The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/elie-leshem/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:49:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Elie Leshem | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/elie-leshem/ 32 32 New immigrants to Israel feted as miracles, and a threat to Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-immigrants-to-israel-feted-as-miracles-and-a-threat-to-iran/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:01:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1676911 233 US olim make their way to their ancestral homeland on a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, among them 68 future IDF soldiers -- and an ambassador's daughter

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]]> Israel’s paradoxical man of faith, deconstructed https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-paradoxical-man-of-faith-deconstructed/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:05:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1654820 Rav Shagar, an audacious rabbi and mystic who sought to remake Orthodoxy with the aid of postmodern theory, makes a posthumous bid for the minds of US Jews

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]]> Knesset approves law banning BDS activists from Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-6-2017/ Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:08:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1574502 Controversial measure passes final readings; Iran said to test fire ballistic missiles; Trump asks Congress to investigate leaks of classified info

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]]> White House: Trump’s comments on anti-Semitism ‘never good enough’ for some https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-21-2017/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:44:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1566150 Anne Frank Center: Trump administration ‘infected’ with ‘anti-Semitism’; lawyer enlisted to defend outpost law was grilled by police

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]]> Rivlin says ‘polarization’ in the US is concerning https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-19-2017/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:03:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1564730 Contradicting boss, US defense secretary says media isn’t the enemy; Shin Bet arrests Palestinian teens for shooting attacks

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]]> ‘Shipyard contracted to build Israeli warships owned by Lebanese defense minister’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-21-2016/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:01:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1525236 Former president Moshe Katsav released from prison; Knesset committee votes to strip phone-smuggling MK's immunity

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]]> John Kerry lambasts Israel’s settlement policy https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-jewish-youths-arrested-for-inciting-insubordination/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 12:00:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1513175 Austrian far-right concedes defeat in presidential race; disgraced ex-president Katsav said to close in on early release

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]]> Police say 30 suspected arsonists arrested so far https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-27-2016/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:59:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1508375 Israel to buy 17 additional F-35 jets, bringing total to 50; Rivlin calls Erdogan to thank Turkey for firefighting aid

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]]> Trump ‘disavows’ alt-right, insists adviser Bannon no racist https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-22-2016/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:44:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1504710 Jared Kushner defends president-elect from racism charge; Israelis suspected of selling arms used in terror attacks

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]]> Erdogan: ‘Impossible’ Israeli soldiers acted in self-defense on Marmara https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-20-2016/ Sun, 20 Nov 2016 11:47:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1503159 Trump team confirms Romney vetted for secretary of state; France vows to proceed with peace summit; invoking Trump, officials say thousands of housings planned for E. Jerusalem

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]]> Police said willing to lift ban on MK Temple Mount visits https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-25-2016/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:05:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1485228 Father of teen slain on Egypt border blames authorities; 15-year old Defense Ministry subcontractor killed in incident

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]]> Yesh Atid would overtake Likud by four seats in vote — poll https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-26-2016/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:01:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1469587 Trump campaign: Fact-checking debate would help Clinton; Jordan signs multi-billion-dollar deal to buy Israeli gas

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]]> Abbas’s Fatah party blasts Israeli ‘executions’ of stabbers https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-19-2016/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:50:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1465404 Suspect in NY, NJ bombings arrested after shootout; stabbed policewoman in ‘very serious’ condition after surgery

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]]> Rescuers lose touch with worker trapped in garage collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-5-2016/ Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:55:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1457002 Israel to grant Palestinians 100,000 entry permits over holiday; French Jewry’s president appears to back burkini ban

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]]> Top cop: It’s ‘natural’ for officers to be more suspicious of Ethiopians https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-30-2016/ Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:03:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1453861 Turkish, Kurdish forces in Syria said to agree to truce; soccer association declares strike in all Israeli leagues

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