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Daily Briefing May 18: Day 590 – New day rises? IDF launches massive Gaza op

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the slow rollout of Gideon’s Chariots as ceasefire negotiations are ongoing in Doha, IAF strikes on Yemen...

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Friday Focus with Tal Schneider: The IDF’s women warriors

Even as some 70,000 ultra-Orthodox young men attempt to evade the draft, new IDF figures show that women now make up over 20% of troops in fighting...

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Daily Briefing May 15: Day 587 – Trump embraces his ‘strongest’ Mideast partner. It’s not Israel

Editor David Horovitz on the US president’s deal-making trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE; his meet-up with the new Syrian leader and the...

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What Matters Now to Eurovision mega-fan Tal Dahan: Politics, protests and camp in Basel

With an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Eurovision Song Contest, Dahan is onsite to support Israel’s contestant Yuval Raphael — and report back to...

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Daily Briefing May 14: Day 586 – Famine in Gaza? UN-linked group admits data not strong

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report claiming famine looms; Amy Spiro on 60 years of...

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Daily Briefing May 13: Day 585 – Caged and tortured in Gaza, Edan Alexander returns home

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the final living US-Israeli hostage’s release, the war right now in Gaza and a daring mission to recover remains...

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Daily Briefing May 12: Day 584 – Backstory behind US hostage Edan Alexander’s release

US bureau chief Jacob Magid updates us on moves leading to Hamas’s promised release of the captive lone soldier and previews what we may expect from...

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Daily Briefing May 11: Day 583 – Is coalition really in danger over Haredi draft bill?

Political reporter Sam Sokol on Haredi parties’ dilemma as public loses patience with lack of enlistment; reporter Sue Surkes on two initiatives to...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman – ‘Forever war’ in Gaza: Past, present & potential future

As Israel appears to be standing at a crossroads in the conflict, ToI’s diplomatic reporter delves into its rollout, pauses, surprises and successes

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Daily Briefing May 8: Day 580 – IDF poised to begin phase two of its plan to defeat Hamas

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on IDF airstrikes in Gaza and Lebanon, attacks on soldiers in the West Bank, and one way to fill a shortfall of...

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What Matters Now to bereaved mother Elana Kaminka: End the Gaza ‘forever war’

Peace activist tirelessly promotes dialog between Israelis and Palestinians — and protests the Netanyahu government, which she holds accountable for...

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Daily Briefing May 5: Day 577 – IDF prepares to conquer and occupy Gaza

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on IDF Gaza plan adopted by the cabinet, failures leading to Sunday’s Houthi ballistic missile impact, and the IDF...

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Daily Briefing May 4: Day 576 – Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion Airport

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on IDF operations in Gaza and Syria; environment reporter Sue Surkes on the rampaging wildfires last week and why we...

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After spat with firebrand Shai Davidai, Betar USA founder banned from Zionist Congress

ZOA Coalition rules that Ronn Torossian can no longer run with joint slate for upcoming elections after being accused of blackmailing, harassing...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Genesis of Israel’s hostage policy

ToI’s diplomatic reporter delves into Israel’s long history of hostage release negotiations and how the price per captive has become increasingly...

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Daily Briefing May 1: Day 573 – Ben-Gurion’s anguish upon the founding of Israel

In a special Independence Day episode, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur takes us back to the first prime minister’s conflicted emotions as the...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 30: Day 572 – IDF commanders who sacrificed themselves to save recruits

In a special Memorial Day episode, military reporter Emanuel Fabian discusses the harrowing IDF probes into the October 7 battles at the Zikim base,...

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What Matters Now to The Times of Israel: That all Oct. 7 fallen are remembered

ToI editors Amanda Borschel-Dan and Amy Spiro delve into the backstory behind our ongoing Those We Have Lost project, which has so far written the...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 28: Day 570 – IDF reservist killed in Gaza as family marched at Auschwitz

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian visits Strip’s Morag Corridor, reports on rare airstrikes on Beirut; culture editor Jessica Steinberg on March of...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: There is no Temple Mount status quo

ToI’s diplomatic reporter takes a deep dive into the Jerusalem flashpoint and explains how the precarious balance on the holy site has been...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 24: Day 566 – Calling Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ Abbas steps up condemnations

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, US bureau chief Jacob Magid addresses terror group’s long-term truce proposal and frustration among hostage families....

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What Matters Now to Prof. Manuela Consonni: How women resisted the Nazis

Director of Hebrew University’s Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism delves into the little-known history of women’s...

23.04.2025 10

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Iran’s top diplomat in China to discuss nuclear talks with US

Foreign Minister Araghchi says he is keeping Beijing updated on developments in negotiations; Tehran condemns latest sanctions

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Daily Briefing Apr. 23: Day 565 – Why pope’s final Gaza statements won’t heal rift with Israel

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on potential Jerusalem-based successor for Pope Francis, new proposal from Hamas for a 5-year truce and Ambassador...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 21: Day 563 – IDF: Killing of 15 Gaza medics didn’t breach code of ethics

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on what’s happening on the ground in Gaza, the Lebanese army’s first thwarting of a rocket attack on...

