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Deborah Danan

JTA correspondent

A woman walks past a building with a large image of Trump and Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands. The text on the image reads "Israel is ready."
Posted inIsrael

‘Israel Is Ready’ for Saudi peace, blare billboards in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and DC

by Deborah Danan February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
Orange balloons have become a symbol of the Bibas family because of the abducted children's red hair. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Posted inUncategorized

The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation is hoping against hope for their return.

by Deborah Danan January 29, 2025January 29, 2025
Two grey-haired men hug
Posted inIsrael

Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s high school has lost 10 graduates in the Gaza war. Where does it go next?

by Deborah Danan January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
The Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem hosted an event to mark Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president, Jan. 20, 2025. (Deborah Danan)
Posted inIsrael

At a Trump inauguration event in Jerusalem, fervent optimism with an undercurrent of unease

by Deborah Danan January 21, 2025January 21, 2025
People gathered in what's known as Hostages Square react to news that three Israeli hostages have been released after a ceasefire agreement began between Israel and Hamas, Jan. 19, 2025. (Deborah Danan)
Posted inIsrael

In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Hamas looms large even as tension turns to celebration

by Deborah Danan January 20, 2025January 20, 2025
Prisoner released
Posted inIsrael

For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists

by Deborah Danan January 16, 2025January 16, 2025
Woman sings
Posted inCulture

Meet Valerie Hamaty, the Arab Christian leading the race to represent Israel at Eurovision

by Deborah Danan January 4, 2025January 4, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) wants to remove fluoride from U.S. water, as Israel did a decade ago under the stewardship of Yael German. (RFK Jr. by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images; German via Flash 90)
Posted inPolitics

RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.

by Deborah Danan December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
Shirel Golan, at left, died by suicide in October. Her family says she didn't get the help she needed after surviving the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. (Courtesy Golan family)
Posted inIsrael

Viral posts about suicides are unsubstantiated, but Nova survivors struggle with PTSD

by Deborah Danan December 2, 2024December 2, 2024
A man in a kippah and Hebrew Trump t-shirt holds up a photo of Trump and celebrates in the street with another man in a kippah
Posted inIsrael

Many Israelis are celebrating Trump’s win, seeing him as more likely to fully back their country

by Deborah Danan November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

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