Author: ISABEL KERSHNER
Tel Aviv, Israel’s Bustling Financial Hub, Is Shaken as Rockets Rain Down
The largely liberal, secular beachside city has a reputation for being a hedonistic bubble. But during the past week, Tel Aviv has been targeted by at least 160 rockets.
Gaza Rocket Finds a Rare Gap in Israeli Armor, and a 5-Year-Old Boy Is Killed
When a rocket struck an Israeli border town, Ido Avigal, 5, was sheltering in a fortified safe room. But shrapnel still managed to puncture the thick window, killing him.
Death of an Israeli Boy in a Safe Room Shakes the Country
The death has some questioning the protections that have long kept Israelis safe.
In Mixed Israel Cities Proud of Good Relations, a Sudden, Explosive Division
Not even during the intifadas, the mass Palestinian uprisings of the past, did Israel experience such a surge of both Arab and Jewish mob violence.
Lod is the epicenter of Jewish-Arab Violence in Israel
The mixed town of Lod, home to both Jews and Arabs, is the epicenter of the violence that has caught the country by surprise.
Amid the Shooting, Netanyahu’s Foes See an Opening, and Risks
Israeli politicians often close ranks in a crisis, but this time the prime minister’s enemies, trying to form a government and oust him, are blaming the violence on him.
Who Is Yair Lapid, Israel’s Would-Be Prime Minister?
Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the former television host and centrist opposition leader as a lightweight. Now Mr. Lapid has a chance to oust him.
Netanyahu Fails to Form New Israeli Government, Prolonging Deadlock
The prime minister’s opponents may now get a chance to oust him from power. But it is too soon to write off Benjamin Netanyahu, a political survivor.
Netanyahu Offers Rival a Year in Office, in Last-Minute Bid for Government
With a deadline fast approaching, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is still pushing to form a new coalition.