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Germany's likely last Holocaust convict Irmgard Furchner dies at 99
1+ year, 1+ week ago (444+ words) A 99-year-old former Nazi camp secretary, who may be the last ever person to be convicted in Germany for crimes committed during the Holocaust, has died, a court said today. Irmgard Furchner'was handed a two-year suspended sentence in 2022 for complicity…...
Moshe Yitzchak Katz, Israeli-US soldier killed in Lebanon, laid to rest in Jerusalem
2+ week, 6+ day ago (401+ words) JTA " Hundreds gathered on Sunday night at Israel's military cemetery on Mount Herzl for the funeral of Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz, an American-born Israeli soldier who was killed by a rocket attack on Saturday in southern Lebanon. Katz, 22, from New…...
Palestinian armed with knife breaches West Bank settlement, is shot dead " IDF
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (240+ words) A Palestinian terrorist armed with a knife who infiltrated a West Bank settlement on Saturday morning was shot dead by a local security officer, according to the military. The incident began shortly after 6 a. m. , when a siren warning of a terrorist…...
Nadav Lapid's "Yes!': Israeli director's wartime film raises eyebrows and ire
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (268+ words) Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Jordan Hoffman, a member of the New York…...
IDF court-martials female troops who showed up for discharge in tank tops, short skirt
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (422+ words) The IDF court-martialed three female soldiers and docked a third of their salaries for wearing purportedly revealing clothes to base when they arrived to be discharged this week, two of the soldiers" mothers said. The military confirmed the incident on…...
As ceasefire holds, displaced Lebanese trickle home to find out what remains
1+ day, 50+ min ago (733+ words) As a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon appeared to hold Friday morning, displaced Lebanese residents began trickling home and discovering whether or not their houses were still standing. US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire between the governments of…...
A week into Iran ceasefire, Israelis try to snap back as expected, but fear return to war
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1001+ words) JTA " A week into the ceasefire in the Iran war, and as an hours-old truce with Hezbollah takes hold, Israelis have settled into their old normal " sort of. "Is anyone else completely struggling with the expectation that now that there…...
Was Henri Matisse's sojourn in Vichy France de facto collaboration or quiet resistance?
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (1327+ words) In 1947, the celebrated French artist Henri Matisse released a bound series of 20 prints collectively titled "Jazz." The haunting, brightly colored prints were of collages Matisse made from shapes he cut out from sheets of paper. What led Matisse to create…...
Thousands protest government and Iran war in Tel Aviv, exceeding court-ordered limits
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (661+ words) An estimated 2, 000 people attended an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday, exceeding a 1, 000-person court-ordered limit, though police did not intervene as they have in previous weeks, when they cited security restrictions due to the war in Iran. It…...
Jewish groups urge Trump to prioritize Americans held in Iran during ceasefire talks
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (561+ words) JTA " The American Jewish Committee is calling on President Donald Trump to make the return of Americans in Iranian custody an "urgent national priority," as his administration works to preserve a fragile ceasefire with Iran. "The United States must be…...