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Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the UN about the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program.

Iran's bomb, Israel's settlements: Can you spot the differences? (A Self-Test)

Question 1. The Project The Project is of immense expense to the country. Its cost, diplomatic as well as financial, has been...

By Bradley Burston | 04:07 PM | 9

Woman waves Palestinian flag as Israeli youths with Israeli flag walk by in Jerusalem.

How long does Israel have left to live? (a self-test)

The American man of letters Leon Wieseltier, a lifelong defender of Israel in his own words, an "impenitent Zionist" said...

By Bradley Burston | 06:39 PM | 31

Alicia Keys, May 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.

Be strong, Alicia Keys. Be fierce. Talk truth. Come to Israel.

Dear Alicia Keys,I'm writing you from Israel, about your decision to appear in Tel Aviv on the fourth of July. I can only begin...

By Bradley Burston | 04:37 PM | 25

West of Eden

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the Peres Academic Center (EAC) in Rehovot.

Tone of SNL’s 'Really!?!' marks Clinton’s queries on Israeli peace perceptions

Seth Meyers, who is slated to replace Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s Late Night program, marked his departure from Saturday Night Live a...

By Chemi Shalev | 09:06 PM | 5

World awaits diary of 'grotesque fool' and Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg

Alfred Rosenberg, the philosopher and ideologue of the Nazi party whose long-lost diary will be revealed in a Thursday press...

By Chemi Shalev | 07:09 PM

Photos of Edward Snowden, a contractor at the NSA, and U.S. President Barack Obama in newspapers

An Israeli 'Big Brother' as seen through the PRISM of mass surveillance

Ever since Glenn Greenwald’s big scoop in the Guardian about massive NSA surveillance of phone logs, I have been waiting for...

By Chemi Shalev | 04:43 PM | 7

East Side Story

IDF soldiers patroling along the border with Lebanon, Jan. 31, 2013.

Why did Israel attack Syria now, and why did the Syrians admit it?

Two days before the night when Israeli planes attacked a weapons convoy or "Scientific Research Center" in Syria - according...

By Amos Harel | 07:53 AM | 69

A protester at the Palestinians’ protest camp last week. A new one was built Friday.

Palestinians discover the strength of soft power

U.S. President Barack Obama's carefully timed attack last week on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was apparently the first...

By Amos Harel | 05:34 AM | 20

An illustration of Syrian President Assad is seen riddled with bullets on a wall.

Tipping point in Syria edges closer as West sees signs of Assad's demise

For the past couple months, it's seemed as if everyone has been waiting on two dramatic developments in the Middle East - the...

By Amos Harel | 03:00 AM | 6

The Axis

In official photo, North Korea's Kim Jong-Un confers with Supreme Command.

What Iran has learned from the Korean crisis

The reach of North Korea's long-range rockets is right now of highest concern to decision-makers in the United States and...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 09:31 PM | 21

Yair Lapid gestures as he delivers a speech at his "Yesh Atid" party in Tel Aviv, January 23, 2013.

Yair Lapid, the two Mrs. Cohens, and the infantilization of Israeli economics

As of Sunday night, the most famous woman on the Israeli financial scene is a certain Riki (Rivka) Cohen. She was launched on a...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 11:05 PM | 3

An Iranian technician holds a monkey which has been prepared for riding Iranian rocket into space.

After the monkey that didn't quite make it to space, the Iranian 'stealth bomber'

Iran continues to present unique technological achievements as part of its Ten Days of Dawn, a series of events commemorating...

By Anshel Pfeffer | 08:55 PM | 12

Diplomania

Mossad operatives who allegedly assassinated Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in 2010.

American Jews fund $2.2 million gym for Israel's Mossad

The Mossad's annual budget is in the billions of shekels, but the spy agency apparently saw nothing wrong this year with seeking...

By Barak Ravid | 05:21 PM | 12

Avigdor Lieberman and Benjamin Netanyahu - AP - December 25, 2012.

From Turkey reconciliation to Palestinian talks: How Netanyahu made the Foreign Ministry obsolete

The Foreign Ministry is becoming more irrelevant under Netanyahu. And so far, officials have been unable to halt the slideLast...

By Barak Ravid | 01:49 PM | 8

Defense Minister Ya'alon bars Fatah's Jibril Rajoub from entering Israel for Meretz conference

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon barred Fatah leader Jibril Rajoub from attending a Meretz party conference that took place on...

By Barak Ravid | 10:09 PM | 4

Routine Emergencies

The Waze of Israelis: Four national traits that lead to cutting-edge apps

There’s a classic and well-worn dirty joke that is popular among Israelis, particularly women, that I’ll try my best to tell as...

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 10:59 AM | 5

Anna's story: A tale of tragedy and friendship

When I took on Anna's story, I thought I was working on a hard-hitting journalistic piece about the experience of a patient...

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 05:51 PM | 4

The National Security Agency headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland.

Privacy: What's that? In Israel, PRISM shocks no one

When the full story of the Boston marathon bombers broke, details quickly emerged as to the missed red flags regarding the...

