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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

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A delegation of Israelis traveled to Tamra to console the Arab families mourning there after a deadly missile strike in June 2025. (Courtesy Haviva Ner-David via JTA)
June 21, 2025, 2:23 pm
Deadly Iran strike on Tamra sparked anti-Arab racism. A tidal wave of solidarity followed
After a viral video showed some extremist Jewish Israelis celebrating attack that killed 4 women in the Muslim-majority city, many Jews showed up to hug the mourners
By Deborah Danan
Elana Kaminka, mother of Lt. Yannai Kaminka, who fell on October 7, 2023, saving lives at the Zikim IDF base. (courtesy)
May 8, 2025, 1:12 am
What Matters Now to bereaved mother Elana Kaminka: End the Gaza ‘forever war’
Peace activist tirelessly promotes dialog between Israelis and Palestinians — and protests the Netanyahu government, which she holds accountable for her soldier son’s death on Oct. 7
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Police escort a woman away from right-wing rioters who disrupted a screening at Ra'anana's Beit Samueli synagogue of the joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, April 29, 2025. (X screenshot)
April 30, 2025, 9:20 am
Rioters storm Ra’anana synagogue during screening of Israeli-Palestinian memorial event
4 police officers and 3 participants injured, 3 right-wing activists arrested after attack on Reform Beit Samueli building; MK Gilad Kariv, a, rabbi, decries ‘attempted pogrom’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Palestinians, Israelis and politicians attend a memorial ceremony for those lost in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Tel Aviv on May 3, 2022, as Israel marks its annual Memorial Day. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 29, 2025, 1:27 pm
An alternative Memorial Day ceremony marks its 20th year. Participants say it’s the future
Controversial joint Israeli-Palestinian event honoring the slain on both sides continues to grow, even in the shadow of the October 7 massacre and ongoing war in Gaza
By Nurit Yohanan
Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, the head of Israel's Arava Institute, in New York City, February 14, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 20, 2025, 12:39 am
US colleges could learn from Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, says head of eco institute
Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, from East Jerusalem, says Arava program’s students have compulsory, confidential, ‘brave’ conversations where both sides find it hard to talk, hard to listen
By Luke Tress
Members of Israel's Bedouin community take part in the country's first legal camel race in the Negev desert, near Kibbutz Tlalim, on November 1, 2024. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
November 1, 2024, 7:22 pm
First legal camel race held in Israel with thousands of spectators
Bedouin host says Negev event is symbol for coexistence with Jewish communities: ‘We are here together, and we will stay together and we will live here together, in peace’
By ToI Staff
Layla Alsheikh, left, Yonatan Zeigen, second left, Robi Damelin, second right and Arab Aramin outside The Africa Center on September 18, 2024. (Cathryn J. Prince/ Times of Israel)
September 29, 2024, 5:00 am
On US tour, Israelis and Palestinians united by violence hold fast to hopes for peace
With conflict seeming more inexorable than ever, victims from both sides tell US audiences understanding and willpower can keep future generations from paying the price they’ve borne
By Cathryn J. Prince
Israeli and Palestinian children aged 6-13 at a joint soccer practice in Jerusalem's Abu Tor district organized by the "Inter Campus" social initiative (courtesy)
July 12, 2024, 8:04 am
Jewish-Arab kids’ soccer team bridges Jerusalem divide amid Euro 2024 excitement
Squad recently resumed training after long hiatus after October 7, as project organizers hope it will foster mutual understanding in one of Jerusalem’s few mixed neighborhoods
By Gianluca Pacchiani
File: The Darvish (R) and Judy LaDivina (L) perform during Berlin Pride on July 22, 2023. (Screen capture: Youtube/ALEX Berlin, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 25, 2024, 11:45 am
Berlin drag show showcases Israeli-Arab coexistence in trying times
Yearslong partnership of Israeli, Syrian performers persists in ‘Together,’ a Hebrew-English-Arabic extravaganza adapted to wartime grief
By Reuters
Participants in a Hands of Peace summer program posing for a group photograph. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Hands of Peace, Wikipedia)
December 6, 2023, 2:45 am
US-based summer dialogue program for Israeli and Palestinian youth announces closure
After 21 years, Hands of Peace says its shutting down due to funding shortages; alumnus Naama Levy is being held hostage in Gaza
By Iddo Schejter
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at 'Hostage Square' in Tel Aviv, November 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 19, 2023, 2:26 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 19: Day 44 – Hostage families get leaders’ attention after 5-day march
Editor David Horovitz on seeming reprioritization of war goals, lack of funding for security teams in Gaza envelope; Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on East Jerusalem quiet
By ToI Staff
Introductory speakers Aya Khatib and Shir Nehamkin at a meeting organized by coexistence group Standing Together at the Feelbeit cafe, Jerusalem, November 13, 2023 (Gianluca Pacchiani / Times of Israel)
November 16, 2023, 1:37 pm
Hundreds gather in Jerusalem to raise voice for Jewish-Arab solidarity
Organized by coexistence group Standing Together, meeting brings residents together to discuss relations between communities amid the ongoing conflict, and how to restore hope
By Gianluca Pacchiani
People gather for a protest at the Stella Maris Monastery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 18, 2023. (Flash90)
July 27, 2023, 4:47 pm
At a Haifa church, Jewish pilgrims test coexistence strained by painful history
Haredi visitors outside Stella Maris say they want to pray near the presumed burial site of Prophet Elisha; churchgoers say it’s just another attempt to intimidate Christians
By Canaan Lidor
A staircase that looks as if it's floating, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 2, 2023, 12:07 pm
Tolerance Museum, a ‘people’s parliament,’ will partially open in mid-May
More than 20 years in the making, the imposing facility in downtown Jerusalem will start with a photo exhibit, as works continue on the high-tech museum elements
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Cooks employed by the Islamic Charitable Society prepare portions of the daily 'iftar' (fast breaking) meal for Palestinian orphans and families in need, in the West Bank city of Hebron, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 12, 2022. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
April 20, 2023, 7:54 pm
Israelis, Palestinians share kosher Ramadan iftar meal in West Bank ‘to end hatred’
Initiative by ‘Roots’ advocacy group brings two sides together at home near Gush Etzion settlement bloc, honors Palestinian who rescued Jewish family from rock attack
By AFP and ToI Staff
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