Aron Heller

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Israeli police officers secure a destroyed house that was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinians militants from Gaza, in Yahud, a Tel Aviv suburb near the airport, central Israel, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. As a result, Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airlines decided to cancel their scheduled flights to Israel.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

National Security

Airlines ban flights to Israel after rocket strike

Aron Heller · July 22, 2014 11:34 pm

In this Sunday, July 13, 2014 photo, a TV screen shows the ongoing fighting between Israel and Gaza at the entrance to a coffee shop in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. Israelis are struggling to decide whether to carry on with their routines or take emergency precautions. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israelis in center adjust to life under rockets

Aron Heller · July 17, 2014 7:14 am

FILE - In this file photo taken July 5, 2014, an Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from Gaza Strip in the costal city of Ashkelon, Israel. Israel says its punishing air assault on Hamas militants, their property and their weaponry has delivered a devastating blow to the Islamic militant group. Yet rocket fire at Israel has continued almost unabated. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Despite offensive, Gaza rockets still hit Israel

Aron Heller · July 14, 2014 6:06 am

Palestinian relatives mourn over the body of Noor Alnajedy, 10, who was killed during an Israeli air strike on a building near his family house, at the main mosque during his funeral in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Friday July 11, 2014. Israel launched the Gaza offensive to stop incessant rocket fire that erupted after three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and killed in the West Bank and a Palestinian teenager was abducted and burned to death in an apparent reprisal attack. The military says it has hit more than 1,100 targets already, mostly what it identified as rocket-launching sites, bombarding the territory on average every five minutes. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

Over 100 killed in Gaza as rockets fall on Israel

Aron Heller · July 12, 2014 2:17 am

FILE - In this July 9, 2014 file photo, an Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel's "Iron Dome" defense system has emerged as a game-changer in the current round of violence with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, shooting down dozens of incoming rockets and being credited with preventing numerous civilian casualties. The system is ensuring Israel's decisive technological edge that has helped it operate virtually unhindered in Gaza. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ changes the face of battle

Aron Heller · July 10, 2014 7:24 pm

An Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Besides firing toward Israel's two largest population centers in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Hamas also fired one rocket that reached the northern Israeli city of Hadera for the first time, effectively putting the entire country under rocket range from the north and south. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Israeli city in rocket range from both directions

Aron Heller · July 9, 2014 7:35 pm

People hold up signs after a minute of silence as the Argentina-Iran World Cup game kicks off in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The protest was held to mark 20 years since the unsolved bombing attack against a Buenos Aires Jewish center that left 85 dead. Prosecutors blame Iran for the attack. The hashtag reads in Portuguese "One minute for the AMIA," which stands for "Israeli Argentine Mutual Association," the Jewish community center of Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Jewish demonstrators protest Argentina-Iran game

Aron Heller · June 21, 2014 6:24 pm

FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo, Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, as Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin stands near during a handover ceremony at Peres' residence in Jerusalem. A nasty race to succeed Shimon Peres as Israel's head of state is finally coming to an end on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, with five candidates facing off in parliament over the right to become the country's next president. (AP Photo/Menahem Kahana, Pool, File)

Israeli parliament set to vote for new president

Aron Heller · June 9, 2014 10:55 am

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference of the Genesis Prize Foundation in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Bloomberg said Thursday he is honored to be the first recipient of the $1 million Genesis Prize and pledged the money would go to help make the world a better place. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

AP Interview: Bloomberg plans contest for prize

Aron Heller · May 22, 2014 6:28 pm

American comedian Jay Leno pauses during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Leno made his first trip to Israel, where he will host an award ceremony honoring former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

AP INTERVIEW: Leno says he’s enjoying retirement

Aron Heller · May 21, 2014 6:28 pm

National Security

White House official urges Mideast talks continue

Aron Heller · May 7, 2014 4:57 pm

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Israel's President Shimon Peres delivers a statement following the death of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the President's residence in Jerusalem. Among those vying to become Israel's next president are a former defense minister, a former foreign minister, a former finance minister, a respected long-serving lawmaker and a Nobel Prize winner. Amazingly, the man they all seek to replace has held all of those titles and more during a legendary 65-year political career. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Israel’s race to succeed President Shimon Peres heats up

Aron Heller · May 3, 2014 6:23 pm