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The northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, February 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
February 4, 2026, 3:38 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 4 – Hamas, far from disarming, attacks IDF in Gaza
Editor David Horovitz on Israel’s demands ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks on Friday and how Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s milk reform has farmers frothing
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
A man walks past empty shelves marked price-controlled milk at a Shufersal supermarket in the northern city of Haifa, February 3, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
February 4, 2026, 4:06 am
Shoppers face empty milk shelves as dairy farmers ramp up fight against proposed reform
Producers agree to resume raw milk supply to processing companies for the time being, though protest convoys to Jerusalem still planned for Wednesday
By Sue Surkes
Dairy farm at the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Alumim. (Courtesy)
November 20, 2025, 9:54 am
As consumers froth over milk shortages, dairies spoil for a fight to halt industry shakeup
Advocacy groups plan campaign against finance minister’s proposed reforms; Agriculture Ministry pushes alternative plan amid concern for dairy farmers and food security
By Sharon Wrobel
Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid attends a Yesh Atid party conference in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2025 (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 2, 2025, 2:14 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 2: Day 697 – Lapid dips into election rhetoric, appeals for unity
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses political maneuvers, Haredi infighting and a draft update; tech editor Sharon Wrobel analyzes airline news and a milk shortage
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Sharon Wrobel
A dairy cow in New Vienna, Iowa, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
April 26, 2025, 1:59 am
Could FDA changes cause observant US Jews to sour on uncertified milk?
Orthodox Union, most recognizable rabbinical certifier in the country, says phones won’t stop ringing since a halt to certain inspections called the status of dairy into question
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: Milk and other dairy products are on display at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 11, 2023, 5:12 pm
Amid ongoing milk shortage, Israel lifts 40% import tariff for another six months
Milk shortage expected for at least the next six months; since start of 2023, Israel has seen a monthly shortage of 1 million to 1.5 million liters of milk
By Sharon Wrobel
Pigmentum founders Tal Lutzky and Amir Tyroler hold up lettuce used to produce animal-free milk protein. (Courtesy)
January 25, 2023, 4:09 pm
Israeli agrotech startup pulls in $6m for cow-free milk and cheese made from lettuce
Investors in Pigmentum’s seed round include Kibbutz Yotvata, Tnuva, Tempo, Arkin Holdings, and OurCrowd
By Sharon Wrobel
April 18, 2022, 5:45 pm
After patent win, Wilk on track to produce animal-free cultured milk and breast milk
Formerly known as Biomilk, company hopes to address billion-dollar dairy, infant formula markets
By Ricky Ben-David
Author Mark Kurlansky (photo by Sylvia Plachy) and his book, 'Milk.' (Courtesy)
January 25, 2019, 9:36 am
Got Milk? Here’s a 10,000-year history of the white stuff, from farm to fridge
Ever since he was a half-pint, Mark Kurlansky has been curious about one of humankind’s most central commodities. Now he’s written a wide-ranging book you won’t want to just skim
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: A picture taken on July 12, 2017 shows a herd of cows, airlifted from Budapest, at the Baladna livestock production farm in the city of al-Khor, northeast of Qatar. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
July 13, 2017, 4:03 pm
First herd of boycott-busting bovines airlifted to Qatar
Holsteins flown in from Budapest to provide milk for kingdom hit by Gulf state boycott
By David Harding
Prince Tahina's product is thought to be the origin of a salmonella contamination in Israel in August 2016 (Times of Israel)
August 11, 2016, 8:17 pm
Health Ministry shutters salmonella-tainted tehina maker
Tehinat Hanasich, which sold contaminated products for two weeks, loses manufacturing license, faces litigation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a plate of hummus (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
August 11, 2016, 12:16 pm
Salmonella-tainted tahina recalled, but Israelis likely already exposed
Sesame-seed paste manufacturer announces discovery, but too late for Salatey Shamir, which is pulling 10 days’ worth of products from shelves and homes
By ToI Staff
Cows in a dairy barn in Kibbutz Gilgal, located in the Jordan Valley, July 15, 2012. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
From the WebJune 22, 2015, 9:19 am
Hi-tech dairies help Israeli cows produce twice as much milk as Australian cows
ABC Rural: The Start-Up Nation’s magic goes beyond computers and mobile phones
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