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

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Judea and Samaria Division military base, near the West Bank settlement of Beit El, April 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

April 11, 2022, 2:14 pm

Looking to salvage coalition, Bennett says he ‘understands’ renegade MKs’ criticism

Prime minister launches media blitz as government falters, saying he won’t work with Netanyahu or Joint List, defending right-wing bona fides and accusing PA’s Abbas of double game

By Joshua Davidovich

An Israeli man receives a second booster of the COVID-19 vaccine in Modi'in, on January 6, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

April 5, 2022, 2:26 pm

Israeli data shows 4th vaccine dose improves COVID protection for older people

Additional vaccination shot helps protect against severe disease for individuals over 60, gives limited defense against infection, new research says

By Joshua Davidovich

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends the funeral of 49-year-old Doris Yahbas, who was killed in a terror attack in Beersheba, at a cemetery in Moshav Gilat, on March 23, 2022. (Flash90)

March 25, 2022, 5:12 pm

Cops and ribbers: What the press is saying about terror, terrible jokes and Ukraine

A deadly rampage in the south raises questions about the police, and bickering ministers and a poor joke raise questions about the government

By Joshua Davidovich

Illustrative: Ukrainian Jews who fled the Russian invasion are seen at Chisinau International Airport in Moldova as they make their way to Israel, March 6, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

March 20, 2022, 12:47 pm

Give me your huddled (Jewish) masses: What the press says about refugees and Ukraine

The media looks at Israel’s ham-fisted policies for dealing with Ukrainian refugees, especially non-Jews; pundits see Israel-Iran in Ukraine-Russia; and a rabbinical great dies

By Joshua Davidovich

Kyiv's ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, Ukrainian citizens and supporters attend a special prayer session at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 2, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 4, 2022, 12:22 pm

Stuck in the middle with Ukraine: What the press is saying about Russia’s invasion

Dispatching reporters to Europe (and squabbling with each other over it), Israel wrestles with the unfolding horror, Jerusalem’s non-stance, and the ghosts of WWII

By Joshua Davidovich

Police officers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

February 14, 2022, 2:20 pm

Jerusalem police deploy in force to Sheikh Jarrah as low-level clashes reported

Far-right MK Ben-Gvir, accused of provoking riots, returns to makeshift ‘bureau’ in flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood; four reported hurt in renewed fighting

By Joshua Davidovich

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks alongside police officials and Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar, left, during a visit to Rahat on December 6, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

February 8, 2022, 1:56 pm

Bennett orders probe of alleged spyware targets before deciding on inquest

Meeting with top judicial officials, prime minister asks that 26 people named in report be ‘checked’ as police claim they only managed to hack a single phone out of three tries

By Joshua Davidovich

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, Ofer Winter and Israeli army officers inspect the area where two officers from the Egoz commando unit were killed in a friendly fire accident outside a base on January 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 7, 2022, 2:01 pm

IDF probe blames flawed culture at top of elite Egoz unit for friendly fire deaths

Deputy commander and other officers removed from posts; detachment head to be suspended from commanding for 2 years over incident in which they showed ‘no common sense,’ army says

By Joshua Davidovich

Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem on a phone call with UAE leader Mohammed Bin Zayed on August 13, 2020. (Kobi Gideon/PMO)

February 4, 2022, 12:04 pm

Rang up: What the press is saying about phone hacks, price hikes and IS hits

The cops are in trouble for misleading about phone spyware, people are unhappy that goods are overpriced, and Israelis want a role in the assassination of Islamic State’s leader

By Joshua Davidovich