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Protesters attend a demonstration for the release of hostages held by terrorists in Gaza since the October 7 attack, in Tel Aviv on December 2, 2023. (The Times of Israel: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 4, 2023, 9:58 am
Freed hostages urge release of those still in Gaza, but not all parents agree on price
While most families celebrate the return of 81 Israelis as a welcome prelude to new swaps, some call the exchanges a ‘national security threat’.
By CANAAN LIDOR
Messages projected onto a building at George Washington University on October 24. Photo: StopAntisemitism via X
November 7, 2023, 6:56 am
Wave of antisemitism unleashed
By Jacob Magid, TOI STAFF, JTA and CANAAN LIDOR
A pro-Palestinian mob storms an airport terminal in Dagestan, Russia, as they look for passengers from a flight arriving from Israel, October 29, 2023. (video screenshot The Times of Israel.)
October 30, 2023, 9:45 am
Rioters overrun Russian airport in hunt for Jews aboard flight from Israel
No injuries as protesters respond to call to ‘avenge Gaza’; airport eventually cleared, to remain closed for a week; PM urges Moscow to ‘protect all Israeli citizens and all Jews’.
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The marks on a detainee's face. Photo: Israel Police
August 27, 2023, 6:52 am
Police accused of branding
A police spokesperson responded to the allegations by saying the officers used “reasonable force” to detain the suspect and that the bruise was likely caused by “an article of clothing of one of the officers.”
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Demonstrators rally against the government's judicial overhaul plans in Tel Aviv on August 12. Photo: Gitai Palti
August 20, 2023, 7:27 am
Netanyahu, Levin said to seek pause to overhaul
The report said the Charedi parties believe the overhaul has divided Israelis too much and are even willing to see its architect, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, quit his post, as he's threatened to do if the bills aren't advanced at a quick enough pace.
By CANAAN LIDOR and TOI STAFF
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at a London rally on March 11. Photo: Susannah Ireland/AFP
August 11, 2023, 6:43 am
Europe’s far-left problem
In France, the far-left politician Jean-Luc Melenchon is harnessing and mainstreaming antisemitism, according to K., the Paris-based French Jewish magazine that authored the France segment of the ADL report.
By CANAAN LIDOR
Members of the Women of the Wall, Conservative and Reform Movements hold Rosh Chodesh prayers at the Western Wall. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
August 1, 2023, 6:31 am
Court bans Torah bag searches at Western Wall
It represents a significant legal victory by groups seeking to liberalise Jewish worship at the site, several promoters of that cause have said. But the authority that runs the site said the ruling vindicates its policies.
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The CEO of the American Jewish Committee, Ted Deutch, left, interviews Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on June 11, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Courtesy AJC
July 25, 2023, 11:33 am
‘First step to destroying democracy’
Major community organisations in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere express their concern following the vote on the reasonableness law
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The ice cream stand outside Auschwitz. Photo: Dagmar Kopijasz
May 23, 2023, 6:33 am
Auschwitz museum slams ice cream stand
"The trailer, however, stands outside the boundary of the protection zone of the memorial designated by law, so unfortunately we have no influence over it."
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Jewish worshippers attend the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia's southern resort island of Djerba, on May 8, 2023. Photo: YASSINE MAHJOUB/AFP
May 10, 2023, 2:23 pm
Two worshipers, guard killed in attack at Tunisia synagogue during pilgrimage
The assailant, identified as naval officer, has been shot dead by other guards protecting Djerba site, where some 5,000 Jews had gathered for the annual pilgrimage event.
By CANAAN LIDOR
At Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors and delegations participate in the 35th March of the Living, April 18, 2023. Photo: Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel
April 19, 2023, 9:40 am
A sea of Israeli flags at Auschwitz
During the 35th annual three-kilometre march at the former extermination camp, sorrow, shock but also pride and gratitude are exhibited by 9,000 participants from all over the world.
By CANAAN LIDOR
Rick Sopher and his wife Carol in Medina. Photo: Courtesy of the Sophers, Jewish Chronicle
April 2, 2023, 7:21 am
Jews plant palm trees in Medina, Saudi Arabia
"If anyone had told me five or even 10 years ago that I would be able to come to Saudi Arabia, everybody knowing that I am Jewish ... I would hardly have believed them,"
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