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Bill Clinton begins address in Jerusalem (Haaretz)
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Streisand slams exclusion of women in Israel (AP)
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Arts & Leisure

IDF brigade refuses to let soldier read poetry on the radio so as not to ruin 'fighter's image'

Israel's army, once known for holding poetry writing contests, today seems less keen on promoting the art within its ranks; soldier en route to read his poems on Army Radio ordered to refrain from participating.

By Gili Cohen | Jun 18, 2013 | 02:39 AM

Nahal Brigade Commander Col. Yehuda Fuchs

From Akram Zaatari's 'Letter to a Refusing Pilot.'

A Lebanese artist's search for the Israeli pilot who refused bombing orders

Akram Zaatari’s 'Letter to a Refusing Pilot,' Lebanon's entry in the 2013 Venice Biennale, is based on the story of Hagai Tamir, who in June 1982 disobeyed the command to bombard a school.

By Galia Yahav | Jun 16, 2013 | 07:51 PM | 5

Guy Hoffman (left), Ruth Kikin-Gil and Oren Zuckerman.

An Israeli software design that puts the user at the center

With some help from Microsoft, young Israeli app developers are coached to consider consumers rather than code.

By Yuval Saar | Jun 10, 2013 | 09:30 PM

Compound 21

Climbing up to Haifa's lower city

Haifa's 'Compound 21,' intended to return businesses and art to the port area, is drawing local designers. But others too, who worked in Tel Aviv, are moving in hope that Haifa will become fashion-friendly.

By Shachar Atwan | Jun 10, 2013 | 07:00 PM

Tomer Sharon in “Lysistrata”: Sometimes a pillar is just a pillar - and sometimes it isn’t

Stage Animal / The theater critic and the actors' naked body

One tries to disregard the physical attributes of performers on stage, but sometimes it's difficult to avoid what's staring you in the face.

By Michael Handelzalts | Jun 10, 2013 | 06:04 AM

Keren Wolf

Not just a ring and a veil: The designer who accessorizes Israeli brides for their big day

Whether it is a classic 1920s style or the traditional princess look, designer Keren Wolf tailors her bridal hats to the bride's personal story.

By Hilla Ohayon | Jun 9, 2013 | 05:18 PM

MK Nitzan Horowitz

Rainbow Report / Pride and politics in Tel Aviv's mayoral race

Incumbent Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai and openly gay MK Nitzan Horowitz will try to court the LGBT community at Friday's Gay Pride events.

By Brian Schaefer | Jun 6, 2013 | 04:00 PM

Bar Noar memorial - Ofer Vakhnin - January 2012

Rainbow Report / Reconsidering a tragedy on the eve of Tel Aviv Pride

For the past four years, the Bar Noar shooting has been a rallying cry for the Israeli gay community, a symbol of the hate it still faces. What if that turns out not to be the case?

By Brian Schaefer | Jun 6, 2013 | 03:43 PM | 3

A scene from the 1979 film.

On the whys and wherefores of sexual experimentation

Filmmaker Michal Bat-Adam has reimagined her first film, about a young women indulging in homosexual and group sex in search of herself, for the Tel Aviv stage.

By Michael Handelzalts | Jun 5, 2013 | 09:45 PM

Gay Pride Tel Aviv

Rainbow Report / Lesbians rising: The quest to reclaim Tel Aviv Pride

The real queens of Pride this year are the women carving out a place in an event still overwhelmingly geared toward gay men.

By Brian Schaefer | Jun 5, 2013 | 06:20 AM

Gay pride

Rainbow Report / Bringing holiness to the hedonism of Tel Aviv Pride

Drag queens and scantily clad men may steal the show, but a group of religious gays and lesbians prove the community has a modest - and pious - side, too.

By Brian Schaefer | Jun 4, 2013 | 07:37 AM

Enrique Rottenberg at his Tel Aviv studio. Credits his daughter for his new direction.

Israeli entrepreneur's journey from property to photography

Enrique Rottenberg has enjoyed many jobs, including shoe importer, film producer and real-estate mogul. He reflects on his colorful past and new passion: still photographs.

By Nirit Anderman | Jun 4, 2013 | 06:15 AM

Oscar-nominated director Dror Moreh in February 2013.

'The Gatekeepers' director slams Channel 1 for 'foolish' roundtable after Shin Bet series airs

Panel was a political dictate from above, charges Dror Moreh.

By Nirit Anderman | Jun 4, 2013 | 05:15 AM | 4

Food & Wine

Marrakech eggplant at Jamilla.

The best spicy dishes in Tel Aviv

By Rotem Maimon, City Mouse Online | 05:45 PM

Apricot tarte tatin

Apricot Tarte Tatin

By Vered Guttman | 09:06 AM

In south Tel Aviv, African migrants help Israelis acquire a taste for their neighbors

By Dafna Arad | 07:49 PM | 2

Travel in Israel

Barbra

Tourist Tip #263 / For two nights only: Barbra Streisand

If Jews had patron saints, singer-songwriter-actress-director extraordinaire Barbra Streisand would undoubtedly be one of them....

By Anat Rosenberg | 07:45 AM | 2

A cockroach.

Tourist Tip #262 / Consider the Israeli cockroach

Dear tourist: Yes, Israel has cockroaches. Every continent has them. And the Israeli version is large and it can fly.Fear not the...

By Ruth Schuster | 05:43 PM

Mosaics

Tourist tip #261 / Inn of the Good Samaritan, a museum of mosaics

The traditional Inn of the Good Samaritan, located on Route 1 heading to the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, has been reborn as a...

By Mike Rogoff | 07:49 AM

Books

Brothers Emanuel

The DNA of success: The life and fame of the Emanuel brothers

By Gerald Eskenazi | 11:33 AM | 4

Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon is raising a superhero

By Maya Sela | 07:23 PM

FDR

Giving credit to FDR where credit isn't due

By Rafael Medoff | 03:17 PM | 6

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