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Demonstrators take part in a rally against the war in Gaza in Tel Aviv on July 31, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
August 3, 2025, 5:05 pm
Hundreds of artists sign petition demanding Israel end ‘horrific’ Gaza war
Statement underlining Palestinian suffering wins wide support among creative class, signifying shifting attitudes; Idan Amedi slams signatories as ‘out of touch’
By ToI Staff
Author David Grossman speaks during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current government outside the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, June 22, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 1, 2025, 10:24 pm
With ‘broken heart,’ author David Grossman calls Israeli actions in Gaza ‘genocide’
Literary giant and peace activist tells Italy’s La Repubblica that the very use of the word in association with Israel signals devastating moral collapse tied to ‘the occupation’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Artist Zeev Engelmayer, right, with novelist David Grossman, before the release of their collaboration, 'A Sudden Cry' on January 29, 2025 (Courtesy)
February 1, 2025, 7:53 pm
David Grossman, artist Shoshke and rapper Streett voice nation’s pain
Artist Zeev ‘Shoshke’ Engelmayer initiates creation of ‘A Sudden Cry,’ an animated music video expressing the country’s sorrow and need for action following the Oct. 7 attack
By Jessica Steinberg
Large crowds outside the Begin Gate of the Defense Ministry HQ in Tel Aviv rally to demand the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, June 22, 2024 (Anat Azaria / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
June 23, 2024, 1:27 am
‘All hangs by a thread,’ David Grossman tells thousands at rally for election, hostage deal
Former Shin Bet chief Diskin calls Netanyahu worst PM in Israeli history; thousands mark 20th birthday of hostage Naama Levy; 3 arrested amid violent clashes with cops in Tel Aviv
By Canaan Lidor, Charlie Summers, ToI Staff and Agencies
Demonstrators at a rally against the government's judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on April 1, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 1, 2023, 11:41 pm
Government made ‘mistake of their lives’: Hundreds of thousands protest overhaul
Compromise talks notwithstanding, masses nationwide demand bills be shelved; Grossman compares far-right to Sicarii, says coalition ‘didn’t understand our determination to fight’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara depart for Rome on March 9, 2023 (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)
March 14, 2023, 5:52 pm
Netanyahu critics urge Germany, Britain to cancel his visits over judicial overhaul
Hundreds of writers, artists and intellectuals send letter to both countries’ ambassadors warning that if PM’s trips go ahead, ‘a dark shadow will hang over them’
By AP and ToI Staff
Author David Grossman speaks during a protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 22, 2023, 2:57 am
‘Hour of darkness’: Author Grossman slams government’s ‘anti-democratic power grab’
Addressing mass Tel Aviv rally, David Grossman says planned judicial overhaul causes many Israelis to feel ‘internal exile,’ warns nation faces ‘fateful struggle for its character’
By ToI Staff
Author David Grossman in an interview with Channel 13 news, aired on March 19, 2022. (Screenshot/Channel 13)
March 20, 2022, 2:09 pm
David Grossman: ‘A deep sense of shame’ over Israel’s treatment of Ukraine refugees
Acclaimed Israeli author tells Channel 13 that Israel’s refugee heritage should compel the Jewish state to act in Ukraine; praises Bennett’s mediation efforts
By Ethan Freedman
Author David Grossman speaks at the Meretz party's central committee meeting in Tel Aviv, on July 28, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
March 10, 2022, 8:18 pm
Israeli novelist David Grossman in the running for International Booker Prize
Polish Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk and her novel ‘The Books of Jacob,’ which tells the story of 18th-century Jewish mystical cult leader Jacob Frank, also on prize longlist
By AP
Author David Grossman speaks at the Meretz party's central committee meeting in Tel Aviv, on July 28, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
March 9, 2022, 4:03 pm
Author David Grossman wins Erasmus Prize from the Netherlands
$165,000 prize, for exceptional contribution to the humanities or arts, will be awarded in a fall 2022 ceremony
By Jessica Steinberg
Author David Grossman speaks at the Meretz party's central committee meeting in Tel Aviv, on July 28, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
December 10, 2021, 2:11 am
Israeli author David Grossman suggests West Bank occupation has become ‘apartheid’
Leading writer says Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory ‘should no longer be called an occupation’; praises Bennett-led government
By Shira Hanau
Russian author Lyudmila Ulitskaya meets with readers at the International Book Fair of Hungary, April 24, 2009. (MTI, Lajos Soos/AP)
October 8, 2020, 1:12 pm
Jewish Russian author among frontrunners for Nobel in literature
Among the contenders given best odds of winning are Lyudmila Ulitskaya; Israeli author David Grossman also spoken of in run-up to award announcement
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Novelist David Grossman rushed to finish his latest children's book in order to read it to kids during the coronavirus (Courtesy PJ Library)
April 6, 2020, 11:32 am
David Grossman to read new kids’ book aloud on Tuesday
The novelist rushed to complete the book, which is dedicated to Sifriyat Pijama, the Israeli branch of PJ Library
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli author David Grossman (Kobi Kalmanovitz)
August 8, 2019, 10:47 pm
Author David Grossman eulogizes Dvir Sorek: He had the ‘soul of an artist’
Grief crosses partisan divides as renowned author and outspoken leftist, who lost a son in 2006 Lebanon war, reaches out to terror victim’s family
By ToI Staff
Students and staff of the Hebrew University Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies. Dr. Ruth Fine, third from left, is the first Israeli president of the International Association of Hispanists, which held a five-day academic conference in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)
July 18, 2019, 10:39 pm
For the first time ever, Israel hosts a global symposium on Hispanic culture
Jews have had a profound impact on Spanish society over the centuries; now an Israeli has been voted into a three-year stint as head of the International Association of Hispanists
By Cecilia Lazzaro Blasbalg
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