Marc Schulman
@marcschulman.bsky.social
My passions are tech and history and where they meet. I have been an Apple Developer since 1984. I live in Tel Aviv and write columns for Newsweek, have a substack newsletter called Tel Aviv Diary, and am a frequent TV commentator on i24 NEWS. I have been
FEBRUARY 5, 2026: Diplomatic Talks Between the U.S. and Iran Loom; Netanyahu Denies Responsibility for October 7; Ultra-Orthodox Block Budget Passage
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FEBRUARY 5, 2026: Diplomatic Talks Between the U.S. and Iran Loom; Netanyahu Denies Responsibility for October 7; Ultra-Orthodox Block Budget Passage
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February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
FEBRUARY 5, 2026: Diplomatic Talks Between the U.S. and Iran Loom; Netanyahu Denies Responsibility for October 7; Ultra-Orthodox Block Budget Passage
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FEBRUARY 3, 2026: Witkoff Meets Israeli Leadership; Iranian Drone Shot Down Near USS Abraham Lincoln; Brother of Shin Bet Chief Arrested
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FEBRUARY 3, 2026: Witkoff Meets Israeli Leadership; Iranian Drone Shot Down Near USS Abraham Lincoln; Brother of Shin Bet Chief Arrested
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February 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
FEBRUARY 3, 2026: Witkoff Meets Israeli Leadership; Iranian Drone Shot Down Near USS Abraham Lincoln; Brother of Shin Bet Chief Arrested
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FEBRUARY 2, 2026: Witkoff to Meet Iran’s Foreign Minister on Friday; High Court Freezes Army Radio Closure; Poll Shows Israelis Feel Politically Powerless
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FEBRUARY 2, 2026: Witkoff to Meet Iran’s Foreign Minister on Friday; High Court Freezes Army Radio Closure; Poll Shows Israelis Feel Politically Powerless
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February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
FEBRUARY 2, 2026: Witkoff to Meet Iran’s Foreign Minister on Friday; High Court Freezes Army Radio Closure; Poll Shows Israelis Feel Politically Powerless
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February 1, 2026: Rafah Crossing Reopens After Weekend of Gaza Violence; Mass Protest in Tel Aviv Over Killings in Arab Communities; U.S.–Iran Signals Remain Unclear
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February 1, 2026: Rafah Crossing Reopens After Weekend of Gaza Violence; Mass Protest in Tel Aviv Over Killings in Arab Communities; U.S.–Iran Signals Remain Unclear
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February 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM
February 1, 2026: Rafah Crossing Reopens After Weekend of Gaza Violence; Mass Protest in Tel Aviv Over Killings in Arab Communities; U.S.–Iran Signals Remain Unclear
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JANUARY 29, 2026: State Budget Passed First Reading; IRGC Deemed a Terrorist Organization by the EU; Aharon Barak and Ehud Barak Harassed By Right-Wing Hooligans;Apple Acquires Another Israeli Company
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JANUARY 29, 2026: State Budget Passed First Reading; IRGC Deemed a Terrorist Organization by the EU; Aharon Barak and Ehud Barak Harassed By Right-Wing Hooligans;Apple Acquires Another Israeli Company
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January 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
JANUARY 29, 2026: State Budget Passed First Reading; IRGC Deemed a Terrorist Organization by the EU; Aharon Barak and Ehud Barak Harassed By Right-Wing Hooligans;Apple Acquires Another Israeli Company
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JANUARY 28, 2026: We Wait For Trump to Decide on Iran; Netanyahu Slanders Former President Biden; Former Head of Security Services Claims He Advocated a Preemptive Attack on Hamas
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JANUARY 28, 2026: We Wait For Trump to Decide on Iran; Netanyahu Slanders Former President Biden; Former Head of Security Services Claims He Advocated a Preemptive Attack on Hamas
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January 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
JANUARY 28, 2026: We Wait For Trump to Decide on Iran; Netanyahu Slanders Former President Biden; Former Head of Security Services Claims He Advocated a Preemptive Attack on Hamas
