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Israeli soldiers look around the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
August 19, 2026, 2:20 pm
KKL-JNF to invest NIS 284 million in development of southern Israel
Sum includes NIS 110m for Gaza border area; NIS 15 million will help fund Kibbutz Kfar Aza memorial plan, where Heritage Ministry tried to condition a grant on approval and veto power
By Sue Surkes
Haredi Jews celebrate Lag B'Omer at Mount Meron on May 8, 2023. (David Cohen/ Flash90)
May 15, 2025, 1:51 pm
Major transit shakeups, closures enforced ahead of Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Mount Meron
Police said set to allow 63,000 celebrants at a time for Thursday’s event at the site, where 45 died in 2021 crowd crush
By Charlie Summers
Haredi Jews watch preperations for the Lag B'Omer festivities at the Shimon HaTzadik tomb in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/FLASH90)
May 25, 2024, 8:12 am
Fearing Hezbollah in north, state moves Lag B’Omer event to East Jerusalem flashpoint
With Mt. Meron in the Galilee closed due to missile fears, 30,000 pilgrims are expected to stream into the Shimon HaTzadik tomb in Sheikh Jarrah on Saturday night and Sunday
By Canaan Lidor
Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu arrives at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2023, 11:32 am
Far-right minister calls Bank of Israel governor a ‘savage’; Netanyahu condemns
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu receives wide criticism for comments accusing Amir Yaron of ‘sullying Israel’s name abroad and harming the credit rating’
By ToI Staff
A 2,700-year-old ivory incense spoon plundered from a site in the West Bank — seized in late 2021 by the Manhattan District Attorney's office as part of a plea deal with billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, displayed at the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, January 19, 2023. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)
February 3, 2023, 10:41 am
Far-right minister probes legality of US returning looted artifact to Palestinians
Heritage minister calls to examine transfer of ivory spoon seized from collection of US Jewish billionaire, says he’ll give Antiquities Authority control over West Bank archaeology
By AP and ToI Staff
Rafi Peretz, then-leader of the Jewish Home party, in Petah Tikva, February 20, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 5, 2020, 8:36 pm
Flubbed split means Jewish Home’s Peretz may not be legally serving as minister
Zman Yisrael probe finds Jerusalem Affairs minister may be a ‘secessionist MK’ after failing to fully break off from Yamina, which could affect his political present and future
By Noam Eynav
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (right) hold a press conference at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, February 23, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 29, 2018, 9:31 pm
Barkat was promised Jerusalem Ministry if Elkin elected mayor – Likud sources
Outgoing mayor denies deal that could see him move directly from his Safra Square municipal headquarters to a government office
By Raoul Wootliff
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