The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/avner-hofstein/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Avner Hofstein | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/avner-hofstein/ 32 32 State exploited October 7 to silence Arab citizens systematically, report says https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-exploited-october-7-to-silence-arab-citizens-systematically-report-says/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:54:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3847697 Left-wing Zulat Institute argues police used the war to suppress free expression unlawfully via false arrests, protest bans, and the persecution of academics

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]]> Report submitted to AG warns Ben Gvir may use police to meddle in upcoming election https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-submitted-to-ag-warns-ben-gvir-may-use-police-to-meddle-in-upcoming-election/ Sun, 31 May 2026 14:31:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3833576 Zulat Institute urges Baharav-Miara to issue guidelines limiting national security minister’s ability to intervene in police operations, warning of potential harm to integrity, freedom and fairness of campaign

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]]> Israel’s newest, British-born international spokesperson is raising some eyebrows https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-newest-british-born-international-spokesperson-is-raising-some-eyebrows/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 06:29:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3176504 Between his mic drop moments and fiery rebuttals of skeptical interviewers, Eylon Levy is learning to master TikTok and confronting Hamas supporters on social media

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]]> Burial worker circumcises body in northern Israel without family’s consent https://www.timesofisrael.com/burial-worker-circumcises-body-in-northern-israel-without-familys-consent/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:58:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2935009 Colleague claims manager told religious volunteer to perform ritual 'without thinking twice'; head of burial society denies incident occurred

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]]> WZO marks 125th anniversary of 1st Zionist Congress with lavish, costly Swiss affair https://www.timesofisrael.com/wzo-marks-125th-anniversary-of-1st-zionist-congress-with-lavish-costly-swiss-affair/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:14:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2826120 Organization says its confab in Basel is meant to send a message to 'millions of Jews' about Zionism, but they can't even watch most of the invite-only event online

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]]> Man probed over death threats to lead prosecutor in Netanyahu trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-probed-over-death-threats-to-lead-prosecutor-in-netanyahu-trial/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:52:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2522255&preview=true&preview_id=2522255 Suspect identified using DNA samples from August 2020 letter to Liat Ben-Ari saying her life will be made so miserable she'll die by suicide; he denies charge

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]]> Citing discrimination, court orders KKL-JNF to rehire fired Palestinian workers https://www.timesofisrael.com/citing-discrimination-court-orders-kkl-jnf-to-rehire-fired-palestinian-workers/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:23:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2507475 10 employees will be reinstated and compensated after ruling, which says organization signed agreements that effectively discriminated against workers from Palestinian areas

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]]> Vitriolic Bardugo turns Army Radio into Netanyahu weapon against the rule of law https://www.timesofisrael.com/vitriolic-bardugo-turns-army-radio-into-netanyahu-weapon-against-the-rule-of-law/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 07:34:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2495530 The prime minister's mouthpiece unloads scorn and conspiracy theories on the nation daily, but for the past year has been dangerously obsessing over the attorney general

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]]> Gay conversion therapy to fix ‘reverse inclinations’ is alive and well in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/gay-conversion-therapy-to-fix-reverse-inclinations-is-alive-and-well-in-israel/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:00:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2328914 The controversial 'treatment' hasn't gone away -- it's just changed its name and branding

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]]> Deadly Nahariya flooding caused by river diverted to build a mall – official https://www.timesofisrael.com/deadly-nahariya-flooding-caused-by-river-diverted-to-build-a-mall-official/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 15:28:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2219086 Chief engineer of northern city says a concrete canal built by former mayor to replace a section of Ga'aton River was the reason for the extreme inundation

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]]> Deficit soaring, Hadassah will require years’ more bailout payments to survive https://www.timesofisrael.com/deficit-soaring-hadassah-will-require-years-more-bailout-payments-to-survive/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:57:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2113131 Facing collapse in 2014, famed Jerusalem medical center was rescued and thrown a NIS 1.5b lifeline. Having strayed from recovery framework, its financial plight is again dire

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]]> Liberman: Future peace deal with Palestinians must include Arab Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-future-peace-deal-with-palestinians-must-include-arab-israelis/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:55:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2108753&preview=true&preview_id=2108753 Former defense minister calls Jewish state's 'conflict' with minority more difficult to resolve than reconciliation with Palestinians, Arab world

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]]> How the IDF let a rabbinical mystic search for border tunnels, then spurned him https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-idf-let-a-rabbinical-mystic-search-for-border-tunnels-then-spurned-him/ Wed, 22 May 2019 03:40:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2079839 Officers who went with him claim Galilee-based Rabbi Yehuda found 6 tunnels on Lebanon border, and 31 on Gaza border, years before IDF exposed them. Today, the army is dismissive

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]]> Head of union calls on KKL-JNF to roll back plans to fire minority employees https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-union-calls-on-kkl-jnf-to-roll-back-plans-to-fire-minority-employees/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:41:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2038358 The layoff of some 60 laborers, many of them Arab-Israeli or Palestinian forest workers, has been postponed, perhaps indefinitely, after a recent report by The Times of Israel

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]]> Where are the mobile bomb shelters KKL-JNF promised Golan residents last spring? https://www.timesofisrael.com/where-are-the-mobile-bomb-shelters-kkl-jnf-promised-golan-residents-last-spring/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 04:06:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2033281 During what it termed an emergency in May 2018, the organization raised NIS 2.4 million, circumvented the tender vetting process... and delivered one unit out of a promised 70

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