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Police on high alert ahead of Jerusalem Pride Parade threatened by violence

The Israel Police force was on high alert on Thursday ahead of the Jerusalem Pride Parade set for the afternoon, amid threats of violence by a...

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‘Deadly Thursday’: Far-right activists threaten violence at Jerusalem Pride Parade

A far-right group is gearing up for potential violence at Thursday’s Jerusalem Pride Parade, posting many threatening messages in an internal chat...

30.05.2023 50

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Michael Bachner

Israel scores stunning late comeback to beat Japan, reach Under-20 World Cup last 16

In one of the biggest achievements ever for Israeli soccer, the national squad scored a major comeback in stoppage time — one player down after a...

28.05.2023 60

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Michael Bachner

Liberman says he’ll petition against ‘blatantly illegal’ Likud-UTJ budget deal

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. The Defense Ministry says a cornerstone was laid today for a new main IDF...

22.05.2023 40

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Michael Bachner

Netanyahu vows state budget ‘will pass’ despite coalition tensions

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a military post near the West Bank city of...

21.05.2023 20

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Michael Bachner

Rallying for 20th week, overhaul opponents also decry looming budget as ‘a robbery’

Demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul entered their 20th week on Saturday night, as compromise talks between the coalition and...

21.05.2023 40

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Michael Bachner

Netanyahu said to dismiss Levin’s resignation threat: ‘Makes no impression on me’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s reported threat to resign if parts of the government’s judicial...

17.05.2023 20

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Michael Bachner

Veteran Netanyahu ally: Government ‘captive of extremists’ who will wreck Likud

Haim Bibas, the head of a local authorities umbrella group and a senior figure in the ruling Likud party, launched a fierce broadside against his...

17.05.2023 20

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Michael Bachner

Coalition prepares for all-night Knesset session as opposition readies filibuster

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. A light plane has apparently crashed in an open area between the northern towns...

15.05.2023 30

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Michael Bachner

Ex-Netanyahu aide says police intimidated him into turning state witness against PM

A key state witness in the corruption trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was cross-examined Wednesday by the premier’s legal team,...

10.05.2023 70

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Michael Bachner

High Court ends Rabbinate monopoly on conversion of non-Jewish kids adopted in Israel

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. Two young girls are critically hurt in a house fire that broke out in a home in...

30.04.2023 90

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Michael Bachner

75 years on, newly found compass points to heart of 1948 battle where 35 troops died

A compass that likely belonged to a pre-state soldier who died 75 years ago in a famous battle during the War of Independence has been found at the...

24.04.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Israel readies to usher in Memorial Day ceremonies, under shadow of overhaul rifts

Israel was preparing Monday for a Memorial Day like no other, as fears of disruptions at ceremonies abounded ahead of the national day commemorating...

24.04.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Swastika carved into US Jewish teen’s back at school; culprits not found in 6 weeks

A US Jewish boy with special needs had a swastika carved into his back last month, allegedly by fellow students in his high school in Las Vegas,...

24.04.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Polish regulator probes TV channel after academic argued Poles ‘failed’ Jews in WWII

Poland’s broadcasting regulator said it opened a probe into the country’s biggest private television network, TVN, after a prominent Holocaust...

23.04.2023 70

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Michael Bachner

Smotrich said to reject government’s planned retreat from evacuating Khan al-Ahmar

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. The sails of Jerusalem’s iconic Montefiore Windmill are placed in a mourning...

23.04.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

El Al pilot under fire for preflight message tying judicial overhaul to Holocaust

An El Al pilot caused controversy Tuesday by delivering a preflight message likening the government’s attempt to radically reshape the justice...

18.04.2023 90

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Michael Bachner

‘Serious atmosphere’ but no initial agreement as overhaul talks tackle judge picks

President Isaac Herzog’s office hosted a first discussion Monday on the contentious issue of the makeup of the Judicial Selection Committee as part...

18.04.2023 70

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Michael Bachner

Labor MKs set for rebellion against party chief Michaeli, aiming to oust her

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold. The military says Navy forces detained four Palestinians off the coast of the...

17.04.2023 70

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Michael Bachner

Unable to renew passports, many Israelis resort to paying scalpers for appointments

For more than a year, Israelis have been finding it almost impossible to renew their passports due to a severe shortage of appointments, with various...

16.04.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

With tensions sky-high, Israel said accusing Jordan’s FM of exacerbating crisis

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold. The Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office says it is opening a preliminary...

13.04.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Coalition blasts opposition negotiator who insists government can’t choose justices

The coalition on Thursday railed against MK Chili Tropper, one of the negotiators for the opposition in fledgling compromise talks on the...

30.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Russia arrests US reporter for Wall Street Journal over alleged espionage

MOSCOW — A US journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been arrested in Russia on charges of spying for Washington, Russia’s FSB...

30.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Man convicted of brutal murder of teen girl acquitted in retrial after 16 years

In a dramatic ruling in perhaps the most famous murder case in Israeli history, Roman Zadorov was acquitted Thursday of the 2006 murder of a...

30.03.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Likud, far-right scorn Biden criticism; one MK says Israel can defend itself alone

Members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition reacted furiously Wednesday morning to US President Joe Biden’s extraordinary criticism...

