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Laurie Kellman

A protester smokes a cigarette after lighting it off a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, January 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 16, 2026, 11:07 pm
She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol for Iranian protesters
The gesture has been repeated across the world in demonstrations against the Islamic Republic; woman says she participated in past protests in Iran, fled to Canada in 2024
By Laurie Kellman
FILE: Washington Post owner and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos talks during a ceremony near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the one-year anniversary of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi death, October 2, 2019. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
February 26, 2025, 11:53 pm
Bezos restricts Washington Post opinion page, prompting section editor to resign
Billionaire says the paper’s opinion section ‘will defend free market and personal liberties’ only, as Post’s rightward shift sparks praise from Elon Musk and other Trump allies
By Laurie Kellman
From left, Adva Gutman, Ayelet Sela bin Nun, Alon Adar, Adva Adar and Daniel Toledano, hold portraits of relatives held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, during a press conference at the Paris town hall, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 in Paris. (AP/Michel Euler)
November 5, 2023, 6:22 pm
Families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza travel worldwide to be living reminders
Adva Adar, granddaughter of Yaffa, seen in iconic photo of Hamas taking captives, says it’s ‘very scary thinking it’s going to be old news that my grandmother will stay hostage’
By Lori Hinnant and Laurie Kellman
Five Brodutch family members, L-R: Hagar, Ofri, Avichai, Yuval and Uriah. All but Avichai have been taken hostage. (Avichai Brodutch via AP)
October 27, 2023, 6:22 pm
Some 30 children were taken hostage into Gaza. Their families wait in agony
Waking nightmare plunges families of captives into foggy limbo distinct from grieving — the agony of being haunted by knowledge that their loved ones are defenseless
By Laurie Kellman
US Embassy in Jerusalem, October 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 3, 2023, 3:28 pm
‘A nightmare’: US passport crunch for dual citizens in Israel among most severe
Over 200,000 people with citizenship of both countries live in Israel; even newborns need separate appointments, which now take around 90 days to get in Israel, down from 360 days
By Laurie Kellman, Rebecca Santana and DAVID KOENIG
Tourists walk in downtown Rome, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
July 2, 2022, 7:55 am
After two pandemic years, world sees summer travel bounce — and chaos
Israelis and Palestinians among those hoping for a rebound from COVID woes, but the recovery is likely to take time
By Laurie Kellman
Tourists visit the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
July 1, 2022, 6:49 pm
After 2 pandemic years, global tourism industry itching for ‘revenge travel’ summer
But despite return of travelers, full recoveries not expected until at least 2024 due to rising inflation, supply chain problems, continued case spikes and labor shortages
By Laurie Kellman
The home of US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides sits between two taller buildings on the main road of the German Colony neighborhood of Jerusalem, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
June 24, 2022, 5:00 pm
After seaside digs dumped by Trump, US ambassador roosts at Jerusalem rental instead
2017 decision to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sell the longtime ambassadorial residence led Tom Nides on a hunt for a suitable property in the capital
By Laurie Kellman
Engineers work on the conversion of a Boeing 767 passenger plane to a cargo plane at the Israel Aerospace Industries in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on January 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
February 23, 2022, 11:11 am
Cashing in on e-commerce, Israeli engineers transform jets for cargo use
Israel’s state-owned aerospace company competes with giants like Boeing in a growing market seen as a doorway to the post-pandemic future
By Laurie Kellman
A delivery driver from the Wolt app leaves a pharmacy with rapid antigen tests for the coronavirus, to deliver to a customer in Tel Aviv, January 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
January 11, 2022, 1:40 am
Amid Israel’s Omicron ‘panic,’ a food delivery company pivots to home test kits
Wolt delivery service says antigen tests are ordered every three seconds — a reflection of widespread anxiety and confusion over government’s constantly changing pandemic policies
By Laurie Kellman
In this September 22, 2021, file photo, a street sign with defaced faces of Ultra-Orthodox women hangs in Jerusalem's Old City. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
October 2, 2021, 12:04 pm
‘This is not Kabul’: Israel struggles with extremists defacing images of women
Billboards showing female soccer players, musicians and Holocaust survivors repeatedly vandalized by religious extremists in Jerusalem and other cities
By Laurie Kellman
US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks to American service members at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England on June 9, 2021. (AP/Patrick Semansky)
June 10, 2021, 2:11 am
Biden administration laying groundwork for push to expand Abraham Accords
Rare carryover policy from previous White House faces hurdles as recent Gaza fighting strengthened conviction of opponents
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aya Batrawy and Laurie Kellman
Gilad Kariv, leader of the Reform movement in Israel and a candidate for Knesset on the Labor party list, poses for a photo at the Party's headquarter In Tel Aviv, Israel, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
March 19, 2021, 11:05 am
1st Reform rabbi set to enter Knesset shrugs off hostility and boycott threats
Labor candidate Gilad Kariv puts his religious stream closer to the center of power in Israel; Orthodox parties criticize him as face of ‘illegitimate’ Judaism
By Laurie Kellman
A man presents his Green Pass, proof that he is vaccinated against the coronavirus, on opening night at the Khan Theater for a performance where all guests were required to show proof of vaccination or full recovery from the virus, in Jerusalem, February 23, 2021. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 26, 2021, 2:35 pm
Debuting vaccine passes, Israel once again leads world — into an ethical pickle
Many countries are now weighing their own certification systems, while grappling with moral questions over the prospect of dividing the world along lines of vaccine access
By Laurie Kellman
Then-US president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk to a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, January 27, 2020. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
February 17, 2021, 12:50 pm
Pandemic politicking: Run-up to Israel’s election echoes US presidency brawl
Just as race to White House was seen as a choice of Trump or anyone else, Israelis are largely divided over whether or not long-time leader Netanyahu can remain in office
By Laurie Kellman
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