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 04:20 PM | 6

Jerusalem Vivendi

Pages for a newspaper are fed through a printing press

Newspapers are staying alive by daring to be different

At the President's Conference on Tomorrow in Jerusalem, the media panel facilitated a cross-disciplinary conversation, a state of the industry pulse on everything from news to entertainment.

By Ilene Prusher | Jun 19, 2013 | 12:15 AM

Israel's Make-a-Wish kids meet Peres, get Barbra Streisand as a bonus

Israeli president, American diva moved to tears when teenage girl who lost a leg battling cancer, began singing Streisand's 'People.'

By Ilene Prusher | Jun 17, 2013 | 07:20 PM | 2

Khader Abu Sbitan, who lives in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of A-tur, pays for a postal box - an

Where the postman rings twice (a week, if that)

The Supreme Court is hearing a case by a civil rights organization charging that Israel is failing in its duty to provide mail service to residents of East Jerusalem.

By Ilene Prusher | Jun 14, 2013 | 06:43 PM

Modern Manna

Chicken patties in coconut milk & walnut sauce.

Chicken patties in cocunut milk % walnut sauce: a creative twist to a favorite Georgian stew

This dish is inspired by the Georgian Satsivi, a chicken stew in walnut sauce. In the original recipe the chicken is pre-cooked...

By Vered Guttman | 07:42 PM

Apricot Tarte Tatin

You will need a 9 inch oven-proof pan to make the Tarte Tatin.Serves 8Ingredients:for the dough:1 cups all-purpose flour cup...

By Vered Guttman | 09:06 AM

Breaking the rules of traditional Middle Eastern fattoush salad

Of all the dishes made with days-old dried bread, fattoush is the one I go back to time and again. Fattoush is a simple vegetable...

By Vered Guttman | 11:17 AM | 2

Strenger than Fiction

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Bureau

Netanyahu doesn't have what it takes to make a bold move

Bill Clinton has been one of Israel’s staunchest friends ever. He invested more time and energy than any U.S. president in trying...

By Carlo Strenger | 01:05 PM | 4

An open letter to Mahmoud Abbas: Save the two-state solution

Dear Mahmoud Abbas:I have believed for a long time that your intentions for a peace agreement with Israel are genuine, and have...

By Carlo Strenger | 01:51 PM | 35

Get Arab leaders to recognize Israel and you, John Kerry, might prosper

Dear Mr. Secretary of State,You are putting unprecedented time, effort and passion into your attempts to revive the moribund...

By Carlo Strenger | 04:40 PM | 72

The Fifth Question

Young Jews need to learn: Ending occupation, allowing Palestinian state to flourish is win-win

With the media abuzz over whether or not Israel’s government is committed to a two-state solution, there is much concern,...

By Mira Sucharov | 08:47 AM | 7

A circumcision in the Soroka Medical Center, Be’er Sheva.

Jewish answers to circumcision debate must be more than 'it’s our religion'

A journalist’s cartoon has once again raised the ire of a religious group: this time it’s various Jewish organizations from...

By Mira Sucharov | 09:05 PM | 39

A portion of the wall that runs parallel to route 443, near Maccabim-Reut

Confronting the psychological costs of the occupation

This week’s Nakba Day saw a flurry of commemorations. The Nakba is not a moment in time. The Nakba is an ongoing process,...

By Mira Sucharov | 09:03 PM | 9

Haaretz Select

Newspapers are staying alive by daring to be different

At the President's Conference on Tomorrow in Jerusalem, the media panel facilitated a cross-disciplinary conversation, a state of the industry pulse on everything from news to entertainment.

By Ilene Prusher | Jerusalem Vivendi

Netanyahu doesn't have what it takes to make a bold move

By Carlo Strenger | Strenger than Fiction | 4

Celebrating Peres, but not the personality cult that surrounds him

By Uri Misgav | Opinion | 7

Attention, shoppers: IDF soldiers are big spenders

By Ido Efrati | Business

Sailing the flagship of Israeli art

Israel Museum's new art curator strives to maintain her commitment to local art while avoiding experimental exhibitions that other museums prefer. 'This isn't just a place,' she says.

By Ellie Armon Azoulay | Arts & Leisure

Social democracy comes at a price. Are Israelis willing to pay it?

By Meirav Arlosoroff | Business | 3

When the ultra-Orthodox advocate religious freedom

By William Kolbrener | Opinion

Can the Middle East escape dictatorship?

By Khaled Diab | Opinion

Opinions & Blogs

The 'Arabs Out’ government

The graffiti on the walls and vandalism against cars that took place Tuesday in Abu Ghosh which is not in the disputed West...

Gideon Levy

President Peres' evening of lies

Zvi Bar'el

Israel’s mad science of Iranian politics

Ravit Hecht

A late awakening for Shelly on organized labor in Israel

Avi Shilon

A two-state solution is still possible for Israel and the Palestinians

Moshe Arens

The Angelina Jolie dilemma

Uzi Baram

The truth that goes forth from Zion

Yehezkel Dror

Global Leviathan

Aeyal Gross

Israel's liberal homophobia