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Elana Kaminka, mother of Lt. Yannai Kaminka, who fell on October 7, 2023, saving lives at the Zikim IDF base. (courtesy)
May 8, 2025, 1:12 am
What Matters Now to bereaved mother Elana Kaminka: End the Gaza ‘forever war’
Peace activist tirelessly promotes dialog between Israelis and Palestinians — and protests the Netanyahu government, which she holds accountable for her soldier son’s death on Oct. 7
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Tag Meir member Yossi Saidov, left, apologizes to Hanaa Younis, center, and Najlaa Awad, right, for the racist comments on social media about their sister Safaa Awad, killed by November 18 Hezbollah rocket fire on November 21, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
November 22, 2024, 12:15 pm
After Hezbollah rocket kills Muslim woman, Arab town is hit with explosion of racism
In Galilee town of Shfar’am, the family of Safaa Awad is dismayed by some Jews’ racist comments on social media after her death; members of Tag Meir come to offer apologies
By Diana Bletter
A Tag Meir coexistence activist gives a Muslim woman a flower during the organization's ninth annual Flower March through the Old City of Jerusalem designed to spread a message of "love, inclusion and solidarity" ahead of the nationalist Jerusalem Day Flag March, May 18, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Tag Meir)
May 18, 2023, 3:07 pm
‘Flower March’ spreads ‘love, inclusion’ to counter contentious Jerusalem Flag March
Tag Meir group hands out flowers in Old City, urges nationalist march be kept out of Muslim Quarter; right-wing organizer insists route not problematic, condemns racist chants
By Jeremy Sharon
Composite photo: Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, left, during a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 21, 2022; Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks at Tel Aviv University on September 28, 2022. (Flash90)
March 28, 2023, 12:56 am
AG tells High Court she opposes petition to disqualify Ben Gvir as cabinet minister
Baharav-Miara says choice of national security minister ‘entails considerable difficulties’ given his criminal past, but argues PM is granted ‘broad discretion’ in such choices
By ToI Staff
Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, center, and the leader of the Otzma Yehudit party, Itamar Ben Gvir, attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Druckman on December 26, 2022. (Gil COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
December 26, 2022, 11:57 pm
High Court orders Netanyahu, Ben Gvir to respond to petition against nomination
Case cites Ben Gvir’s past activity disturbing public order to argue against him being put in charge of police; similar bid to stop Deri nomination ruled ‘premature’
By Jeremy Sharon and Tobias Siegal
Dr. Ahmad Mahajneh, at Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, (Courtesy)
December 11, 2022, 12:16 pm
Arab doctor falsely accused of praising terrorist still not allowed back to work
Hadassah hospital ‘continues to persecute me,’ says Ahmad Mahajneh who is fearful over threats since reports he gave terror suspect sweets; hospital has announced mediation process
By ToI Staff
Israelis wave national flags during a Jerusalem Day march, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 6, 2021, 12:25 am
Gantz indicates he’ll demand cancellation of Jerusalem right-wing parade
Defense minister says he will oppose holding highly charged event on Thursday if it requires extraordinary security measures and endangers public order
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Young Jewish men dance with Israeli flags near Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, May 10, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 5, 2021, 5:11 pm
PM’s opponents warn J’lem march a bid to thwart coalition; Hamas issues threat
Heads of Labor, Meretz, Joint List warn of potential dire consequences, Yesh Atid MK says parade could ​’ignite region’; Hamas threatens potential ‘consequences’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israelis wave national flags during a Jerusalem Day march, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 4, 2021, 7:01 pm
Nationalist groups reschedule controversial Jerusalem march scuttled by rockets
Unconfirmed reports say organizers have police permission for parade via Muslim Quarter on Thursday, amid warnings event could reignite violence that engulfed region last month
By ToI Staff
Charred sinks in an el-Bireh mosque that was torched overnight July 27, 2020, in an apparent hate attack by extremist Jews (Iyad Hadad/B'Tselem)
July 27, 2020, 9:47 am
Mosque torched near Ramallah in apparent extremist hate crime
Photos from scene in el-Bireh show charred walls and graffiti on an outer wall of the mosque reading, ‘Siege for Arabs, not for Jews’
By ToI Staff
Palestinians visit a torched mosque in the Arab neighborhood of Sharafat in East Jerusalem on January 24, 2020 (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 12, 2020, 3:05 pm
Court orders release of Jewish suspect in arson attack on Jerusalem mosque
10 days after arrest of 20-year-old resident of Ariel settlement, during which he was barred from meeting with counsel, judge rules he be placed under house arrest
By Jacob Magid
(From L) A father and his daughter stand next to Muchtar Ismail Awad during a solidarity visit to a mosque in Sharafat that was torched in an apparent hate crime on January 25, 2020. (Tag Meir)
January 26, 2020, 3:42 pm
Hundreds of Jews pay solidarity visit to Jerusalem mosque hit by arson attack
Tag Meir organization leads group of 200 to Muslim house of worship in the Sharafat neighborhood that was targeted in apparent hate crime over the weekend
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Palestinian men inspect a car that was burnt in a suspected hate crime in the northern West Bank village of Beit Dajan on November 22, 2019. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
November 22, 2019, 12:06 pm
Palestinian cars torched in suspected settler hate crime
50 vehicles reported burned in northern West Bank villages; spray-painted slogans appear to refer to restrictions at nearby settlement linked to violence
By ToI Staff
During a peace walk organized by Tag Meir a woman hands flowers to Arab shopkeepers in Jerusalem's Old City ahead of the Jerusalem Day flag parade, May 24, 2017. (Courtesy)
May 13, 2018, 5:15 am
Tolerance groups look to foster a more inclusive Jerusalem Day
The Jerusalem Tolerance organization aims to reclaim the minor holiday – mostly known for provocative right-wing march -as one where city’s diversity is celebrated
By Jessica Steinberg
Tag Meir founder Gadi Gvaryahu gives bouquet of flowers to Mervat Igbaria, a university student who was mistaken for a terrorist while riding on a bus to Beersheba, September 2017. (Gabriel Carrol/Times of Israel)
September 14, 2017, 6:47 am
When police were told this student’s phone was a detonator, a nightmare ensued
As she rode the bus to university, a fellow passenger mistook Arab Israeli Mervat Igbaria’s phone for a bombing device; now, strangers hope a belated apology can help soothe scars
By Dov Lieber
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