Michael Horovitz

December 8, 2023, 8:14 pm

Report: Jewish TikTok staff reveal rampant antisemitism, Israel-hate in workplace

Employees for video platform say colleagues openly express Jew-hatred on internal chat, moderators allow antisemitic, anti-Israel misinformation to roam free on app since Oct. 7

By Michael Horovitz

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (2nd R) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) light the giant Menorah for Hanukkah, in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate on December 7, 2023. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)

December 7, 2023, 7:48 pm

World leaders mark Hanukkah in shadow of Gaza war, soaring antisemitism

Germany’s Scholz becomes first chancellor to light Brandenburg Gate Menorah, calls for immediate release of hostages; Canada’s Trudeau notes ‘incredibly difficult’ months for Jews

By Michael Horovitz and AFP

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike over a forested area near Alma Al-Shaab in southern Lebanon, on December 6, 2023. (AFP)

December 7, 2023, 5:17 pm

Israeli civilian killed by anti-tank missile in north as Hezbollah attacks continue

IDF responds with attack helicopters, tanks and artillery at source of fire; Netanyahu tells soldiers Lebanon will share Gaza’s fate if Hezbollah opens wider war

By Emanuel Fabian, Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

A firefighter at the scene of a blaze at Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, December 3, 2023. (Fire and Rescue services)

December 4, 2023, 2:21 pm

Patient dies in fire at Kaplan hospital in Rehovot

Staff extricates man before firefighters arrive to put out blaze, but he later dies of injuries; initial probe suggests electrical fault caused incident

By Michael Horovitz

Hebrew University professor and former Foreign Ministry chief Shlomo Avineri speaks at a panel on Israeli-German relations in Jerusalem on January 12, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

December 1, 2023, 3:22 pm

Prominent political scientist and veteran diplomat Shlomo Avineri dead at 90

Avineri known for his research into Marx, Hegel; held senior roles at Hebrew University; was a former Foreign Ministry director-general; won Israel Prize in 1996

By Michael Horovitz

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, lays the foundation stone for a new community, Ofir, as he meets with municipal leaders of communities close to the Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

November 29, 2023, 3:16 pm

Several Gaza border communities refuse to send reps to meeting with Netanyahu

PM meets regional council heads, but some kibbutzim decry short notice for meeting, claim lack of interest, as government under fire for poor response to Oct. 7 victims

By Michael Horovitz

Israeli security forces guard outside the entrance to Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, November 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

November 29, 2023, 2:20 pm

Arab Israeli prisoners oppose release under hostage deal, prefer to go to trial

Most of the 25 citizens eligible to go free were arrested after Oct. 7 on charges of incitement, supporting terror; lawyer says they don’t want to be part of exchange with Hamas

By Michael Horovitz

From left to right: Yahli Chen, Noga Peleg, Aya Atzilia, and Leah Winkler, Nofei Habsor students who directed the short film "The Kidnapping," in a Channel 12 report, November 29, 2023. (Channel 12 news: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 29, 2023, 12:31 pm

Nir Oz high schoolers made prescient short film about abduction months before Oct. 7

Aya Atzili, whose parents were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, says movie was meant to be ‘imaginary,’ group ‘laughed about it’; students vow to return, live in community

By Michael Horovitz

A Haredi reservist soldier (right) is mobbed by ultra-Orthodox extremists in the city of Bnei Brak, November 20, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 20, 2023, 6:42 pm

Haredi extremists attack ultra-Orthodox reserve soldier in Bnei Brak

Group blocks car with trash cans; yells hateful chants at other residents who come to defend him; municipality slams ‘inappropriate behavior,’ says suspects arrested

By Michael Horovitz

The children and babies kidnapped on October 7 and held hostage by terrorists in the Gaza Strip. (Israel's official Twitter account)

November 20, 2023, 5:25 pm

On World Children’s Day, Israeli group urges global action to free kids held in Gaza

Israeli Association for Early Childhood says lack of action by UN members to secure the release of some 40 children and babies held by terror groups adds to their suffering

By Michael Horovitz

Samantha Pearson, head of the University of Alberta sexual assault center. (Linkedin photo; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 19, 2023, 5:31 am

University fires head of sex assault center who signed letter denying Oct. 7 rapes

President of University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, says director of campus center no longer employed by university, apologizes for ‘hurt and distress’

By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

President Joe Biden arrives at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, November 17, 2023. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

November 19, 2023, 12:44 am

Biden wants global security regime in Gaza, then PA; floats visa ban on violent settlers

In op-ed, US president calls for international effort to rebuild post-war Strip, says extremists in West Bank must be stopped, held accountable; Netanyahu: PA ‘not fit’ to run Gaza

By Jacob Magid and Michael Horovitz

A Star of David drawn by armored vehicles in the Golani brigade to remember their fallen, in Gaza City, November 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

November 18, 2023, 8:28 pm

Honoring fallen, Golani troops trace giant Star of David into captured terror outpost

Soldiers use armored vehicles to make symbol on grounds used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad for ceremonies, in memory of 72 comrades who have been killed since Oct. 7

By Michael Horovitz

November 18, 2023, 7:09 pm

Head of Canadian campus sexual assault center signs letter denying Oct. 7 rape cases

Letter slams center-left leader for mentioning ‘unverified accusation’ of sexual assault, as Israeli police build rape cases against Hamas-led terrorists using array of evidence

By Michael Horovitz

A table set at the dining hall of Kibbutz Nir Oz with posters of those murdered and kidnapped in Hamas's October 7 massacre, November 14, 2023. (Channel 12 screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 16, 2023, 12:06 pm

In empty kibbutz’s dining hall, Nir Oz survivors set places for 38 killed, 75 hostages

Residents lay out photos of victims in their customary spots in the community’s ‘center of life’: ‘Life will only return when the hostages come here, now’

By Michael Horovitz