T-4 air base in central Syria after a missile barrage April 16, 2018. (Iranian media)
April 11, 2018, 4:14 pm
Cross-border tensions: 7 things to know for April 11
It seems that the pressure-cooker situation in Syria is about to blow, leaving local media fearful as to whether the Jewish state will be dragged into a war in the north
By Adiv Sterman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, is briefed on the escalation on the northern border along with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, left and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, right, on February 10, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
April 11, 2018, 2:57 pm
As tensions with Syria, Iran climb, Netanyahu calls in top defense officials
Prime minister instructs cabinet members from his Likud party to keep quiet about the 'sensitive' security situation
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
The Tiyas, or T-4, Air Base, outside of the Syrian city of Palmyra, which Israel claims is being operated by Iran and its Quds Force. (Screen capture/Wikimapia)
April 10, 2018, 9:13 pm
Israel TV: Monday’s strike on Syria targeted air base Iran was building
Senior Israeli official quoted warning Tehran that any response will be met with a 'harsh' Israeli reaction; Monday raid described as 'most significant direct attack' to date
By TOI staff
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