AMY SPIRO
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on November 20, 2023. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AFP
December 7, 2023, 12:01 pm
UN chief calls to investigate Hamas sex crimes
"There are numerous accounts of sexual violence during the abhorrent acts of terror by Hamas on 7 October that must be vigorously investigated," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
By AMY SPIRO, Jacob Magid and CARRIE KELLER-LYNN
Israeli hostages released on November 30, 2023: Top L-R: Siblings Bilal and Aisha Ziyadne, Ilana Gritzewsky, Nili Margalit; bottom: Shani Goren, Amit Soussana, Sapir Cohen, Mia Schem. Photo: Courtesy; combination image: The Times of Israel.
December 1, 2023, 10:18 am
8 Israeli hostages freed from Gaza at end of seventh day of truce
Two women returned in late afternoon, while six others released to Israel shortly before midnight; unclear whether ceasefire will be extended further.
By AMY SPIRO and TOI STAFF
Israeli hostages released on November 29, 2023: Top L-R: Raz Ben Ami, Yarden Roman, Liat Atzili, Moran Stela Yanai; middle: Liam Or, Itay Regev, Ofir Engel, Amit Shani; bottom: Gali Tarshansky, Raaya Rotem, Yelena Trupanov, and her mother Irena Tati. (Courtesy: combination image/Times of Israel)
November 30, 2023, 10:47 am
In 6th release, 12 Israelis and 4 Thais freed from Gaza following 54 days of captivity
Among those freed are Raaya Rotem, mother of Hila released days ago; 13-year-old Gali Tarshansky; Yarden Roman-Gat, who handed daughter to husband to flee to safety.
By AMY SPIRO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv on November 16, 2023. (The Times of Israel: Haim Zach/GPO)
November 22, 2023, 8:30 am
Israel set to approve Gaza hostage deal slated to see release of 50 Israelis
Hamas, Qatar confirm agreement is close – including multi-day pause in fighting and release of 150-300 Palestinian prisoners; Biden: ‘Things are looking good’.
By AMY SPIRO and TAL SCHNEIDER and CARRIE KELLER-LYNN
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi holds an assessment at the IDF Southern Command in Beersheba on October 8. Photo: IDF
October 25, 2023, 7:16 am
Officials thought Gaza activity was a drill
The reports said that senior military and Shin Bet officials, including IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, held phone discussions just a few hours before Hamas's devastating infiltration, after indications of irregularities were noted.
By Emanuel Fabian, AMY SPIRO and TOI STAFF
Nurit Cooper (left) and Yocheved Lifshitz. (courtesy)
October 24, 2023, 10:22 am
Freed hostages transferred to Israeli hands, on way to hospital to meet families
Deal to free 50 dual-citizens reportedly held up by fuel demand. Rocket squads in southern Lebanon hit for fourth time in day. US says military advisers sent to Israel.
By TOI STAFF and AMY SPIRO
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 13. Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO
October 20, 2023, 12:30 pm
Hamas atrocities ‘worse than ISIS’
Visiting US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said in Tel Aviv last Friday that he believes the Hamas terror group's activities are worse than what he witnessed carried out by the notorious Islamic State terror group a decade ago.
By AMY SPIRO
From left: US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Tel Aviv on October 13. Photo: Ariel Hermoni/MoD
October 14, 2023, 8:20 pm
Pentagon chief Austin says Hamas atrocities are ‘worse than what I saw with ISIS’
‘This isn’t time for neutrality’: Visiting Tel Aviv, SecDef vows US ‘will make sure Israel has what it needs,’ decries ‘false equivalence,’ says ‘time for resolve and not revenge’
By AMY SPIRO
An article with the headline 'The House of Rothschild – Its Rise and Fall' is seen on the front page of the Nazi newspaper Der Stürmer from May 1938 at an exhibition in the Jewish Museum in Vienna in 2022. Photo: Alex Halada/AFP
October 10, 2023, 7:09 am
‘Not just another travelogue of Jewish suffering’
In Jewish Space Lasers, journalist Mike Rothschild – no relation – plumbs 200 years of outlandish and harmful material to try and discover how one family became an unending target, writes Amy Spiro.
By AMY SPIRO
Actress Helen Mirren and co-star Lior Ashkenazi attend a press conference for the upcoming film 'Golda,' about prime minister Golda Meir, in Jerusalem, July 13, 2023. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
July 14, 2023, 10:52 am
In Jerusalem, Helen Mirren says Golda Meir ‘one of the greatest’ roles she’s played
Ahead of Golda premiere at Jerusalem Film Festival, UK actress says she is ‘moved and excited’ to see mass pro-democracy rallies in Israel, recalls her time on a kibbutz in 1967.
By AMY SPIRO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 18, 2023. Photo: Amit Shabi/POOL
June 19, 2023, 10:00 am
Netanyahu vows to move ahead with parts of judicial overhaul ‘this week’
Addressing cabinet meeting, the prime minister accused Lapid and Gantz of ‘playing a game’ and seeking to ‘waste time’ by freezing negotiations.
By AMY SPIRO
Noa Kirel of Israel performs during the first semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Photo: AP Photo/Martin Meissner
May 10, 2023, 8:54 am
Israel’s Noa Kirel rides Unicorn to Eurovision grand final
Pop singer says she did the ‘maximum to represent the country with pride’ at international song contest in Liverpool. She will compete for the top prize on Saturday night.
By AMY SPIRO
Noa Kirel in the clip for her song Unicorn.Photo: Kan 11
April 2, 2023, 7:25 am
Noa Kirel unveils Eurovision Song Contest entry
The song was co-written by Kirel, Doron Medalie – who co-wrote Netta Barzilai's 2018 Eurovision winning song Toy – Yinon Yahel and May Sfadia.
By AMY SPIRO
Noa Kirel in the clip for her 2023 Eurovision song Unicorn. Photo: Kan 11
March 14, 2023, 3:09 pm
Noa Kirel unveils her Eurovision song contest entry
21-year-old singer channels her inner mythical beast in music video for international song competition: ‘It’s a song that represents all of us, the whole country’
By AMY SPIRO
Actor Chaim Topol plays the role of Tevye in the famous play 'Fiddler on the Roof' in a theatrical production on December 21, 1997. Photo: Flash90
March 9, 2023, 9:23 pm
Chaim Topol, iconic ‘Tevye’ of film and stage, dies at 87
Oscar-nominated actor, an Israel Prize laureate, gained global recognition for his role as the grumbling ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ milkman, whom he played over 3500 times on stage
By AMY SPIRO
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