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Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Andrew Tobin (JTA)
December 15, 2017, 2:12 pm
Israel’s going nuts for Moroccan doughnuts
Move over jam doughnuts, there’s a new contender in town for the title of tastiest Chanukah treat. Israelis are queuing up this week to buy sfinj, the Moroccan version of sufganiyot, one of many now-popular Mizrahi street snacks
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Dean Issacharoff is the spokesman for Breaking the Silence, a much-maligned nonprofit that opposes Israel’s military occupation in the West Bank. (Screenshot from Facebook - via JTA)
November 21, 2017, 10:47 am
An Israeli soldier insists he beat a Palestinian, but officials don’t buy it.
The story of soldier Dean Issacharoff reflects the divisive politics surrounding Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Ori Sasson
November 13, 2017, 11:53 am
Israeli judo star allowed to display his country’s name in Morocco
Or Sasson competed in Morocco with 'ISR' on his uniform despite threats from authorities not to grant Israelis visas
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
The iconic JNF charity box.
November 10, 2017, 7:51 am
Israel wants a cut from JNF’s iconic blue charity boxes
The state has called for a percentage of revenue to fund state-run infrastructure projects and is pushing legislation to force JNF to pay up.
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posing with a large can of pickles, Oct. 23, 2017. (Courtesy of Prime Minister’s Office) Via JTA
October 27, 2017, 1:32 pm
Netanyahu calls Israelis he doesn’t like a bunch of sour pickles
Israeli prime minister hits out at opponents with comical address comparing them to cucumbers
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
October 25, 2017, 5:58 pm
Israel bans a decade-long binary options scam
Multibillion-dollar industry which scammed millions around the world is officially out of business
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
October 5, 2017, 9:28 am
Arab-Israeli Facebook star slams Kuwait for Israel boycott
Social media star Yassin A.K.A. Nas Daily took to Facebook to blast an airline for banning people from the Jewish state
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Photo by: JINIPIX
July 17, 2017, 4:16 pm
Netanyahu launches Trump-esque attack against ‘fake news’ and ‘leftists’
Israeli Prime Minister lashes out at ' bombshell headlines with baseless accusations' against him
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Avi Gabay
July 13, 2017, 11:51 am
Israel’s Labour party gets poll boost under new leader Avi Gabbay
Election of centre-left MK as new leader of opposition bloc coalition leads to increase in support
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
June 10, 2017, 7:04 pm
Israelis kvell over Wonder Woman Gal Gadot’s response to a seven-year-old fan
On Thursday, the star of the new blockbuster responded to a young Israeli girl’s endearing handwritten fan letter, and it melted everyone's hearts
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
A simulation of cars using Autotalks’ vehicle-to-vehicle communication system. (Screenshot from YouTube)
May 17, 2017, 9:42 am
Israeli startups are driving the car technology revolution. Here’s how:
More than 200 companies will attend the EcoMotion Conference in Israel to give automobile industry a look under the bonnet of the 'Startup Nation'
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Arpon ready for action
May 3, 2017, 10:48 am
Why this Filipino girl is fighting for Israel?
Staff. Sgt. Joana Chris Arpon isn’t Israeli, or Jewish, but her service in the IDF is personal.
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
Destruction in Syria
April 9, 2017, 8:23 pm
Israelis send wave of donations in response to Syrian chemical attack
Hundreds of thousands of shekels have been given to help children and others caught up in the fighting
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
April 9, 2017, 8:05 pm
Video: Wounded Syrians treated by Israeli soldiers
Since early 2013, the Israeli army has treated some 3,000 wounded Syrians who have made it to the border in the Golan Heights
By Andrew Tobin (JTA)
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