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Deborah Danan

JTA correspondent

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Yet again, Israel’s public shelters become sites of camaraderie amid danger

by Deborah Danan March 1, 2026March 1, 2026
Deborah Danan
Posted inOpinion

I planned the first Guinness-record Shabbat dinner. I’m not too bitter over being usurped.

by Deborah Danan December 2, 2025December 2, 2025
People dance at Hostages Square
Posted inIsrael

Simchat Torah in Hostages Square lays bare divide over just how much to celebrate yet

by Deborah Danan October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Oct. 7 memorial in Tel Aviv
Posted inIsrael

In Israel, struggling to reconcile grief and joy as Sukkot and Oct. 7 coincide

by Deborah Danan October 8, 2025October 8, 2025
Jews gather at the Wall Western in Jerusalem
Posted inIsrael

Israelis lament divides, and cling to them, as they mark a holiday about the toll of disunity

by Deborah Danan August 1, 2025August 1, 2025
Protest in Tel Aviv, Israel
Posted inIsrael

Tel Aviv rally calls for war’s end amid Gaza hunger, cease-fire talk collapse

by Deborah Danan July 25, 2025July 25, 2025
Broken fence in Druze town
Posted inIsrael

Residents mourn in Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria

by Deborah Danan July 24, 2025July 25, 2025
Examples of disinformation about Israel
Posted inIsrael

When Iran’s internet went down during its war with Israel, so did bot networks spreading disinformation: Report

by Deborah Danan July 15, 2025July 15, 2025
woman with hostage sign
Posted inIsrael

Families and advocates of hostages want Israel to refocus on their plight

by Deborah Danan June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Arbel Zak, a senior Nachala leader, holds a map of envisioned settlements inside Gaza, at the Nachal Oz soldiers memorial overlooking Gaza, April 15, 2025. (Deborah Danan)
Posted inIsrael

Eyeing a new opportunity, Jewish settlers are positioning themselves on the Gaza border

by Deborah Danan April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

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