Battle lines drawn as coalition and opposition resume clash over Knesset’s fate
A political tussle is set to take place Monday in the Knesset as the coalition pushes forward with its drive to put to bed a parliament wrested from its control…
Daily Briefing June 26: Lapid’s 1st battle; introducing ToI film ‘Dead Sea Walking’
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Editor David…
Jewish groups gear up to battle abortion bans after Roe overturned
WASHINGTON (JTA) — An array of Jewish groups across the country are kickstarting into action to protest and potentially challenge the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the…
Israel helps battle forest fire in Turkey-backed north Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israel on Thursday dispatched two water-dropping aircraft to help battle a large wildfire that has scorched at least 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of forest in the…
For Lapid, a battle against the odds to thwart Netanyahu’s comeback
An earlier version of this Editor’s Note was sent out Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s Notes as…
Battle of Donbas region could decide outcome of Ukraine war
Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor.…
Russia strikes depot in western Ukraine as battle for key Donbas city rages
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AFP) — Russian forces said Sunday they had struck a site in western Ukraine storing US and EU-supplied weapons, as the battle intensified for the key eastern city…
US Capitol probe puts the blame on Trump but faces battle to sway voters
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Americans were served up an engrossing night of television as a congressional panel laid out damning evidence of Donald Trump’s culpability in last year’s US Capitol insurrection.…
Supreme Court upholds Greek church sales to far-right group, ending legal battle
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision not to block the transfer of rights to three buildings in the Old City to a right-wing Jewish group, exhausting…
Firefighters battle blazes around Jerusalem-area towns
Firefighters battled to control fires that broke out in open areas near communities northwest of Jerusalem on Wednesday. The fires were located between the communities of Kiryat Anavim, Beit Nekofa,…