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Assailants assault a 75-year-old man for taking down a banner calling for the release of Yigal Amir, the far-right assassin who killed Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, on July 28, 2026. (Screenshots/Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 3, 2026, 7:28 pm
Older man beaten for removing banner supporting Rabin’s killer, suffers brain bleed
Still no arrests a week after Ilan Manes, a former lieutenant colonel in the IDF, was assaulted by a gang of youths on camera near Mevasseret Zion
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Twin Israeli brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, who were set free by Hamas earlier this week after being held hostage for more than two years, arrive home in the southern Israeli kibbutz of Beit Guvrin from hospital on October 19, 2025. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
October 19, 2025, 4:14 pm
Seven released hostages leave hospital, receive rapturous welcome in hometowns
Cunio brothers speak of ‘new lives;’ Yavne streets fill for David Cunio; Berman twins swamped; Maxim Herkin urges unity, Elkana Bohbot signals heart; Yosef-Haim Ohana home at last
By Diana Bletter and Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Multi-story residential buildings in Ashkelon, Israel, May 2022. (rglinsky via iStock by Getty Images)
April 20, 2023, 6:16 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
A fire near the Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Zion on June 13, 2021. (Screen capture: Twitter)
June 13, 2021, 3:57 pm
Homes evacuated, highway partially closed due to fire near Jerusalem suburb
Closing of Route 1 to eastbound traffic comes ahead of Knesset vote on new government; 3 MKs evacuated by police
By ToI Staff
Police man a temporary checkpoint at the entrance to Jerusalem as they enforce new emergency regulations to to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, March 26, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
March 26, 2020, 8:27 pm
Police begin handing out fines for lockdown breakers
Synagogue shut down in Netivot; tickets issued for illegal gatherings and opening shops
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Airplanes and firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire which raged in Mevaseret Zion, just outside of Jerusalem. July 15, 2012. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
November 20, 2019, 12:55 pm
Homes evacuated as forest fire threatens Jerusalem suburb
Strong winds fan flames toward Mevaseret Zion; firefighters battle blaze, supported by aircraft
By Stuart Winer
Portrait of Rami Levi taken in his supermarket in Jerusalem. on June 23, 2016. (Miriam Alster / FLASH90)
December 11, 2017, 12:01 pm
Police close investigation into supermarket mogul Rami Levy
Probe fails to find sufficient evidence to indict entrepreneur, or Mevasseret Zion mayor and local businessman
By ToI Staff
Rami Levy at the construction site for his new mall in Atarot, Jerusalem, June 21, 2016. ( Luke tress/Times of Israel)
September 10, 2017, 12:31 pm
Supermarket mogul Rami Levy, mayor arrested on corruption suspicions
Months-long undercover investigation ends in tax fraud, bribery charges in Mevasseret Zion mall development project
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Joint (Arab) List chairman Aiman Odeh talk during a vote on the Regulation Bill in the Knesset on December 7, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 11, 2017, 5:48 pm
Odeh: Trump, PM both campaigned on hatred of minorities
Head of Arab party calls US president very unpredictable, suggests settler celebrations following his victory were premature
By ToI Staff
View of the new Harel tunnels on Route 1, the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, on January 19, 2017. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 20, 2017, 9:48 am
Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway reopens with new tunnels, bridge
Harel interchange set to slash travel time between Israel’s two major cities; Netanyahu hails ‘historic’ improvement
By ToI Staff
View of the new Harel tunnels on Route 1, the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, on January 19, 2017. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 19, 2017, 6:05 pm
Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway closes overnight as new tunnels, bridge open
Netanyahu hails ‘historic’ improvement to road that provides key access to the capital; travel time to be slashed to 30 minutes
By ToI Staff
Coalition chairman David Bitan during a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset on July 11, 2016 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 10, 2016, 9:23 pm
Coalition chair ‘can’t understand fuss’ over his comments on Arabs
Blasted for saying he would prefer Arab Israelis did not vote, David Bitan says no party wants its opponents going to polls
By ToI Staff
Likud MK and coalition chairman David Bitan at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 2, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 10, 2016, 5:25 pm
Coalition chair: I’d prefer if Arab Israelis didn’t vote
Arab MK says Likud’s David Bitan should be fired for ‘racist comments’; Bitan also says Arab MKs act in interests of Palestinians, not their own electorate
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem resident Levana Malihi, 60, left, and police officer First Sergeant Yosef Kirma, 29, who were shot dead in a terror attack in Jerusalem, October 9, 2016. (Police spokesperson)
October 10, 2016, 12:25 am
Grandma of 6 killed by Palestinian terrorist buried in Jerusalem
Levana Malihi, 60, mother of three, worked for 30 years in the Knesset; remembered as ‘loved by all’
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem resident Levana Malihi, 60, left, and police officer First Sergeant Yosef Kirma, 29, who were shot dead in a terror attack in Jerusalem, October 9, 2016. (Police spokesperson)
October 9, 2016, 4:56 pm
Jerusalem shooting victims: A newly married cop and a grandmother
First Sergeant Yosef Kirma, 29, died while charging the terrorist; Levana Malihi, 60, recalled as ‘very warm, loved by all’
By ToI Staff
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