Troy O. Fritzhand

Troy O. Fritzhand, who goes by Osher in Hebrew, is a former copyeditor and political reporter The Jerusalem Post.

A recent immigrant from New York, Troy is an entrepreneur and Hebrew thinker who helps oversee the start-up ecosystem in Jerusalem with Made in JLM. You can learn more about him at troyfritzhand.com. 


 Knesset speaker Amir Ohana holds a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem. September 6, 2023.

Knesset speaker calls to replace High Court if reasonableness law struck down

 POLICE AND MEDICAL personnel at the scene of the murder of a woman in Lod, last week.

Lapid meets with Arab authorities as murders continue to rise

 Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea and pro regime activists clash with Israeli police in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023.

Government announces plans to combat migrant problems after Eritrean riots


Israel could change Basic Law to allow mass deportation of Eritreans

The proposed law seeks to establish provisions of the law on the treatment of illegal migrants and moving towards their deportation from Israel.

 Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023

Smotrich: High Court is 'solely responsible' for Eritrean riot in Tel Aviv

'Israel is not functioning': Lapid lashes out over Eritrean riots • Likud MK vows to 'eliminate illegal migrants'

 Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023

Should Israel's government get Sundays off?

While today Sunday is still a workday in Israel, the goal of turning it into a day off continues to be attractive to Israelis, many of whom made aliyah from Sundays-off countries.

 MOVING ALL sporting events to Sunday instead of Saturday would aid many observant fans.

Israeli murdered in terror ramming was lone IDF soldier from Ukraine

The funeral is expected to be in Israel, which in itself will be a brutal journey for the family from Kharkiv.

 Maxim Mulchanov, murdered in a terror attack on August 31, 2023

Gov't, teachers fail to agree, high schools teachers may strike

The Education Ministry and Teachers Association agreed on a NIS 2,000 raise for teachers but still need to agree on other issues.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some Municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023.

2.5 million Israeli students return to school after teachers' strike averted

Teachers' salaries will be raised by NIS 2,000 a month and an additional 2,000 teachers are being recruited to help fill the nationwide shortage.

 A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Israel Police rescue Beit Shemesh mayor from violent haredi protest

Ultra-Orthodox protestors besieged Mayor Aliza Bloch at a haredi school while she attended an opening ceremony.

‘LAST WEEK, the city that had effectively erased its women elected a woman to be mayor’: Aliza Bloch.

US shouldn’t preach morality to Israel, Smotrich says in backing Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir came under fire for pushing for additional restrictions on Palestinian freedom of movement in the West Bank after three Israelis were killed in two terror attacks last week.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen addressing a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.

Wind turbine construction delayed after police refuse to oversee it

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said the Israel Police would oversee security for the wind turbine construction, but the police said no.

A power-generating windmill turbine is pictured during sunset at a renewable energy park in Ecoust-Saint-Mein, France

Coalition, opposition parties vow not to sit together on municipal councils

The municipal elections, which are held on October 31 this year, hold significant impact on Israelis. Opposition and coalition parties have told their candidates not to sit together.

 An Israeli municipal elections voting box.