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Civilian volunteers attend a training camp of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces in Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

March 25, 2022, 10:01 pm

‘No other option’: Israeli ex-commandos said to secretly train Ukrainian civilians

Yedioth Ahronoth says Israeli officials turning blind eye to program run by group of former IDF soldiers; ‘We’re not only fighting for Ukraine, but for ourselves,’ says instructor

By TOI staff

Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, on November 22, 2021. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)

January 13, 2022, 10:50 pm

Secret plea deal in Netanyahu corruption trial said to await his approval

Prosecutors reportedly fuming over attorney general’s back-channel negotiations with former PM; issue of moral turpitude and timing of resignation said key to final deal

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks with then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit, later Israel's attorney general, during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, September 21, 2014. (AP/Menahem Kahana, Pool/File)

January 13, 2022, 12:05 pm

Report: Prosecutors could close Case 2000, nix Netanyahu bribery charge in plea deal

Some reports say ex-PM willing to admit breach of trust, step down from politics for a few years; AG said not to be demanding jail term; gaps between sides said to be narrow

By TOI staff

Nir Hefetz at a court hearing in the trial against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on December 27, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

December 27, 2021, 5:45 pm

Ex-aide testifies Netanyahu saw newspaper publisher as his ‘true opposition’

Nir Hefetz says at cross-examination that former premier blamed all Israeli negative coverage on Yedioth Ahronoth’s Arnon Mozes, wanted to threaten him

By TOI staff

(L-R) UAE Ambassador to the US speaks during an event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 25, 2018, and his Israeli counterpart Ron Dermer speaks at conference in Detroit, June 4, 2018. (Jon Gambrell; Paul Sancya/AP Photo)

December 17, 2021, 4:16 pm

Revealed: What Netanyahu really thought of UAE envoy’s peace for no-annexation offer

When landmark op-ed appeared, Israeli envoy Dermer called Emirati counterpart irate at being kept out of loop, and warned that Jerusalem would have no choice but to annex, ToI told

By Jacob Magid

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, December 9, 2020. (John Bazemore/AP)

June 10, 2021, 10:52 am

Pompeo says F-35 sale to UAE was ‘critical’ to the Abraham Accords

Former US secretary of state suggests Biden’s support for Israel during the recent Gaza war was hiding ‘an entirely different message’

By Amy Spiro

Shaul Elovitch arrives at the Jerusalem District Court on May 24, 2020. (Amit Shabi/Pool/Flash90)

December 23, 2020, 1:05 pm

Bezeq ex-owner Elovitch indicted in case that led to probe against Netanyahu

Tycoon and series of former executives accused of securities fraud; prosecutors say they’re weighing filing charges against Walla, Yedioth Ahronoth media groups in Case 4000

By Michael Bachner

Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits the Jerusalem Municipality on November 10, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

November 23, 2020, 11:55 am

‘Yalla Fauda’: After setting up submarine probe, Gantz says he’s ready for fight

Alternate PM accuses Netanyahu of putting country on backburner to deal with his legal woes, insists he is not afraid of early elections

By Raoul Wootliff

A man walks out from a building of Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp. January 25, 2011. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

November 2, 2020, 10:35 am

Media groups embroiled in Netanyahu graft cases won’t be charged — report

Attorney general has decided not to indict Yedioth Ahronoth, Walla and Bezeq, meaning PM’s trial won’t face delay; premier’s associates decry ‘absurd’ decision

By TOI staff

Likud Minister Gila Gamliel speaks at a conference at Tel Aviv University on June 11, 2019. (Flash90)

October 23, 2020, 7:54 pm

Gamliel rejects misconduct allegations, says enemies trying to get her fired

Cleared of lying to virus contact tracers after she broke lockdown and caught COVID-19, environment minister says her reforms are provoking the ire of ‘narrow-minded stakeholders’

By TOI staff

Coronavirus czar Roni Gamzu during a meeting with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at the Jerusalem city hall on August 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

September 8, 2020, 11:04 am

After red light from lawmakers, virus czar says he’ll adjust, soldier on

Ronni Gamzu defends rejected ‘traffic light’ scheme, but says he will rethink plans to bring infection rates down

By TOI staff

Abu Dhabi’s crown prince and de facto ruler of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, May 15, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

September 1, 2020, 10:08 am

Report: Netanyahu made secret 2018 visit to UAE for meeting with crown prince

Prime minister said to have traveled to Abu Dhabi for talks with de facto ruler of the Emirates the same year he went to Oman

By TOI staff

UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash speaks to journalists in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP/Jon Gambrell)

August 14, 2020, 11:40 pm

UAE minister: We bought lot of time on annexation; Palestinians should negotiate

Day after historic deal, Foreign Minister Gargash tells Israeli site his country wants to push forward on normalization with Israel ‘as soon as possible’

By TOI staff

In this December 4, 2016 file photo, released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Saudi King Salman, second left, attends the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival while seated next to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE prime minister and ruler, left, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, second right, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Emirates News Agency via AP)

August 14, 2020, 1:15 am

UAE committed to Palestinian state, Arab Peace Initiative, spokeswoman tells ToI

Foreign Ministry’s Hend al-Otaiba also notes suspension of ‘Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories’ paved way to establishment of UAE-Israel bilateral relations

By Raphael Ahren

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

August 13, 2020, 9:29 pm

In halting annexation, UAE paints its Israel peace deal as win for Palestinians

As Jerusalem and DC hail historic agreement on normalization, leaders of the Gulf nation portray that aspect as secondary to keeping two-state option alive

By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff