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Jessica Steinberg

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Matti Caspi, singer and composer who helped mold Israeli culture, dead at 76

Matti Caspi, singer and composer who helped mold Israeli culture, dead at 76

Caspi, who performed and wrote some of the country’s most enduring tunes, succumbs to cancer; Herzog mourns loss of ‘one of the greatest...

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Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland: Two Jews on the news discuss all that is Unholy

Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland: Two Jews on the news discuss all that is Unholy

The hosts of the ‘Unholy’ podcast review five years of their collaborative effort to debate the subjects and issues that affect them as a...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 2 – Devoted NYC protesters hold final hostage rally

Daily Briefing Feb. 2 – Devoted NYC protesters hold final hostage rally

NY correspondent Luke Tress discusses end of weekly demonstrations in NYC’s Central Park, latest on Chabad HQ ramming and NY City Council...

02.02.2026 2

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Full text of letter from ex-hostages and relatives demanding Gal Hirsch resign

Full text of letter from ex-hostages and relatives demanding Gal Hirsch resign

Former captives, family members sign letter after government’s hostage point man said in a series of interviews that mass protests on behalf of...

02.02.2026 2

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Daily Briefing Feb. 1 — Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through

Daily Briefing Feb. 1 — Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses IDF preparedness for Iran, checkpoint mechanism at Rafah, Hamas Health Ministry death toll and the end...

01.02.2026 2

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Daily Briefing Jan. 29 – Why Netanyahu picked a new fight with Biden

Daily Briefing Jan. 29 – Why Netanyahu picked a new fight with Biden

Tol editor David Horovitz discusses the motivation and consequences of the PM’s bombshell accusation against the previous US administration,...

29.01.2026 2

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‘All the laughter is gone’: Hundreds at funeral of Ran Gvili, Israel’s final hostage

‘All the laughter is gone’: Hundreds at funeral of Ran Gvili, Israel’s final hostage

Family speaks of their sorrow and pride as Gvili buried in hometown, in first hostage funeral attended by Netanyahu and other senior officials

28.01.2026 2

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The Gvili family’s hopeful, dignified struggle to bring Ran home

The Gvili family’s hopeful, dignified struggle to bring Ran home

Clinging to ‘that tiny bit of hope,’ the family had continued to speak of their son in the present tense, and never stopped battling for...

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Final hostage Ran Gvili’s mother says she trusts Israel to bring her son home

Final hostage Ran Gvili’s mother says she trusts Israel to bring her son home

Talik Gvili believes the US and Israeli governments are doing all they can to secure release of Ran’s body before Gaza ceasefire moves into...

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Farewell, tour? Wary Israeli entertainers increasingly reluctant to face BDS abroad

As stonewalling from colleagues, protests outside performances and even threats of arrest aim to prevent the show from going on, some artists think it...

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IDF chief stops at rally for final hostage Ran Gvili, vows to bring him home

Supporters demand no progress on Gaza ceasefire before Gvili’s body is returned; family says they are encouraged by continued, ongoing support...

23.01.2026 30

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‘New immigrant’ since 1967 pens ode to Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood in anthology

Author Judy Lev brings her former haunt of nearly 40 years to life in ‘Bethlehem Road,’ with 12 vibrant tales that transcend time —...

23.01.2026 40

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Three films focused on Gaza war and hostage crisis nominated for Oscars

Israel’s ‘Butcher’s Stain’ and documentary short ‘Children No More: Were and Are Gone,’ along with ‘The Voice of...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 22: Day 839 – Report exposes unfit jail conditions for Palestinian offenders

Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses abysmal treatment for imprisoned Palestinians, and a rally calling for Haredim to serve in the military

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Daily Briefing Jan. 21: Day 838 – US amasses firepower in region amid Iranian tension

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses latest moves by US in region, near-daily tensions with Hezbollah on Lebanese border, and surprising...

21.01.2026 40

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‘Tehran’ premieres on Apple as nationwide protests rock Iran

Israeli spy thriller set in Iranian capital airs on streaming platform during tumultuous mass movement

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Daily Briefing Jan. 19: Day 836 – Trump team forms Gaza peace board, shows who’s boss

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Board of Peace charter, its members and the various committees being formed to take charge of Gaza in phase two

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Artists protest after culture minister cancels dozens of awards including cash prizes

Umbrella organization Forum of Cultural Institutions questions whether Miki Zohar diverted funds to his alternative film award ceremony; minister says...

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Israel Museum celebrates 60 with towering art, color-drenched canvases and historical prints

Country’s most prominent cultural institution marks milestone with three new exhibits, including ‘Ages of the World,’ an Anselm...

17.01.2026 60

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Daily Briefing Jan. 15: Day 832 – Trump wills Gaza plan forward, despite Hamas noncompliance

Zman Yisrael founding editor Biranit Goren discusses the US vis-a-vis Iran and Gaza; reporter Sue Surkes brings a Kibbutz Be’eri update, and...

15.01.2026 30

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34 days of uncertainty: Bereaved father writes about loss of IDF lookout soldier Roni Eshel

Realizing he alone could obtain answers, first-time author Eyal Eshel hunted for clues of his child’s fate, while taking the government to task...

13.01.2026 20

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Daily Briefing Jan. 13: Day 830 – Coalition’s latest attempt to rescue the PM

Political reporter Ariela Karmel discusses bill targeting premier’s criminal charges, and Haredi school oversight; tech editor Sharon Wrobel...