29.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Netanyahu to be invited to White House soon, US envoy says after overhaul pause

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be invited to the White House “as soon as their schedules can be coordinated,” US Ambassador to Israel Tom...

28.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Despite 2,500 reservations filed, coalition aiming to push judicial appointment bill

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they unfold. A forum of top business leaders tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the...

21.03.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Coalition lawmakers urge escalation against Palestinians following terror attack

Right-wing politicians called Sunday for forceful measures against Palestinians in response to a terror attack that seriously wounded an Israeli man...

19.03.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Ministers again delay bill to monitor domestic violence abusers, drawing anger

For the second week in a row, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday decided to reject a bill initiated by the previous coalition to...

19.03.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Bill aimed at returning Deri to cabinet cleared for plenum vote as some changes made

The coalition on Wednesday advanced legislation personally tailored for returning Shas party leader Aryeh Deri to the cabinet, sending a bill...

15.03.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Bank of Israel chief comes out against ‘hasty’ overhaul that could harm judiciary

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron warned that the government’s sweeping judicial overhaul was “hasty” and could harm the justice system’s...

15.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Fears of police politicization have already been realized, laments deputy AG

A law passed in December that increased the government’s influence over police policy has harmed the force’s operative independence and increased...

15.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

After Ben Gvir requests independent counsel, High Court refers him back to AG

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they unfold. A ministerial committee on the state budget unanimously votes to accept Tourism...

14.03.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

Ministers delay by 6 months bill on electronic tagging of domestic violence offenders

The government decided Sunday to delay by six months all discussions on a bill advanced by the previous coalition that would introduce electronic...

13.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Bill to shield Netanyahu from recusal cleared for plenum vote after fiery debate

A government-backed bill to prevent the High Court of Justice from having the power to suspend the prime minister from office was cleared Monday for...

13.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Netanyahu welcomes Smotrich’s retraction of ‘inappropriate’ call to wipe out Huwara

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on early Sunday welcomed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s retraction of the “inappropriate” remark that...

05.03.2023 90

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Michael Bachner

Israel should ‘wipe out’ Palestinian town of Huwara, says senior minister Smotrich

Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of the most senior members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, said Wednesday that Israel...

01.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Protesters to hold nationwide ‘day of disruption’ against justice overhaul Wednesday

The protest movement against the government’s justice overhaul plan was set to escalate its tactics on Wednesday as it planned a “national day of...

01.03.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

‘We need burning villages’: Coalition lawmaker backs unprecedented settler rampage

In the morning after a deadly and unprecedented rampage by settlers who torched dozens of Palestinian vehicles as well as several homes in retaliation...

27.02.2023 200

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Michael Bachner

Iran-hired criminal gangs spying on UK Jews for potential murder campaign — minister

Criminal gangs hired by Iran are spying on British Jews to prepare for potential assassination operations against prominent community members, a UK...

26.02.2023 90

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Michael Bachner

Ex-Bank of Israel chief warns government’s moves harming economy, weakening shekel

A leading economist who formerly set Israel’s fiscal policy escalated his rhetoric Wednesday against planned government moves to weaken the...

23.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Netanyahu announces new team, headed by Ben Gvir, to fight Palestinian incitement

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold. The Israel Defense Forces says troops came under fire at a military checkpoint...

19.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

400 ex-security chiefs urge Herzog not to sign laws that negate Israel’s core values

More than 400 ex-senior security officials, including former heads of the police, Shin Bet and Mossad, signed a public letter Thursday urging...

16.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Coalition MK calls Palestinians ‘Palestinazis,’ urges TikTok ban in East Jerusalem

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s extremist Otzma Yehudit party continued Thursday to rail against the coalition, of which it is a...

16.02.2023 90

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Michael Bachner

Exposé unmasks Israel-led disinformation team that meddled in dozens of elections

A secretive Israeli team of contractors operating from the central city of Modiin was unveiled Wednesday as a global source of successful...

15.02.2023 200

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Michael Bachner

After terror attacks, all Jerusalem bus stops to be fortified, Border Police boosted

The government on Tuesday, following a spate of deadly Palestinian attacks in Jerusalem and under pressure from its far-right base to take immediate...

15.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Coalition advances law to nix egalitarian Western Wall plaza, curb Women of the Wall

The government is expediting a law imposing sweeping new restrictions on freedom of worship at the Western Wall, banning egalitarian, mixed-gender...

09.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Ministry in charge of earthquake preparedness said in ‘chaos,’ without leadership

In the midst of increased scrutiny of Israel’s earthquake readiness following the devastating tremors in Turkey and Syria, the government ministry...

09.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Rare 1,600-year-old gold bead found by teenager in Jerusalem’s City of David

A rare gold bead made by hand in Jerusalem some 1,600 years ago was recently discovered by an 18-year-old volunteer in the City of David, not far from...

08.02.2023 100

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Michael Bachner

Deputy AG says judicial overhaul would render Israel a ‘very weak democracy’

Top officials in Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara’s office spoke out Sunday in separate forums against the government’s judicial overhaul plan,...

05.02.2023 80

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Michael Bachner

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