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July 13, 2026, 2:07 pm

The Jewish superfan behind Argentina’s crest

When Norberto “Toto” Rud realised the Argentinian football team didn't have an official emblem, he submitted dozens of designs to the Argentine Football Association. The team still wear that crest today.

By JUAN MELAMED

British Vogue's soft treatment of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

May 7, 2026, 12:04 pm

Vogue’s glossy whitewash of Francesca Albanese

Readers are presented with a carefully curated image that leaves this reality out of the frame.

By SHARON LEVY

The lighting of the world's largest menorah in New York City. Photo: Luke Tress/Times of Israel

December 18, 2025, 9:59 am

‘More light’: NYC’s defiant Chanukah celebration

Jewish communities around the world, stepped up security around Chanukah events following the Bondi attack.

By LUKE TRESS

Naama Levy reunited with her parents. Photo: IDF

September 22, 2025, 12:35 pm

5785 – A year in review: The World

Gareth Narunsky recounts the major events around the world in the past year.

By Gareth Narunsky

Natan Sharansky (left) and Alexei Navalny. Photo: montage: AP

February 22, 2024, 1:53 pm

Navalny corresponded with Sharansky about prison

Navalny, who had become a cause celebre worldwide for opposing Putin, was serving three prison terms on a number of charges he rejected as politically motivated.

By TOI STAFF

The scene of a terror attack in Ra'anana, and Ra’anana resident Edna Bluestein, 79 (inset) who was killed in the attack, on January 15, 2024. (Times of Israel: Magen David Adom/Screenshot: Courtesy, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

January 16, 2024, 9:27 am

Woman killed, 17 wounded in car-ramming, stabbing spree by 2 terrorists in Ra’anana

Children, teens among injured; cars seized from owners during attack; police arrest the suspects — Palestinian relatives from Hebron area who were working illegally in the city.

By Emanuel Fabian, Renee Ghert-Zand and TOI STAFF

Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel displays a message of solidarity with hostages held in Gaza while celebrating a goal for Turkish club Antalyaspor on January 14, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Antalyaspor/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

January 15, 2024, 12:22 pm

Israeli soccer player arrested in Turkey for ‘inciting’ after gesture to hostages

Turkish justice minister opens probe against Antalyaspor’s Sagiv Jehezkel after he flashed ‘100 days’ in support of Oct. 7 abductees held by Hamas; player suspended from team.

By TOI STAFF and REUTERS

French Minister of National Education and Youth Gabriel Attal talks to media prior an education and youth Ministers Council meeting in the Europa building in Brussels, Nov. 23, 2023. (JTA: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

January 10, 2024, 11:16 am

Gabriel Attal, France’s new prime minister, says his Jewish ancestry has shaped him

“My father said to me, ‘Perhaps you’re Orthodox but you’ll feel Jewish all your life, mainly because you’ll suffer antisemitism because of your name.”

By Ron Kampeas

Students at the Fadwa Touqan Mixed Elementary School in Nablus draw pictures of Hamas terrorists on gliders, on October 15. Photo: Facebook screenshot

November 27, 2023, 6:47 am

Watchdog’s report PA schools celebrated October 7 Hamas massacres

“These findings indicate that the next generation of Palestinians are being desensitised to violence and death, to see Jews and Israelis as inhuman creatures..."

By AJN STAFF

Protesters holding placards and Israeli flags join a gathering outside the headquarters of the BBC in London on October 16. Photo: Daniel Leal / AFP

November 24, 2023, 1:06 pm

BBC apologies after false claim

The BBC has come under attack for its coverage of the war between Israel and the Hamas terror organisation...

By AJN STAFF

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

November 24, 2023, 12:59 pm

Iran will not directly enter war – report

Since the conflict began, there has been debate over how deeply involved and aware Tehran was of the planned brutal incursion. Iranian leaders have repeatedly warned Israel of the threat of a regional war over the offensive in Gaza, but have denied involvement in the massacre.

By AJN STAFF

IDF troops inside Gaza on November 21. Photo: IDF Spokesman

November 23, 2023, 3:23 pm

IDF encircles Hamas stronghold of Jabaliya

The ground operation has concentrated on northern Gaza but is expected to expand to the Strip's south in the future stages of the war.

By Emanuel Fabian, AGENCIES and TOI STAFF

Israeli reserve soldiers in the Golan Heights on October 30.
Photo: David Cohen/Flash90

November 13, 2023, 6:38 am

VCs launch fund for war-affected start-ups

Israel's cabinet has also approved an outline of a war compensation package to help businesses continue operating as the war continues.

By SHARON WROBEL

School girls watch as UNRWA commissioner-general Pierre Krahenbuhl gives a press conference in Gaza in 2018. Photo: AP Photo/Adel Hana

November 12, 2023, 6:57 am

UNRWA staff praised massacres

"...the study found that at least 100 Hamas members who have carried out terror attacks against Israelis in recent years are graduates of the UNRWA education system."

By JEREMY SHARON

Justice Minister Yariv Levin. Photo: Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90

November 12, 2023, 6:41 am

Levin to convene Judicial Selection Committee

"...This is the right step for this time.""

By JEREMY SHARON

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