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Michael Horovitz

Michael Horovitz

Michael Horovitz is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel
Gold medalist Artem Dolgopyat of Israel poses during the medal ceremony for the floor exercise at the Men’s Individual Apparatus Finals, Part 1 on Day 3 of the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships at Arena Zagreb on August 21, 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Marko Lukunic/PIXSELL/Sipa USA)
August 22, 2026, 3:29 am
Israel’s Dolgopyat wins his third European gymnastics championship title
Olympic champion scores 14.466 points, to win the gold medal for the floor routine at championships in Croatia
By Michael Horovitz
Likud MK Ofir Katz (top left), Justice Minister Yariv Levin (top right), Likud MK Amit Halevi (bottom left) and Almog Cohen vote in the Likud primary at polling stations across the country, August 17, 2026. (Ofir Katz's office, Yariv Levin's office, Amit Halevi's office, Almog Cohen's office)
August 17, 2026, 1:33 pm
Likud primary underway in heated contest for few remaining slots on party’s Knesset list
Polling stations open till 9 p.m., with Netanyahu’s expanded control of slate leaving few open spots; candidates take to social media for last-minute appeals to 140,000 Likud members
By Sam Sokol and Michael Horovitz
Union St-Gilloise’s Israeli forward #25 Anan Khalaili celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 6, football match between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) and Olympique de Marseille (FRA), at the RSC Anderlecht Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, on December 9, 2025. (NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP)
August 10, 2026, 10:00 am
Israeli soccer star Anan Khalaili said set to sign with England’s Crystal Palace
Deal said worth some $32.5 million would make Haifa-born player the most expensive Israeli signing; Manor Solomon set to move to West Ham from Spurs
By Michael Horovitz
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at a construction site in Petah Tikva, August 8, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Services screenshot)
August 9, 2026, 5:55 am
Fire rages for some 10 hours underneath construction site at Petah Tikva mall
Blaze began in underground parking lot where various materials intensified inferno; no injuries reported; site was empty due to Shabbat
By Michael Horovitz
An illustrative photo of the Israel-Egypt border, September 9, 2025. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
August 2, 2026, 5:32 am
Aug. 2: Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 strikes Egypt, is felt in Israel
Israeli Navy to conduct drill off Israel’s coast * American Airlines won’t resume Israel flights before March 27
By Michael Horovitz, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Windows of the Herzliya Pasta Basta branch shown smashed on July 31, 2026. (Herzliya Mayor Yaron Fisher/Facebook)
July 31, 2026, 8:40 pm
Windows of Herzliya pasta franchise smashed, allegedly because it opens on Shabbat
City’s mayor decries ‘serious criminal act,’ backs business, vows to support shopping complex and ensure largely secular city remains ‘beacon of liberalism’
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative: Policemen enter their vehicle on July 23, 2013, in Malia on the Greek island of Crete. (AFP/Costas Metaxakis)
July 28, 2026, 2:11 pm
Israelis say they were attacked by anti-Israel mob who stormed their hotel in Crete
Tourists on Greek island say they were singing in Hebrew when assailants began shouting ‘F*ck Israel,’ ‘Free Palestine’ at them; one Israeli shot in head with air rifle
By Michael Horovitz
Left: Defense Minister Israel Katz (L) in Jerusalem, May 31, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90); right: Tal Yinon Dardik (Courtesy)
July 26, 2026, 2:37 am
Katz said to meet suspect detained over brutal settler attack on West Bank village
Defense minister reportedly visits Tal Yinon Dardik, who is on hunger strike after being detained for March attack in which Palestinian victim accuses him of zip-tying his genitals
By Michael Horovitz
People walk along a street in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in central Israel, March 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 14, 2026, 10:01 am
Bnei Brak set to implement gender segregation on two main streets
Following ruling by rabbis, city will put up signs and barriers segregating sidewalks, despite Supreme Court ban on practice in 2017
By Michael Horovitz
Jayson Gillham, in an undated image. (Jayson Gillham website)
July 10, 2026, 4:27 pm
Pianist who said IDF targets reporters loses suit against Melbourne show cancelation
Judge rejects Jayson Gillham’s claim Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took ‘adverse actions’ by nixing 2024 performance, saying he contravened policy against all political statements
By Michael Horovitz
Former Supreme Court justice Edna Arbel speaks at the annual cyber week held at Tel Aviv University on June 25, 2017. (Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 6:23 pm
Edna Arbel, former state attorney and Supreme Court justice, dies at 82
Arbel took part in Justice Ministry probe into Bus 300 affair, was on staff of state inquiry into Sabra and Shatila massacre, before becoming Tel Aviv District Court judge in 1988
By Michael Horovitz
View of the southern city of Eilat, September 9, 2025. (Yaniv Nadav/FLASH90)
June 28, 2026, 6:15 pm
Cabinet okays 5-year NIS 360 million plan for Eilat’s economy, infrastructure
Funds will improve resort city’s public transportation, health system, and tertiary education; Netanyahu says ‘southern pearl’ will become ‘strong, flourishing, southern gate’ of Israel
By Michael Horovitz and Diana Bletter
A banner shows a graphic depicting Iranian-built drones with a sign in Farsi that reads: "Arash drone is the nightmare for Iran's enemies," as an Iranian flag waves at left, in Tehran, Iran, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 23, 2026, 5:40 pm
US pilot downed over Iran reported seeing jellyfish-like drone formation — report
‘Meshed networking’ of drones may have enabled Iran to shoot down F-15; US intelligence said unsure if pilot’s account accurate, previously did not assess Tehran to have capability
By Michael Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90/ File)
June 16, 2026, 9:04 pm
Netanyahu denounces ‘police state’ trial as his cross-examination ends after over a year
PM claims people likened his prosecutors to the ‘Stasi’ as state attorney scrutinizes Netanyahu’s statements to police in Case 2000; defense to question premier in next stage
By Michael Horovitz
A Great White shark spotted in the Strait of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea, in late May. (Healthy Seas/SDSS/GhostDiving screenshot)
June 8, 2026, 12:59 pm
Diver has rare encounter with Great White shark in Mediterranean
Volunteer clearing fishing nets from wreck off Sicily says fingers trembled while videoing creature; hopes it doesn’t spark hunt for endangered species, which was spotted far from shore
By Michael Horovitz
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