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JANUARY 27, 2026: Hostage Square Clock Stops, Marking The End of a Prolonged, Collective Ordeal; Shekel Reaches 3.1 Per Dollar
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JANUARY 27, 2026: Hostage Square Clock Stops, Marking The End of a Prolonged, Collective Ordeal; Shekel Reaches 3.1 Per Dollar
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January 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
JANUARY 27, 2026: Hostage Square Clock Stops, Marking The End of a Prolonged, Collective Ordeal; Shekel Reaches 3.1 Per Dollar
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JANUARY 26, 2026: A Day of Bittersweet Jubilation, No More Hostages Remain in Gaza; IDF Returns the Body of Master Sergeant Ran Gvili to Israel; After 842 Days, A Chapter Closes
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JANUARY 26, 2026: A Day of Bittersweet Jubilation, No More Hostages Remain in Gaza; IDF Returns the Body of Master Sergeant Ran Gvili to Israel; After 842 Days, A Chapter Closes
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January 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
JANUARY 26, 2026: A Day of Bittersweet Jubilation, No More Hostages Remain in Gaza; IDF Returns the Body of Master Sergeant Ran Gvili to Israel; After 842 Days, A Chapter Closes
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JANUARY 25, 2026: Anxiety Over Iran Strike Continues; Search For Ran Gvili Hopefully Nears Completion, as Israel Agrees to Open Rafah Crossing, When Search Completed
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JANUARY 25, 2026: Anxiety Over Iran Strike Continues; Search For Ran Gvili Hopefully Nears Completion, as Israel Agrees to Open Rafah Crossing, When Search Completed
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January 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM
JANUARY 25, 2026: Anxiety Over Iran Strike Continues; Search For Ran Gvili Hopefully Nears Completion, as Israel Agrees to Open Rafah Crossing, When Search Completed
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JANUARY 22, 2026: Board of Peace Inaugurated, Kushner Outlines Vision For Gaza, Conspiracy Theory About October 7th Debunked
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JANUARY 22, 2026: Board of Peace Inaugurated, Kushner Outlines Vision For Gaza, Conspiracy Theory About October7th Debunked
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January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
JANUARY 22, 2026: Board of Peace Inaugurated, Kushner Outlines Vision For Gaza, Conspiracy Theory About October 7th Debunked
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JANUARY 21, 2026: Netanyahu and Arab Leaders Join Trump’s Board of Peace; Tech Leaders Step Up; Kiryat Shemona to Get University
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JANUARY 21, 2026: Netanyahu and Arab Leaders Join Trump’s Board of Peace; Tech Leaders Step Up; Kiryat Shemona to Get University
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January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
JANUARY 21, 2026: Netanyahu and Arab Leaders Join Trump’s Board of Peace; Tech Leaders Step Up; Kiryat Shemona to Get University
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JANUARY 20, 2026: Israel Demolishes UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem; Fallout Grows Over Infant Deaths in Jerusalem; British Jews Face Choice Between U.S. and Israel
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JANUARY 20, 2026: Israel Demolishes UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem; Fallout Grows Over Infant Deaths in Jerusalem; British Jews Face Choice Between U.S. and Israel
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January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
JANUARY 20, 2026: Israel Demolishes UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem; Fallout Grows Over Infant Deaths in Jerusalem; British Jews Face Choice Between U.S. and Israel
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JANUARY 19, 2026: USS Abraham Lincoln to Arrive in the Middle East Saturday; Smotrich Urges Annexation of Gaza; Tragedy in Jerusalem; Jewish Terrorism Rises as Arab Attacks Fall in the West Bank
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JANUARY 19, 2026: USS Abraham Lincoln to Arrive in the Middle East Saturday; Smotrich Urges Annexation of Gaza; Tragedy in Jerusalem; Jewish Terrorism Rises as Arab Attacks Fall in the West Bank
