The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/amanda-borschel-dan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:04:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Amanda Borschel-Dan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/amanda-borschel-dan/ 32 32 Daily Briefing Aug. 19 – Former Hamas hostage fulfills a dream at Nir Oz https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-19-former-hamas-hostage-fulfills-a-dream-at-nir-oz/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:20:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881879&preview=true&preview_id=3881879 Culture editor Jessica Steinberg on Sagui Dekel-Chen's performance of 9 songs composed in captivity, new films documenting October 7, 2023, and an ongoing boycott of Israeli artists

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 18 – US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it’s the new normal https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-18-us-holds-direct-talks-with-hamas-why-its-the-new-normal/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:28:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881234&preview=true&preview_id=3881234 US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the Board of Peace's floated potential new way forward out of the Gaza quagmire, 60 days from the 'end' of the war with Iran, and an update from hotspot Qusra

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 17: NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-17-ny-jews-train-for-mass-casualty-event-amid-heightened-threats/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:16:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3880408&preview=true&preview_id=3880408 NY correspondent Luke Tress on Friday night's disturbance at a Manhattan synagogue and a US federal probe into 'sham' charities funding Gaza terrorism

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]]> ‘Wizards’: Does animated 1977 art film belong in the canon, or in the geniza? https://www.timesofisrael.com/wizards-does-animated-1977-art-film-belong-in-the-canon-or-in-the-geniza/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:06:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3878882&preview=true&preview_id=3878882 ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss the completely bizarre mixed-medium movie that wrestles with magic, boobies, evil Nazis and Hitler 5,000 years in the future

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]]> Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/richard-priem-the-age-of-security-has-ended-for-us-jews/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:05:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877892&preview=true&preview_id=3877892 The Dutch-born CEO of the Community Security Service aims to empower a volunteer force of American Jews by giving them the tools to prevent and de-escalate terrorism at home

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 12 – How Israeli intel triggered top secret Trump plane ploy https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-12-how-israeli-intel-triggered-top-secret-trump-plane-ploy/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:46:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877976&preview=true&preview_id=3877976 US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the ongoing siege by settlers of a Palestinian home in Qusra and the Board of Peace's new, very flexible definitions of the Yellow Line in Gaza

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 11 – As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel’s borders? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-11-as-2-arab-states-reportedly-plot-war-how-fortified-are-israels-borders/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:56:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3877302&preview=true&preview_id=3877302 Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF operations in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, along with an assessment of the penetrability of the barriers with Jordan and Egypt

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 10 – As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-10-as-pm-rejects-gaza-deal-israel-quietly-begins-reconstruction/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:44:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3876773&preview=true&preview_id=3876773 Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the Gaza peace plan, the long game of chicken being played between US and Iran and a new defense pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

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]]> ‘The Frisco Kid’: A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-frisco-kid-a-gefilte-fish-out-of-water-in-the-wild-west/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:07:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3875106&preview=true&preview_id=3875106 ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss the extremely Jewish 1979 cowboy flick starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford

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]]> Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/dan-ben-david-israel-is-on-the-brink-of-a-spiral-of-collapse/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:02:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3874434&preview=true&preview_id=3874434 The prominent economist explains how a complete overhaul of the education system is needed to stave off an almost inevitable economic downfall

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 5 – Inside Israel’s fortifications on the Gaza Yellow Line https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-5-inside-israels-fortifications-on-the-gaza-yellow-line/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:59:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3874168&preview=true&preview_id=3874168 Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the conclusions from the IDF investigation into the deadly gunfight in Tell, plus an explosive week for the defense minister and IDF chief of staff

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 3 – Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-3-israel-in-the-dark-as-trump-adopts-saudi-first-policy/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:53:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3872882&preview=true&preview_id=3872882 Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on stalemate facing US as it again attempts diplomacy with Iran, and mounting international frustration with Israel's slow-walk to adopt Gaza deal

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 2 – Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike… for now https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-2-saudis-talk-trump-down-from-iran-strike-for-now/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:10:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3872349&preview=true&preview_id=3872349 Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova on the current chances for Saudi-Israel normalization, why Egypt didn't enter the conflict with Iran, and Arab world reactions to the Hamas disarmament deal

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]]> ‘Double Indemnity’: Billy Wilder’s film noir masterpiece https://www.timesofisrael.com/double-indemnity-billy-wilders-film-noir-masterpiece/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:06:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3871033&preview=true&preview_id=3871033 ToI's movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1944 release that help launch a genre and put the Jewish refugee from Europe on on the movie-making map

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]]> Daily Briefing July 31 – As Hamas agrees to lay down weapons, Israel is up in arms https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-31-as-hamas-agrees-to-lay-down-weapons-israel-is-up-in-arms/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:51:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3871649&preview=true&preview_id=3871649 US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Thursday's announcement by US President Donald Trump that the Gaza-based terror group is ready for 'complete disarmament,' and its reception -- so far

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