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13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)
11:38
Report: Abbas condemns violence against civilians, including rocket fire (Reuters)
11:15
Obama and Abbas begin meeting in Ramallah (Haaretz)
10:57
Car bomb at Pakistani refugee camp kills 12 (Reuters)
10:57
Obama's Marine One helicopter lands in Ramallah ahead of meeting with Abbas (Haaretz)
10:28
Jailed Kurdish leader Ocalan expected to declare cease-fire with Turkey (AP)

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Israel's pioneering groove band finds that The Apples don't fall far from the beat

When they were young, the members of The Apples looked up to the groundbreaking musicians of Shabak Samech. Now the two groups are sharing the stage at the Barby for a pair of joint concerts at the end of March.
By Ben Shalev
In a flurry of telegrams, Israeli diplomats respond to 'The Gatekeepers'

From their bases across the world, Israeli ambassadors grapple with international screenings of the controversial Oscar-nominated film, debating whether or not, at its core, the film is anti-Israel.
By Barak Ravid
Israel's yummy girl just wants to have fun

Meital Dohan, award-winning Israeli actress known to American audiences for her role on 'Weeds' and a slew of sexy music videos, reveals her deeper side.
By Amy Klein

Obama and Bar Refaeli

Culture Fop / Obama’s wet 'n' wild Spring Break 2013

With expectations so low, why not have a little fun?

By Brian Schaefer | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:31 AM

Marina

Portrait of a performance artist as her own biggest fan

Marina Abramovic loathes those artists who have 'egos as big as the Himalayas.' But that is not going to stop the New York artist from establishing a $17 million art institute in her name. Meet a (very successful) woman of contradictions.

By Daniel Rauchwerger | Mar 19, 2013 | 07:58 PM

Lea Gottlieb

The Israeli fashion designer who made bathing suits more than just bathing suits

Leah Gottlieb, who reinvented bathing suits and turned them into a glamorous industry, is celebrated in posthumous show.

By Shachar Atwan | Mar 19, 2013 | 06:19 AM | 3

Yosef Bar-Yosef's "The Citrus Grove."

In an Israeli play, difficult people and a citrus grove

An emotional conflict between Israelis and a Russian immigrant are at the heart of Yosef Bar-Yosef's The Citrus Grove," now being revived at Tel Aviv's Beit Lessin Theater. It's the people, not ideas or society, that matter most

By Michael Handelzalts | Mar 19, 2013 | 06:14 AM

The judges for 'The Band Project.'

How to create an Israeli pop band

A new reality show on the Children's Channel aims to replicate the popularity of One Direction, the English-Irish pop boy band that became a hit especially among preteens.

By Gili Izikovich | Mar 17, 2013 | 11:32 PM

Arts & Leisure

Yossi Ohayon at site designated for art museum at Kiryat Ata.

An art museum - what every Israeli working class town needs

The krayot area, also known as that bundle of sleepy cities north of Haifa ‏(comprising Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Haim and Kiryat...

By Roy (Chicky) Arad | 09:37 AM

Haim Bouzaglo

Israeli filmmaker plays God

If he were capable of bringing the dead back to life, Haim Bouzaglo would direct the following scene: His mother and father...

By Gili Izikovich | 06:26 PM

Steve Kuhn

World-class jazz pianist engages with Israeli melodies

When an Israeli music lover talks to a non-Israeli musician who for some reason has heard the music of the late popular...

By Ben Shalev | 06:01 AM

Travel in Israel

Kibbutz Revivim

Tourist tip #194 / Mitzpe Revivim

The Negev desert in winter and springtime is famous for its wildflowers and temperate climate; the weather is perfect at this...

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | 07:40 AM

The Negev Desert

Tourist tip #193 / Mitzpe Azuz and the southwestern Negev

Next to the word remote in the dictionary is probably a picture of Mitzpe Azuz, the tiny community in southwestern Negev. It’s...

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | 07:56 AM

Daboush

Tourist tip #192 / Shwarma, that delectable Mideast classic

Street food in Israel can be wonderful, and has little in common with fast food in the United States. Flavors tend to be stronger...

By Ruth Schuster | 01:12 PM | 2

Food & Wine

Chef Ben Neriah.

Putting Asian nuances on the plate

By Dafna Arad | 08:04 PM

Recipes / Delayed reaction

By Hedai Offaim | 04:57 PM

Bringing Jews together through food (never underestimate the power of lox)

By Vered Guttman | 06:41 PM

Books

Shani Boijanjiu

Israel's Shani Boianjiu in the running for top U.K. book award

By Maya Sela | 02:53 AM

Gabriel Levin

Levantine travel narratives that roam far and wide

By Benny Ziffer | 10:29 AM

Holy Temple Model

Doing justice to Josephus, ancient Jewish archetype

By Samuel Thrope | 04:50 PM | 3

Culture Fop

Dana International

Culture Fop / A brief, fabulous history of Eurovision (and where to find it every week in Tel Aviv)

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Culture Fop / Broadway shines a spotlight on Israel’s racism problem

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