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By Gavriel Fiske
Find is second item in recent weeks discovered by soldiers in border area and
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As Hamas torched their home, mom told her daughter: ‘I am sorry, we are about to
die’
By ToI Staff
Danielle Aloni, abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, speaks about capture and how she
strived to take care of herself and five-year-old Emilia during 49 days of
captivity
Hamas chief Haniyeh tells Blinken to focus on ending Israeli ‘aggression’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In Rafah, progressive US senators charge Israeli inspections slowing aid to Gaza
By Lee Keath
Protesters in Tel Aviv, outside Netanyahu’s Caesarea home call for elections now
By ToI Staff
Thousands march in Tel Aviv, where sister of Oct. 7 victim demands that
government be ousted; displaced border region residents accuse government of
abandoning them
As hostages near 100 days in captivity, urgent pleas on their behalf at weekly
rally
By Jessica Steinberg
Ad urging release of Israeli-American hostages to air in US this weekend
By ToI Staff
'My parents said it was my job and purpose to go to Israel'
First post-Oct. 7 Birthright Israel trip brings 17 participants; 100s more
expected
By Matt Lebovic
In change to well-worn 10-day itinerary, participants harvest grapefruit and
deliver groceries, hear testimony from survivors of Hamas’s murderous assault
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A birth at Alumim
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, volunteers at Kibbutz Alumim find purpose in
milking cows — and possibly saving the traumatized animals’ lives
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8 Haifa University students suspended for incitement have punishment repealed
By Gavriel Fiske and Michael Horovitz
Woman in Iran receives 74 lashings for not covering hair, ‘violating public
morals’
By AFP and AP
High school girls’ basketball game aborted in New York amid antisemitic slurs
By ToI Staff
Orthodox Christians mark Christmas, but celebrations for many overshadowed by
war
By AP
US military says it shot down another Houthi-launched drone over Red Sea
By Agencies
UAE says it is putting 84 people on trial for ‘terror’ charges, sparking
criticism
By AFP
Pro-Palestinian protesters block Westminster Bridge outside UK parliament
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Biden accuses Trump of echoing Nazis as he kicks off 2024 re-election campaign
By Mandel NGAN, Diane DESOBEAU and Danny Kemp
Top Ops
Joshua Berman
Lessons from our soldiers’ last letters
As our fallen heroes reflected on the possibility of death, their words teach us
about purpose and meaning in life
Barbara Aiello
What happens when the kippah comes off?
Following an attack on a fellow rabbi, going bareheaded in public may make me
safer, but it also diminishes me
Carole Nuriel
Disentangling solidarity with Palestinians from antisemitism
In the guise of advocating equality, some of the rhetoric is in fact a call for
the elimination of Jews and the Jewish state
Haim Watzman
Sticky kids: The crater, Part 3
I want to tell Gidi I can’t take it anymore. It’s not fair I’m the one who has
to try to explain to the children what’s going on
Richard D. Zelin
A golem for these troubling times
Rising antisemitism may or may not spur US Jews to realign politically. What is
certain is the need to beef up protection
Shmuly Yanklowitz
Faith leaders must help prevent Another Jan. 6
To help instill confidence in the fairness of US elections, nothing beats a
visit to the vote-counting facility where it happens
Tanya White
The secret weapon of Jewish survival
When you overloaded by the world and you still try to fix it, without worrying
about yourself, because some things are just that important (Shemot)
Ellen Ginsberg Simon
Claudine Gay’s failings as a leader
America’s universities need a new cadre of leadership: Those who aren’t afraid
of debate or difficult topics, and who gladly represent everyone on campus
Nimrod Dweck
Judicial overhaul is still a danger – we must fix the cracks
Alongside a nationwide process of soul-searching, the protest movement must
channel work toward passage of 2 critical laws
Benjamin Blech
Why do they hate us?
