The Times of Israel

Aron Heller: 1.5 million-strong Jewish band of brothers

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:44:48 +0000

On Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, the author of 'Zaidy's Band' speaks about the little-known brave Jewish servicemen who faced down the Nazis, fighting for their brethren

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Israeli boy turns 9 in captivity, as uncertainty agonizes grief-stricken family

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:46:20 +0000

Ohad Munder-Zichri was visiting his grandparents’ kibbutz of Nir Oz along border when Hamas burst into Israel; he was abducted with his mother and grandparents; his uncle was killed

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UAE’s warm welcome to Israelis reflects changing region

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:43:23 +0000

Abu Dhabi officials gave Israeli officials and journalists a glamorous crash course in Emirati culture, during a groundbreaking, albeit tightly controlled, visit

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A new ‘sense of hope’: Israel-UAE flight feels like start of a bigger journey

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 18:00:36 +0000

First we veered east toward the desert terrain rather than west over the Med; then the pilot proudly announced his El Al aircraft had crossed into Saudi airspace for first time

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UAE hopes deal with Israel will make getting advanced weapons from US ‘easier’

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:43:11 +0000

While critics in Jerusalem warn against leveraging its 'qualitative military edge' in volatile region, Abu Dhabi insists F35s, drones necessary in fight against common enemy Iran

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Israelis eager to tighten ties to UAE after historic accord

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:36:15 +0000

Prospect of mutual embassies, expanding tourism to the Gulf and solidifying business opportunities with tech-friendly country has entrepreneurs and travelers already lining up

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Still going strong, Israeli athlete, 84, recalls surviving 1972 Olympic massacre

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:11:55 +0000

Race-walker Shaul Ladany was awoken by a roommate, as Palestinian terrorists tried to round up team members, in notorious Munich assault, managed to escape

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Returning UN envoy: Israel won’t suffer for tight Trump ties

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:46:39 +0000

Danny Danon says he believes bipartisan support for Israel is still strong, but is relieved that Bernie Sanders, who he calls a 'radical' voice, did not win Democratic nomination

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Coronavirus, corruption bring some Israelis to the street for the first time

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:08:22 +0000

Younger Israelis from all walks of life, many of whom have not been politically active before, seek reckoning from Netanyahu as nation buckles under economic crisis and other ills

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Top model Bar Refaeli convicted of tax evasion

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:04:01 +0000

Despite legal troubles tarnishing her brand as an informal ambassador, the supermodel remains popular in Israel, with her image gracing advertisements around the country

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A quiet Israeli ex-general emerges as new hero for anti-Netanyahu camp

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:36:07 +0000

Following his much-criticized arrest at a protest, Amir Haskel has become the unwitting standard-bearer of the movement demanding the PM's resignation

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New Israeli espionage TV series ‘Tehran’ tackles shadow war with Iran

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 14:13:51 +0000

Dana Eden, a creator of the show, says she wants to take viewers into the heart of Israel's archfoe, 'which is a place we really don’t know and really want to know more about'

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A stunning tirade highlights Israeli divide over Netanyahu

Wed, 27 May 2020 18:47:35 +0000

The PM claims there is a wide-ranging conspiracy against him, but his opponents assert that his populist rhetoric is undermining trust in democratic institutions

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New opposition leader Lapid says Netanyahu ’embarrassing’ Israel

Thu, 21 May 2020 19:29:16 +0000

Yesh Atid chief laments international attention PM's upcoming graft trial will draw, slams new Likud-Blue and White government as 'a monster with 52 heads'

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Lives Lost: Holocaust survivor reclaimed Nazi-looted artwork

Fri, 15 May 2020 10:44:35 +0000

David Toren, whose family's vast art collection was seized by the Nazis while they perished in the death camps, dies of coronavirus at 94

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