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Daily Briefing Feb. 6: Day 489 – Trump’s Gaza plan pleases some MKs, alarms others

Political correspondent Sam Sokol on a range of reactions in the political echelon to the US president’s idea to relocate Gazans; Diana Bletter...

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Now in blue: Museum exhibits first works by Be’eri artist Ziva Jelin since October 7

Gaza-border kibbutz painter known for large red landscapes, which took bullets during Hamas invasion; ‘What the Heart Wants, Art as a Gateway to...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 5: Day 488 – Trump thrills Netanyahu, calls Gaza a hellhole

Daily Briefing Feb. 5: Day 488 – Trump thrills Netanyahu, calls Gaza a hellhole

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. ...

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Despite suffering, Romi Gonen returned from captivity with a smile, says mother

Despite suffering, Romi Gonen returned from captivity with a smile, says mother

Meirav Leshem Gonen tells ToI about the terrible conditions her daughter endured, hails all the hostages who’ve come home as ‘true survivors… they...

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Freed IDF soldiers celebrate release from hospital with singer Elai Botner

Freed IDF soldiers celebrate release from hospital with singer Elai Botner

Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag and Agam Berger sing and dance onstage before four of them head home for first time since...

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Facing criticism, Netflix insists it does invest in original Israeli content

After coming under attack by local industry executives, streaming platform points to Hebrew-language ‘Bros’ and upcoming project with Lior Raz and...

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Family of freed hostage Yarden Bibas: He asks about wife and sons, we have no answers

‘Where are Shiri and the children? We won’t accept this uncertainty any longer,’ says Shiri’s sister; Keith Siegel’s daughter says he was...

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Haifa artists exhibit in Cuba, despite its non-recognition of Israel

Veteran artists Belu-Simion Fainaru and Avital Bar-Shay participate in Havana Biennale

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Hostage rallies press Trump, Netanyahu to not let deal fall apart before all go free

Hostage rallies press Trump, Netanyahu to not let deal fall apart before all go free

Glee for those coming home tempered by concern for scores of remaining hostages, with many expressing concerns that political interests will win out...

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University of Michigan suspends pro-Palestinian group for 2 years

University of Michigan suspends pro-Palestinian group for 2 years

Students Allied for Freedom and Equality accused of violating conduct policy; university says ‘protests are welcome’ but not if they infringe on...

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David Grossman, rapper Shaanan Streett reunite to voice nation’s pain

David Grossman, rapper Shaanan Streett reunite to voice nation’s pain

Artist Zeev Engelmayer also joins in to create ‘A Sudden Cry,’ an animated music video expressing the country’s sorrow and need for action...

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In battle-weary Gaza envelope, annual anemone event seeks to make region bloom again

In battle-weary Gaza envelope, annual anemone event seeks to make region bloom again

A muted version of the annual flower pilgrimage in February will memorialize those killed and kidnapped on Oct. 7, and host the small businesses again...

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Safely home, freed hostage Gadi Mozes shaves son’s 482-day beard

Safely home, freed hostage Gadi Mozes shaves son’s 482-day beard

Yair had vowed not to cut his facial hair until his father returned; Gadi also takes razor to grandson’s Erez’s curls

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Daily Briefing Jan. 31: Day 483 – After chaotic hostage scene, Israel demands calmer handovers

Daily Briefing Jan. 31: Day 483 – After chaotic hostage scene, Israel demands calmer handovers

Reporter Amy Spiro discusses aftermath of Thursday releases, Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit with released surveillance soldiers and in Hostages...

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Working through the trauma, Thai farmhands who survived Oct. 7 return to the fields

Working through the trauma, Thai farmhands who survived Oct. 7 return to the fields

While many lost colleagues and friends in the Hamas terror onslaught, foreign agricultural workers still need to support families back home. But not...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 29: Day 481 – Is Trump’s new deal moving Gazans out of Gaza?

Daily Briefing Jan. 29: Day 481 – Is Trump’s new deal moving Gazans out of Gaza?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses US president’s first days in office, Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff’s connection to hostages’ families,...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 27: Day 479 – Some Gazans return north as more hostages set to be freed

Daily Briefing Jan. 27: Day 479 – Some Gazans return north as more hostages set to be freed

Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses latest in Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal, Hezbollah truce, and Kibbutz Nir Oz; reporter Sue Surkes talks...

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The way we wore: Textile exhibits weave local history of fabric craft

The way we wore: Textile exhibits weave local history of fabric craft

The art of textiles are examined in five related shows at the Herzliya Museum, while an exhibit of recycled materials at Hiriya looks at the waste...

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Father of freed hostage says nation ‘will settle accounts’ with those who opposed deal

Father of freed hostage says nation ‘will settle accounts’ with those who opposed deal

‘I despise you,’ says Eli Albag, father of surveillance soldier Liri, to those who voted against hostage-ceasefire deal; families single out Trump...

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Choreographer looks back on a year of dances for freed captive

Etai Peri, who once taught released hostage Romi Gonen, reflects on leading movement events with her friends at Hostages Square

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‘Done a lot of praying’: Family of hostage Agam Berger finds strength, hope in faith

‘Done a lot of praying’: Family of hostage Agam Berger finds strength, hope in faith

As relatives anxiously await Agam’s possible return home, her cousin, YouTuber Ashley Waxman Bakshi, says Jewish rituals have been a source of...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 23: Day 475 – Tensions grow as next release of hostages nears

Daily Briefing Jan. 23: Day 475 – Tensions grow as next release of hostages nears

Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz discusses twists and turns of the ceasefire deal; the PA and Gaza; and the resignation of IDF chief...

