Michael Horovitz

Illustrative: Monkeypox virus (Udomkarn Chitkul/iStock by Getty Images)

May 23, 2022, 2:00 am

Top health official, virus expert call for calm over monkeypox outbreak

There is currently only one confirmed case in Israel, and officials say it is unlikely to become a new pandemic

Otto Skorzeny, Austrian-born German SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel) in the Waffen-SS in World War II. (WikiCommons)

May 22, 2022, 2:22 pm

Story of Mossad’s ties with high-ranking Nazi to become TV show

Doug Liman to direct limited series about enlistment of Otto Skorzeny to help sabotage Egyptian missile program, which will be based on chapter in Israeli journalist’s book

By Michael Horovitz

Shaima Dallali (formerly president of City Students’ Union) takes over as president of the UK National Union of Students. (Screenshot via YouTube)

May 21, 2022, 3:59 pm

UK government questions student union head’s election over alleged antisemitism

Minister requests probe into involvement of Shaima Dallali in campaigns against the IHRA definition of Jew hatred, allegedly violating the ‘core rules’ of NUS

By Michael Horovitz and TOI staff

Unfinished construction of one of the three metal wall roadblocks encircling Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's Ra'anana home, January 13, 2022. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)

May 19, 2022, 1:48 am

High Court slams state’s handling of construction at PM’s residences

Judges criticize building without permits or permission by the state at Bennett’s private Ra’anana home and decry lack of progress in renovating official residence in Jerusalem

By Michael Horovitz

Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend Lag B'Omer celebrations in Meron on May 18, 2022. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

May 18, 2022, 9:24 pm

Pilgrims return to Meron for downsized event, a year after crush that killed 45

Worshipers hold memorial service for victims as annual Lag B’Omer events begin, alongside heavy police presence and new rules in place to avoid repeat of 2021 disaster

By Michael Horovitz and Judah Ari Gross

Workers load packages of Israeli humanitarian aid for Ukraine onto El Al aircraft, at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, on March 1, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)

May 18, 2022, 8:06 pm

Health minister pledges to fly injured Ukrainians to Israel for medical care

Nitzan Horowitz tweets that millions in additional funds will be allocated for medical aid to Ukraine, in a sign of growing Israeli support for war-torn country

By Michael Horovitz

France's newly appointed Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech during a handover ceremony in the courtyard of the Hotel Matignon, French prime ministers' official residence, in Paris on May 16, 2022. (Ludovic MARIN/POOL/AFP)

May 17, 2022, 6:01 pm

Macron names 1st French female PM in 30 years; her father was Polish Jewish refugee

Elisabeth Borne is only the second woman in the history of French politics to hold the position

By Michael Horovitz

Singer Michael Ben David performs on behalf of Israel during the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12, 2022 at the Pala Alpitour venue in Turin. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

May 17, 2022, 5:54 pm

Israel’s Eurovision contestant accuses media of antisemitism

Michael Ben David says journalists refused to interview him; however, press conferences during the finals are held only for qualifying contestants — which he was not

By Michael Horovitz

The Netanya railway station. (Chen Leopold/Flash 90)

May 17, 2022, 12:43 pm

Commuter chaos as rail line closed after rush hour incident, causing heavy delays

Travelers complain about lack of information, absence of replacement buses; track between Herzliya and Netanya later reopens

By Michael Horovitz

Two wrecked cars involved in an accident along Route 6, north of the Kiryat Gat interchange, May 15, 2022. (Magen David Adom)

May 15, 2022, 9:04 am

Man fatally hit by car in southern Israel

Three others lightly injured in crash at the side of Route 6 highway

By Michael Horovitz

Susan Burns, curator at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem points to the opening of Herzl's 'Altneuland,' on May 9, 2022. (Screen grab/Channel 13)

May 14, 2022, 1:26 pm

Handwritten manuscript of Herzl’s utopian ‘Altneuland’ on display for first time

Each of the 396 pages is insured for NIS 1 million; curator says father of Zionism’s vision of modern Israel, with light rail and electronic newspapers, is part ‘prophecy’

By Michael Horovitz

Scene for 'This is Spinal Tap'. (Screen grab/YouTube)

May 14, 2022, 12:34 pm

Sequel to ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ in the works with original cast

Band getting back together for sequel to cult classic mockumentary; director and star Rob Reiner says fans demanded it

By Michael Horovitz

An MDA motorbike at the scene of the murder in Acre, on May 13, 2022. (Courtesty of MDA)

May 14, 2022, 11:07 am

20-year-old man shot and killed on Acre street in broad daylight

Mazen Zakhur declared dead at the hospital; police believe shooting linked to criminal dispute

By Michael Horovitz

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks with his foreign policy adviser Shimrit Meir at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 26, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 13, 2022, 9:01 pm

Shimrit Meir, top aide to Bennett, resigns after one year in position

Meir was reportedly the prime minister’s closest aide but clashed with Bennett’s political team and his right-wing party members

By Michael Horovitz and Carrie Keller-Lynn

Sheikh Yusuf Albaz appears for a hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, on October 28, 2021. (Flash90)

May 13, 2022, 2:51 pm

Lod imam indicted for incitement to violence at Temple Mount

Sheikh Yusuf Albaz charged over a Facebook post and comments supportive of riots; he is currently on trial for similar remarks made a year ago

By Michael Horovitz