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Deborah Danan

Deborah Danan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on the phone during a campaign video released to social media on August 23, 2026. (Screenshots via Instagram)
August 25, 2026, 2:49 am
Netanyahu shares phone number in suspected scheme to harvest voters’ data
Premier’s aide says number has been disabled due to high volume of calls, as skeptics note that the phone in question displayed a group chat appearing to back PM’s rival Bennett
By Deborah Danan
Illustrative: Hebrew and English signs on Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand, August 17, 2019. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 14, 2026, 1:45 pm
Driven by prolonged conflict and ideological shift, more Israelis seek quiet life abroad
Emigrees cite political drift rightward, social stagnation, ‘endless and pointless wars’ as they depart Jewish state in droves; experts increasingly concerned about ‘brain drain’
By Deborah Danan
Shorty, at left, is part of a thriving community of medical clowns in Israel. (Deborah Danan/ JTA)
July 17, 2026, 11:34 pm
Medical clowns offer serious relief for Israeli kids recovering from trauma
Brashness, innovation and willingness to take risks put Israel at global forefront of growing discipline as the country continues to reel from Oct. 7 and subsequent years of conflict
By Deborah Danan
People rescued in the Entebbe raid and their relatives pose for a group photo at a 50th anniversary reunion of the operation, at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Jaffa on June 29, 2026. (JTA)
July 4, 2026, 9:29 am
At Entebbe reunion, ex-hostages say Oct. 7 shattered their faith in Israel’s promise of rescue
Fifty years on, Israelis snatched by Palestinian terrorists to Uganda as children honor the paratrooper who was paralyzed in the audacious rescue operation
By Deborah Danan
Israeli kids watch a World Cup match between Portugal and Uzbekistan at an outdoor screening in Jaffa, June 23, 2026. (Deborah Danan/ JTA)
July 1, 2026, 1:59 am
Roots, Ronaldo and regional rivalries: How Israelis choose their World Cup favorites
With their own team missing from the tournament, Israeli fans’ picks are influenced by the war, diplomatic loyalties and anger toward countries seen as hostile
By Deborah Danan
Maccabi Tel Aviv's Raz Shlomo, center, duels for the ball with Lyon's Pavel Sulc, down, during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Lyon, in Backa Topola, Serbia, November 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
June 25, 2026, 4:37 pm
Israel’s World Cup prospects look better in Asia, but amid protests it sticks with Europe
Kicked out of Asian Football Confederation in 1974, Jewish state’s team says return not on the table, citing standing in UEFA – and doubts it would be welcomed back
By Deborah Danan
'Milk and Honey,' the new ice cream flavor by Ben & Jerry’s Israel (Ben & Jerry’s Israel/Social media)
June 20, 2026, 4:49 am
Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating local resilience
Years after boycott fight, company shows off new creation ‘Milk and Honey,’ made with ingredients from southern communities affected by Oct. 7
By Deborah Danan
Tom Cohen conducts the youth program of The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West in Tel Aviv, May 2026. (Yaakov Buta via JTA)
May 29, 2026, 11:02 am
In Jerusalem, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a new ‘East-West’ sound together
After years of war, conductor Tom Cohen says Jerusalem Orchestra East & West offers young musicians from across communities rare source of joy, discipline and hope
By Deborah Danan
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review a military honor guard on April 3, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
April 24, 2026, 2:25 am
In Orban’s rule, some Israelis saw a model. Will he also be one in defeat?
Electoral loss of Hungarian strongman who Netanyahu called a ‘true friend’ comes months ahead of Israel’s fateful vote
By Deborah Danan
Varda Morrell lays a photo at the gravesite of her son, IDF Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell, in 2025. (Courtesy Varda Morell via JTA)
April 21, 2026, 5:04 am
‘Another row of graves’: Families of slain soldiers mark Memorial Day in war’s shadow
Mother of squad commander killed in fighting says being with other bereaved parents helps in dealing with son’s death, while another cites comfort of knowing ‘his legacy will live on’
By Deborah Danan
People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on April 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2026, 10:20 am
A week into Iran ceasefire, Israelis try to snap back as expected, but fear return to war
Sent back to work as usual after weeks in bomb shelters, locals see their resilience tested amid questions about the conflict’s success and a seemingly inevitable resumption of hostilities
By Deborah Danan
Hazel Brief, at left, and Tali Drori pose together at a OneFamily retreat in early 2026. (Courtesy Drori via JTA)
April 1, 2026, 8:08 am
After meeting in the ICU, these bereaved mothers of IDF troops reunite via new initiative
Hazel Brief and Taly Drori met for the second time while on their way to a health retreat provided by OneFamily, a nonprofit that supports families of terror victims and fallen soldiers
By Deborah Danan
An AI-generated video falsely depicting missiles striking Tel Aviv alongside footage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showing his hand to rebut online claims that he had been killed. (GPO/X via JTA)
March 17, 2026, 12:36 pm
Netanyahu dead? Tel Aviv flattened? AI-generated videos are dominating the Iran war
The conflict has produced a flood of fabricated imagery, much of it coming from tens of thousands of pro-Iranian TikTok accounts, highlighting a growing challenge in the deepfake era
By Deborah Danan and Grace Gilson
Illustrative: An Israeli girl is seen participating in remote learning from home in Moshav Haniel, on March 18, 2020. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
March 11, 2026, 6:28 am
With schools still shut, working Israeli parents yank out hair over wartime Zoom classes
Parents describe ‘nightmare’ of trying to juggle work with supervising children’s remote learning, though some say the online classes are a welcome distraction for their kids
By Deborah Danan
A user checks an app to see whether it's a safe time to shower. (JTA)
March 5, 2026, 4:42 pm
Shower, shelter, swipe: Israel’s ‘startup nation’ meets Iran war with a wave of apps
Amid frequent missile alerts, Israelis are downloading apps to calculate the risk of showering — and to look for love in bomb shelters
By Deborah Danan
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