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‘48 points to fight for’: Ronny Deila takes over at Maccabi Tel Aviv

 Maccabi Tel Aviv's new head coach Ronny Deila.

Amir Harash wins Sapir Prize for 2025; Roni Partchek takes debut award

From right: 2025 Sapir Prize debut winner Roni Partchek, honored for her novel “Sitara,” with Mifal HaPais CEO Adv. Beni Dreyfus, judging committee chair Dr. Ruth Calderon, Mifal HaPais board chair Itzik Lari, and 2025 Sapir Prize winner Amir Harash, awarded for “Bereavement and Failure and Zombies.

Netanyahu warns Israeli democracy eroding, opposition boycotts ceremonial Knesset session

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremonial Knesset plenum session to mark the establishment of Israel’s parliament. February 2, 2026.