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January 19, 2026 at 10:46 PM
JANUARY 19, 2026: USS Abraham Lincoln to Arrive in the Middle East Saturday; Smotrich Urges Annexation of Gaza; Tragedy in Jerusalem; Jewish Terrorism Rises as Arab Attacks Fall in the West Bank
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JANUARY 19, 2026: USS Abraham Lincoln to Arrive in the Middle East Saturday; Smotrich Urges Annexation of Gaza; Tragedy in Jerusalem; Jewish Terrorism Rises as Arab Attacks Fall in the West Bank
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JANUARY 19, 2026: USS Abraham Lincoln to Arrive in the Middle East Saturday; Smotrich Urges Annexation of Gaza; Tragedy in Jerusalem; Jewish Terrorism Rises as Arab Attacks Fall in the West Bank
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January 19, 2026 at 10:46 PM
JANUARY 19, 2026: USS Abraham Lincoln to Arrive in the Middle East Saturday; Smotrich Urges Annexation of Gaza; Tragedy in Jerusalem; Jewish Terrorism Rises as Arab Attacks Fall in the West Bank
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January 18, 2026: Iran in the Wake of Repression as the Threat of American Military Action Persists, Trump Pushes Ahead on Gaza
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January 18, 2026: Iran in the Wake of Repression as the Threat of American Military Action Persists, Trump Pushes Ahead on Gaza
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January 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
January 18, 2026: Iran in the Wake of Repression as the Threat of American Military Action Persists, Trump Pushes Ahead on Gaza
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JANUARY 15, 2026: Trump Delays Iran Attack; Netanyahu Pushes Draft Bill at Any Price; Controversial Security Services Appointment
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JANUARY 15, 2026: Trump Delays Iran Attack; Netanyahu Pushes Draft Bill at Any Price; Controversial Security Services Appointment
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January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
JANUARY 15, 2026: Trump Delays Iran Attack; Netanyahu Pushes Draft Bill at Any Price; Controversial Security Services Appointment
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JANUARY 14, 2026: Is Trump Stepping Back From an Iran Strike, or Setting Up a Misdirection? Gaza Phase II Begins Uneasily, as Gantz Breaks with the Opposition
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JANUARY 14, 2026: Is Trump Stepping Back From an Iran Strike, or Setting Up a Misdirection? Gaza Phase II Begins Uneasily, as Gantz Breaks with the Opposition
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January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
JANUARY 14, 2026: Is Trump Stepping Back From an Iran Strike, or Setting Up a Misdirection? Gaza Phase II Begins Uneasily, as Gantz Breaks with the Opposition
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JANUARY 23, 2026: Anxiety Rises in Israel as U.S. Strike on Iran Looms; Ministers Urge Defiance of Supreme Court; Economic Burden of the Ultra Orthodox on the Rest of Israeli Society
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JANUARY 23, 2026: Anxiety Rises in Israel as U.S. Strike on Iran Looms; Ministers Urge Defiance of Supreme Court; Economic Burden of the Ultra Orthodox on the Rest of Israeli Society
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January 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
JANUARY 23, 2026: Anxiety Rises in Israel as U.S. Strike on Iran Looms; Ministers Urge Defiance of Supreme Court; Economic Burden of the Ultra Orthodox on the Rest of Israeli Society
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JANUARY 12, 2026: Israel on Edge Over Iran, Likud Pushes Retroactive Legal Shield for Netanyahu, Mississippi Synagogue Torched in Global Antisemitic Surge
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JANUARY 12, 2026: Israel on Edge Over Iran, Likud Pushes Retroactive Legal Shield for Netanyahu, Mississippi Synagogue Torched in Global Antisemitic Surge
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January 12, 2026 at 11:17 PM
JANUARY 12, 2026: Israel on Edge Over Iran, Likud Pushes Retroactive Legal Shield for Netanyahu, Mississippi Synagogue Torched in Global Antisemitic Surge
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JANUARY 11, 2026: Iranian Protests Dominate Israeli News; IAF Strikes Multiple Targets in Lebanon; Netanyahu Calls to End U.S. Aid, Senator Graham Asks: Why Not Now?
