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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 424

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88-year-old Holocaust survivor David 'Dugo' Leitner, left, and President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem for a falafel lunch, January 17, 2019. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
July 27, 2023, 11:53 am
David Leitner, who made eating falafel a symbol of Holocaust resilience, dies at 94
The survivor inspired ‘Operation Dugo,’ which saw people around the world join him in eating the street food to mark his January 18 march from Auschwitz
By Canaan Lidor
Ofer Avgil says many Taiwanese identify with Israel's geopolitical circumstances. (Courtesy)
May 7, 2021, 2:00 am
In Taiwan market, an Israeli expat hawks ‘exotic’ falafel balls
Ofer Avgil’s fast food stall stands out in Kaohsiung’s Ruifeng night market, where locals stuff themselves with the novel fare
By Jordyn Haime
88-year-old Holocaust survivor David 'Dugo' Leitner, left, and President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem for a falafel lunch, January 17, 2019. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
January 24, 2021, 8:09 am
Holocaust survivor turns falafel into a symbol of Jewish resilience
David ‘Dugo’ Leitner, 89, has been eating falafel every January 18 to commemorate his Auschwitz survival and his immigration to Israel
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Falafel store owner Ilan Atlan speaks to reporters outside Beilinson Hospital on January 8, 2020. (Screen capture/Ynet)
January 9, 2021, 2:21 am
Falafel shop owner says he was tased, beaten by cops who came to fine him
Police say Ilan Atlan was operating store in violation of lockdown and that he assaulted officers at scene; owner checked himself into hospital after being freed, due to injuries
By ToI Staff
A man passes shuttered stores on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem on March 25, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 24, 2020, 12:43 pm
Government approves NIS 8 billion plan to help small businesses, self-employed
Decision could hand up to NIS 400,000 ($113,000) per firm; move comes after criticism that Israel is abandoning battered businesses at their time of need
By ToI Staff
Yuval Carmi, a falafel store owner in Ashdod who has been hit hard by the pandemic, April 19, 2020. (screen capture: Channel 13)
April 20, 2020, 3:55 pm
‘You touched my heart,’ Netanyahu tells falafel seller facing ruin from pandemic
In phone call, Yuval Carmi — who has become a symbol of the virus’s financial toll — places blame for economic hardship on PM’s advisers rather than the premier himself
By ToI Staff
Yuval Carmi, a falafel store owner in Ashdod who has been hit hard by the pandemic, April 19, 2020. (screen capture: Channel 13)
April 19, 2020, 10:58 pm
Sobbing falafel seller, symbol of virus’s financial toll, moves TV crew to tears
Yuval Carmi, banned from operating his shop amid pandemic and deep in debt, pleads for Netanyahu’s help: ‘I’m embarrassed from my children. I have nothing to give them to eat’
By ToI Staff
Google's falafel Doodle, June 18, 2019 (screenshot)
June 18, 2019, 4:47 pm
Google Doodle celebrates falafel
Search giants hails the popular Middle Eastern dish as the ‘best thing that ever happened to chickpeas’
By Marcy Oster
88-year-old Holocaust survivor David 'Dugo' Leitner, left, and President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem for a falafel lunch, January 17, 2019. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
January 17, 2019, 5:24 pm
Rivlin joins Holocaust survivor in celebrating life, falafel
David ‘Dugo’ Leitner, 88, has been eating falafel every January 18 to fete surviving Auschwitz and coming to Israel
By ToI Staff
Bedouin students arrive at school at Khan al-Ahmar, near the Kfar Adumim settlement in the West Bank on September 2, 2016. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
March 9, 2018, 6:41 am
Unwanted by Israel and the PA, Bedouin have nowhere to go but ‘up in the air’
The Jahalin clan’s central West Bank village is about to be demolished by security forces, and its residents are caught in the power struggle between Jerusalem and Ramallah
By Jacob Magid
A page of 'Jerusalem City Stories' on Tmol Shilshom, a book store and coffee shop in Jerusalem's center (Ira Ginzburg/Citykat Stories)
February 11, 2018, 6:02 am
Innovative interactive guidebook lets you choose your own Jerusalem adventure
Recently released experiential activity book throws objectivity to the wind to expose travelers to the hidden alleyways and favorite late night spots of the three local authors
By Tracy Frydberg
Dr. Shakshuka feeds Phil Rosenthal in 'Somebody Feed Phil.' (Netflix)
February 2, 2018, 9:54 pm
‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ creator discovers love of Israeli food in new series
In Tel Aviv making his Netflix documentary, ‘Somebody Feed Phil,’ Phil Rosenthal finally found what his parents’ Jewish cooking had lacked — flavor
By Tracy Frydberg
Spicy tahini, butter and maple-glazed carrots from Adeena Sussman's Short Stack Tahini cookbook (Courtesy Lauren V. Allen)
December 30, 2016, 2:24 am
Americans say ‘open sesame’ to Israeli tahini recipes
Adeena Sussman’s Short Stack ‘Tahini’ cookbook is a crammed treasure trove of rich, new dishes made with the uniquely Middle Eastern paste
By Jessica Steinberg
Celebrity chef Amanda Freitag’s fall-themed falafel for Israeli restaurant Taïm, in New York City (JTA/Josefin Dolsten)
September 29, 2016, 3:22 am
Famous chefs serve new twists on falafel in NY
Mario Batali, Amanda Freitag take on beloved Levantine food at Israeli eatery Taim in the Big Apple
By Josefin Dolsten
An aerial view of the Acre harbor (Israel Tourism/CC BY-SA 2.0)
August 13, 2016, 12:50 pm
Port city of Acre is making a comeback, one acre at a time
With a luxury hotel and plans to revitalize the harbor area, one of the world’s oldest settlements is undergoing a modern-day renaissance to the benefit of Arabs and Jews
By Jessica Steinberg
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