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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flips a coin to at the start of an NCAA college football game between the Army and Morgan State, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 in West Point, N.Y. (AP/Julius Constantine Motal)
November 19, 2019, 4:46 pm
Game changers from Syria to settlements: 9 things to know for November 19
Israelis see a rocket attack from Syria as the start of Iran’s new eye-for-an-eye policy, and the US settlement swerve is interpreted by some as a revolution, for better or worse
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at a Likud party rally in Tel Aviv on November 17, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
November 18, 2019, 3:51 pm
Yelling ‘Arabs’ in an uncrowded theater: 6 things to know for November 18
Netanyahu is criticized by some for his anti-Arab rhetoric against a minority government, but incitement or not, Gantz is still in a political pickle
By Joshua Davidovich
Palestinian members of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group, parade with a replica rocket on a truck during a march to show loyalty for the Iranian-backed Palestinian movement's newly elected leader Ziad al-Nakhalah during a rally along the streets of Gaza, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
November 15, 2019, 2:02 pm
Cease in our time: 8 things to know for November 15
Israel appears determined to stick to a shaky truce, rockets or not, and with ‘mosquitoes’ swatted, may soon be shaking hands with new bestie Hamas
By Joshua Davidovich
An Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defense missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, is seen above Gaza City on November 13, 2019. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
November 14, 2019, 4:12 pm
War on, war off: 9 things to know for November 14
After Operation Black Belt, some ask if Israel should have swept the leg of an enemy of dubious importance at the cost of two days of terror; at least Hamas stayed off the mat
By Joshua Davidovich
A girl being interviewed in Ashkelon while bracing for rocket fire on November 13, 2019. (screen capture: Channel 12 news)
November 13, 2019, 4:01 pm
OK, boomers: 9 things to know for November 13
Kids try to make sense of rockets, explosions and missed birthdays, while adults gauge whether Hamas will turn the fighting into a war or Gantz will turn it into a government
By Joshua Davidovich
Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel on November 13, 2019. (Anas Baba/AFP)
November 13, 2019, 1:16 am
Rocket barrage, IDF airstrikes and ceasefire reports cap day of Gaza fighting
Israeli source says ‘quiet will be met with quiet’ after terror group lays out demands; death toll in Gaza up to 26; at least 360 rockets fired out of Strip in two days of violence
By Jacob Magid and Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz at a memorial ceremony marking 24 years since the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, in the Knesset on November 10, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 11, 2019, 4:45 pm
Close but no cigars: 7 things to know for November 11
Netanyahu and Gantz almost touch, but unity remains elusive in the political arena, in the national memory and in a Bnei Brak wedding
By Joshua Davidovich
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (right) view weapons in a Palestinian weapons factory discovered in the West Bank city of Hebron, during a visit to the IDF West Bank Division, near the Israeli settlement of Beit El. January 10, 2017. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
November 10, 2019, 3:41 pm
Playing Russian roulette without any cards: 7 things to know for November 10
Liberman’s ultimatum and Bennett’s appointment show Likud is in a squeeze, or perhaps show Liberman is in trouble, or maybe we are all in a hole
By Joshua Davidovich
In this February 3, 2007, file photo, an Iranian technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
November 8, 2019, 4:56 pm
The sum of all fears: 6 things to know for November 8
Tehran resuming uranium enrichment ramps up concern in Israel, overshadowing scandal involving Netanyahu’s justice minister who appears to have knowingly broke the law
By Joshua Davidovich and Tamar Pileggi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud faction meeting at the opening of the 22nd Knesset, on October 3, 2019. Next to him is Justice Minister Amir Ohana with one of his children. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 7, 2019, 3:23 pm
Enough with the cheap gags: 6 things to know for November 7
Amir Ohana’s breaking of a gag order covering up allegations of misconduct draws anger, though whether it’s directed at the minister or police depends on the media’s own prejudices
By Joshua Davidovich
A blurred image of Johann Rehbogen at the start of the third day of his trial at the regional court in Muenster, western Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (Guido Kirchner/pool photo via AP)
November 5, 2019, 3:10 pm
An enigma wrapped in a █████: 6 things to know for November 5
A report on alleged pressure tactic used by police in Netanyahu probe is discussed extensively but only circuitously, though some details, and hypocrisy, still leak out
By Joshua Davidovich
A Palestinian man holds a child under an umbrella during rainfall in Gaza City, October 26, 2019. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)
November 4, 2019, 4:21 pm
Till we meet again: 6 things to know for November 4
Concern around Gaza violence tapers off in favor of Iran, domestic violence rears its head again, and Israelis may be ready to stop saying goodbye to forks after 1 use
By Joshua Davidovich
Palestinians walk around a crater caused by an Israeli airstrike launched in response to rocket fire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 2, 2019. (Said Khatib/AFP)
November 3, 2019, 1:05 pm
I’d do anything for Sderot, but I won’t do that: 8 things to know for November 3
Another round of violence near Gaza brings fresh calls to do something to stop the violence, but authorities seem loath to turn up the heat on Hamas, Islamic Jihad or Iran just now
By Joshua Davidovich
US President Donald Trump, left, welcomes visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, March 25, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
November 1, 2019, 3:57 pm
Bye bye bromance: 6 things to know for November 1
Netanyahu warning about Iran’s increasing brazenness widely seen as a reference to Trump administration’s hands-off approach to the Islamic Republic
By Joshua Davidovich and Tamar Pileggi
Justice Minister, Amir Ohana during a discussion on the Security Cameras Law, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on September 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 30, 2019, 4:14 pm
A conspiracy of dunces: 7 things to know for October 30
Defenders of Netanyahu claim Israel is ruled by a deep state, Yigal Amir is innocent and Gideon Sa’ar is a rapist
By Joshua Davidovich
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