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Lee Gancman

Lee Gancman is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.
Illustrative: Rabbi Yona Yaakobi stands in front of the larger synagogue currently active in the Jewish Azerbaijani town of Krasnaya Sloboda. (Courtesy)
June 22, 2016, 4:10 pm
A glimpse into Azerbaijan’s hidden all-Jewish town
Even as its future is uncertain, the unique north Caucasus community of Krasnaya Sloboda is experiencing a religious revival
By Lee Gancman
A restoration expert works on a mosaic inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Feb 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
February 21, 2016, 1:25 pm
Centuries-old icon uncovered in Bethlehem church
Neglected for over 200 years, Church of the Nativity is in the midst of a large-scale renovation
By Lee Gancman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets then-US secretary of state Hillary Clinton at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 20, 2012. (Avi Ohayon/GPO via Getty Images)
February 21, 2016, 11:59 am
‘Very rough’ talk with Netanyahu referenced in new Clinton email dump
But transcript of phone call is blacked out; other releases from presidential contender’s emails relate to Barak, Livni
By Lee Gancman
Larry Sanders, the brother of Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, talks to British TV about his sibling on August 31, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)
February 15, 2016, 11:22 pm
Bernie Sanders has what it takes to win, says big brother Larry
Sibling of Democratic candidate says he’s confident of an easy victory over ‘obnoxious’ Trump, but first Hillary has to be defeated
By Lee Gancman
Jackie Mason (photo credit: International Film Circuit, Inc.)
February 15, 2016, 5:57 pm
Jackie Mason: Blacklist anti-Israel celebs
‘If not for the Jews who created the industry in Hollywood, all these people would never have a job,’ veteran Jewish comic says
By Lee Gancman
CCTV video footage showing the moment when two hit and run suspects managed to evade police due to a runaway cruiser on February 13, 2016. (Facebook)
February 15, 2016, 10:35 am
Suspects escape after police forget to put car in ‘park’
Officers in Galilee forced to direct attention to runaway vehicle in embarrassing incident making the rounds on social media
By Lee Gancman
Leader of the Joint Arab list Ayman Odeh leads the weekly Joint Arab list meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, October 12, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 11, 2016, 5:32 pm
Right-winger arrested for death threats against chairman, Arab party says
Joint List says activist was reacting to Ayman Odeh’s statements on social media in support of Palestinian cause
By Lee Gancman
The pride parade in Tel Aviv, June 2010. (photo credit: Omer Messinger/Flash90)
February 11, 2016, 1:01 pm
High Court ruling ends gay Palestinian’s asylum nightmare
Lack of coordination between authorities led to permit problems and multiple arrests, expulsion threats
By Lee Gancman
Jamal Hakrush, slated to become the first Muslim Arab to rise to the rank of deputy commissioner in the Israel Police, on February 11, 2016. (Israel Police)
February 11, 2016, 11:49 am
Israel police to appoint first Muslim deputy commissioner
New unit to combat disproportionate amount of crime in Arab community, will include 1,300 officers, dozens of new stations
By Lee Gancman
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, at the funeral of fellow terrorist Ahmed al-Zahar in the village of Al-Moghraga near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on February 3, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
February 8, 2016, 5:47 pm
Family of Hamas man executed by group blames ‘personal’ gripe
In open letter to Mashaal, relatives ‘accuse influential figures’ within military wing of being behind the killing
By Lee Gancman
Bar Refaeli and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the 'Cinema for Peace Gala 2010' during the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
February 8, 2016, 4:02 pm
Refaeli invokes DiCaprio in attempt to avoid taxes
Israeli supermodel says she was living with Leo, not in Israel, as she battles allegations of not reporting $3.8m in 2009-2010
By Lee Gancman
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Amjad Abu Omar Sakari, who was shot dead while carrying out an attack on Israeli soldiers near the Beit El settlement, during his funeral in the village of Jamain south of Nablus, on February 1, 2016. (AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
February 8, 2016, 2:46 pm
Israel said set to release bodies of East Jerusalem attackers
Residents of the capital fall under the jurisdiction of the public security minister, who favors holding onto remains
By Lee Gancman
February 8, 2016, 10:18 am
Palestinian man killed when Gaza smuggling tunnel caves in
Egyptian official said to complain after Israeli minister boasts Jerusalem urged Cairo to flood cross-border tunnels
By Lee Gancman
February 7, 2016, 5:05 pm
Fatah and Hamas officials in Doha for unity talks
Official says goal is to create a ‘consensus government’
By Lee Gancman
A Palestinian man plays with a dog during the first dog show in Gaza City, on February 5, 2016, organized by dog owners in the Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
February 7, 2016, 1:53 pm
In first, Gaza City goes to the dogs
Current generation of Strip residents warming to raising of canines despite traditional cultural distaste
By Lee Gancman
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