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JANUARY 11, 2026: Iranian Protests Dominate Israeli News; IAF Strikes Multiple Targets in Lebanon; Netanyahu Calls to End U.S. Aid, Senator Graham Asks: Why Not Now?
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January 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
JANUARY 11, 2026: Iranian Protests Dominate Israeli News; IAF Strikes Multiple Targets in Lebanon; Netanyahu Calls to End U.S. Aid, Senator Graham Asks: Why Not Now?
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JANUARY 8, 2026: Arab-Israeli Bus Driver Released to Home Confinement; Supreme Court Learns of Illegal Transfer of Government Funds to Ultra-Orthodox; More Extremist Settler Violence
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JANUARY 8, 2026: Arab-Israeli Bus Driver Released to Home Confinement; Supreme Court Learns of Illegal Transfer of Government Funds to Ultra-Orthodox; More Extremist Settler Violence
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January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
JANUARY 8, 2026: Arab-Israeli Bus Driver Released to Home Confinement; Supreme Court Learns of Illegal Transfer of Government Funds to Ultra-Orthodox; More Extremist Settler Violence
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JANUARY 7, 2026: Ultra-Orthodox Youth Killed At Rally; Arab-Israeli Death Toll Reaches 11 So Far This Year; Ran Gvili’s Remains Still in Gaza; Iran Protests Grow
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JANUARY 7, 2026: Ultra-Orthodox Youth Killed At Rally; Arab-Israeli Death Toll Reaches 11 So Far This Year; Ran Gvili’s Remains Still in Gaza; Iran Protests Grow
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January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
JANUARY 7, 2026: Ultra-Orthodox Youth Killed At Rally; Arab-Israeli Death Toll Reaches 11 So Far This Year; Ran Gvili’s Remains Still in Gaza; Iran Protests Grow
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JANUARY 6, 2026: Israel and Syria Talk in Paris; Sa’ar Visits Somaililand; Shelter and Safe Room Shortfalls Exposed; Two Israeli Unicorns Near Sale
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JANUARY 6, 2026: Israel and Syria Talk in Paris; Sa’ar Visits Somaililand; Shelter and Safe Room Shortfalls Exposed; Two Israeli Unicorns Near Sale
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January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
JANUARY 6, 2026: Israel and Syria Talk in Paris; Sa’ar Visits Somaililand; Shelter and Safe Room Shortfalls Exposed; Two Israeli Unicorns Near Sale
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JANUARY 5, 2026: Rising Tensions Between Israel and Iran: Real or Rhetorical? Bank of Israel Cuts Interest Rate for the Second Time in a Row
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JANUARY 5, 2026: Rising Tensions Between Israel and Iran: Real or Rhetorical? Bank of Israel Cuts Interest Rate for the Second Time in a Row
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January 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
JANUARY 5, 2026: Rising Tensions Between Israel and Iran: Real or Rhetorical? Bank of Israel Cuts Interest Rate for the Second Time in a Row
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The Abduction of Maduro, As Seen From Israel; Three Years to the Day Since Yariv Levin Announced His Plan to Weaken the Judiciary, a Move that Ushered in the Most Turbulent Period in Israel's History
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The Abduction of Maduro, As Seen From Israel; Three Years to the Day Since Yariv Levin Announced His Plan to Weaken the Judiciary, a Move that Ushered in the Most Turbulent Period in Israel's History
JANUARY 4, 2026: Tel Aviv Diary
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January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The Abduction of Maduro, As Seen From Israel; Three Years to the Day Since Yariv Levin Announced His Plan to Weaken the Judiciary, a Move that Ushered in the Most Turbulent Period in Israel's History
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