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Friday Focus with Sue Surkes: Israel’s biblical flora resurrected

In honor of this week’s spring holidays, ToI’s environment reporter describes a date palm that was brought back from the dead, a Rose of...

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What Matters Now to Israel Story’s Mitch Ginsburg: A 1973 exodus from Egypt

ToI’s former military reporter brings us a full episode of ‘The Hebrew Hobbit,’ the journey of Israeli POWs who went there and back again before...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 16: Day 558 – US moves Iran nuclear red line, inching closer to Israel

US bureau chief Jacob Magid updates on ongoing direct US-Iran nuclear talks, stalled hostage release negotiations and the Palestinian Authority’s...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 14: Day 556 – With Rafah encircled, IDF preps to empty Gazan city

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on a recent propaganda video of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, flurry of IDF reservists’ protest letters and...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 13: Day 555 – Israeli art in a post-October 7 world

Culture editor Jessica Steinberg charts the pivot that art institutions are taking in light of the ongoing war, speaks about families of hostages...

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Friday Focus with Emanuel Fabian: IDF Oct. 7 probes reveal heroism amid terror

ToI’s military reporter goes deep into the investigations published recently into battles in Kibbutz Nirim, Sderot, Kibbutz Re’im, and the Nova...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 9: Day 551 – After chaos in court, a stay on Shin Bet head’s dismissal

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon describes a hectic 11-hour hearing on petitions against the firing of Ronen Bar and the compromise solution that may...

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Global markets plunge amid growing panic after Trump doubles down on tariffs

Markets crash as China, Europe push back against US, with recession fears escalating and world economies bracing for impact; shares on Tel Aviv Stock...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 7: Day 549 – With PM in DC, Hamas official tells ToI it is ready to end war

US bureau chief Jacob Magid raises the curtain on PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s spontaneous trip to the White House and what he hopes to accomplish. Plus:...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 6: Day 548 – IDF claims 6 Gaza medics buried in shallow grave were Hamas

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian discusses the ongoing investigation into 14 medics who were killed March 23 by the IDF, what’s the ‘new phase’...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 5: Day 547 – Author Dara Horn: Why Jews are the eternal scapegoat

The writer and scholar has just published her first book for young readers, a graphic novel for Passover called, ‘One Little Goat.’ It’s funny...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 4: Day 546 – Israeli flags fly in Budapest for PM’s ICC-snubbing visit

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman reports back from Netanyahu’s state visit in Hungary, updates us on new developments in Qatargate, including...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Netanyahu’s ‘bromances’ with anti-liberal democracies

ToI’s diplomatic reporter is now in Budapest with Israel’s prime minister. Before he packed his bags, he unpacked Israel’s relationship with Hungary

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Daily Briefing Apr. 3: Day 545 – IDF conducts deepest ground op into Syria to date

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian updates us on more intensive IDF operations inside the Gaza Strip, a trip into Lebanon with Defense Minister Israel...

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What Matters Now to author Dara Horn: Why Jews are the eternal scapegoat

The writer and scholar has just published her first book for young readers, a graphic novel for Passover called, ‘One Little Goat.’ It’s funny...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 1: Day 543 – PM questioned on Qatargate; proof of biblical Armageddon?

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon reports back from ransacked Jinba; reporter Rossella Tercatin delves into a recent Pew survey and archaeological findings...

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12 killed in clash between Nigerian troops and anti-Israel Quds Day protesters

Army denies Amnesty International accusation soldiers used live bullets on demonstrators at pro-Palestinian march organized by banned Iran-linked...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 30: Day 541 – Israel adds pressure on Hamas to advance ceasefire talks

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on where hostage release negotiations currently stand, a report about a proposed truce with Hamas in June 2023 and...

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Lebanon, Syria ink border demarcation deal, easing tensions after Assad’s fall

Beirut and Damascus to increase coordination to ensure security along border, which Hezbollah uses to smuggle weapons, and where deadly clashes broke...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 28: Day 539 – Huckabee: Judge my actions, not my Judea and Samaria stance

US bureau chief Jacob Magid weighs in on Egypt’s ceasefire proposal, one of many on the table; Saudi normalization that’s now off the table; and...

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Attacks on Christians in Israel are national stain

ToI’s diplomatic reporter speaks about a shameful phenomenon in which mostly Haredi youth spit upon and denigrate visibly Christian Israelis or...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 26: Day 537 – Gazans rise up against Hamas: The end of the beginning?

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on the 2025 budget bill, ramifications for political stability and the war; reports of hundreds in Gaza protesting...

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Houthis say one killed, 13 injured as US airstrikes pound Yemen overnight

Saudi news site claims senior rebel killed in strike on residential neighborhood in capital; Trump official claims bombing campaign taking out...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 24: Day 535 – IDF strikes Hamas leadership, preps for larger operation

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on today’s terror shooting in the north, what is happening inside Gaza and whether the IDF could indefinitely...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 23: Day 534 – Why Columbia U is a lightening rod for anti-Israel activism

NY reporter Luke Tress drills into why the Big Apple’s Ivy League school is the focus of White House sanctions over its handling of campus...

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