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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

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Former hostage Liri Albag speaks during a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, April 5, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 8, 2025, 12:25 am
Freed hostage gets wave of hate for saying Netanyahu to blame for Oct. 7
Kan pulls promo of interview at Liri Albag’s request, after pro-Netanyahu accounts call her ‘trash’ for pointing finger at the premier and saying he should ‘ask for forgiveness’
By ToI Staff
Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, March 24, 2025. (Pool via AP)
March 30, 2025, 9:27 am
Elon Musk says he sold his social media company X to his xAI company
Billionaire says move aims to ‘combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent’ of both firms; details of deal unclear, but top Saudi investor says he requested sale
By Agencies
The stone steps leading up to Clifford's Tower, York, site of the most notorious anti-Semitic bloodshed in medieval English history. (Times of Israel staff)
March 21, 2025, 8:44 am
Facebook group for British History ‘laughs’ at photo of antisemitic massacre site
Thousands respond to image of Clifford’s Tower, where 150 Jews were murdered in 1190, with ‘laugh’ reacts and antisemitic jokes
By Grace Gilson
Abraham Hamra faces off with a pro-Palestinian protester in New York City. (Courtesy)
March 17, 2025, 3:39 am
Bucking stereotypes and fighting hatred, a Syrian Jewish ex-refugee lights up Instagram
An immigration lawyer by day, New Yorker Abraham Hamra has gained over 59,000 followers using his fluent Hebrew and Arabic to bridge gaps with adversaries and counter misinformation
By Cathryn J. Prince
Lizzy Savetsky wears a Star of David top ahead of the United Jewish Appeal Generosity Gala in New York City, March 14, 2024. (Courtesy)
February 26, 2025, 11:02 am
Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky praises Meir Kahane clip, setting off firestorm
Other pro-Israel voices condemn normalization of extremist rabbi who urged expulsion of Arabs, while calls for mass transfers of Palestinians have moved into the mainstream
By Ben Sales
A sales office featuring the logo for the LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club), in downtown Los Angeles, California, February 17, 2017. (AP/Richard Vogel/File)
February 10, 2025, 10:59 pm
Part-owner of LA soccer club apologizes for reposting anti-Israel content
Malaysian businessman Ruben Gnanalingam shared posts on LinkedIn comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, calling Hezbollah a ‘resistance movement’
By AP
Social media influencer and motivational speaker Chris Caresnone, also known as the Babka King. (Courtesy)
January 24, 2025, 3:59 am
The ‘Babka King’ is bridging cultural gaps on Instagram — one blintz at a time
Chris Caresnone has grown a social media following of over half a million posting about foods from different cultures — and has been welcomed into the Jewish community
By Cathryn J. Prince
A message reading "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now" is displayed from the TikTok app on a cell phone screen on January 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Andy Bao)
January 19, 2025, 9:51 am
TikTok becomes unavailable across US as nationwide ban takes effect
President-elect Trump has indicated he will give the app a 90-day extension when he takes office on Monday to allow owner ByteDance more time to sell
By Haleluya Hadero
A photo collage of Jewish TikTok content creators. (Screenshots via JTA)
January 18, 2025, 9:32 am
‘Shalom, friends’: US Jews on TikTok brace for app’s ban after Supreme Court ruling
With the platform possibly set to be barred in the US as soon as Sunday, Jewish creators credit it for their success even as others blame it for allowing viral antisemitic content
By Andrew Lapin
People visit the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, on February 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
January 13, 2025, 5:00 am
80 Auschwitz survivors film life lessons to mark 80 years since liberation
Created by The Claims Conference, new series of video testimonies from Auschwitz survivors aims to help young people ‘listen to their voices and carry their stories forward’
By Matt Lebovic
People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
January 7, 2025, 8:03 pm
Meta announces replacement of fact-checking program with X-style community notes
Company says change comes in part due to shift in focus to free speech after election of Trump; ADL slams company for backtracking on addressing hate, antisemitism
By AP
A voter casts the first of six ballots in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, after the polls open on November 5, 2024 (John Tully/Getty Images via AFP)
November 5, 2024, 10:37 am
Russia seen behind false reports of planned US election fraud in swing states
Authorities also expect Iran-linked operations to try to stoke violence by spreading disinformation; watchdog says false or misleading claims by Elon Musk got 2 billion views on X
By AFP, Reuters and ToI Staff
Entisar Hijaze seen being arrested by police early on October 8, 2024, in Tamra, northern Israel. (Israel Police)
October 8, 2024, 5:44 pm
Arrest of Arab Israeli woman over TikTok clip raises questions about police conduct
Entisar Hijaze detained overnight after Ben Gvir sends police her dance video dated October 7, 2023; State Attorney’s Office: Not clear why officers blindfolded her
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
An Israeli reservist reads Talmud to Palestinian detainees in the West Bank, in a video posted online on October 6, 2024. (X screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 7, 2024, 6:29 pm
Two reservists suspended for staging mock Talmud lesson with detained Palestinians
Soldier chuckles as he films bound and blindfolded men on the ground; IDF says troops to face hearing, behavior not in line with military’s values
By ToI Staff
Syrians gather in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib celebrate news claiming the death of Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut the day before, September 28, 2024, . (Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
September 29, 2024, 8:18 am
Pockets of revelry at Nasrallah killing across Middle East, including in Syria, Iran
Syrians take to streets in rebel-held areas to hail assassination of Hezbollah leader; group of Iranian women congratulates Israel; journalists, influencers celebrate online
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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