Author: Yael Freidson

Haaretz | Israel News 90 Hostages, 480 Days in Captivity | Dani Miran, father of hostage Omri, protests daily outside the Prime Minister’s Office, despite scant attendance. He remains hopeful: ‘On Saturday, I told the people of Israel to come in huge numbers. Hostage square was packed’ Jan 28, 2025 6:18 pm IST Jan 28,…

Haaretz | Israel News 100 Hostages, 454 Days in Captivity | Yosef Engel, whose grandson Ofir Engel was released in a hostage deal last year, attends every hostage-related protest in Jerusalem, but he rarely sees any Knesset members there. ‘They say they’re in favor of a deal. Great – do something!’ Jan 2, 2025 8:44…

Ten students and teachers from Himmelfarb High School in Jerusalem have been killed in the war, including Staff Sgt. Yuval Shoham, who fell in combat several days ago. At his funeral, his parents call for a deal to free the hostages Jan 2, 2025 1:15 pm IST Jan 2, 2025 1:15 pm IST Six hundred…

Haaretz | Israel News Following a formal request to the Jerusalem District Court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hearings this week for his corruption trial will be deferred as he is expected to undergo prostate surgery Dec 29, 2024 12:31 pm IST Dec 29, 2024 12:31 pm IST The Jerusalem District Court accepted Prime Minister Benjamin…

Haaretz | Israel News Netanyahu’s testimony, set to begin Tuesday, will take place three times a week in six-hour sessions after judges found there was no compelling reason to slow its pace Dec 6, 2024 12:04 am IST Dec 6, 2024 12:04 am IST A court rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to cut how…