Joshua Davidovich

Illustrative: Israel troops operate near Kfar Qaddum in the West Bank city on September 23, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

September 29, 2022, 2:35 pm

US calls for probe into death of Palestinian boy, 7, during IDF operations

‘We are heartbroken by the death of an innocent child,’ says State Department deputy spokesman after Rayan Suleiman dies during Israeli search for stone throwers in West Bank town

By Joshua Davidovich

Maccabi Haifa's Surinamese midfielder Tjaronn Chery celebrates with teammates after scoring the opener during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Israel's Maccabi Haifa and France's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Sammy Ofer stadium in the city of Haifa on September 14, 2022. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

September 15, 2022, 3:55 am

Haifa downed by French giant PSG in Champions League after briefly taking shock lead

Maccabi loses 3-1 on goals from Messi, Mbappe and Neymar, but night still proves magical as 30,000 fans watch home team outplay powerhouse squad, at least for a little while

By Joshua Davidovich and AFP

From left, Aura Herzog, Queen Elizabeth, Chaim Herzog and Prince Edward in Britain in 1993. (Ya'acob Sa'ar/GPO)

September 8, 2022, 2:12 pm

Israeli leaders mourn Queen Elizabeth, pay homage to ‘inspirational legacy’

Lapid says Elizabeth II ‘leaves behind an unparalleled legacy of leadership,’ while Herzog notes his parents’ warm audiences with long-serving monarch

By Joshua Davidovich

Benfica's Rafa Silva, center, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Champions League group H soccer match between Benfica and Maccabi Haifa at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP/Armando Franca)

September 7, 2022, 3:10 am

Maccabi Haifa downed by Benfica 2-0 as Champions League push kicks off

Israeli team’s woes in European soccer tournament continue, with Lisbon side able to score goals in quick succession despite solid first half defense; next up: Messi and PSG

By Joshua Davidovich

Teachers and maintenance staff of the Gamla primary school in Katzrin, Golan Heights get ready for next week's school year opening on August 22, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

August 30, 2022, 2:35 pm

Strike looms after court rejects state’s request to order teachers to work

Treasury source claims maximum offered after reports that sides still far apart on some issues, with one day to go before planned opening of school

By Joshua Davidovich

Bank of Israel chief Amir Yaron attends a press conference presenting the Israel bank's annual report in Jerusalem on March 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

July 4, 2022, 7:57 pm

Bank of Israel raises interest rate to 1.25% to rein in inflation

Central bank says inflation over the past 12 months reached 4.1%, with estimates showing it rising to 4.5% for 2022

By Joshua Davidovich and Ricky Ben-David

MK Gilad Kariv, left, motions as MK Itamar Ben Gvir is led out of a Knesset committee meeting on June 26, 2022. (Olivier FItoussi/Flash90)

June 27, 2022, 6:16 am

Battle lines drawn as coalition and opposition resume clash over Knesset’s fate

Government makes gains in bid to disperse parliament amid efforts by opposition to take control and install Netanyahu as prime minister, but Likud-led camp vows to keep fighting

By Carrie Keller-Lynn and Joshua Davidovich

People walk towards the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Saturday, July 11, 2020. (AP/Emrah Gurel)

June 13, 2022, 2:26 pm

Report details Israelis being whisked from Istanbul as assassins awaited them

Israelis in city were called and told to leave immediately, without even gathering suitcases, after intel showing imminent danger amid Iranian attack threats, according to report

By Joshua Davidovich

Israeli and pro-Palestinian students stage protests at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba on May 23, 2022. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

June 1, 2022, 2:47 pm

Bill to ban Palestinian flag at state-funded institutions clears initial reading

Bennett’s Yamina, coalition’s fellow right-wing New Hope party back opposition measure to outlaw display of flag at universities, other public bodies

By Joshua Davidovich

Jewish nationalists wave Israeli flags during a Flag March next to the Damascus Gate, outside Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

May 25, 2022, 2:29 pm

Air defenses readied as Gaza threatens ‘response’ to Jerusalem Flag March — reports

IDF said to adjust Iron Dome deployments, increase alert level after terror groups reportedly warn they could take unspecified actions if there are ‘provocations’ at Sunday parade

By Joshua Davidovich

In this September 22, 2014 photo, members of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard march during an annual military parade at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, outside Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

May 24, 2022, 2:12 pm

Bennett: Biden notified me of decision to keep Iran Guards on terror list

PM lauds US leader ‘as true friend of Israel,’ says he made the ‘correct, just’ decision not to delist ‘world’s largest terror organization’

By Joshua Davidovich and TOI staff

Employees of US embassy in Ukraine raise the US national flag at the US embassy, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 18, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

May 18, 2022, 3:09 pm

US reopens Kyiv embassy months after fleeing west ahead of invasion

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says move a result of US arms helping Ukraine fend off Russian advance; safety precautions put in place for diplomats returning to capital

By Joshua Davidovich

Rockets fired by Hamas terrorists in Gaza into Israel, seen over the central Israeli town of Kiryat Gat on May 18, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

April 20, 2022, 3:40 pm

Gazan rocket hits near Sderot home after day of Jerusalem tensions

No injuries reported in second attack this week, but four treated for shock; unclear why Iron Dome missile defense battery not utilized; house lightly damaged

By Joshua Davidovich

Muslim worshipers wrapped in Palestinian flags pray during holy Islamic month of Ramadan in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

April 19, 2022, 2:48 pm

Jewish visitors to be blocked from Temple Mount until after Ramadan — report

Widely reported move, which occurs every year, aimed at de-escalating tensions as diplomacy ramps up, but angry nationalists accuse government of folding to terror

By Joshua Davidovich

A Palestinian protester picks up a stone during clashes with Israeli police on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on April 15, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

April 15, 2022, 10:41 am

Timing bomb: What the press is saying about fights and flights

Tensions in Jerusalem are boiling over, to nobody’s surprise, and an oft-jailed suspect nobody ever suspected becomes the center of a cold case, shining a harsh light on police

By Joshua Davidovich