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Deborah Danan

Deborah Danan

Magen David Adom paramedic and paramedic course instructor Amit Mann, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists who stormed the clinic in Kibbutz Be'eri where she was treating the wounded on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy of MDA)
October 8, 2026, 12:07 pm
New recordings of paramedic’s final hours renew family’s push to access Oct. 7 records
Final phone recordings of Amit Mann, 22, surface 3 years after she was killed treating wounded at Kibbutz Be’eri, prompting calls from her family for government transparency
By Deborah Danan
Families and people attend the national memorial ceremony marking three years since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, October 7, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 12:07 pm
‘Every day is October 7, still’: 50,000 attend Tel Aviv memorial
Marking 3 years since deadly Hamas attack killed 1,200, family members remember their fallen loved ones, demand state commission of inquiry into failures: ‘Don’t rewrite history’
By Deborah Danan
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal Herzog welcome members of the Israeli public to the President’s Residence sukkah in Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 5:01 pm
Herzog calls leaders of Jerusalem Reform synagogue after attacks, follows up with police
Series of incidents targeting the congregation in recent weeks includes break-ins, vandalism and harassment; three minors arrested
By Deborah Danan
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
September 7, 2026, 8:19 am
High Court dismisses petition by Israeli expats who were stripped of voting rights
Case dismissed on procedural grounds after court says it was filed too late, skipped statutory appeals process and lacked a detailed factual record
By Deborah Danan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (R) are pictured either side of an image of the burning Altalena ship. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90, Hans Pinn/GPO, Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
August 28, 2026, 6:37 pm
How the sunken 1948 Altalena arms ship became an election battleground in Israel in 2026
Always a symbol of the battle between left and right, the re-discovery of the wreck has been seized on by nationalist parties seeking to appropriate the mantle of victimhood
By 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
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