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Amy Spiro @AmySpiro

Journalist at @TimesofIsrael | Previously @Jerusalem_Post, @NYJewishWeek

Joined July 2009
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
29 Apr 2025
For the past 18 months, I and the @TimesofIsrael have been working to tell the life stories of every single person killed in the Oct 7 attack, to ensure that none of them are forgotten. The Those We Have Lost project is one of remembrance and memorial. timesofisrael.com/those-we-h…
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My latest: Analyzing the full 2026 Eurovision voting data while pointing out the impossibility of really being able to analyze Eurovision voting data. timesofisrael.com/defying-pr…
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Jan 30
How ‘Jewish Jet’ Jared Firestone slid his way into the 2026 Winter Olympics timesofisrael.com/how-jewish…

How ‘Jewish Jet’ Jared Firestone slid his way into the 2026 Winter Olympics

After pursuing the dream for more than a decade, the skeleton athlete and Florida native will represent Israel on the Olympic stage: 'I always wanted to try to do something different'

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Jan 22
Miracle on ice: Israel’s bobsleigh team clinches spot at 2026 Winter Olympics timesofisrael.com/miracle-on…

Israel’s bobsleigh team clinches spot at 2026 Winter Olympics

After championing the cause for the past eight years, team pilot AJ Edelman leads four-man squad to Milano Cortina: 'Let's go make more history'

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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
9 Dec 2025
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi and Alex Lobanov light Hanukkah candles inside a Hamas tunnel in never before seen video footage to be aired in full Thursday night on @Uvda_tweet.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
13 Oct 2025
After 783 days in captivity, freed hostage Omri Miran has reunited with his two young daughters.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
13 Oct 2025
Hamas starved Evyatar David and forced him to dig his own grave inside a Hamas tunnel for a cruel propaganda video. Now he's a free man and has been reunited with his family.
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21 Jul 2025
Funding for original Israeli TV projects is about to dry up, warn industry insiders timesofisrael.com/funding-fo…

Funding for original Israeli TV projects is about to dry up, warn industry insiders

At the Jerusalem Film Festival, producers of hits such as 'Tehran' say outdated legislation coupled with wariness of international companies means Israeli productions may soon say 'the end'

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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
21 May 2025
After Spain, Belgium and Finland cast doubt on Israeli singer Yuval Raphael’s popularity at the Eurovision Song Contest this year, the EBU avers that there were no "suspicious or irregular voting patterns" in the semifinals or the grand final. timesofisrael.com/eurovision…

Eurovision organizers dismiss claims of voter fraud after Israel tops televote

Spain, Belgium, Finland cast doubt on Yuval Raphael's popularity; demand 'transparency' from EBU, which asserts there were no 'suspicious or irregular voting patterns'

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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
17 May 2025
Israel has WON the public vote at the Eurovision and finishes in 2nd place overall, just behind winner Austria. Israel got 297 votes from the public, ahead of Estonia's 258 and Sweden's 195. But it was only 14th in the jury vote. timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e… 📷: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
17 May 2025
As an anti-Israel protest rages outside the arena, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova festival massacre, takes the stage at the Eurovision grand final in Basel. Voters from anywhere in the world can cast their votes at esc.vote 📷: Corinne Cumming/EBU
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
15 May 2025
And Israel's Yuval Raphael has advanced to the Eurovision grand final! On Saturday night she will compete against 25 other acts, aiming to win both the public vote and the jury votes.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
15 May 2025
A relieved and beaming Yuval Raphael exits the stage and returns to the rest of the Israeli delegation after a strong performance of "New Day Will Rise" at the Eurovision. Will she advance to the grand final?
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
15 May 2025
Israel's Yuval Raphael puts on a solid performance at the Eurovision semifinal tonight - now it's all up to the voters! Vote at esc.vote for #14 -- if you're outside of Israel. Photos: Corinne Cumming/EBU
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
15 May 2025
Tonight, Israel's Yuval Raphael will take to the Eurovision stage with her song, "New Day Will Rise," ready to perform in the face of boos and waving Palestinian flags. I sat down with her before she left for Basel to discuss her unthinkable journey: timesofisrael.com/after-surv…
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13 May 2025
Singers from 37 countries are descending on Basel for the annual Eurovision Song Contest this week, and for the second year running, Israel’s participation is threatening to overshadow the glitzy and campy affair. / @AmySpiro timesofisrael.com/eurovision…

Eurovision kicking off in Basel with glitz, schmaltz and little love for Israel

Yuval Raphael expected to face boos and protests during competition's second semifinal Thursday, though organizers have steadfastly resisted calls for Nova survivor's ouster

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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
12 May 2025
After 584 days in Hamas captivity, hostage Edan Alexander reunites with his family in Israel.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
12 May 2025
President Isaac Herzog watched the release of Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander on his phone in the final minutes of his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin this afternoon.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
12 May 2025
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz greets Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Chancellery in Berlin. Herzog is the first foreign leader to be hosted by Merz, who was only sworn in last week.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
12 May 2025
Herzog greeted by Steinmeier in Berlin with the playing of Hatikvah, the pair will hold a joint press conference after their meeting.
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Amy Spiro@AmySpiro
12 May 2025
The welcome for President Isaac Herzog at the Bellevue Schloss presidential palace in Berlin, a visit marking 60 years of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany.
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