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1+ hour, 49+ min ago (277+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 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 Film Critics Circle, is The Times of Israel's long-time film reviewer and the co-host of The Reel Schmooze. Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use. This week, the pair speaks about two films, "Eleanor the Great," directed by Scarlett Johansson, and the documentary, "Son of a Seeker," by first-time filmmaker Kai Balin. But first, we hear in this week's "Jangle" segment, Hoffman recounts the recent votes of the New York Film Critics Circle…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (101+ words) [Official FIFA World Cup 2026 host city poster collection. Toronto, Canada. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]The games would not be held during the middle of the day, as was the case with many matches during the Club World Cup back in July, mainly because of the high temperatures expected in North America. Messi's Argentina, Ronaldo's Portugal, alongside best World Cup games to watch from Israel The games would not be held during the middle of the day, as was the case with many matches during the Club World Cup back in July, mainly because of the high temperatures expected in North America....

2+ hour, 24+ min ago (83+ words) [ The entrance to Shlomi (photo credit: Dr. Avishai Teicher, official site)]"When you see a hole in the ground next to the fence, you instinctively think of Hezbollah tunnels. This kind of anxiety doesn't fade easily," a Shlomi resident commented. Ancient cistern mistaken for Hezbollah tunnel near Shlomi, northern Israel "When you see a hole in the ground next to the fence, you instinctively think of Hezbollah tunnels. This kind of anxiety doesn't fade easily," a Shlomi resident commented....

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (931+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. The organizers claimed that over 2 million people attended its rallies across the country, making it the most successful protest in years. "Today's rally is a huge demonstration for Gaza that shows how Italy is better than those who govern it," said PD general secretary Elly Schlein. At the same time, according to a survey published in September by prominent pollster SWG, around 15% of Italians consider physical attacks on Jewish people "entirely or fairly justifiable." In addition, 59% of the respondents said they were in favor of Italy cutting ties with Israel. Once again, they included not only over 70% of PD and Five Star voters, but also 40% of FDI supporters and 63% of Lega ones. Illustrating the intensity of conviction among the protesters, Chiara, 17, told the local news…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago (477+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 Here's a closer look at some of his renowned buildings. The art museum, which opened in the Bois de Boulogne park along Paris's western edge in 2014, describes Gehry's design on its website as "a magnificent vessel for Paris." Gehry was inspired by late 19th-century glass and garden architecture, and the building "fits easily into the natural environment, between woods and garden, while at the same time playing with light and mirror effects," the museum's website says. "The choice of materials became self-evident: an envelope of glass would cover the body of the building, an assembly of blocks referred to as the "iceberg', and would give it its volume and its vitality." The museum of modern and contemporary art, which opened in 1997 along the Nervion River, is one of Gehry's most celebrated works. Made of titanium, limestone…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago (61+ words) [Gideon Sa]The budget will be used for campaigns to raise awareness and promote Israel worldwide, with NIS 1 billion already authorized by the government. Smotrich, Sa'ar approve NIS 2.35 billion in hasbara budget for campaigns, influencers during 2026 The budget will be used for campaigns to raise awareness and promote Israel worldwide, with NIS 1 billion already authorized by the government....

4+ hour, 13+ min ago (630+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 JTA " After parting ways with the first architect hired to carry out his vision for the White House's East Wing, US President Donald Trump has picked a replacement " turning to a firm run by prominent Jewish architect who once called on Trump to keep the country's doors open to refugees and immigrants. Shalom Baranes was born soon after his parents fled Libya amid antisemitic sentiment there, coming to the United States as a child with the help of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, now known as HIAS. He rose to prominence as an architect in Washington, DC, where he has designed and renovated both private and government buildings, including the post-9/11 Pentagon, that trend toward the modern. The White House confirmed on Friday that it had chosen his firm, Shalom Baranes Associates, to continue the East…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago (476+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 His face and body full of bruises, a young Palestinian man in the West Bank said Friday that four settlers kidnapped him, punched him, and beat him with an M-16 rifle as they threatened to kill him a day earlier. Speaking to the Saudi-owned Asharq News from his hospital bed in Ramallah Governmental Hospital, Owais Hamam, 18, said he was leaving Khirbet Bani Hairth, west of Ramallah, toward nearby hills to pray the Maghrib, the fourth of Islam's five prayers, when the settlers came at him, surrounding him and firing shots in the air. He turned back but was unable to escape, he said. "They sat me down on thorns and started hitting my face and head with fists and an M-16," said Hamam. They then took him westward to the area of Bab a-Taqa, where the military arrived…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago (1199+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96. Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP. Gehry's fascination with modern pop art led to the creation of distinctive, striking buildings. Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin's DZ Bank Building. He also designed an expansion of Facebook's Northern California headquarters at the insistence of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Gehry was awarded every major prize architecture has to offer, including the field's top honor, the Pritzker Prize, for what has been described as "refreshingly original and totally…...