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Buq'ata mayor William Abu Awad, left, and Salman Owida, Director General of Buq'ata on October 12, 2026. (Courtesy/Saleh Farhat)
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'It all changed after the massacre of Druze in Syria'
In historic first, some Golan Druze, now new citizens, plan to vote in national election
By Diana Bletter
As taboos against naturalization and voting ebb, Buq'ata Mayor William Abu Awad expects many locals to back Benjamin Netanyahu, out of gratitude for Israel's aiding their Syrian brethren
Directors Yuval Abraham (left) and Rachel Szor, winners of the special jury prize for the film ‘Naza,’ pose for photographers during the closing ceremony of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
September 14, 2026, 12:48 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza
After IDF rejects claims made in ‘NAZA,’ chief of staff reportedly to hold meeting on response; MK Lazimi assails culture minister for bid to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship
By Michael Horovitz
Druze horsemen and cattle growers from the four Golan Heights Druze villages of Majdal Shams, Ein Qiniyye, Buq’ata and Mas’ade parade through the Golan Heights ahead of Eid al-Adha festival, in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, May 23, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 14, 2026, 10:06 am
Golan Druze increasingly embrace Israel, reject Syria in seismic shift triggered by tragedy
After decades of identifying as Syrian, community that saw kids killed by Hezbollah rocket and brethren massacred by forces controlling Damascus pivots toward ‘protector’ Israel
By Diana Bletter
Directors Yuval Abraham (right) and Rachel Szor (left), winners of the Special Jury Prize for 'Naza,' attend a photocall on the red carpet following the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, Italy, on September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/ Invision/ AP)
September 14, 2026, 4:14 am
Culture minister urges revoking citizenship of ‘NAZA’ film creators for ‘treason’
Miki Zohar says Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, whose docu alleging AI-aided killing of Gaza civilians won Venice prize, are ‘willing to hurt their homeland for applause from antisemites’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of Israeli national identity cards in Jerusalem on January 22, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 4:39 pm
Israel seeks to revoke citizenship of 2 Arab citizens convicted of aiding Hamas
Rani Ouf and Shadi Eidi were convicted of handing information to Palestinian terror group while they worked for Cellcom telecom firm, with aim of sabotage during a war
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
The offices of the Interior Ministry in Jerusalem, November 23, 2011. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 9:45 am
After years in limbo, court lets Syrian convert live in Israel with husband, a disabled vet
Interior Ministry had repeatedly denied couple’s efforts to build a home in the country, despite woman’s conversion to Judaism and severing of ties to Syria
By Sue Surkes
One of the images in 'Jamila's Loop,' an animated short that premiered November 2025 in Cinema South Sderot (Courtesy)
November 16, 2025, 12:35 pm
Animated film short offers glimpse of stateless Bedouin teen’s life
Producers say they hope ‘Jamila’s Loop’ sheds light on the predicament of many Bedouin who lack access to basic rights due to their legal status
By Jessica Steinberg
Residents in the Israeli Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights celebrate on December 9, 2024, after Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
January 6, 2025, 6:08 am
Taboo no more: One in five Golan Druze now holds Israeli citizenship
Requests for naturalization hit an all-time high as communities warm to the idea. While future trends are unpredictable, developments in Syria will have a huge impact
By Fadi Amun in partnership with Shomrim
Joshua Tartakovsky's Facebook profile picture, uploaded on May 19, 2021. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 10, 2024, 12:11 pm
Israeli citizen arrested in Beirut with UK passport deported to US – reports
Hebrew media says freelance journalist Joshua Tartakovsky freed from Lebanon following American pressure; Israeli authorities also said to have been involved in resolving incident
By ToI Staff
Joshua Tartakovsky's Facebook profile picture, uploaded on May 19, 2021. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 9, 2024, 9:20 pm
Israeli arrested in Beirut, after entering Lebanon as journalist on foreign passport
Joshua Tartakovsky, 42, is a graduate of Brown University, LSE; Israeli official tells TOI government is responding to case, urges citizens not to enter enemy countries
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Sgt. First Class (res.) Cedrick Garin with his mother Imelda (right) and wife Daniela (left) in 2021. (IDF)
January 28, 2024, 11:12 pm
Parents of slain IDF soldier Cedrick Garin to be granted Israeli citizenship
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel delivers the news to Imelda, a temporary resident, and Rico, who was deported 20 years ago, during a bereavement visit to the family
By ToI Staff
Protesters wave Hamas flags after Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City, April 22, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
November 2, 2023, 11:51 pm
Minister rolls out bill to strip citizenship from terror supporters in wartime
Moshe Arbel says new law will show those who support ‘Hamas Nazis’ are ‘not one of us,’ after outcry over Israeli Arab actress’s online posts celebrating October 7 massacre
By ToI Staff
Jared Armstrong, right, playing professional basketball in Israel. (Courtesy of Armstrong via JTA)
August 26, 2023, 3:53 pm
Basketball player who fought for Israeli citizenship promotes Black-Jewish ties
Among his efforts, Jared Armstrong will run a free basketball clinic for middle schoolers in Philadelphia on Sunday that has Black and Jewish kids coming from as far as Connecticut
By jacob gurvis
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, November 7, 2016. (AP Photo)
May 17, 2023, 5:13 pm
Report: Ex-senior Kremlin official who quit amid Ukraine war gets Israeli citizenship
Anatoly Chubais, former deputy PM to Yeltsin and ex-Putin adviser, seen at Population Authority office in northern Israel, denies changing his status
By Michael Horovitz and AP
Security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Jerusalem's Old City on January 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 30, 2023, 11:45 pm
Bill to strip Israeli citizenship from terror convicts paid by PA passes 1st reading
Lawmakers vote 89-8 in favor of legislation that would apply measure to those convicted of terror offenses who receive payments from the Palestinian Authority for their crimes
By ToI Staff
Ukrainian immigrants to Israel who fled fighting in Ukraine arrive on a rescue flight at Ben Gurion Airport, on March 17, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 15, 2022, 2:02 pm
Likud said to weigh residency, not citizenship, for ‘grandchild clause’ immigrants
Yesh Atid’s Razvozov says such a change to Law of Return would be ‘shameful,’ Reform movement warns it would ‘lead to an irreversible rift with Diaspora Jewry’
By Amy Spiro and Judah Ari Gross
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