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Joshua Davidovich
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Gunmen from the Hamas terror group's Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades stand in front of the Jabaliya home of electrical engineer and Hamas commander Fadi al-Batsh, who was shot dead in Malaysia in a killing blamed on Israel, April 21, 2018. Gaza's ruling Hamas said Batsh was an important member of the organization. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
April 22, 2018, 4:22 pm
Publish and perish? 7 things to know for April 22
The killing of a Hamas scientist in Malaysia has Israel written all over it, but most everyone is still being coy
By Joshua Davidovich
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Bunker in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Department of Defense via AP)
April 15, 2018, 11:13 am
Mission accomplice: 7 things to know for April 15
The joint strike on Assad over the weekend will end up helping the regime and doesn't do US ally Israel any favors, the press predicts
By Joshua Davidovich
Smoke billows in the town of Douma, the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, on April 7, 2018, after Syrian regime troops resumed a military blitz to pressure rebels to withdraw. (AFP PHOTO/STRINGER)
April 9, 2018, 2:53 pm
If bombs could talk and words could kill: 10 things to know for April 8
Russia and Syria blame Israel for a strike on a base apparently used by Iranians, while the world blames the duo for a chemical attack and nobody expects much actual action
By Joshua Davidovich
Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag and shouts slogans against Israeli security forces during a protest on the Israel-Gaza border in the northern Gaza Strip on April 6, 2018. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
April 8, 2018, 11:18 am
Hearts and mines: 9 things to know for April 8
The fighting on the Gaza border is recognized as a battle over perceptions, and one Israel isn't necessarily winning
By Joshua Davidovich
A Palestinian man swings a slingshot during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 1, 2018. (AFP/ SAID KHATIB)
April 1, 2018, 2:12 pm
Netanyahu to Turkish leader: You are the occupier, don’t lecture us
Verbal spat between PM and Erdogan continues; former Hamas leader Mashaal says terror group has more 'surprises'; Israelis rally in Tel Aviv against Gaza shootings
By Joshua Davidovich
A picture taken on March 30, 2018 shows Palestinians fleeing as tear gas grenades begin to drop during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Gaza City. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
March 30, 2018, 8:16 pm
Israel hits Hamas sites with tanks, jets after Gazans fire on troops
No soldiers injured in most serious exchange capping violent day along border; IDF says shooting from inside Strip proves terrorists using protests as cover to carry out attacks
By Joshua Davidovich and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a snowball fight with his wife, Sara, and sons Avner and Yair at his residence in Jerusalem on January 10, 2013 (Avi Ohayon/GPO/FLASH90)
March 27, 2018, 3:13 pm
A family affair: 7 things to know for March 27
The PM's wife and son join him in the hot seat, with Sara Netanyahu reportedly telling investigators she deleted text messages to make room on her phone
By Joshua Davidovich
The smoke of a rocket fired by Palestinian Hamas militants is seen over Gaza City on March 25, 2018 as they take part in a military drill. (AFP/ MAHMUD HAMS)
March 26, 2018, 9:38 am
Iron Doh! 10 things to know for March 26
Missile interceptors are under fire after flubs in Israel and Saudi Arabia; the head of Meretz gets backing from the right; and a girl's dramatic leap to safety is lionized
By Joshua Davidovich
John Bolton speaking at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 17, 2015. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images via JTA)
March 25, 2018, 2:46 pm
Consider the monger: 10 things to know for March 25
While some in Israel fete John Bolton's nomination, others see him in a different light, and he isn't the only one around selling war or hate
By Joshua Davidovich
his combination of pictures created on March 22, 2018 shows outgoing White House National Security Advisor HR McMaster giving a key note speech in front of the Jamestown Foundation in Washington,DC on December 13, 2017 and former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaking on February 22, 2018 during CPAC 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. (AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO AND GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Eric BARADAT AND Alex WONG)
March 23, 2018, 4:13 pm
Stache or credit? 8 things to know for March 23
John Bolton is seen as bad news for the Iran deal and possible Mideast peace efforts as well, and leaders and spies continue to quibble over the Syria strike
By Joshua Davidovich
Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo speaks at a conference in memory of his predecessor as head of the spy agency, Meir Dagan, on March 21, 2018. (Tamir Bergig)
March 22, 2018, 12:09 pm
Reactor strike gives way to radioactive reactions: 9 things to know for March 22
With the Syria attack 'secret' out of the box, officials seek credit and point fingers, creating such a toxic atmosphere some wish the news had stayed under wraps
By Joshua Davidovich
An F-16I fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force's 119th Squadron prepares to take off during an operation to bomb a Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor on September 5, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2018, 2:05 pm
Blast from the past: 8 things to know for March 21
With the open secret now out, coverage looks at details of the 2007 raid on a Syrian nuclear reactor, the intel failures leading up to it and why it was kept under wraps until now
By Joshua Davidovich
Illustrative: Stray dogs. (JDMaddox/ iStockphoto, Getty Images)
March 20, 2018, 3:01 pm
Who’s not a very good boy? 10 things to know for March 20
Abbas refuses to be the US's puppy, Netanyahu is dogged by more legal trouble, NY Times pieces get defanged, and self-driving cars may get a shorter leash
By Joshua Davidovich
Security personnel at the scene where a security guard was attacked and seriously injured in a terror attack in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 18, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2018, 1:54 pm
Blood road: 10 things to know for March 19
Fresh terror fears; al-Ghad's violent history; Abbas under fire; France and Israel grapple with a rogue consular employee; Israeli-Iranian soccer coexistence and a tush-tiff in TA
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a Knesset plenum session on March 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
March 16, 2018, 12:36 pm
Russian roulette with an unloaded gun: Nine things to know for March 16
From early elections to UN votes, the press tries to figure out who is serious, who is bluffing, and why Israel sent out only a half-hearted condemnation of the UK nerve gas attack
By Joshua Davidovich
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