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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
Policy makers & business leaders meet at Eli Hurvitz Conference in Jerusalem, June 19 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
June 20, 2017, 10:57 am
Heads of industry choose education over tax breaks
In new survey, business leaders say Israeli government can do better on economy
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dan Shapiro speaking at a panel event at Jerusalem's Israel Democracy Institute, June 4, 2017 (Oded Antman)
June 5, 2017, 6:11 pm
World losing patience but won’t retreat from 2-state deal, ex-US envoy says
Dan Shapiro warns some may push for unilateral measures in the absence of a peace deal, Israel could miss historic chance should Gulf states no longer need strategic alliance with Israel
By Raphael Ahren
Jews converge on the Western Wall to pray in the aftermath of the Six Day War, June 17, 1967. (From the collection of Dan Hadani, National Library of Israel).
May 24, 2017, 4:59 pm
Surveys reveal a hawkish Israel immediately after Six Day War
Majority wanted to keep conquered territories, few were willing to make major concessions for peace amid hostility to Arabs
By Sue Surkes
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man from the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit seen talking with Arabs as he gets his car washed at the Hussan Junction Palestinian-owned car wash in the West Bank, on November 11, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 19, 2017, 12:09 am
Half of Israel to be Arab, ultra-Orthodox by 2059 – projections
Figures show Israeli population will grow to 18 million in just over four decades, up from 8.6 million today
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes at a polling station in Jerusalem on the method of elections within the Likud party for the upcoming government elections. June 14, 2015.(Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 4, 2017, 1:46 pm
Most Israelis see no reason for new elections
Survey finds majority would vote for the right; few understand recently resolved coalition crisis over public broadcaster
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC on February 15, 2017. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
March 7, 2017, 6:10 pm
Most Jewish Israelis say Trump will allow settlement growth
Survey shows 54% of Israelis disapprove of Netanyahu's performance; 51% satisfied with job done by Defense Minister Liberman
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian laborers work at the construction site of a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Ariel near the West Bank city of Nablus on January 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 7, 2017, 8:15 pm
Poll: Most Israelis oppose annexing parts of West Bank
Majority also believe Netanyahu should resign if indicted in corruption probes
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister Office in Jerusalem on January 15, 2017. (Amit Shabi/POOL)
January 19, 2017, 3:27 pm
Legal path to depose PM is tortuous, but indictment would likely end his career
By law, Netanyahu can only be fired if convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; precedent indicates he'd be ousted long before it came to that
By Raphael Ahren
President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump to update him on transition planning in the Oval Office at the White House on November 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Jim Watson)
January 10, 2017, 4:16 pm
Barely a fifth of Jewish Israelis think Obama was friendly to Israel, poll shows
69% of Jewish Israelis believe Trump will be favorably inclined, while only 22% think outgoing US president was
By TOI staff
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