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‘Lords of the Sound’ orchestra back for 2nd tour amid wartime boycott

Ensemble, made up mostly of Ukrainian artists, performing 11 concerts across Israel

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As hostage-deal lobby disbands, a new group forms to home in on long road to recovery

With almost everyone out of Gaza, 255 – The Hostages and Their Families Organization takes up mission of addressing unmet needs of those kidnapped...

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Kibbutz Alumim members gather in Tel Aviv, call for return of hostage Ran Gvili’s body

Gvili’s father rejects regional council head’s apology for death of son, who came to kibbutz to fight on Oct. 7: ‘Rani went there to...

09.01.2026 10

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Daily Briefing Jan. 8: Day 825 – US works to fill seats on Board of Peace for Gaza

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses technicalities of phase 2 of the Gaza deal, how the Trump administration handles Netanyahu, and the long-awaited...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 7: Day 824 – Chaos and death at a Haredi anti-IDF protest

Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses the tragic end of a raucous, extreme demonstration in Jerusalem against military conscription of the...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 6: Day 823 — NYC Jews await Mamdani’s next steps on antisemitism front

NY correspondent Luke Tress discusses New York mayor’s first days in office, during which he reversed protection against antisemitism, appointed...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 5: Day 822 – Media decry digitally altered official photos of PM’s wife

Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses problem with Sara Netanyahu photos; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin digs into bill on control...

05.01.2026 50

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Community leaders honored in inaugural Women of Iron awards

Eighteen women celebrated at event that also was tribute to late photographer Laura Ben-David

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Daily Briefing Jan. 4: Day 821 – Will Spain’s Israel boycott set precedent for other countries?

Diaspora Affairs reporter Zev Stub discusses Spanish embargo and Israeli immigration stats; reporter Diana Bletter reviews life in Kiryat Shmona and...

04.01.2026 50

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Tel Aviv exhibit joins Jewish concepts to role-playing games

‘Roll of Destiny’ is the latest on display at Neve Schechter Gallery, with six original games employing Jewish ideas

02.01.2026 10

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HBO Max streaming to launch in Israel this month

The Warner Bros. Discovery service arrives as company signs acquisition deal with Netflix

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Daily Briefing Jan. 1: Day 818 – Coalition, Haredim and judiciary on massive collision course

Political reporters Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel discuss government clash with High Court over ultra-Orthodox school funding, finance minister’s...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 28: Day 814 – Will $35 billion gas deal with Egypt hike electricity costs?

Tech editor Sharon Wrobel reports on natural gas agreement; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin discusses ancient Holy Land trinkets and...

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Nominees reverse decision to boycott culture minister’s alternate film awards

8 film professionals had refused to participate in new ceremony until producer Moshe Edery promised to work with Culture Minister Miki Zohar to...

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Exhibit brings visitors back to Tel Aviv’s Shalom Meir Tower

Pop-up event fills empty office high-rise’s raw, industrial space

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Hundreds join Ran Gvili’s family to demand return of last hostage: ‘We don’t forget’

Slain police officer’s mother Talik says he’s being ‘abandoned,’ urges no progress in ceasefire until his return; weekly...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 25: Day 811 – Initial Knesset vote on contentious Oct. 7 probe bill sparks anger

Political reporters Ariela Karmel, Sam Sokol discuss planned Oct. 7 inquiry, Haredi ire over civil marriage vote, PM loyalist on Qatargate, and...

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Israeli director sees Oct. 7 drama ‘Stay Forte’ as his personal war against Hamas

Doron Eran says his fictionalized film about hostages Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samar Talalka, accidentally killed by the IDF, is his way of...

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Concert of former captive Alon Ohel sells out in hours

Pianist’s one-night show features him with headliner Israeli musicians

24.12.2025 40

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Shiri Bibas’s sister lights parents’ menorah on reserve duty in Gaza

Dana Silberman Sitton, whose parents, sister and young nephews were killed by Gazan terrorists on and after October 7, looks for the light on Hanukkah

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Nazareth’s classical Christmas concerts return home

Polyphony’s Liturgical Festival brings together musical performances by Arabs and Jews

18.12.2025 40

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Adeena Sussman: Latke frying helps cooks cope with life’s complexities

The cookbook author and celebrity chef discusses her latest book, ‘Zariz,’ optional toppings for a streamlined sheet pan latke board, and...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 14: Day 800 – Ceasefire tensions escalate after top Hamas commander is killed

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses phase 2 of Gaza truce, latest on Lebanon; reporter Sue Surkes reviews a desalination channel to the...

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Father of last hostage Ran Gvili: ‘Hard for me to accept condolences until I see his body’

‘He didn’t think twice, he went and fought,’ says Itzik Gvili as family holds Kabbalat Shabbat gathering in Hostages Square; father of...

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Harrowing footage shows 6 hostages lighting Hanukkah candles 8 months before execution

Families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Alex Lobanov approve release of videos filmed by Hamas...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 11: Day 797 — Final Columbia antisemitism report reveals classroom aggressions

NY correspondent Luke Tress discusses the final task force report on the campus that spawned student encampments during the Hamas war, and...

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Movies on non-Zionist ‘Maus’ creator among diverse features in capital’s Hanukkah film fest

Jerusalem Cinematheque’s annual Jewish Film Festival, running Dec. 13-18, captures Jews’ varied voices, including two docus on Art...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 10: Day 796 – Knesset debate on Haredi draft bares PM’s closed-door efforts to pass bill

Deputy diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg on PM’s upcoming US trip and his defense of Israel’s global standing; political correspondent...

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