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2-year-old stabbed to death in front of his mother in Lod; suspect heard
‘voices’
By ToI Staff
Analysis
Jeremy Sharon
High Court ‘reasonableness’ ruling may presage return to tribalism and overhaul
fight
If accurate, a leaked draft indicating justices will strike down government’s
controversial legislation will have a deep constitutional impact. It may also
strengthen Netanyahu Continue Reading

Justice minister urges High Court not to issue reasonableness law ruling during
war
By Jeremy Sharon, Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Bombshell leaked draft ruling shows High Court set to nix key judicial overhaul
law
By Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner
Donation Request
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Colel Chabad is feeding, clothing, and providing other vital services for
families of the fallen, evacuees, thousands furloughed, and all Israelis in
need.
IDF: 688 reservists running in municipal elections ‘most likely’ can’t be
released
By ToI Staff
Discussions continue on whether to again postpone elections, originally
scheduled for October 31; Smotrich: ‘Numbers leave no room for doubt… I hope the
government will postpone’
Knesset passes emergency bill delaying retirement for reservists
By Sam Sokol
Bennett reveals details of two direct strikes on Iran in 2022 while he was PM
By ToI Staff
In Wall Street Journal op-ed, he calls for Israel and US to take on Tehran
directly, ‘make it pay’ for sowing chaos via Mideast proxies: ‘Evil empire of
Iran must be brought down’
UK, US, France and Germany condemn Iran for accelerating uranium enrichment
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iran says it executed 4 for ‘collaboration’ with Israel’s Mossad
By ToI Staff and Agencies
ToI podcast
What Matters Now to US Jewish leader William Daroff: Where are our allies?
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploration into one key issue
shaping Israel and the Jewish World — right now. Within days of the murderous
October 7 Hamas invasion of Israel, William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, headed a mission of 50 heads
of... Continue Reading

ToI Original Video
Kibbutz Be’eri: Through the ruins
Experience the haunting aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Kibbutz Be’eri
through a tour that unveils the devastation from a unique vantage point
Inside Story
Shoshanna Solomon
Amid worker shortage due to war, Israeli constructors struggle to build
With most Palestinian workers banned from Israel in wake of Oct. 7 onslaught,
and thousands of foreign workers gone, the building sector says it’s at a
‘complete standstill’ Continue Reading

Investment in Israeli tech firms slumps 56%, hit by political upheaval and Hamas
war
By Sharon Wrobel
More Headlines
Turkey said to detain 32 IS-linked suspects, foil attacks on synagogues and
churches
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US citizen inspired by Oct. 7 charged with trying to join Somalia’s al-Shabaab
By Luke Tress
Maine bars Trump from state’s presidential primary ballot over Jan 6
‘insurrection’
By Nicholas Riccardi and David Sharp
Immigration to Israel dropped sharply following Oct. 7 assault — statistics
bureau
By ToI Staff
High Court rules same-sex adoption must be allowed, in landmark decision
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli-American Judith Weinstein confirmed murdered on Oct. 7, body held in
Gaza
By ToI Staff
ObituaryHerb Kohl, former Jewish senator from Wisconsin and Milwaukee Bucks
owner, dies at 88
By Ron Kampeas
Exposure to polluted air in Israel up to 3.5 times global target levels
By Sue Surkes
Ben Gvir taps aide Kobi Yaakobi as interim prison service chief, amid coalition
rift
By Michael Horovitz
Cabinet set to vote Sunday on replacing Eli Cohen with Israel Katz as FM
By Michael Horovitz
Lavrov appears to liken Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza to Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine
By ToI Staff
UTJ minister criticized for lobbying for son’s election the day after Oct. 7
attack
By Sam Sokol
Top Ops
Shayna Goldberg
It is my privilege to be raising Israeli children
The so-called ’Tik-Tok generation’ kids have interests and ideals, and, when
called, put down their screens and rush out to do their duty
Jason Fredric Gilbert
Gimme shelter
It’s not the reinforced walls or blast door that protects the people as much as
it is their impossible optimism
Shana Strauch Schick
Who is fit to lead?
Even in the Torah, when the expected leader can’t do the job well, he is
replaced by those who have the requisite traits he lacks (Vayechi)
David Bigman
From Slobodka to Jaffa and back again
My Torah studies left me optimistic about the future, but since October 7, I
find myself returning to the doom and gloom edicts of my youth
Rebecca Bardach
It’s day 83 and Hersh has missed his flight to India
The decision-makers will not keep the hostages front and center without constant
reminders of how much it matters
Shuki Friedman
Protest politics endangers the hostages
No matter what we think of the government, our duty is to ensure that nothing
delays the return of the captives in Gaza
Ghadir Hani
My heart is big enough for Noa and for Musa
If we lose this ability to hold the pain of both sides, we will lose hope and
the chance of ever living side by side
David Gil Bloom
Stay angry, my friends
How do we get past the horror of the Oct. 7 atrocities documented by a
traumatized pathologist? Maybe we shouldn’t try
Betsalel Steinhart
‘Hutar le-pirsum’: A lesson in Israeli society
Everyone knows this prelude to the gut-punch of knowing a soldier killed in the
line of duty, no matter how distantly; it’s a small country
Shlomo Levin
The world has the means to curb Hamas. Why hasn’t it?
By pursuing only Israel’s alleged crimes, the International Criminal Court gives
free rein to terrorists
Elizabeth Brenner Danziger
The ax in the tree: When a child’s parent dies
Losing a parent is life-altering: 6 tips for supporting bereaved children
Justin Danilewitz
Hamas fails the Solomonic test
Who cares more, when the terrorists willingly endanger the Dome of the Rock with
rocket attacks, while Israel’s Iron Dome protects the Muslims’ holy site?
Popular
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   Dec. 28: PM cancels war cabinet meeting on post-war Gaza planning amid
   pressure from Smotrich
   
