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Shira Silkoff

Shira Silkoff

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Road blocks and school cancellations: What to expect during Thursday’s Haredi anti-draft rally

Road blocks and school cancellations: What to expect during Thursday’s Haredi anti-draft rally

‘Million man’ protest against the crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers will shut down roads around Jerusalem and stymie public...

30.10.2025 60

The Times of Israel

Shira Silkoff

US believes Hamas acting in good faith, searching for bodies of hostages — Kushner

Witkoff tells CBS’s 60 Minutes that Trump was ok with him meeting Hamas leaders if it meant securing Gaza deal * President says ceasefire still...

20.10.2025 80

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Shira Silkoff

‘The war is over,’ Trump stresses as he heads to Israel for hostage releases

US president says he has ‘verbal guarantees’ Gaza deal won’t fall through * Government holds last-minute telephone vote to approve...

13.10.2025 300

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Shira Silkoff

Justice Minister’s driver changes locks on AG’s office without warning, prompting rebuke

Head of Israel Bar Association calls for Yariv Levin to be arrested after apparent breach of High Court order prohibiting him from impeding Gali...

13.08.2025 20

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Shira Silkoff

Israel woefully unprepared, unequipped to deal with major earthquake, ombudsman finds

Damning audit shows government never acted on recommendations from 2021 to streamline process of getting buildings up to code, and doesn’t work...

22.07.2025 10

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Shira Silkoff

IAEA finds Iran conducted key nuclear weapon production tests more than 2 decades ago

Security think tank analysis of recent nuclear watchdog report sheds light on decades of Tehran’s secretive activities, recommends bringing case to...

09.06.2025 20

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Shira Silkoff

China says will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose additional tariffs

Beijing says US making ‘a mistake on top of a mistake’; US tax on Chinese imports could reach 104%, raising prices for consumers; global stock...

08.04.2025 10

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Shira Silkoff

Hostage Forum publishes health report for 24 living hostages, warns ‘time is running out’

Based on testimonies from freed hostages and propaganda videos, medical report details dire conditions of captivity including isolation, severe...

08.04.2025 10

The Times of Israel

Shira Silkoff