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Michael Horovitz

Michael Horovitz

Michael Horovitz is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel
Jerry Seinfeld attends the “Hunt For Rolling Treasure” premiere showcase, executive produced and starring Chris Mazzilli, Greg Lotko, and Dave Weber, with Larry Hochberg and Bungalow Media and Entertainment at Katie Murphy Auditorium on September 30, 2026 in New York City. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Hunt for Rolling Treasure/AFP)
October 12, 2026, 12:21 pm
Seinfeld responds to anti-Israel heckler by vowing to send ticket proceeds to Israel
Activists interrupt Jewish-American comedian’s performance in Chicago, accusing him of being a racist and ‘genocide apologist’ over his support for Israel; he is unfazed
By Michael Horovitz
Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Sa'ar in 2018 (YouTube screenshot)
October 12, 2026, 10:47 am
Police arrest Kfar Saba mayor, wife, suspected of receiving bribes to rig tenders
Report says Rafi Sa’ar’s wife was point person for bribes, known criminals received tenders, while couple used money to buy luxury items; 17 people arrested, 7 others questioned
By Michael Horovitz
Former Prime Minister and B'Yachad party leader Naftali Bennett speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, September 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 29, 2026, 3:20 am
Sept. 29: After PM’s warning, Bennett says ‘mass draft evasion and IDF’s collapse’ are ‘the worst danger’
IDF says troops ‘physically prevented harm’ to Palestinian family during West Bank settler riot * Despite report, Yashar says Shin Bet won’t provide security for Eisenkot * UK denies arms embargo widening
By Michael Horovitz, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
An anti-Israel protest outside a Yom Kippur service in Toronto, September 21, 2026. (X/Neil Herland)
September 27, 2026, 4:51 am
Canadian reporter said censured for video of anti-Israel rally at Yom Kippur service
Report says CBC pulled Jewish reporter Neil Herland off air, held hearing after he posted clip of rally outside his synagogue, where activists shouted ‘Zionist alert’ and ‘baby killer’
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative: Police carry out a raid in the southern Bedouin town of Rahat, May 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 27, 2026, 1:45 am
Negev residents report ‘insane gunfire’ for several hours, are reminded of Oct. 7
Communities near Rahat hear gunshots from 6:30 a.m., same time Hamas-led massacre began; police said to attribute shooting to a dispute between families in neighboring Bedouin city
By Michael Horovitz
David Milstein, senior adviser to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, speaks at a CPAC conference, October 30, 2023. (YouTube screenshot/CPAC)
September 22, 2026, 1:47 pm
Huckabee adviser accused of breach after asking Israeli guests for monetary wedding gift
David Milstein says request only meant for family and friends, removed it after realizing it went to all guests; sources tell Politico actions are security threat but not criminal
By Michael Horovitz
An illustration taken on July 7, 2024, shows the National Health Service (NHS) logo displayed on a screen backdropped by the Union Jack flag. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
September 15, 2026, 2:53 pm
British healthcare system rife with ‘malignant’ antisemitism, watchdog alleges
Film by Campaign Against Antisemitism shares several anecdotes, including surgeon telling patient during a procedure that Jews kill Palestinian kids ‘for fun,’ nurse doing Nazi salute for colleague
By Michael Horovitz
The Lauderdale Road Synagogue in 2014. (Wikipedia)
September 15, 2026, 8:18 am
Two fireworks launched at London synagogue by gang of youths on Rosh Hashanah
No injuries reported and historic building not damaged during incident, which occurred in afternoon of 2nd day of Jewish holiday; community security group says police investigating
By Michael Horovitz
Directors Yuval Abraham (left) and Rachel Szor, winners of the special jury prize for the film ‘Naza,’ pose for photographers during the closing ceremony of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 12, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
September 14, 2026, 12:48 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israeli politicians assail Israeli film alleging AI-powered killing in Gaza
After IDF rejects claims made in ‘NAZA,’ chief of staff reportedly to hold meeting on response; MK Lazimi assails culture minister for bid to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship
By Michael Horovitz
Polish-born oldest known Holocaust survivor Yehuda Widawski from Tel Aviv arrives at a tent build in front of the entrance of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau for a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp on January 27, 2015, in Oswiecim, Poland. (AFP PHOTO/ODD ANDERSEN)
September 14, 2026, 9:37 am
Yehuda Widawski, the oldest Holocaust survivor in Israel, dies at 107
Widawski, born in Poland, lost parents and all but one sibling during Holocaust; from 1978, he dedicated his life to restoring destroyed Jewish graves in Poland
By Michael Horovitz
A man works on a fence at a Palestinian-Bedouin family’s house to try to prevent attacks from Israeli settlers on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Taybeh, September 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
September 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
Progressive UK rabbis say West Bank sanctions necessary to combat settler violence
Welcoming measures, several religious leaders denounce ‘repugnant’ violence as counter to Jewish values, in contrast to UK’s chief rabbi, who called announcement a ‘dark day’
By Michael Horovitz
Daphna Carmon (L), murdered in 1982, and Danny Katz, murdered in 1983. (Courtesy)
September 3, 2026, 5:24 pm
Man convicted of murdering female soldier and teenage boy in 1980s dies in prison at 68
Atif Sabihi was serving life for murder and rape of Daphna Carmon, 21, in 1982 and murder of Danny Katz, 14, in 1983; he maintained his innocence, claimed to have confessed under duress
By Michael Horovitz
Liel Ifergen, suspected of murdering a 7-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 4-year-old boy in the city of Beit Shemesh, arrives for a remand hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, August 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 25, 2026, 2:32 pm
Man who allegedly stabbed 7-year-old to death reportedly on drugs at time of killing
Court orders Liel Ifergen kept in custody until Sept. 3 over Beit Shemesh stabbing; report says he’d been previously hospitalized at psychiatric hospital, will undergo new evaluation
By Michael Horovitz
White House aide Natalie Harp disembarks Air Force One, August 16, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 23, 2026, 11:55 pm
‘You are all that matters to me’: Report reveals top aide’s intimate notes to Trump
Natalie Harp repeatedly shared her devotion and desire to be close to the president in 2023 letters; she said she envied ‘those whose only “job” seems to be to talk with you and look pretty’
By Michael Horovitz
Head of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkott attends the Sagi laws for equality conference at the Peres center in Tel Aviv. July 12, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 23, 2026, 6:46 pm
Elections committee chair says Shin Bet has no intel on efforts to harm Eisenkot
Sohlberg says elections panel has no authority over matter after Zini denies Yashar party request to provide security for candidate who is leading in most polls
By Michael Horovitz
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