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‘The 16th Sheep’ a hit at first of sold-out reunion shows

Audience sings every word along with Yehudit Ravitz, David Broza, Gidi Gov and Yoni Rechter

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Daily Briefing Jan. 21: Day 473 – Trump hails Gaza ceasefire during inauguration

Daily Briefing Jan. 21: Day 473 – Trump hails Gaza ceasefire during inauguration

US bureau chief Jacob Magid reviews comments about the ceasefire and hostages made by new US president as he began his second term in office

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Father and husband of hostages freed in Nov. 2023 on what lies ahead for the newly released

Father and husband of hostages freed in Nov. 2023 on what lies ahead for the newly released

Avihai Brodutch, who sat outside Defense Ministry demanding return of his family, says the 3 hostages freed after 471 days, 2 of whom are from his...

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14 months after hostage son was freed, father says family still held captive by trauma

14 months after hostage son was freed, father says family still held captive by trauma

Ahead of the ceasefire and first phase of hostage deal, Yoav Engel gives a glimpse into the world of a family shaken by their child’s Oct. 7...

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Israelis head to streets to rally for and against brewing hostage deal

Israelis head to streets to rally for and against brewing hostage deal

Thousands attend Tel Aviv demonstration in eager anticipation of Hamas’s response to proposal, while hundreds in Jerusalem fume at government over...

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Making hostages a centerpiece, a Tel Aviv museum becomes a showcase for wartime agility

Its valuables are out of storage and new shows are being planned, but the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, ground zero for the hostage struggle, is still...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 24: Day 445 – IDF rethinks ballistic missiles for long-range attacks

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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Israel accuses pope of ignoring Hamas cruelty after he criticizes Gaza airstrikes

Israel accused Pope Francis of “double standards” on Saturday after he condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza at the top of his annual Christmas...

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Inside one man’s struggle to get his cousin’s body, taken on Oct. 7, back from Gaza

Udi Goren raised his well-worn Canon and aimed it over the still waters of the Hod Hasharon Eco Park, training his lens on a kingfisher taking wing...

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Blinken acknowledges Israel-Saudi normalization unlikely before Biden leaves office

NEW YORK — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday voiced hope that President-elect Donald Trump will pick up his work to normalize ties...

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Singer Noga Erez says she’s lost international bookings because she is Israeli

As singer Noga Erez completed an international tour for her new album, she posted an Instagram video Thursday in which she told her audience that...

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Jewish Film Fest marks Hanukkah with movies on Jewish identity, humor and resilience

It hasn’t been an easy year to be Jewish, but it’s been a great year for the release of films expressing Jewish identity, which bodes well for the...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 19: Day 440 – Biden and Trump teams join forces in hostage talks

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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‘The Bibi Files’ makes Academy Awards shortlist for best documentary

“The Bibi Files,” a documentary film featuring leaked footage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family being grilled by police as part...

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Culture minister threatens funding to arthouse theater over ‘extremist’ films

Culture Minister Miki Zohar asked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich this week to examine the possibility of denying funding to the Tel Aviv...

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‘Broad City’ star says no regrets over previous decision not to film in Israel

Ilana Glazer says she’s glad the comedy series didn’t end up shooting an episode in Israel, though cancellation was due to 2015 violence that ‘got...

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As Jews continue to digest October 7, anthologies offer a buffet of food for thought

Female-powered collections explore life in the US and antisemitism, provide succor and hope with prayers and poems, and retell the stories of...

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Museum buys artist’s work after she shut Venice Biennale exhibit in call for hostage deal

New York’s Jewish Museum purchases artist Ruth Patir’s five-part video installation ‘(M)otherland,’ which will premiere at Tel Aviv Museum of...

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Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film Lab launches 13th year, despite war

‘Pulp Fiction’ producer Lawrence Bender and filmmaker Joseph Cedar to teach master classes

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Inspired by Gandhi, white-clad hostage mothers silently scream in protest

In a new strategy, the Mishmeret 101 rallies are nonviolent and apolitical, with shifts of protesters revolving around families of those abducted...

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October 7 reverberates at Israeli music awards

Annual ACUM ceremony marks 68 years with awards for veterans and newcomers

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Former hostage reflects on life post-captivity, one year after her release

Gabriela Leimberg talks about the trauma of captivity, her bubble of family and friends, and the support she feels from the Israeli nation

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Sderot memorializes police station that was destroyed on October 7

The site of the battle now has murals, pillars that reach for the sky and recorded voices of those who called for help

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Netta Barzilai offers some ‘Big Love’ to spread light after a year of darkness

Pop star, whose music is normally bubbly and happy, talks about her latest release, the first in English since Oct. 7 assault, after spending a...

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The quiet after the bloodshed: Photographer captures nature in the aftermath of Oct. 7

Gaston Zvi Ickowicz brings his views and angles of the devastated Gaza border area landscape to ‘Field,’ his solo exhibit at Jerusalem’s Israel...

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Kibbutz that fought off Oct. 7 terror endeavors to develop Israeli version of tequila

Kibbutz Alumim in the Gaza border area partners with experts to plant agave succulents in Negev desert terroir, hoping to produce local mezcal...

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Bumper stickers of the fallen coalesce online into a mosaic of mourning

Decals of slain Israelis bearing powerful messages are appearing on cars, walls and lampposts in a new and unusual homage. Now, Stickers of Meaning...

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A year after Oct. 7, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz are mostly empty, with residents in anguish

Residents return to visit their homes, sift through wreckage and shake their heads in disbelief that some loved ones are still held hostage in Gaza

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