Operation Guardian of the Walls

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a state memorial ceremony marking even years since Operation Protective Edge at the National Memorial Hall at the entrance to the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, June 20, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 20, 2021, 8:41 pm

Bennett warns Hamas: ‘Our patience has run out’

Sporadic rocket fire won’t be tolerated, PM says at memorial event for 2014 war in Gaza; vows to return remains of soldiers held by Hamas since conflict

By TOI staff

Palestinians holding Hamas movement green flags attend a protest in solidarity with Muslim worshipers in Jerusalem, in Gaza City, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

June 20, 2021, 2:01 pm

Germany set to ban Hamas flag amid rise in antisemitic attacks — report

Spokesman for Merkel’s party says prohibition on terror group’s symbol would be a ‘clear signal to our Jewish citizens’

By TOI staff

A woman holds a sign that says 'Intifada until victory' at a pro-Palestinian rally held during Israel's Operation Guardian of the Walls, in Nathan Phillips Square, downtown Toronto, May 15, 2021. (Screenshot YouTube)

June 16, 2021, 8:14 pm

Canada’s Jews say antisemites declared ‘open season’ on them since Gaza conflict

May’s Operation Guardian of the Walls brings huge spike in antisemitic incidents. Condemned by politicians, lack of public reaction spurs concerns hate is now socially acceptable

By Robert Sarner

A cohort of young Jews is trying to combat antisemitism and anti-Zionism on social media. Clockwise from top left: Julia Jassey, Blake Flayton, Isaac de Castro, Eve Barlow and Ben Freeman. (Photo illustration by Grace Yagel/ via JTA)

June 12, 2021, 3:00 am

Young US Zionists say they’re fighting antisemitism online, but is it effective?

A group of pro-Israel Jews in their 20s and 30s assertively defend Zionism and Jews on social media, but critics across the political spectrum question the campaign’s efficacy

By Ben Sales

Israelis wave national flags during a Jerusalem Day march, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

June 11, 2021, 3:58 pm

Jerusalem flag march organizers say deal reached with cops on Tuesday’s route

Nationalists to pass through Jaffa Gate instead of Damascus Gate during contentious event, but plan to dance with flags outside flashpoint Old City entrance; no comment from police

By Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff

File: Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rafah Medical Complex in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on November 23, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

June 11, 2021, 12:23 pm

Ismail Haniyeh said planning trip to Iran, Lebanon as Cairo negotiations stall

Hamas chief expected to meet with Khamenei, Nasrallah in wake of recent conflict between his Gaza-ruling terror group and Israel

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustrative: An Israeli tank takes position on the Israel-Gaza border. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

June 11, 2021, 9:51 am

IDF dismisses officer over tank fire at Gazan farmers during May conflict

Military says one person was injured in the unauthorized machine gun attack; officer’s commander reprimanded and gunner also due to be removed from his position

By Judah Ari Gross

Hamas officials present Al Jazeera with a certificate after what the terror group called the outlet's 'high level of nationalism' in its coverage of last month's conflict with Israel, June 10, 2021 (via Twitter)

June 10, 2021, 6:27 pm

Hamas honors Al Jazeera for ‘highly professional’ coverage of Gaza conflict

On visit to temporary Gaza bureau of Qatar-funded agency after old office was leveled by IDF, terror group officials present certificate, laud outlet’s ‘high level of nationalism’

By TOI staff

Border police patrol the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod after riots. May 19, 2021 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

June 10, 2021, 11:17 am

7 Jewish Israelis arrested for attack on Arab man last month

Shin Bet and police say 60-year-old Taibe resident was pepper-sprayed and stabbed near a mosque in Herzliya during Jewish-Arab unrest

By TOI staff

US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks to American service members at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England on June 9, 2021. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

June 10, 2021, 2:11 am

Biden administration laying groundwork for push to expand Abraham Accords

Rare carryover policy from previous White House faces hurdles as recent Gaza fighting strengthened conviction of opponents

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aya Batrawy and Laurie Kellman

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference in Netanya on March 18, 2019. (Flash90)

June 9, 2021, 10:05 pm

Ex-IDF chief: Iran nuclear deal would allow army to focus elsewhere

Though stressing that Israel must ensure Iran does not attain nuclear weapons, Eisenkot says this would still not amount to an ‘existential threat’

By Judah Ari Gross

June 9, 2021, 2:21 pm

Daily Briefing June 9 – Netanyahu will not go gentle into that good night

Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today

By TOI staff

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East in the Cross Hall of the White House, in Washington, DC on May 20, 2021, soon after Israel and the two main Palestinian terror groups in Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, announced a ceasefire (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

June 9, 2021, 12:17 pm

‘Obama 2.0’: Israel pleased with Biden handling of Gaza war, but alarmed by Dems

In meetings with Israeli factions across spectrum, visiting US Jewish leaders say they received same message of satisfaction with US president and concern over his party

By Jacob Magid

Members of the Hamas terror group's military wing stand on an Israeli flag in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2021, as Hamas claims victory following an 11-day conflict with Israel. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

June 9, 2021, 12:03 pm

Army chief says IDF victory in Gaza conflict may not have deterred Hamas

Kohavi says military struck a ‘critical blow’ to terror groups tactically, but Israel must now turn that into a strategic victory

By Judah Ari Gross

Joe Biden during a joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, not seen, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, March 9, 2016. (Debbie Hill, Pool via AP/File)

June 8, 2021, 11:59 pm

US poll finds mixed views on Biden’s attitude to Israel during Gaza conflict

Voters split evenly on whether US president took right approach or was not supportive enough; only 15% believe he was too supportive

By Ron Kampeas