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Ilan Ben Zion

Ilan Ben Zion

Ilan Ben Zion, a reporter at the Associated Press, is a former news editor at The Times of Israel.
Holocaust survivor Tova Gutstein, 90, who lived in the Warsaw Ghetto as a child, poses for a photo at her apartment in the central city of Rishon Lezion, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
April 14, 2023, 1:43 pm
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising survivor to light torch at Yad Vashem on 80th anniversary
Tova Gutstein was 10 years old at time of rebellion against Nazis, fled to forest after defeat and hid with partisans, says she ‘can’t forget’ horrors of war
By Ilan Ben Zion and AMI BEN TOV
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man buys disposable plastic dishes in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, January 20, 2023. (Oded Balilty/AP)
January 30, 2023, 7:04 pm
Disposable plastics trigger culture war, testing government cohesion
A tax on single-use tableware that took a bite out of pollution is seen by ultra-Orthodox as an assault on their community; repealing it became a priority for Haredi parties
By Ilan Ben Zion
Winter sunlight fills the Armenian Museum in the Old City of Jerusalem, January 11, 2023. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)
January 16, 2023, 4:25 pm
Jerusalem museum showcasing Armenian history reopens after 5-year renovation
Mardigian Museum in Old City features the rich culture and travails of a community that has maintained a continuous presence in holy city even as rulers have come and gone
By Ilan Ben Zion
People snorkel in the Mediterranean Sea in Gador sea reserve, in Hadera, northern Israel, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 14, 2022, 11:04 am
As Mediterranean warms, Israel takes action to protect its marine life 
Israel works to protect parts of coastline, a measure experts say is crucial to maintain biodiversity and shield ecosystems from humanity, and could be blueprint for rescuing seas
By Ilan Ben Zion
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an election campaign speech from inside a modified delivery truck with a side wall replaced with bulletproof glass, in Beersheba, southern Israel, September 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
September 15, 2022, 12:29 pm
Wooing voters, Netanyahu campaigns aboard a bulletproof ‘Bibibus’
The former prime minister, famed for his flair for the dramatic, drums up support ahead of November elections with a new shtick
By Ilan Ben Zion and Sam McNeil
The sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea near Ashkelon on September 12, 2014. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)
August 17, 2022, 1:26 pm
From Israel to Spain, scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up
Researchers say sea temperatures are currently 3-5° C (5-9° F) higher than normal, with ever-rising heat killing many marine species, and even potentially endangering human habitat
By Ciaran Giles and Ilan Ben Zion
A painting by the secretive British graffiti artist Banksy that was mysteriously transferred from the West Bank is revealed in Urban Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. . (Oded Balilty/AP)
August 5, 2022, 10:16 am
Banksy protest painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in swanky Tel Aviv gallery
Artwork depicting a slingshot-toting rat was originally painted on a 900-pound concrete slab, part of an abandoned Israeli army position next to Bethlehem security barrier
By Ilan Ben Zion and ISAAC SCHARF
German sharpshooters from the police force take position atop the building facing the Israeli delegation residence, to try and free the hostages held by the Arab terrorists during the Munich Olympics, Sept. 5, 1972. (AP Photo)
July 27, 2022, 6:32 pm
Families of 1972 Olympic attack victims reject ‘insulting’ German compensation offer
Berlin willing to pay further undisclosed damages, but spokesperson for ‘disappointed’ victims’ families says they won’t attend 50th anniversary memorial unless amount increases
By Kirsten Grieshaber and Ilan Ben Zion
The site of a Jewish ritual bath or mikveh, left, discovered near the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, July 17, 2022 (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
July 20, 2022, 1:15 pm
Elevator project at the Western Wall unearths an ancient archaeological trove
Old City excavations, ahead of work to improve disabled access at holy site, uncover ornate 1st century villa, oil lamps and a ritual mikveh that overlooked the Temple esplanade
By Ilan Ben Zion
Amadeo Modigliani's 1908 'Nude with a Hat,' is hung upside down because another painting by him, 'Maud Abrantes,' on the reverse side of the same canvas is oriented correctly, on display at the University of Haifa's Hecht Museum in Haifa, June 28, 2022 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 13, 2022, 10:48 am
Three hidden Modigliani sketches found under painting at Haifa museum
Unfinished works by Jewish Italian Modernist artist came to light when canvas of ‘Nude with a Hat’ at University of Haifa’s Hecht Museum was X-rayed as part of a study of his work
By Ilan Ben Zion
A scuba-diving volunteer collects trash during a World Oceans Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 11, 2022, 10:02 am
To mark UN Oceans Day, divers haul trash polluting ancient underwater Caesarea port
Volunteers remove 45 kgs of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of historic seaport; teams worked at dozens more sites up and down Mediterranean coast
By Ilan Ben Zion
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli speaks during a press conference in Ashdod port, southern Israel, on April 6, 2022. (Flash90)
April 25, 2022, 7:55 pm
Labor party chief: All factions trying to keep fragile coalition afloat
Minister Merav Michaeli expresses hope for government’s survival despite political ‘obstacles’ and amid heightened tensions in Jerusalem
By Ilan Ben Zion
Looted antiquities worth $5-million, seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, are displayed in the offices of the Manhattan District Attorney, in New York, March 22, 2022. (Richard Drew/AP)
March 22, 2022, 10:42 pm
Looted artifacts seized from billionaire Steinhardt to return to Israel
Among 39 objects seized from hedge fund manager: 2 gold masks dating from about 5000 BCE valued at $500,000, and a set of 3 death masks from 6000-7000 BCE worth a total of $650,000
By Karen Matthews and Ilan Ben Zion
An Israeli worker holds medical cannabis, at UNIVO Pharmaceuticals in the coastal city of Ashkelon, Israel, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 2, 2022, 3:10 pm
Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway
Increasing numbers of former leaders and security chiefs find new careers in the country’s tightly controlled cannabis industry, which hopes to use influence to change laws
By Ilan Ben Zion
Tshuva Kabra, left, director of the national welfare system at the Chasdei Naomi charity, embraces Holocaust survivor Freida Rovenchim, in her family apartment in Jerusalem, January 26, 2022 (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
January 27, 2022, 11:39 am
As world commemorates Holocaust, many Israeli survivors rely on charity
With roughly 1 in 3 living in poverty and not enough government help, many are dependent on food donations; pandemic and rising cost of living making the problem worse
By Ilan Ben Zion and ISAAC SCHARF
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