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Ora Hatan, one of the honorary torchlighters at the state’s annual Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026, stands in her new restaurant in her house in Shtula on April 13, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
April 21, 2026, 8:59 pm
Volunteer cook who pampers IDF troops under Hezbollah fire lights Independence Day torch
Ora Hatan, whose mother was honored in 2008, is chosen for her ‘determination’ as she stays put on the Lebanese border, feeding soldiers even after a rocket destroyed her family restaurant
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Chocolate-covered wafer snacks produced by Strauss-Elite, April 25, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 8, 2022, 10:59 pm
Food giant Strauss to hike prices by up to 9%, cites raw material costs
Dairy items, spreads, snacks and honey among products to see increase; company says ‘proportional price update’ needed to maintain balance between needs of consumers and investors
By ToI Staff
View of Strauss Group offices in Karmiel, northern Israel, on November 10, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
August 28, 2022, 6:51 pm
Strauss factory to gradually return to operations 4 months after salmonella scare
Following massive recall, Health Ministry says food production giant can begin making certain products after implementing thorough changes and expanding quality control team
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo showing chocolate bars made by Strauss Group. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 4, 2022, 1:15 pm
Strauss’s massive recall includes food products sold abroad
More than 100 Elite-branded items ranging from chocolate bars to chewing gum taken off shelves due to salmonella concerns; firm operates in 20 countries, including US, Canada
By ToI Staff
Firefighters at the scene of ammonia leak, near a shopping mall in Acre, June 27, 2019. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
June 28, 2019, 1:02 am
Environment Ministry upbraids ice cream factory after Acre ammonia leak
Environmental protection body demands explanation for failure of cooling system after chemical leakage closes streets, trains and shopping mall
By ToI Staff
The Qalandiya checkpoint near the Atarot industrial zone, between East Jerusalem and the West Bank, seen on April 7, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 22, 2016, 9:46 pm
PA bans imports from 5 Israeli food companies
Tnuva, Strauss, Tara, Soglowek and Tapuzina products will not be allowed into West Bank
By Adiv Sterman
A Palestinian man walks by a store that stacks Israeli snacks in Bethlehem, on February 11, 2015. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
March 1, 2015, 7:58 pm
PA boycott of Israeli goods begins, says activist
Shops throughout the West Bank dump Israeli products in protest of frozen tax-revenue transfer
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
A Palestinian man walks by a store that stacks Israeli snacks in Bethlehem, on February 11, 2015. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
February 24, 2015, 8:24 pm
Palestinians kick off boycott of Israeli products
Enforcement teams scour stores in West Bank for goods from five major food manufacturers; products to be destroyed Wednesday
By Lazar Berman
The PA announces a new boycott against Israeli products, including those made by Strauss (photo credit: Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
February 9, 2015, 6:50 pm
PA announces boycott of Israeli food manufacturers
Fatah declares ban on Strauss, Tnuva, Osem, Prigat and Jafora products in West Bank; full boycott eventually envisaged
By ToI Staff
Gabi Ashkenazi, left, speaking to Ehud Barak at Defense Ministry headquarters in 2010. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry/Flash90)
August 2, 2013, 1:17 pm
Return of the Harpaz affair
Former IDF head Gabi Ashkenazi to be questioned by police; plane crashes near Eilat shopping center; polio fear continues
By Aaron Kalman
Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Israel Philharmonic in Jerusalem last week, at the International Convention Center (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 28, 2013, 4:03 am
The ‘Dude’ and his spin on Strauss
Charming music pros and newbies alike, ‘firebrand’ Gustavo Dudamel brings his conductor’s baton to the Holy Land
By Jessica Steinberg
Tnuva cottage cheese in a Jerusalem supermarket.(photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 25, 2012, 11:22 pm
Tnuva to bump prices of milk products
Move comes amid wave of price hikes on basic staples
By Philip Podolsky
Zion Balas (photo credit:Gili Yaari/Flash90)
February 22, 2012, 7:38 pm
Strauss CEO says most snacks are cheaper in Israel
In wake of candy bar pricing brouhaha, Zion Balas tells TheMarker that cheap product in US is the exception, not the rule
By ToI Staff
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