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Tova Saul, an Orthodox Jew, feeds stray cats in a neighborhood in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 12, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
August 8, 2017, 6:28 am
At midnight, Jerusalem Old City’s ‘cat lady’ prowls
While the holy city sleeps, US-Israeli Tova Saul tiptoes through its alleys, feeding and spaying hundreds of strays
By Joe Dyke
Illustrator Maira Kalman putting the finishing touches on her mural at the Israel Museum's Youth Wing, part of the 'Cats and Dogs' exhibit (Courtesy Benni Maor)
June 1, 2017, 10:29 pm
American-Israeli artist goes to the dogs at the Israel Museum
Illustrator and canine lover Maira Kalman puts the final touches to a mural at the Youth Wing's 'Cats and Dogs' exhibit
By Jessica Steinberg
An illustrative photo of cats (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 25, 2016, 6:52 am
Saudi cleric says pictures with cats are a no-no
Member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars forbids photography in general, let alone with animals
By TOI staff
The Nazi leader and one of his feline doppelgängers. (CC BY SA 3.0 Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10460)
January 9, 2016, 12:23 am
Researchers find why some cats look like Hitler
Faulty gene causes irregular distribution of pigment cells in fur, scientists establish; may help explain process of congenital defects in humans
By TOI staff
Male cats fight over a female in the Old City of Jerusalem, October 15, 2010. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
November 11, 2015, 11:05 pm
Attorney general sets the ball rolling on cat neutering
Weinstein overrules agriculture minister, who opposes sterilizing stray animals for religious reasons
By Stuart Winer
Crocodile farm in the Arava Desert, Israel, November 21, 2011 (Liron Almog/Flash90)
November 6, 2015, 12:10 am
After cat-gate, Israeli official floats crocodile transfer
Head of Jordan Valley Regional Council says more than 1,000 animals from nearby farm up for grabs
By JTA
Stray cats eating near a garbage container in the center of Jerusalem. October 23, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 3, 2015, 11:55 pm
Fluffy, and 8 other things Israel tried to expel
Cats join the British, Israeli Arabs, the West Bank, Hanin Zoabi pork and, er, Cat Stevens, in the list of things the Jewish state sought to rid itself of
By Ben Sales and TOI staff
Investigators at the scene of a stabbing attack in Rishon Lezion on November 2, 2015. (Photo by Avi Dishi/Flash90)
November 3, 2015, 2:01 pm
Old folks, new low
Even as a spate of attacks has become a norm, two assaults on the elderly stand out in the press both for their location and their victims. At least the terrorists didn't try to deport cats
By Joshua Davidovich
A stray cat in the northern city of Haifa. (Photo by Garrett Mills/Flash 90)
November 2, 2015, 2:26 pm
Minister proposes plan to deport country’s strays
Cat scratch fever, or just Jewish law? Opposing sterilization, Uri Ariel lets cat out of bag about shipping some kitties to whatever country will take them
By Raoul Wootliff
Rotem the sand cat with her three new cubs at the Ramat Gan Safari, August 18, 2015. (courtesy)
August 19, 2015, 4:44 pm
WATCH: Newborn sand kittens delight at Israeli zoo
Rotem the sand cat gives birth to a litter of 3 kittens, bolstering numbers for rare species once believed extinct in Israel
By Avi Lewis
Pixie's Augmented Reality-connected location technology in action (Photo credti: Courtesy)
March 8, 2015, 4:17 pm
How a cat inspired start-up’s ‘Internet of Lost Things’
Misplacing keys, wallets, and even pets is now a thing of the past, thanks to Pixies
By David Shamah
'Cats' cast at the Roma Musical Theater in Warsaw, 2007 (photo credit: Effie/CC BY-SA)
October 12, 2014, 11:08 pm
‘Cats’ comes to Israel
Broadway's second-longest-running show to be performed in Tel Aviv for first time
By Jessica Steinberg
Kirsty Sparrow, the owner of seven-year-old cat Baz, says her pet was attacked because it looks like Hitler (photo credit: YouTube screen grab)
May 24, 2014, 8:52 pm
Cat beaten because it looks like Hitler
Baz, who has black patch beneath his nose, lost an eye in attack, was found bloody and bruised in trash can
By TOI staff
A cat coffin with mummy, left, and an ibis coffin is displayed as part of the exhibit "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," at the Orange County's Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Calif. (photo credit: AP/Damian Dovarganes)
March 31, 2014, 1:30 am
Animal mummies go on display at California museum
Preserved remains of cats, dogs and ibises from Egypt reflect ancient culture's reverence of animals
By John Rogers
Gil Gelfand shows off a Cat2See system (Photo credit: Courtesy)
December 19, 2013, 3:47 pm
Israeli start-up may be a cat owner’s best friend
Cats need food and attention, and Cat2See, a new invention by an Israeli entrepreneur, delivers both – over the Internet
By David Shamah
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