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Aron Heller
In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 photo, Baruch Shub, a Holocaust survivor, poses for a photo at his apartment in a senior citizens' home in Kfar Saba, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 12, 2018, 3:36 am
As numbers dwindle, Jews who fought Nazis recall struggle
As some European nations try to rewrite their history, 91-year-old Yitzhak Arad warns, 'We are fading away, so it will be up to the next generation to continue this battle'
By Aron Heller
A Palestinian Muslim woman walks by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, on June 18, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 27, 2018, 8:59 pm
Expert confirms Jews and Arabs nearing population parity
Hebrew University demographer defends military's census figures for Israel and Palestinian territories that sparked backlash from right-wing lawmakers
By Aron Heller
Eritrean migrants protest in front of the European Union embassy in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, calling for the EU to try the Eritrean leadership for crimes against humanity, on June 21, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 22, 2018, 10:06 am
African asylum seekers hope love of Israel can win them stay of deportation
Having experienced both warm welcome and strong opposition, some of the tens of thousands of migrants believe prison in the Jewish state preferable to dangers of leaving
By Aron Heller
Holocaust survivor Eliahu Pietruszka, right, embraces his nephew Alexandre Pietruszka as they meet for the first time in Kfar Saba, Israel, November 16, 2017. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
November 19, 2017, 8:25 pm
102-year-old Holocaust survivor reunites with newly discovered nephew
Eliahu Pietruszka believed his brother, who escaped Warsaw ghetto, had died in a Russian labor camp, but, generations later, a Yad Vashem genealogy project led to incredible news
By Aron Heller
Labor Party leader Avi Gabbay speaks with The Associated Press during an interview at the Labor Party headquarters in Tel Aviv, on November 14, 2017. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
November 14, 2017, 10:13 pm
Labor leader Gabbay vows to unseat Netanyahu, give peace a chance
New head of party, seen gaining fresh support as he shifts faction to the right, says unlike PM he's serious about a deal with the Palestinians
By Aron Heller
In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 file photo, an ultra-Orthodox Jew gets hit by a police water canon during a protest against Israeli army conscription in Jerusalem. (AP/Oded Balilty)
November 8, 2017, 8:27 pm
Jerusalem protests look to preserve ultra-Orthodox lifestyle
As numbers grow, many in impoverished community realize their way of life is unsustainable, but protests expose open resistance from within community
By Aron Heller
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Bnei Brak on October 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 26, 2017, 10:37 pm
Top minister: Settlement boycott equals Israel boycott
Gilad Erdan touts successes against BDS, but says Jewish state must continue to adjust to shifting tactics of 'anti-Semitic' movement
By Aron Heller
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and US President Donald Trump shake hands at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
October 19, 2017, 3:39 pm
After Obama, Netanyahu reveling in Trump love fest
Prime minister defends, supports and emulates US leader despite the danger of distancing Democrats
By Aron Heller
Nimer Mahmoud Ahmed Jamal, who carried out a terror attack in the settlement of Har Adar on September 26, 2017 (Facebook)
September 28, 2017, 6:13 pm
Attacking Israelis seen as way out for troubled Palestinians
Almost a fifth of terror attacks are driven by personal issues, Shin Bet says, as killers use nationalism to earn the title of 'martyr' and gain 'hero' status
By Aron Heller
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Likud Party rally in Tel Aviv, August 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
September 5, 2017, 4:34 am
Netanyahu sheds statesmanlike persona as scandals mount
Under growing pressure from a slew of corruption investigations, the prime minister is increasingly adopting a bellicose rhetoric popular with his Likud party base
By Aron Heller
Candidate leader of Labor party Amir Peretz holds a press conference after passing to the second round of the party primaries, in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 6, 2017, 10:53 am
Labor Party looks to rebrand with leadership vote
Both of the second-round candidates in primary elections are Mizrahi Jews, a voter base historically identified with the rival Likud
By Aron Heller
Labor party chairman Isaac Herzog speaks during a primary campaign event in Tel Aviv on June 26, 2017 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 1, 2017, 2:27 pm
Labor aims for relevance with Tuesday’s leadership election
Can a new chairman can return the party to the glory days of Ben-Gurion and Rabin, or will it continue to languish in the opposition?
By Aron Heller
In this Thursday, June 15, 2017 photo, former NFL players, from left, Joe Montana, Andre Reed, Mike Singletary and Bruce Smith attend a football game in Ramat Hasharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
June 16, 2017, 3:20 pm
Montana, Brown and Staubach give Israeli football huge boost
18 of the greatest NFL Hall of Famers visit Tel Aviv to meet and support some of the 2,000 players active in local leagues
By Aron Heller
Israeli actress Gal Gadot signs autographs and greets fans during the Latin American premiere of the film 'Wonder Woman' in Mexico City, May 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
June 8, 2017, 4:47 am
Israel’s in love with homegrown Wonder Woman Gal Gadot
Israelis often rejoice when one of their own breaks through on the international stage, but Gadot has ascended to a whole new stratosphere
By Aron Heller
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 28, 2017, 11:28 am
Jerusalem mayor: Arabs live better in this city than anywhere else in Mideast
Nir Barkat says all of the capital's diverse residents are 'his children'; rejects allegations of inequality in municipal services
By Aron Heller
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