 * 2
   Dec. 29: IDF strikes targets Lebanon and Syria in response to rocket fire
   
 * 3
   In harrowing detail, NYT reports on weaponization of rape, sexual violence on
   Oct. 7
   
 * 4
   Dec. 27: Suspected explosive-laden drone crashes in Golan; Iraqi militia
   claims responsibility
   
 * 5
   Report details Hamas’s secret buildup to Oct 7, terror group’s isolation in
   its wake
   

Those we have lost
Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel

 * 
   Those we have lost
   Staff Sgt. Itay Saadon, 21: Prolonged IDF service after Hamas attack
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Tamar Goldenberg, 23: Georgian-Israeli who ‘lived in the moment’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Master Sgt. Daniel Kastiel, 24: Always charged ahead
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Roni Petrovski, 24: Youth soccer coach with a ‘heart of gold’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Kim Damti, 22: Irish-Israeli ‘treasure who was stolen from us’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we have lost
   Sgt. Ido Binenstock, 19: Died on battlefield trying to save friends
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Amit Gabay, 17: Teen with a huge ‘smile and a wide heart’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Ayelet & Manny Godard, 63, 73: ‘People who spread light’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we have lost
   Matan ‘Kido’ Elmalem, 42: DJ & trance music legend, beloved friend
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Shiraz and Adir Tamam, 38 & 40: Left behind two orphaned girls
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Lt. Adar Ben Simon, 20: Commander ‘sacrificed her life like a hero’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Edan, Sahar & Geula: Savta & 2 grandsons slain, captured, killed
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Bar Zohar, 23: Saved others at rave and ‘left us with so much pride’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Prabesh Bhandari, 24: Nepali student wanted to build house for parents
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Dor Shafir & Savyon Kipper, 30 & 31: ‘Inseparable’ fiances
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Chief Supt. Avi Amar, 54: Hero officer’s final hug caught on film
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Master Sgt. Maxim Rizkov, 30: Reality TV ‘Ninja’ who ‘spread light’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Hagi Avni, 50: Event designer, father of 5 who sought to defend home
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those We Have Lost
   Eliyahu Margalit, 75: Cattle breeder, horse lover known as ‘Churchill’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we have lost
   Kinneret Gat, 67: A dedicated teacher who loved to travel
   By ToI Staff


Those we are missing
The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

 * 
   Those we are missing
   Presumed captive: Ohad Yahalomi, shot in the leg by terrorists
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Ofer Calderon, initially escaped through window
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Tal Shoham, held captive separately from family
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Matan Zangauker, ‘is a survivor’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Youssef Hamis Ziyadne and son Hamza, Rahat residents
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Argentine-born Louis Har and Fernando Marman
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: US citizen Keith Siegel, driven to Gaza in his own car
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Elad Katzir, farmer and social activist
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Presumed captive: Ilan Weiss left home to join kibbutz emergency team
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Edan Alexander, told mother he was safe
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Nadav Popplewell, held in tunnel under Gaza
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Avraham Munder, forced to kneel in front of terrorists
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Ohad Ben Ami, dual Israeli-German citizen
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Yair Yaakov, injured during Hamas attack on his home
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Yoram Metzger, broken hip has limited mobility
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Volleyballer Shay Levinson believes in coexistence
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Amazon employee Sasha Trufanov
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Dror Or, as his house went up in flames
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: David Cunio, abducted from burning house
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Those we are missing
   Taken captive: Yagev Buchshtav, could hear terrorists outside his window
   By ToI Staff


