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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

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The Talbieh neighborhood of Jerusalem (Noam Chen)
Jerusalemites on leased land fume over secret talks that could leave them in limbo
By Zev Stub
Report details proposed deal over former church lands between KKL-JNF and real estate tycoon that would extend leases by only 50 years, keeping homeowners in state of uncertainty
The Talbieh neighborhood of Jerusalem (Noam Chen)
July 3, 2025, 7:24 am
Jerusalemites on leased land fume over secret talks that could leave them in limbo
Report details proposed deal over former church lands between KKL-JNF and real estate tycoon that would extend leases by only 50 years, keeping homeowners in state of uncertainty
By Zev Stub
A picture of Theodor Herzl on August 29, 2022, during celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the historic Stadtcasino in Basel, where Herzl convened the first congress that paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel. (Fabrice Cofrinni / AFP)
May 23, 2025, 2:23 am
More WZO election fraud alleged as global Jewish communities prepare to vote
More than 15,000 US ballots are now likely to be thrown out, as Jews in more than 35 other countries prepare to choose their delegates by July 28
By Zev Stub
Aerial view of damage caused in Canada Park forest, due to massive wildfires raging around the Jerusalem hills area a few days ago, photo taken May 3, 2025. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
May 7, 2025, 6:46 am
Left in ashes by wind-whipped inferno, Canada Park grapples with near-total devastation
70% of the reserve was torched in last week’s Jerusalem-area fires, laying waste to hiking and cycling trails, but forester Nitai Zakharia says park will be back, even if it takes decades
By Charlie Summers
View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, outside of Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 4, 2025, 9:03 pm
Fire authority needs ‘double the budget’ to cope during era of mega-fires — official
Head of National Fire and Rescue Authority’s Fire Research Branch: ‘What would happen in case of simultaneous fire events countrywide?’
By Sue Surkes
A firefighter tries to extinguish a massive wildfire at Canada Park, west of Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2025, 9:58 am
Government accused of failing to take fire threat seriously despite years of warnings
Leaders cut budget for already undermanned fire service, and National Security Council ignored calls for session on wildfire preparation until after blaze broke out Wednesday
By Sue Surkes
The stories of those who hid in a dumpster and were ultimately murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival near Kibbutz Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2025, photographed on March 25, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
April 13, 2025, 12:18 pm
Telling victims’ stories, artist turns Nova’s killing fields into a healing memorial
Teaming up with victims’ families and KKL-JNF, Amir Chodorov is working around the clock to commemorate the lives of each of the hundreds of people slaughtered there on October 7
By Sue Surkes
Archaeologists discovered a 1200-year-old clay jug depicting camels at Yatir Forest in the Negev. (Emil Aladejm, Israel Antiquities Authority)
March 27, 2025, 1:19 pm
Archaeologists in Negev unearth 1,200-year-old jug decorated with camels
Artifact daubed with red pattern and trio of animals, considered advanced for its time, discovered near olive press in Yatir Forest
By Rossella Tercatin
Photos of Israelis murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, are posted at the site of the massacre, in southern Israel's Re'im, January 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 25, 2025, 8:52 am
Nova rave site has become KKL-JNF’s most visited in Israel
With an average 7,000 visitors daily, memorial near Kibbutz Re’im is proving the most accessible for Israelis and overseas visitors seeking connection to October 7
By Sue Surkes
Then-Diaspora affairs minister Nachman Shai addresses a World Zionist Organization conference marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, on August 28, 2022. (Courtesy)
February 11, 2025, 5:46 am
Billions at stake: WZO vote sees Orthodox-liberal struggle, opportunity for N. American Jews
Held online from March 10 to May 4 and open to almost all US Jews, vote will help decide how over $1 billion a year of ‘the Jewish people’s money’ will be allocated to institutions
By Zev Stub
An apartment block fitted with solar panels (but not storage) in the southern city of Beersheba, through the Sun for All initiative. (Yuval Pan)
January 6, 2025, 7:35 am
In first, Tel Aviv apartment building turns to solar energy storage for emergency use
Sunshine for Everyone helps lease rooftop to developers, allowing nine-story building to go off-grid and maintain electricity in common areas during power cuts
By Sue Surkes
On a misty day, gray cranes feed on a field not yet sown just outside the Hula Lake Park in northern Israel, December 22, 2024. Alex Kolomoisky/KKL-JNF)
December 23, 2024, 7:09 pm
Pioneering KKL-JNF laser beam tech aims to keep wild cranes off farmers’ fields
First-of-its kind system in world uses cameras, lasers and AI without harming birds; it’s set to debut next year at newly reopened Hula Lake Park, where crane numbers are down due to war
By Sue Surkes
Participants hold up signs at the March for Israel rally organized by the Jewish Federations of North America on November 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (Daryl Perry)
December 7, 2024, 9:50 am
Huge post-October 7 giving boom from overseas brings hope to battered frontlines
With no shortage of organizations trying to help, big philanthropic bodies say they’re working in coordination, each filling a different role, while letting local communities lead
By Sue Surkes
A sign for Israel's Jewish National Fund is seen defaced, in Toronto, Canada, October 9, 2008. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images/JTA)
October 16, 2024, 3:25 pm
Canadian crackdown on Israel-linked charities raises concerns in Jewish community
The tax authority’s revocation of charitable status for JNF Canada and others has reverberated inside and outside the country – though the motives behind it are disputed
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Back to the land: Young people learn farming skills through HaShomer HaChadash. (HaShomer HaChadash)
October 16, 2024, 7:32 am
Plans to ensure food security threatened by Treasury bid to slash agriculture funds
With war exposing need for food independence, report from HaShomer HaChadash aims to push state to develop strategy. But with growing deficit, Finance Ministry focuses on cuts
By Sue Surkes
An undated photo of a pair of eco-toilets at the IDF Nitzanim training base in southern Israel. (Guy Saly, Nature Defense Force)
October 13, 2024, 10:20 am
Army cleans up its act with eco-toilets
Following pilot project, officer in charge of environmental protection calls for wide adoption of eco-toilets where permanent facilities needed in open areas
By Sue Surkes
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