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Rabbi Elimelech Biderman and thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrating in Meron, Northern Israel, December 1, 2017. (David Cohen/Flash90)
April 16, 2018, 8:39 pm
Poll: Only 17% of Israeli ultra-Orthodox celebrate Independence Day
In haredi community, Sephardic Jews and over-45s identify more with festivities; only 34% say Holocaust Remembrance Day a time of mourning
By TOI staff
12,000 Israelis gather at the latest Koolulam singing initiative held at Tel Aviv's Menora Mivtachim in honor of Israel's 70th (Courtesy Koolulam)
April 16, 2018, 12:03 pm
On Israel’s 70th, become a part of history as you look back on it
Israel celebrates Independence Day in every city, town and village; here are a few standout options for marking Yom Ha'atzmaut
By Jessica Steinberg
About 100 "Bnei Menashe" (Sons of Menashe) from India landed at Ben Gurion Airport, on June 25, 2015, immigrating to Israel (Flash90)
March 28, 2018, 12:42 pm
Ministry: Israel should woo 60 million people who have Jewish links to aid state
Seeking converts, immigrants, and Israel advocates, Diaspora Ministry-appointed panel suggests pilot project among 5 million descendants of Jewish converts to Christianity
By Sue Surkes
Palestinians help evacuate an injured protester during clashes with Israeli troops, near Khan Yunis, by the border fence between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip, on March 9, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB)
March 22, 2018, 5:25 pm
Most Israelis think moving US embassy will spark violence, but still say do it
Nearly 60% say that anticipated unrest shouldn't stymie plan to relocate American mission on 70th anniversary of Israeli independence
By TOI staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a conference organized bythe 'Makor Rishon' newspaper, and the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem ,on March 11, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
March 11, 2018, 9:09 pm
Rivlin: Israeli democracy can withstand attacks on institutions
Amid harsh rhetoric from Netanyahu and his opponents, president says criticism legitimate, as long as it doesn't become 'incitement'
By TOI staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews study at a Yeshiva in the settlment of Modiin Illit on October 19, 2009. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 5, 2018, 10:43 pm
Study finds lower ultra-Orthodox male employment in Israel
Israel Democracy Institute says that after steady rise over several years, rate dropped by 1.4% in 2017
By AP and TOI staff
An illustrative photo of an ultra-Orthodox wedding. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
December 24, 2017, 1:33 pm
Young ultra-Orthodox Jews increasingly delaying marriage — report
New figures point to rising number of single Haredim, particularly women, in their twenties
By TOI staff
A man reads the newspaper at a cafe at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, on September 5, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 12, 2017, 11:16 am
Poll: 45% of Israelis believe country’s democracy in ‘serious danger’
Israelis are most wary of politicians, media and rabbinate; opposition seen as 'weak' by 81% of its own constituents; 79% of secular Jews say religious 'gradually taking control'
By Marissa Newman
Arabs and Jews buy school supplies at a store in downtown Jerusalem, August 26, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 7, 2017, 2:10 pm
Poll: 67% of Arab Israelis reject Israel as a Jewish nation-state
58% of Israeli Jews say Arabs who resist country's definition as Jewish should lose citizenship; 66% say Arab parties shouldn't be in ruling coalition
By Marissa Newman
Friends and relatives mourn at the graves of Yosef Salomon, 70, his daughter Haya, 46, and son Elad, 36, after their funeral, attended by thousands at the Modiin Cemetery, on July 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 4, 2017, 3:00 pm
IDF unlikely to seek death penalty for Halamish terrorist
Despite apparent support from the prime minister, army says policy is to follow precedents against execution
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara console relatives of the three members of the Salomon family who were killed in a terror attack in Halamish on July 22, 2017. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
August 2, 2017, 5:42 pm
Over 70% of Jewish Israelis support death penalty for terrorists — poll
Following brutal attack, vast majority of public backs calls by prominent ministers to implement capital punishment
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative. IDF soldiers at the Al-Aroub intersection near Hebron, July 18, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
July 17, 2017, 2:00 pm
Soldiers fire warning shots as car approaches them in Hebron
5 Muslim protesters said injured in Temple Mount protests; Likud whip says Netanyahu won't resign over sub affair, even if indicted; Russia says Israel’s security considered in Syria ceasefire
By Tamar Pileggi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 25, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
June 26, 2017, 2:41 pm
Ministers were debating ‘the future of the Jewish people’
An inside account of the fateful cabinet session at which the Western Wall pluralistic prayer plan was cast aside
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked speaking at Cyber Week in Tel Aviv, June 25, 2017 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
June 25, 2017, 3:41 pm
Israel getting better grip on online incitement, justice minister says
Year-old task force tackles offensive posts within 24 hours, Ayelet Shaked notes at cyber conference in Tel Aviv
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israelis shopping in a convenience store in Tel Aviv, July 4, 2014. (Flash90)
June 21, 2017, 11:24 am
Israelis favor gentle government ‘nudges,’ study says
High support is found for prompts from the authorities and from businesses that encourage positive behavior, survey shows
By Micah Danney
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