Charlie Summers

Henry Kissinger tells a White House news conference that "peace is at hand in Vietnam," on Oct. 26, 1972. (AP Photo, File)

November 30, 2023, 4:36 am

Henry Kissinger, 1st Jewish secretary of state, iconic Cold War diplomat, dies at 100

Having fled Nazi Germany at 15, Kissinger went to great lengths to distance himself from his Jewish background while conducting foreign policy on Nixon’s behalf

By Charlie Summers

Protesters at the March for Israel rally, November 14, 2023, at the National Mall in Washington. (Sarah Rosen/Times of Israel)

November 17, 2023, 9:46 am

Liberal Jewish groups lament DC rally’s rightward bent, say progressives pushed away

The decision to allow controversial pastor John Hagee on stage without broader support reflected a more widespread bias, claim some participating organizations

By Charlie Summers

Deborah Lipstadt, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, speaks at the March for Israel rally on Nov. 14, 2023 in Washington. (Daryl Perry)

November 15, 2023, 2:30 pm

Massive pro-Israel rally spotlights anxieties around surge of antisemitism in US

Administration’s antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt assures crowd that America stands ‘against Jew-hatred’ amid backdrop of rising antisemitic incidents

By Charlie Summers

Masa Israel fellows commemorate Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, in a ceremony at Latrun on April 25, 2023. (Courtesy of Masa Israel Journey)

October 10, 2023, 4:36 pm

As war continues, exchange and gap year programs work to keep participants safe

What had looked to be an uneventful academic year for international students has turned into a whirlwind of evacuations, head counts, and open-ended delays

By Charlie Summers and JTA

Hundreds of Israelis mourn the death of the 20-year-old Corporal Netanel Young at his funeral on Monday evening, October 9, 2023. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)

October 9, 2023, 10:12 pm

Lone soldier’s funeral attracts hundreds to Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery

Attendees dive for cover as sister’s eulogy for Cpl. Netanel Young is interrupted by rocket sirens; proceedings resume a short time later

By Charlie Summers

Ahuva Maizel speaks via Zoom, on October 9, 2023, on behalf of her daughter, 21-year-old Adi, who has been missing since the Hamas terror attack on the Supernova music festival. (Courtesy/ Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

October 9, 2023, 8:25 pm

Mother of missing woman to Hamas: ‘We are not animals; you can change your ways’

In a frantic search for her daughter, who attended the Supernova music festival and hasn’t been seen since Saturday’s terror attacks, Ahuva Maizel appeals to the possible captors

By Charlie Summers

A young settler from the Malakhei HaShalom (Angels of Peace) outpost brings his flock onto land near the Bedouin village of Ein Rashash. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)

September 14, 2023, 8:51 am

In West Bank Area C village, Bedouin locals fear settler violence will push them out

Residents of Ein Rashash say that their hamlet, like many others in Jordan Valley, is on its last legs due to harassment from a nearby outpost, soon to be legalized

By Charlie Summers

The Israeli under-17 flag football team poses for photo after winning first place in European championship on Sunday, September 3, 2023. (Courtesy)

September 6, 2023, 11:29 pm

After forfeiting Shabbat match, Israel goes on to win flag football championship

Despite a rocky start against Serbia, Israel’s newly formed U17 flag football team proceeded to take gold in the second-ever European youth tourney for the sport

By Charlie Summers

Former Barcelona stars Rivaldo and Javier Saviola pose for photo with Maccabi Tel Aviv's Avi Nimni and Tal Ben-Haim, ahead of a friendly match in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2023. (Charlie Summers)

September 4, 2023, 10:35 pm

FC Barcelona legends arrive to play Maccabi Tel Aviv, Haifa veterans

Former Barca soccer stars will square off against ex-Maccabi players Tuesday before playing in Haifa Thursday; Rivaldo: ‘We retired years ago, but we don’t like to lose any game’

By Charlie Summers

Transportation Minister Miri Regev holds up a Rav-Kav card given to her by a member of the press, before entering Allenby Station, August 16, 2023. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)

August 16, 2023, 2:51 pm

Likud transportation minister booed during first ride on new Tel Aviv light rail

Miri Regev is met with cries of ‘shame’ in Jaffa as she tests light rail before public opening Friday, with protesters decrying train’s closure on Shabbat in secular city

By Charlie Summers

Holocaust scholar Prof. Yehuda Bauer addresses world leaders at a dinner at the President's Residence in Jerusalem as part of the World Holocaust Forum on January 22, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

August 4, 2023, 1:12 pm

Historian Yehuda Bauer: Israel’s own politicians add to global Holocaust distortion

The preeminent scholar, 97, talks about participating in Israel’s establishment, the country’s current political state, and the book he hopes to finish next year

By Charlie Summers

A view of Moshav Givat Ye'arim from the Aircraft Trail. (Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am)

July 26, 2023, 5:59 pm

Expansion of ‘admissions committees’ law allows more towns to cherry-pick residents

Passed Tuesday, law enables greater number of close-knit towns to operate panels that rate applicants on ‘sociocultural’ compatibility; NGO argues law encourages discrimination

By Charlie Summers

Pro- and anti-overhaul demonstrators hold prayers at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, July 23, 2023. (Charlie Summers/The Times of Israel)

July 23, 2023, 1:20 pm

Activists on both sides of overhaul debate hold mass Western Wall prayer for unity

Ahead of Tisha B’Av, organizers of gathering and subsequent march in Jerusalem plead with sparring parties to think of the destruction brought on by discord

By Canaan Lidor and Charlie Summers

Marchers along Route 424 on Thursday evening, July 20 2023, on the way to Kibbutz Nahshon where they spent their third night during the march to Jerusalem. (Gitai Palti)

July 21, 2023, 1:23 pm

As tensions boil, thousands of protesters march in self-styled pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Activists now on 4th day of their trek from Tel Aviv to the Knesset, an event at once combative and festive, as coalition prepares next week to pass first judicial overhaul bill

By Charlie Summers

Israelis block the Ayalon Highway during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

July 21, 2023, 2:08 am

At least 15 arrested as protests turn fiery after PM doubles down on overhaul

Ayalon Freeway reopens in Tel Aviv after police on horseback push out activists, who hold demonstrations throughout country, slam ‘reasonableness’ bill

By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers