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Basilios Grayeb (Courtesy/Miami-Dade Corrections)
February 18, 2026, 4:30 pm
Israeli arrested aboard cruise ship in Florida over child sex abuse material
Basilios Grayeb, 29, from Haifa held on $2,500 bond after police find video on his phone; ICE issues immigration hold
By ToI Staff
Screenshots from a mock video tour of Gaza created by Israeli comedian Guy Hochman, uploaded in November 2023. (YouTube)
January 26, 2026, 12:40 am
‘It was wrong’: US theater apologizes for nixing show by Israeli comedian
Entertainment company says it received death threats for booking Guy Hochman, whose US tour has been plagued by protests from anti-Zionist activists
By Luke Tress
Israeli artists Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen are partners in life and in music. (Gil Rouvio via JTA)
January 10, 2026, 8:38 am
Speaking the language of music, Israeli-born couple brings Moroccan roots to US university
Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen draw on rediscovered heritage to connect with students at the historically Black Xavier University in Louisiana, where many have no exposure to Jews
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
An Israeli-owned store after being vandalized, in Maryland, August 6, 2025. (Courtesy/Idan Tzameret)
August 8, 2025, 12:57 am
Israeli-owned kitchen store in Maryland hit with repeated vandalism
Owner of Baltimore-area store says building with Israeli flag hanging from the front has been targeted around 20 times since start of Gaza war
By Luke Tress
On the last Friday of the season at Camp Ramah Nyack in 2019, anyone spending the next year in Israel is called up and invited to dance with the Israeli staffers in a Zionist celebration. (Courtesy of Ramah Nyack via JTA)
June 18, 2025, 1:56 am
Their counselors stuck in Israel, US Jewish camps are putting out ‘Help Wanted’ signs
War with Iran has put the freeze on all travel to and from the Jewish state, leaving hundreds of Israeli would-be staffers stranded at home and many more Americans unable to visit
By Grace Gilson
Pedestrians walk past Widener Library at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 15, 2025. (AP/ Charles Krupa)
June 8, 2025, 2:58 am
Israelis keep applying to top US universities amid Trump visa crackdown, advisers say
Consultants for Israeli applicants to American colleges say campus protests, immigration restrictions have scrambled application process, but students are undeterred
By Luke Tress
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a speaking event in New York City during his visit to the United States, April 24, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
April 25, 2025, 2:22 am
At NY event that draws protests and disruptions, Ben Gvir says his views have evolved
Far-right national security minister tells receptive audience he’s softened some hard-right positions, but brings out Israeli demonstrators during rocky visit to US
By Luke Tress
A television screen displays market news at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, New York City on April 9, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
April 17, 2025, 11:16 pm
Israeli tech firms in US spared the worst of Trump tariffs, insiders say
Most Israel-founded companies sell software, which is exempt from administration’s levies, but the broader impact affects firms’ investments and markets
By Luke Tress
Jacob, left, Miri and Tal Zlotnitsky holding up a poster welcoming Muslim arrivals at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, Jan. 28 2017. (Ron Kampeas / JTA)
March 29, 2025, 4:36 am
They were poster children for Jewish opposition to Trump 8 years ago. Where are they now?
The American-Israeli Zlotnitsky family is a case study in the conflict facing progressive US Jews, as the people they’ve advocated for are some of their biggest adversaries after Oct. 7
By Andrew Lapin
At left: Denver defenseman Shai Buium (8) during an NCAA hockey game on October 7, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young); At right: Zeev Buium at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship at Canadian Tire Centre on January 5, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images/AFP)
February 6, 2025, 4:38 pm
US-Israeli brother athletes have warm rivalry on the ice as they race toward the NHL
Zeev and Shai Buium have both been tapped by big-league hockey teams and are putting in their time in the minors. Whoever moves up first will make Israeli sports history
By Ed Klajman
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on September 11, 2024, a warship of the Russian Northern Fleet forces fires missiles while searching for submarines of a simulated enemy and practice the use of anti-submarine weapons in the Barents Sea during a large scale naval exercise as the Ocean-2024 drills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
September 11, 2024, 5:23 pm
Israeli pleads guilty to shipping US-made avionics to Russia, violating sanctions
US Justice Department says Gal Haimovich sent aircraft tech, some of it with missile applications, worth $2 million to Russian customers, violating export controls amid Ukraine war
By ToI Staff
The closed storefront of the Detroit Institute of Bagels in Detroit, Michigan, after staff walked out in protest of the store's new 'Zionist' owner, July 31, 2024. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 11, 2024, 1:43 am
A Jewish bagel shop in Detroit closes after staff walk out on new ‘Zionist’ owner
Tensions over perceived gentrification and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict came to a head last month when workers publicly quit, making waves throughout the metro area
By Andrew Lapin
A woman passes Westminster Magistrates Court in London, August 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
July 26, 2024, 4:37 pm
Israeli private investigator accused of hacking for hire goes on trial in London
Amit Forlit, accused of involvement in scheme to access info of individuals, businesses, is wanted by US; was arrested in April while trying to board flight to Israel
By Sam Tobin
From left to right: Carmel restaurant partners Liron Hazan, Ronnie Benarie, Asaf Moaz, Yoav Schverd, in their Los Angeles, California eatery, May 2024. (Kelly Hartog)
July 5, 2024, 8:31 pm
LA’s swanky new Carmel eatery serves upscale Tel Aviv market fare, no added politics
Four friends focus on their love of the White City’s Carmel Market by bringing Angelenos gourmet spins on local classics despite anti-Israel spike after Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities
By Kelly Hartog
Israeli runners Adisu Guadie, left, and Sivan Auerbach, right, run for Oklahoma State. (Mason Harbour/Run4okstate)
May 31, 2024, 3:23 pm
These Israeli track runners at Oklahoma State are quick to defend their homeland
Representing the Jewish state from afar as fallout from Oct. 7 continues at home and abroad, Adisu Guadie and Sivan Auerbach report a warm welcome in their new surroundings
By Diana Bletter
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