I first asked this question when I was a young boy, fleeing the Holocaust on the
last boat out of Europe. Now I have an answer
Jeremy M Staiman
A tin of love and cookies
Nothing compares to my mom’s recipe – given the chance, I even ate my brother’s
portion. But I bet my sons serving in Gaza will share
Sarah Bronson
The cracks in my plates
Since October 7, so much of who I am – my beliefs, my character, my values, my
inner world – has become subject to change
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Jan. 6: Touring Mideast, Blinken says all regional countries should work to
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Meeting on next phases in Gaza ends in fracas as ministers snipe at IDF chief
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Those we have lost
Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel
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Those we have lost
Roni Shitrit, 24: Traveled to music festival to watch the sunrise
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Those we have lost
Guy Illouz, 26: Soundman for Hayehudim with ‘a huge heart’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Yaron Shahar, 51: ‘Renaissance man’ killed while defending kibbutz
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Matías, 41 & Einav Burstein, 39: Argentine couple left 2 daughters
By Gabriel Toueg
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Those we have lost
Ella Hamuy, 26: Future nursing student filled with ‘giving and love’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Yona Fricker, 69 & Mordechai Naveh, 76: ‘Pair of lovebirds’
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Sgt. First Class Joseph Gitarts, 25: ‘Mom and Dad, I have no regrets’
By Anna Epshtein-Rudnitsky
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Those we have lost
Staff Sgt. Aschalwu Sama, 20: Sacrificed himself for his unit
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Gil, Inbar Buyum, 55 & 22: Father and son set out to protect kibbutz
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Maj. Adir Abudi, 23: Commander with fighting spirit who saved IDF base
By ToI Staff and Nathan Burstein
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Those we have lost
Edna Malkamo, 45: Therapist who ‘always had a smile on her face’
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Marsdas Oria Amar, 34: Partygoer would ‘want to be remembered dancing’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
4 members of Sitton-Cohen family killed while spending holiday together
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Master Sgt. Itay Moreno, 24: Commando and nephew of slain IDF hero
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Dorin Atias, 23: ‘Tough on the outside, but inside she was all feeling’
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Master Sgt. Yuval Gabay, 35: Dog lover and devoted Hapoel Tel Aviv fan
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Adi Margalit, 24: Architecture student who ‘danced until her final day’
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Amir and Mati Weiss, both 69: Farmer, teacher, with deep kibbutz roots
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Dvir Rahamim, 23: Turned back to help others at Supernova festival
By ToI Staff
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Those We Have Lost
Yotam Haim, 28: Heavy metal drummer dreamed of being famous
By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
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Those we are missing
Presumed captive: Ohad Yahalomi, shot in the leg by terrorists
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ofer Calderon, initially escaped through window
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tal Shoham, held captive separately from family
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Matan Zangauker, ‘is a survivor’
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Youssef Hamis Ziyadne and son Hamza, Rahat residents
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Argentine-born Louis Har and Fernando Marman
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: US citizen Keith Siegel, driven to Gaza in his own car
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Elad Katzir, farmer and social activist
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Edan Alexander, told mother he was safe
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Nadav Popplewell, held in tunnel under Gaza
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Avraham Munder, forced to kneel in front of terrorists
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ohad Ben Ami, dual Israeli-German citizen
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Yair Yaakov, injured during Hamas attack on his home
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Yoram Metzger, broken hip has limited mobility
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Volleyballer Shay Levinson believes in coexistence
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Amazon employee Sasha Trufanov
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Dror Or, as his house went up in flames
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: David Cunio, abducted from burning house
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Yagev Buchshtav, could hear terrorists outside his window
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Segev Kalfon, last seen running across Highway 232
By ToI Staff
Those We Call Heroes
People saving others and making lives better
* Family of fallen Oct. 7 hero Tomer Nagar commissions line of beers in his
honor
By Stuart Winer
* Fixing up old tanks and recruiting old reservists, a tech VP creates a new
battalion
By Sue Surkes
* 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
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Interview
‘Life under Hamas is like under ISIS,’ says Syria-born journalist deported
from Gaza
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Those We Call Heroes
With adults off to war, Israeli teens are stepping up in their communities
By Daniela Gribetz
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Those We Call Heroes
Mother of 12 has 6 sons, 4 sons-in-law, 3 grandchildren & 1 nephew in IDF
By ToI Staff
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THOSE WE CALL HEROES
Orthodox mother of 10 worked for 12 hours to rescue revelers from party of
death
By ToI Staff
Tales of the Times
The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting
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Songs of solace
Eviatar Banai sings through sorrow in new album, created after Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg
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Hidden heritage
Alanis Morissette uncovers family’s Holocaust history on TV show
By jacob gurvis
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Time out
Utah rabbis told to remove ‘Jewish and proud’ signs at Irving NBA game
By jacob gurvis
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There's a place for us
Arab and Jewish singers record ‘West Side Story’ message of hope
By Jessica Steinberg
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Homeland Concert
1,000 musicians in Caesarea call to bring hostages home
By Jessica Steinberg
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Born again
NYC gets first original American Yiddish drama in 70 years
By ToI Staff
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Kicks for charity
Ravens exec raises money for MDA with branded sneakers
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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Manger things
Actor Brett Gelman joins ‘Eretz Nehederet’ to skewer US progressives
By ToI Staff
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The things they found
Troops mustering near Gaza border turn up tiny Byzantine-era lamp
By Gavriel Fiske
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Battle lines
Artists illustrate reactions to Oct. 7 at Jerusalem’s Outline Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
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Take that, Erdogan
Strauss replaces ‘Turkish coffee’ branding with patriotic slogans
By ToI Staff
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Being there, being square
Released hostage Ohad Munder-Zichri becomes Rubik’s Cube tester
By Jessica Steinberg
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Friedman 6:13
Latest wrestler in Jewish Sports Hall of Fame glad to be seen as strong Jew
By Elliot Olshansky
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The tenor of the moment
Freed hostage Yaffa Adar gets concert invite from Andrea Bocelli
By Jessica Steinberg
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Singing' in the pain
Aviv Geffen performs duet with released hostage Mia Leimberg
By Jessica Steinberg
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'Garden of Eden' to hell
Evacuated musician Micha Bitton sings about life near Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg
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Flower power
Bouquets of flowers spread hope for hostages from Tel Aviv to US
By Jessica Steinberg
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Seinfeld's support
Visiting Israel, Jerry Seinfeld meets with freed hostages, families
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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'Get used to it'
Bill Maher to Palestinians: Israel is ‘here to stay’
By ToI Staff
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'Let it be a tale'
Video of actor Brian Cox reading Gazan poet’s last work goes viral
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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