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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

Deborah Danan

Deborah Danan

Freed Palestinian security prisoner Ateya Abu Moussa, held by Israel for 20 years, is greeted by his relatives and friends upon arrival at his family's house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 14, 2013. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 17, 2025, 12:16 pm
For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists
Supporters of the Gaza accord often acknowledge it is a ‘bad deal,’ yet one they vehemently believe Israel must accept in order to be true to its values
By Deborah Danan
Laly Derai in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
January 13, 2025, 4:45 pm
The mother of a fallen IDF soldier continues his crusade for universal IDF enlistment
Ahead of a crucial Tuesday Knesset meeting, Laly Derai is advocating for an end to military exemptions for the Haredi community after son Saadia Derai was killed in action in Gaza
By Deborah Danan
Singer Valerie Hamaty performs at the ACUM Awards ceremony for Hebrew Song near Tel Aviv, Sept. 7, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 4, 2025, 3:02 am
Meet Valerie Hamaty, the Christian Arab leading the race to sing for Israel at Eurovision
She duetted with the son of an Oct. 7 victim, sang lyrics from the Shema, has performed at Memorial Day events. ‘The sane majority has shown her nothing but love,’ says her father
By Deborah Danan
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to remove fluoride from US water, as Israel did a decade ago under the stewardship of Yael German. (RFK Jr. by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images; German via Flash 90 via JTA)
December 28, 2024, 4:51 pm
As RFK Jr. pushes to stop fluoridation of water, US might want to look to Israel
Israel stopped adding fluoride to tap water in 2013, and while many studies say the move worsened children’s dental health, others say it had neurological benefits
By Deborah Danan
Cafe Otef-Re’im is the flagship in a growing chain that honors and benefits communities ravaged by the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities. (Deborah Danan/ JTA)
December 16, 2024, 5:03 am
Cafe chain launched by and for Oct. 7 survivors is expanding to more cities
Named for the Gaza border region, Cafe Otef employs people affected by the massacre and sources products like cheeses, honey, jams and specialty cakes from devastated kibbutzim
By Deborah Danan
Sharona Dahan cooks at Asif in Tel Aviv, in a rare respite from takeout nearly a year after being evacuated from her home in Sderot, October 2024. (Deborah Danan)
December 8, 2024, 9:46 am
For displaced Israelis, the kitchen becomes a symbol of hope, home, remembrance
At the Asif Culinary Institute through April, ‘The Open Kitchen: Memories From a Home Left Behind’ tells the stories of evacuees and the significance of the foods they hold dear
By Deborah Danan
Family and friends attend the funeral service of Shirel Golan, survivor of the Supernova massacre, in Tel Mond, October 21, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
December 3, 2024, 9:46 am
Nova’s lingering scars: PTSD and fear of suicides spark alarm
Many of those who survived the Hamas massacre at the desert rave witnessed extreme violence by the terrorists, including rape and mutilation. Now, they are desperate for more support
By Deborah Danan
Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting dark and shadowy Israeli soldiers on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 19, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
November 23, 2024, 6:22 pm
Amid anti-Israel hostility, Irish Jews say antisemitism is now rooted in public schools
As already critical atmosphere intensifies since the Oct. 7 massacre, new report reveals unwelcoming classrooms and skewed lessons on Jews that the government is slow to address
By Deborah Danan
Israeli security forces at the scene of a deadly explosion, believed to be connected to an ongoing feud between crime families, in the central Israel city of Ramle, September 12, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
October 30, 2024, 11:25 am
NGO head says Israeli racism and neglect responsible for Arab sector’s high murder rate
With 2024 on path to become the deadliest year on record for Arab Israelis, Abraham Initiatives co-director Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu points to National Security Minister Ben Gvir
By Deborah Danan
Hakafot — circular dances around the Torah — are a key ritual on the holiday of Simhat Torah. (Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images via JTA)
October 23, 2024, 11:56 pm
Jews around the world rethink joyous Simhat Torah holiday on mournful anniversary
Exactly one year on the Hebrew calendar after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, communities grapple with a seemingly irreconcilable commemoration
By jacob gurvis and Deborah Danan
Yael Aisenthal-Kordevani decorated her sukkah in the city of Modi'in with symbols of the year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, October 15, 2024. (Courtesy Aisenthal-Kordevani)
October 16, 2024, 12:39 pm
Israelis decorate their first sukkahs since Oct. 7 with hostage photos
Symbols of devastated border communities line walls of sukkahs one year after Hamas onslaught, as soldiers deployed to Gaza erect festive hut, shown in viral image
By Deborah Danan
Friends and family of the victims of the Nova music festival massacre gather at the site of the massacre in southern Israel one year after the attack, October 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 7, 2024, 11:55 pm
Oct. 7 ceremonies across Israel see mix of searing grief, political tensions
One year after massacre, several major and countless smaller ceremonies take place, as the country grapples with grim anniversary at same time as ongoing war and internal division
By Deborah Danan
Illustrative: European diplomats visit the largely-empty city of Kiryat Shmona, July 11, 2024. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
October 3, 2024, 4:04 pm
Israel’s 68,000 evacuees mark the Jewish new year wondering when they will return home
In the year since the Oct. 7 massacre, near-daily attacks by Hezbollah have left the lives of displaced northern residents in limbo. And now the conflict is intensifying
By Deborah Danan
Rabba Anat Sharbat leads Selihot services in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, Sept. 22, 2024. (Courtesy Anat Sharbat/via JTA)
September 28, 2024, 8:53 am
From Hostages Square, pre-High Holiday prayers aim to transcend political rifts
As rallies to free the captives become synonymous with anti-government protests, an evening of Selichot at the Tel Aviv square seeks to de-politicize the cause, create inclusive space
By Deborah Danan
Shira Ben-Sasson, a founder of the Hakhel synagogue in Jerusalem, lights a candle in memory of congregant and slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, September 1, 2024. (Deborah Danan)
September 2, 2024, 11:03 am
In Jerusalem, hundreds gather to grieve slain ‘child of light’ Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Family, friends and fellow immigrants express sadness over death, hail mother for tireless advocacy; Israelis to line streets in salute for funeral
By Jessica Steinberg, JTA and Deborah Danan
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