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Deborah Danan

Deborah Danan

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News of Bibas family’s tragic fate met by Israelis with confusion, mourning and rage

News of Bibas family’s tragic fate met by Israelis with confusion, mourning and rage

‘We’ve prepared ourselves for this. Still, it doesn’t make it hurt any less,’ says woman at Jaffa community center as Hamas announces...

19.02.2025 50

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Deborah Danan

Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature reveals the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature reveals the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

Missile fire and other factors have disturbed entire ecosystems, affected wildlife habitats and undone years of work by foresters, compounding...

15.02.2025 40

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Deborah Danan

Australia investigating potential foreign influence amid wave of antisemitic attacks

Australia investigating potential foreign influence amid wave of antisemitic attacks

Twelve people arrested by counterterror task force don’t share antisemitic ideology expressed in their crimes, cops say, as Australia passes new,...

07.02.2025 20

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Deborah Danan

Israelis respond to Trump’s Gaza proposal with jubilation, disbelief, and dark humor

Israelis respond to Trump’s Gaza proposal with jubilation, disbelief, and dark humor

After bombshell press conference in which US president pledged to ‘take over’ war-torn enclave, some Israelis call the plan ‘delusional,’...

07.02.2025 30

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Deborah Danan

Billboard campaign proclaims ‘Israel is ready’ for Saudi normalization

Coalition for Regional Security group puts up giant signs featuring MBS in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Washington, DC, urging extension of Abraham...

04.02.2025 10

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The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation hopes against hope for their return

The government seems to be priming the public for tragedy: There’s no indication officials have insisted on their release during the first days of...

29.01.2025 20

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Deborah Danan

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s high school reflects after losing 10 graduates in the Gaza war

Himmelfarb in Jerusalem is among the most prominent academies in Israel for religious Zionists, a demographic that has suffered great losses since...

29.01.2025 40

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Deborah Danan

Jerusalem pizzeria once hot for Clinton rebrands itself for Trump

Eatery in the ultra-Orthodox Geula neighborhood promises to ‘make pizza great again’ in a nod to the newly inaugurated president

22.01.2025 30

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Deborah Danan

At Trump inauguration event in Jerusalem, adulation meets undercurrent of unease

Ardent fans of US president attending event at museum founded by evangelical pastor express discomfort over hostage-ceasefire deal pushed over finish...

21.01.2025 20

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Deborah Danan

In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Hamas looms large as tension turns to celebration

Emotional crowds gather to watch as first three hostages are released in deal, but the joy is clouded by worry over fate of those still held in Gaza

20.01.2025 20

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Deborah Danan

For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists

Supporters of the Gaza accord often acknowledge it is a ‘bad deal,’ yet one they vehemently believe Israel must accept to be true to its...

17.01.2025 30

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Deborah Danan

Meet Valerie Hamaty, the Christian Arab leading the race to sing for Israel at Eurovision

JTA — A frontrunner on the latest season of “Rising Star,” the Israeli talent show, has advanced on the basis of her renditions of an iconic...

04.01.2025 100

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Deborah Danan

Cafe chain launched by and for Oct. 7 survivors is expanding to more cities

JTA — A woman with a gaunt face and ripped pajama pants ambles into Cafe Otef, nestled in an up-and-coming yet still gritty corner of Tel Aviv’s...

16.12.2024 8

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Deborah Danan

For displaced Israelis, the kitchen becomes a symbol of hope, home, remembrance

At the Asif Culinary Institute through April, ‘The Open Kitchen: Memories From a Home Left Behind’ tells the stories of evacuees and the...

08.12.2024 4

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Deborah Danan

Oct. 7 ceremonies across Israel see mix of searing grief, political tensions

One year after massacre, several major and countless smaller ceremonies take place, as the country grapples with grim anniversary at same time as...

08.10.2024 4

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Deborah Danan

Israelis navigate normal life amid danger and anxiety from war and Iranian threat

Daily routine continues amid a multifront conflict that’s affected major population centers since October 7, as locals live with the ‘new...

06.08.2024 2

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Deborah Danan