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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

tomatoes

Israeli startup MetoMotion's greenhouse robotic worker picks and packs tomatoes. (Courtesy)
February 2, 2023, 6:15 pm
Israeli startup develops first AI robot for picking tomatoes
MetoMotion says driverless machine slashes harvesting costs by 50%; startup seeks to raise $8 million to scale up production
By Sharon Wrobel
French President Emmanuel Macron is protected by an umbrella after a projectile was thrown during a walkabout at the Saint-Christophe market square in Cergy, a Paris suburb, April 27, 2022. (Benoit Tessier, Pool via AP)
April 27, 2022, 6:35 pm
Macron pelted by tomatoes as he visits market following reelection win
French president unharmed in incident and continues visit to Paris suburb protected by large black umbrella
By AP
Agtech firm TomaTech says it has cracked the DNA to create resistance to the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
May 10, 2021, 5:37 pm
Agtech firm discovers markers to make tomatoes resistant to dread virus
TomaTech announces ‘major advancement’ in fight against tomato brown rugose fruit virus; discovery of DNA markers will pave way to more resistant fruit
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: An undated image of a farmer in the western Negev inspecting a crop of cherry tomatoes. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
February 18, 2020, 1:35 am
France confirms first case of ruinous tomato virus
Virus, which is not harmful to humans, first reported in 2014 at greenhouses in Israel before it spread to Europe and America
By AFP
Israeli chef Eyal Shani prepares a pita in the newly-opened New York branch of his Miznon restaurant chain. (Danielle Ziri/Times of Israel)
July 8, 2019, 9:54 am
Israeli chef gets anti-Semitic threat after critic pans his NY restaurant prices
Anonymous letter sent to Eyal Shani blames ultra-Orthodox community for measles outbreak: ‘Jews are not wanted here!’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A diced tomato (@eyaltomato on Instagram)
July 6, 2019, 2:41 am
Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani shocks NYC with his $24 tomato
The dish, a single peeled tomato cut into eight pieces and drizzled with olive oil and sea salt, is on the menu at HaSalon, his new restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv on April 2, 2019, ahead of general elections next week. (Flash90)
April 3, 2019, 8:41 pm
Woman denies aiming vegetable at Netanyahu
After brief detention, 18-year-old says she was trying to lob pepper at relative during market visit
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv on April 2, 2019, ahead of general elections next week. (Flash90)
April 3, 2019, 12:51 pm
Woman who threw tomato at Netanyahu released amid mental illness claim
Police say motive was not political; video of incident at Tel Aviv’s Hatikva Market goes viral
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv on April 2, 2019, ahead of general elections next week. (Flash90)
April 3, 2019, 12:45 am
Woman throws tomato at Netanyahu during campaign stop at Tel Aviv market
Benny Gantz condemns incident but Likud accuses him of publicizing it in bid to tarnish visit at Hatikva Market; PM wasn’t hit
By ToI Staff
In this Jan. 4, 2018 photo, chef Shaul Ben Aderet holds up a small "drop tomato" at a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 8, 2018, 8:59 am
Israeli company says it has developed tiniest cherry tomato
Growers expect the blueberry-sized ‘drop tomato’ to pack a punch in a country known for its agricultural innovation
By AUDREY HOROWITZ
Liat Goldfarb
May 11, 2017, 1:52 pm
Liat Goldfarb
The forgotten Zionist dream
When anti-Semites deny the Jews’ history in Israel, they’re in sync with American Jewry’s focus on the startup nation
A Palestinian farmer gathers tomatoes for export in Khan Yunis, the southern Gaza Strip, March 2, 2011 (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)
December 29, 2015, 3:15 pm
Israel returns tomatoes to Gaza, sparking rumors
IDF and Hamas say shipment was sent back because it was hidden among cabbages; others cite more sinister reasons
By Lee Gancman
Shoppers at a Rami Levy supermarket (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 30, 2015, 4:58 pm
Food shortages blamed on holidays, heat
Grocers say shelves empty due to a combination of fewer work days, summer weather, crop disease
By ToI Staff
A fisherman. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
March 31, 2014, 2:05 pm
Go fish
Holyland coverage was obsolete by 10 a.m., but casting a line into Israeli papers still yields a sea of coverage on tomatoes and peace talks
By Joshua Davidovich
Short, squat zucchini are perfect for stuffing (photo credit: Sophie Gordon/Flash 90)
September 17, 2013, 9:23 am
Stuff it for the Sukkah
A venerable and exotic holiday dish, vegetables stuffed with a ‘beaten’ filling, symbolizes the beating of the lulav
By Phyllis Glazer
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