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Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara depart for Rome on March 9, 2023 (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)
March 9, 2023, 1:11 pm
Netanyahu departs for Rome after protesters try to block access to airport
PM expected to press PM Meloni to move embassy to Jerusalem, after Italy voted with Israel at UN; meets US defense secretary before taking off
By Lazar Berman
A student looks at Iran's domestically built centrifuges in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 8, 2023, 5:20 am
Even 84% enrichment doesn’t make it any easier for Israel to move West on Iran
IAEA board meeting kicks can down the road, as US officials show up to take the pulse of Netanyahu government and his willingness to strike nuclear program
By Lazar Berman
Elan Ganeles (C) and Akiva Garfield (L). (Courtesy)
March 2, 2023, 11:12 pm
‘He wore his heart on his sleeve’: Friends remember Elan Ganeles
Those who knew the 26-year-old Israeli-American victim of terror recall a young man who prioritized others and pushed them to grow: ‘If he loved you, he told you all the time’
By Lazar Berman
The wedding of Maayan Rockland and Ariel Lewis, Ma'ale HaHamisha, February 28, 2023 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
March 2, 2023, 11:21 am
Bride’s joy turns to sorrow after Elan Ganeles killed driving to her wedding
Maayan Rockland’s childhood friend flew to Israel to be part of her happiest day; family shielded her from tragic news during celebration
By Lazar Berman
European Union spokesman Peter Stano in September 2020 (video screenshot)
March 1, 2023, 4:57 pm
Europe warns Israel against ‘game-changer’ death penalty legislation
Germany’s foreign minister, diplomatic official voice opposition to legislation making its way through Knesset amid spike in Palestinian terror attacks
By Lazar Berman
Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset on December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 1, 2023, 1:05 am
EU diplomats: We’re surprised by Netanyahu’s lack of coalition control
European officials in Israel expected premier to have more influence over far-right, will meet Wednesday to discuss rising violence, but not all see situation as particularly dire
By Lazar Berman
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference in Brussels on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
February 28, 2023, 11:21 am
EU calls for protection of civilians, de-escalation amid rising West Bank violence
Statement from Europe’s foreign policy arm condemns fatal shootings in West Bank and settler rampage in Huwara, as violence continues to rise
By Lazar Berman
Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk, interviewed at his country's embassy in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2022 (Times of Israel)
February 27, 2023, 6:52 am
Year into war, Ukraine’s envoy looks for Israel to scrap fence-sitting policy
Yevhen Korniychuk urges Jerusalem to shift away from balancing ties with Russia in order to allow transfers of defensive arms, says early warning system must be set up urgently
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses the Hawara terror attack, February 26, 2023 (screenshot/PMO)
February 26, 2023, 9:49 pm
Netanyahu rushes to deny settlement freeze announced after Aqaba summit
Joint communiqué says Jerusalem won’t discuss new West Bank units for 4 months, authorize outposts for 6 months, but PM, Hanegbi insist ‘there is no change in Israeli policy’
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby (Masalai at English Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0)
February 26, 2023, 2:49 pm
Papua New Guinea to open Jerusalem embassy, Israel announces
Port Moresby expected to make move by end of year; Fiji might follow suit after decades-long campaign by Christian organization
By Lazar Berman
Ukrainian soldiers secure the bank of the Siverskyi Donets River near Zadonets'ke, July 29, 2022 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
February 26, 2023, 6:06 am
A year of war in Ukraine: A reflection
A Times of Israel reporter looks back on his visits to the war zone in the past year, and stories he encountered along the way
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (fourth from right) meets with US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (fourth from left) and GOP senators in his office, February 23, 2023 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
February 24, 2023, 1:57 am
Top US lawmakers converge in Israel for talks on Iran, judicial shakeup
Netanyahu, Herzog and others meet with Senate delegations from both parties as well as House representatives on trips sponsored by J Street and US Israel Education Association
By Lazar Berman
This image made from video shows Oman's new sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, taking part in a cannon-fire salute outside the Royal Family Council in Muscat, Oman, January 11, 2020. (Oman TV via AP)
February 23, 2023, 2:44 pm
Following Saudis, Oman finally opens airspace to all countries, including Israel
Gulf sultanate, traditionally a mediator between Iran and the West, makes move that will cut hours off travel to Far East, but does not indicate impending treaty with Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
Then-Settlement Affairs Minister Tzachi Hanegbi in Gush Etzion in the West Bank, December 24, 2020. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
February 23, 2023, 1:43 pm
With Negev Summit planning on hold, Hanegbi said to be headed to UAE
Second confab, meant to be in Morocco in March, now up in the air amid violence between Israel and Palestinians
By Lazar Berman
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on February 8, 2023. (SARAH MEYSSONNIER / POOL / AFP)
February 23, 2023, 3:45 am
Zelensky seeking Netanyahu visit to Kyiv, Israeli official says
Ukrainian president extends informal invitation to prime minister during meetings with foreign minister, Knesset members, as country presses for more help against Russian rockets
By Lazar Berman
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