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Melanie Lidman
Melanie Lidman
African migrants walk out of the Holot detention center in the Negev desert in southern Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
September 3, 2017, 1:39 pm
In Uganda, deported migrants accuse Israel of ‘trafficking in refugees’
As the High Court approves the ongoing 'willing deportation' of African would-be refugees, some of those who already left express their bewilderment and trauma
By Melanie Lidman
The southern Israeli city of Eilat and Jordanian city of Aqaba seen on December 18, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 16, 2017, 11:34 am
Experts say Red Sea-Dead Sea pipe dream isn’t worth its salt
Plan to 'save' the wonder of the world through multi-million dollar pipeline is criticized as a political tool to win international donor money
By Melanie Lidman
Chickens at the Givat Olam organic farm near the settlement of Itamar, on April 9, 2012. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 15, 2017, 6:57 pm
Israel may eschew European eggs over pesticide risk
Local quotas will be reexamined in bid to avoid importing eggs for the holidays following huge EU contamination
By Melanie Lidman
A new generation of Igbos is being raised with Judaism. (photo credit: Shai Afsai/Times of Israel)
August 11, 2017, 5:08 pm
Messianic Jews to Nigerians: You’re not ‘real’ Jews
Religious group from Arizona claims DNA testing proves that Igbo tribe are not genetically Jewish, drawing ire
By Melanie Lidman
Actor Jonathan Lipnicki at the Western Wall during his Birthright trip on July 28, 2017. (courtesy Jonathan Lipnicki)
August 7, 2017, 9:01 pm
Jerry Maguire scene-stealer, all grown up, has Israel at ‘Shalom’
Jonathan Lipnicki, best known for playing the cute kid in the 90s rom-com, spends 10 days in Israel as Birthright's 600,000th participant
By Melanie Lidman
The VENµS satellite and launcher at the launch site in French Guiana on July 31, 2017. (courtesy Israel Space Agency)
August 2, 2017, 5:06 am
Israel launches first environmental research satellite Venμs
High-resolution photos from satellite will be used to track climate change-linked trends, such as desertification, erosion, pollution
By Melanie Lidman
ZAKA volunteers next to the entrance to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem following the July 14, 2017, terror attack. (courtesy ZAKA)
August 1, 2017, 5:59 pm
On the Temple Mount, priests take on a new sacred duty: Collecting bodies
Ultra-Orthodox organization ZAKA, which retrieves fatalities after car accidents and terror attacks, creates volunteer group fearing more attacks on holy site
By Melanie Lidman
Artist's rendering of the Venμs satellite, Israel's first environmental research satellite, set to launch on August 2, 2017. (Israel Space Agency)
July 31, 2017, 6:29 pm
Men are from Mars, high-res pics are from Venμs
Israel to launch first environmental and agricultural research satellite from French Guiana on Wednesday
By Melanie Lidman
Illustrative: A gay couple with their daughter (monkeybusinessimages via iStock by Getty images)
July 17, 2017, 10:17 pm
State’s reply to High Court on same-sex adoption makes plain a bleak reality
Adoption became legal for gay and lesbian parents in 2008, but only 3 same-sex couples have since succeeded in adopting
By Melanie Lidman
A dead ibex found near the Ashalim stream after a massive acid waste spill on June 30, 2017. (Mark Katz/Nature and Parks Authority)
July 16, 2017, 5:42 pm
Dead Sea acid spill has turned popular hike route into long-term disaster zone
Despite ongoing 24-hour-a-day cleanup, the Arava's Ashalim stream will take years to rehabilitate after toxic sludge deluge
By Melanie Lidman
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on July 15, 2017. (courtesy Lior Keter)
July 16, 2017, 3:17 am
In muggy Tel Aviv, Guns N’ Roses brings sizzling show to 62,000 fans
Energetic peformance, one of Israel's largest concerts ever, runs for over 3 hours; woman seriously hurt attempting to scale stage, 65 treated for dehydration
By Melanie Lidman
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt (C) sits next to Israel's Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi (L) and Mazen Ghoneim (R), head of the Palestinian Water Authority, during a news conference about a water-sharing agreement between Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, in Jerusalem, July 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2017, 10:42 pm
White House hopes water deal will create ‘environment’ for peace talks
In statement, Trump administration reiterates an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is a 'top priority' for president
By Raphael Ahren and Melanie Lidman
Axl Rose (L), lead singer of the rock band Guns N' Roses, performs with Slash at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 27, 2017. (AFP/Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen)
July 13, 2017, 2:50 pm
Religious fans knocking on promoter’s door after Guns N’ Roses extends show
Band's request to add hour to concert means it will start before end of Shabbat; a few ticket-holders ask for refunds to the sold-out gig
By Melanie Lidman
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, center, sits next to Israel's Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, left, and Mazen Ghoneim, right, head of the Palestinian Water Authority, during a news conference about a water-sharing agreement between Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, in Jerusalem, July 13, 2017. (AFP/POOL/RONEN ZVULUN)
July 13, 2017, 1:42 pm
Israel, Palestinians reach landmark water deal for West Bank, Gaza
New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it's a 'harbinger of things to come'
By Raphael Ahren and Melanie Lidman
Supporters of the African Student Organization listen to asylum seekers talk about their experiences studying at Israeli universities in Tel Aviv on June 21, 2017. (courtesy Eli Tesma)
July 1, 2017, 8:08 am
African asylum seekers hit the books thanks to new student group
Newly launched African Student Organization provides support for 19 asylum seekers studying at Israeli universities
By Melanie Lidman
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