Michal Palti

Need an IDF tank turret sight or a Netanya necklace? Click on eBay.

The desperate search is on for pants that aren't low-cut.

New Herzliya outlet center sells brand-name labels at half price

New Herzliya outlet center sells brand-name labels at half price

The past month should have been considered quite good for the Israeli music market. But for the heads of the music companies, the past month wasn't so great. The music market suffers from so many problems that it needs at least a year to recover.

It's politics that sets the tone in the Eurovision, as was shown once again in Saturday night's voting across Europe for the year's best song.

Israel's delegation hopes that music will beat politics in the song contest.

R. traveled to Hagedud Haivri by the parking lot of Shefayim commercial center to buy some Israeli designer clothes. At the checkout, she had to pay NIS 809 for two pairs of pants. She asked to pay cash, but was short NIS 9 - so the saleswoman refused to complete the sale.

Now that he has embarked on a new concert tour and is putting the finishing touches on his next album, Ehud Banai talks to Ha'aretz about music, politics and religion.

With sponsors canceling events as a result of the artist's political views, artistic freedom could be under threat.

Most cities and local authorities are canceling or downsizing Independence Day celebrations. 'I feel that some municipalities see the security situation as an opportunity to save money,' says the chairman of the IsraelArtists Union, Hanan Yovel.

From `Jerusalem of Gold' to `Darkenu,' Israeli songs become symbols, and teach us about their times.

From `Jerusalem of Gold' to `Darkenu,' Israeli songs become symbols, and teach us about their times.

The open-air markets, cheaper supermarkets, surplus stores, used book and disk stores are enjoying a comeback. After many months of economic recession, the members of the middle class - those whose salaries are not rising but who bear the greatest tax burden - are thronging to them and even comparing prices.

The difficult market conditions and the unfortunate security situation sometimes create opportunities. In recent months, local rock have been doing quite well.

In the past year, Israelis have been increasingly campaigning to join the European Union. No, not as a nation, but one by one - as individuals.

As elsewhere in life, a well-defined class system is in effect at most health clubs. And as elsewhere in life, being young, wealthy and beautiful is always a very big plus

Mati Caspi, one of Israel's leading singers and composers, was convicted of bigamy yesterday by Judge Daniel Be'eri in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court.

Her final, most beautiful works, recorded a few months before her death, are trapped in a legal squabble over the artist's estate

New imported DVDs of pop performances range from strange products to standard-setters

New imported DVDs of pop performances range from strange products to standard-setters

For the past two weeks, it has been difficult to avoid the slogan dancing across the Azrieli Center, declaring in blue-and-white that "It's In Our Hands!"