The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/gavin-rabinowitz/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:19:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Gavin Rabinowitz | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/gavin-rabinowitz/ 32 32 Ioannina, home to unique Jewish community, elects Greece’s first Jewish mayor https://www.timesofisrael.com/ioannina-home-to-unique-jewish-community-elects-greeces-first-jewish-mayor/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 23:32:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2087617 Moses Elisaf elected with 51% of vote in city that was once heartland of country's Romaniote Jewish tradition

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]]> PA official says driver in West Bank car death will stay in Palestinian custody https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-16-2018/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:14:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1909522 Man surrenders to Palestinian police after hitting, killing Israeli woman near Nablus, claims incident was an accident

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]]> Report indicates collusion between judge, investigator in Bezeq corruption probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-25-2018/ Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:15:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1798356 Channel 10 reveals chats between investigator from Israel Security Authority and judge, telling her 'to act surprised' by their requests to hold people in remand

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]]> Rivlin calls Polish PM’s Holocaust comments ‘a new low’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-18-2018/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 11:58:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1793661 President slams Mateusz Morawiecki’s comments that there were Jewish perpetrators; tells US Jewish leaders of the need for more Holocaust education, even for world leaders

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]]> Israel hails ‘righteous’ US decision to put Hamas leader on terror list https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-january-31-2018/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1782583 Hamas says it won't be deterred; move allows the US to freeze all Ismail Haniyeh's assets and prohibits Americans from dealing with him

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]]> Ahead of Pence visit, PM says no progress on peace without American involvement https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-pence-visit-pm-says-no-progress-on-peace-without-american-involvement/ Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:44:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1775411 Netanyahu says calls by Arab MKs to boycott the US vice president's address to the Knesset are a 'disgrace'

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]]> US withholds $65 million from UN agency for Palestinians https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-january-16-2018/ Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:05:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1772312 State Department official confirms Washington gave $60 million to UNRWA, is freezing rest of funding to 'undertake a fundamental re-examination'

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]]> US envoy said to ask State Department to stop using the word ‘occupied’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-26-2017/ Tue, 26 Dec 2017 12:31:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1758860 Ambassador David Friedman wants a change in phrasing in official documents on Israel and the West Bank, but meets resistance from Washington

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]]> Gal Gadot says entire cast did not want Ratner involved in ‘Wonder Woman II’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-15-2107/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:18:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1730433 Israeli actress reportedly refused to sign onto sequel unless Warner Bros. cuts its financing deal with the producer who has been accused of sexual harassment

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]]> Poetry and revolution: Searching for Bob Dylan in Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/poetry-and-revolution-searching-for-bob-dylan-in-ukraine/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:46:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1718578 The city of Odessa and its Jewish community are bringing it all back home to honor the legendary folk singer as one of their own -- with mixed results

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]]> Tel Aviv beach craze makes the jump from paddle ball to fine art https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-beach-craze-makes-the-jump-from-paddle-ball-to-fine-art/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 05:31:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1717437 An exhibition inspired by and lovingly devoted to beach bats makes its way across Ukraine, bringing the Mediterranean spirit to the Black Sea

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]]> Israeli envoy warns of growing trend as Ukraine unveils statue of anti-Semite https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-envoy-warns-of-growing-trend-as-ukraine-unveils-statue-of-anti-semite/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:58:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1714442&preview=true&preview_id=1714442 Memorial erected in Vinnitsa to Symon Petliura, who was blamed for commanding pogroms that killed tens of thousands of Jews

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]]> Netanyahu speaks with King Abdullah in bid to resolve crisis https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sending-high-level-envoy-to-jordan-amid-shooting-crisis/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:34:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1664144 Israel sends envoy to Amman for talks after deadly shooting in embassy compound; cabinet meeting and expected to approve removal of Temple Mount metal detectors

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]]> Thessaloniki’s new Holocaust museum a sign of a city finally embracing its Jewish past https://www.timesofisrael.com/thessalonikis-new-holocaust-museum-a-sign-of-a-city-finally-embracing-its-jewish-past/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 04:53:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1640457 Once called the Flower of the Balkans, Greek city to begin construction of a fitting memorial 74 years after Nazis destroyed the great Sephardic community

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]]> Rivlin slams proposed ethics code for university lecturers https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-11-2017/ Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:05:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1637263 Woman detained for streaking at Western Wall; plan approved to deduct stipends to terrorists from PA money; IDF conducting massive earthquake preparedness drill

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