Those We Call Heroes
People saving others and making lives better

 * Officer tasked with arranging constant IDF funerals nearly died after heart
   gave way
   By Renee Ghert-Zand
 * Dad launches ‘Project Menorah’ to support Jews fearful of displaying Hanukkah
   lights
   By Matt Lebovic
 * 
   Interview
   ‘Life under Hamas is like under ISIS,’ says Syria-born journalist deported
   from Gaza
   By Gianluca Pacchiani
 * 
   Reporter's notebook
   Resurrecting Gaza border communities will take a lot more than sowing winter
   wheat
   By Canaan Lidor
 * 96-year-old woman escaped October 7 massacre at Be’eri; grandson held in Gaza
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Interview
   Lebanese Israeli advocate on US colleges post-Oct. 7: ‘Many don’t see
   Israelis as humans’
   By Gianluca Pacchiani
 * First wave out of 7,000 foreign doctors wanting to help amid war have come to
   Israel
   By Renee Ghert-Zand
 * 
   Inside story
   Archaeologists sift through devastation to help families of Oct. 7 victims
   gain closure
   By Melanie Lidman
 * Truck dashcam footage shows farmer dodging bullets as he saved 120 from music
   festival
   By Sue Surkes
 * Shepherding life into the world following catastrophe brings hope to Israeli
   midwives
   By Renee Ghert-Zand
 * Israeli charity aims to provide it all for soldiers, including mobile laundry
   and spas
   By Gavriel Fiske
 * 
   Those We Call Heroes
   Four Bedouin drove from Rahat to evacuate their cousin in Be’eri; they
   rescued dozens
   By ToI Staff
 * In Tel Aviv, diverse mix of artists shines spotlight on Israeli hostages
   By Bernard Dichek
 * Venture capitalists launch emergency impact fund for war-affected Israeli
   startups
   By Sharon Wrobel
 * Non-profits join forces to award microgrants for small-scale acts of kindness
   By Sue Surkes
 * 
   Those We Call Heroes
   With adults off to war, Israeli teens are stepping up in their communities
   By Daniela Gribetz
 * 
   Those We Call Heroes
   Mother of 12 has 6 sons, 4 sons-in-law, 3 grandchildren & 1 nephew in IDF
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   THOSE WE CALL HEROES
   Orthodox mother of 10 worked for 12 hours to rescue revelers from party of
   death
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Inside Story
   With memories of atrocities in Africa still vivid, asylum seekers are helping
   Israel
   By Sue Surkes
 * 
   Inside story
   For Israel’s medical clowns, getting a giggle has never been a tougher sell
   By Renee Ghert-Zand


Tales of the Times
The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

 * 
   Homeland Concert
   1,000 musicians in Caesarea call to bring hostages home
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   Born again
   NYC gets first original American Yiddish drama in 70 years
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Kicks for charity
   Ravens exec raises money for MDA with branded sneakers
   By Renee Ghert-Zand
 * 
   Manger things
   Actor Brett Gelman joins ‘Eretz Nehederet’ to skewer US progressives
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   The things they found
   Troops mustering near Gaza border turn up tiny Byzantine-era lamp
   By Gavriel Fiske
 * 
   Battle lines
   Artists illustrate reactions to Oct. 7 at Jerusalem’s Outline Festival
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   Take that, Erdogan
   Strauss replaces ‘Turkish coffee’ branding with patriotic slogans
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   Being there, being square
   Released hostage Ohad Munder-Zichri becomes Rubik’s Cube tester
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   Friedman 6:13
   Latest wrestler in Jewish Sports Hall of Fame glad to be seen as strong Jew
   By Elliot Olshansky
 * 
   The tenor of the moment
   Freed hostage Yaffa Adar gets concert invite from Andrea Bocelli
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   Singing' in the pain
   Aviv Geffen performs duet with released hostage Mia Leimberg
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   'Garden of Eden' to hell
   Evacuated musician Micha Bitton sings about life near Gaza
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   Flower power
   Bouquets of flowers spread hope for hostages from Tel Aviv to US
   By Jessica Steinberg
 * 
   Seinfeld's support
   Visiting Israel, Jerry Seinfeld meets with freed hostages, families
   By ToI Staff and Agencies
 * 
   'Get used to it'
   Bill Maher to Palestinians: Israel is ‘here to stay’
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   'Let it be a tale'
   Video of actor Brian Cox reading Gazan poet’s last work goes viral
   By Agencies and ToI Staff
 * 
   Out with a bang
   Mayim Bialik says she’s out as host of TV quiz ‘Jeopardy!’
   By AP
 * 
   Pretty not good
   ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ to end after upcoming 12th season
   By Andrew Lapin
 * 
   Michael and the mudbloods
   Michael Rapaport in Israeli TV skit satirizing US college antisemitism
   By ToI Staff
 * 
   The art of war
   Art auction seeks to aid kibbutz gallery, Gaza border teens
   By Jessica Steinberg




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