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BREAKING NEWS

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 new coalition is the stuff of Benjamin Netanyahu's nightmares

The prime minister's senior partners in Israel's new government, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, are the faces of the younger generation that will one day usurp him, and he knows they can unseat him at any time.
By Yossi Verter
Framed - Tel Aviv, March 2013
New documentary about five Israeli families, closeness and sacrifice

Behind the scenes with the filmmaking Heymann brothers, light is shed on their own family sagas.
By Gili Izikovich
One woman's journey to the bleak Israeli underworld - and back

It’s more than a decade since ‘Alma’ gave up prostitution and drugs, but still acutely physical revulsion as she describes the severe violence and exploitation she experienced during a period of more than 17 years.
By Vered Lee
Pink power: Teaching India's women how to fight back

Haaretz spends three days with Sampat Pal, the woman credited with giving a voice to her repressed sisters across the subcontinent.
By Naomi Zisner

Features

Barack Obama during his law school years.

Obama's Israeli Columbia classmates don't recall the young president

U.S. President Barack Obama, due here for his first official visit next week, graduated college in 1983; yet, none of the 25 or so alumni of his class who are now living in Israel remember laying eyes on him.

By Judy Maltz | Mar 15, 2013 | 06:56 PM | 20

Barak, left, and Tomer Heymann.

A new documentary series about five Israeli families, closeness and sacrifice

Behind the scenes with the filmmaking Heymann brothers, light is shed on their own family sagas.

By Gili Izikovich | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:08 AM | 2

Michel Onfray.

Settling the score between Camus and Sartre

In Israel this week, controversial Frenchman Michel Onfray makes philosophy into a way of life.

By Gaby Levin | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:08 AM

Headmaster Antony Short, at the Tabeetha School.

150 years of teaching Muslims, Jews and Christians together in Jaffa

The two Scottish sisters who founded the Tabeetha School set out to provide the children of the Holy Land with an education; their lessons on the importance of celebrating diversity live on.

By Danna Harman | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:08 AM | 3

Barak with Lieberman at Knesset

The end of an era - Barak bids Defense Ministry goodbye

Reflections on the almost six years Ehud Barak spent in his most recent spin in the Defense Ministry, during which he chalked up no few successes even as his electoral clout plummeted.

By Amos Harel | Mar 16, 2013 | 11:06 AM

Pope Francis, or Jorge Mario Bergoglio as he was previously known.

White smoke at the Vatican, cloudy skies on the horizon for Italian Jews

The choice of the new pope seems to bode well for Jews, based on his past ties with them. Besides, there are other, urgent issues of concern for Italian Jewry − and Israel − stemming from the emergence of a new political power in Rome.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:08 AM

Palestinian workers leaving Har Adar at the end of a work day.

Har Adar is over the green line, but its residents don't like to be called settlers

In this quiet and affluent neighborhood, harsh treatment of Palestinian labor is strictly enforced.

By Uri Blau | Mar 15, 2013 | 10:30 AM

From the series 'The Easter Parade,' 2010.

Israeli artist Liron Kroll brought her family photos to life

Inspired by photos on Facebook, Kroll created an alternative version of the family album, which she exhibited in New York.

By Yuval Saar | Mar 16, 2013 | 06:15 PM

Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, who star in 'House of Cards.'

'House of Cards' creator knows why TV viewers are attracted to villains

Beau Willimon talks to Haaretz about the timelessness of the show and his work for Hillary Clinton.

By Ruta Kupfer | Mar 14, 2013 | 04:40 PM

Bread and fish salad.

Recipes / Delayed reaction

Some foods are tastier the day after they are cooked. Here are two fish recipes to prepare before Shabbat and enjoy the next day for breakfast or a light supper.

By Hedai Offaim | Mar 14, 2013 | 04:57 PM

Froman's funeral

Farewell to a freedom fighter

Remembering Rabbi Menachem Froman, the one of a kind, idiosyncratic settler rebbe, whose calls for peace were embraced by religious and secular alike.

By Yair Ettinger | Mar 8, 2013 | 10:29 AM | 3

"Out in the Dark"

New film seeks to show that love conquers all, even the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israeli director puts his career shooting Hollywood blockbuster trailers on hold; makes first feature, which depicts the love story of two men, Israeli and Palestinian.

By Nirit Anderman | Mar 8, 2013 | 10:29 AM

Anglo File

Participants in a Hebrew lesson in March 2013.

Tel Aviv alternative ulpan provides Hebrew classes to young, hip crowd

“We don’t learn Hebrew, we learn in Hebrew.” That’s the slogan of an alternative language program geared toward young,...

By Andrew Esensten | 03:20 PM

Cricket action at the Lod pitch on Friday

Cricket / Night League / YMCs make it a perfect two of two as 'B's win first game of season

The party lasted well into the night as after eight attempts, the Yagod Morris Cricket 'B' squad finally tasted victory,...

By Haaretz Sports Staff | 03:32 AM

Jasno Kipp

ARMY ULPAN: Jason Kipp, 25, and Bekka Pate, 24, were among some 190 immigrant soldiers who completed a special Hebrew instruction...

By Steven Klein | 03:24 PM

Jerusalem & Babylon

People watch Pope Francis on a giant screen in St. Peter's square

Separating Vatican myths from reality

The pope could teach our politicians and rabbis how to separate synagogue, state.

By Anshel Pfeffer | Mar 15, 2013 | 01:48 AM

Pleasure Hunting

Beet kubbeh soup

The kibbutznik-turned-entrepreneur who serves kubbeh to New Yorkers

Visitors to the restaurant sit around a common tables and eat the semolina dumplings stuffed with seasoned meat or vegetables served in a variety of flavorful broths‏.

By Ronit Vered | Mar 14, 2013 | 05:01 PM

Tal Niv

Ofer Shelah and Yair Lapid in the Knesset chamber ahead of Naftali Bennett’s maiden speech.

Snapshot: Friends, Romans and Yair Lapid

Ofer Shelach, from Yair Lapid's inner circle, kneels down in the Knesset chamber ahead of Naftali Bennett's maiden speech.

By Tal Niv | Mar 7, 2013 | 03:27 PM | 2

Departures/Arrivals

Israeli national youth rythmic gymnastics team flying to Moscow

Departures/Arrivals: Israel's youth rhythmic gymnastics team flies to Moscow

Chabadnik Mendi Goldshmid lands in Israel to collect supplies for his seder in the Ukraine.

| Mar 14, 2013 | 04:45 PM

Opinions

David Harris

Obama's Israel trip will disappoint only the naysayers

Yossi Sarid

What is the purpose of your visit, business or pleasure?

Yoel Marcus

Israel's government of virgins

Nehemia Shtrasler

Time to turn forward the clock on reform

Sayed Kashua

Sayed Kashua - A way out

Sayed Kashua's quest for another homeland

I was taught that there is no other place for me than Tira, but I want to teach my children differently.

By Sayed Kashua | Mar 14, 2013 | 05:32 PM

The Twilight Zone

Jo Berry and Pat Magee.

The IRA veteran and the daughter of a slain MP who preached peace to Israelis

'Suddenly,' Jo Berry says, 'I began to see the human face. The image of the terrorist faded and was replaced by the image of a man.'

By Gideon Levy, Nir Kafri | Mar 17, 2013 | 04:08 PM | 2

Pen Ultimate

MK Yohanan Plesner

A biblical perspective on Israeli government without ultra-Orthodox

A few thoughts on reading between the lines of the Torah, in light of coalition wranglings over the issue of 'sharing the burden.'

By Michael Handelzalts | Mar 8, 2013 | 10:29 AM | 3

The Makings of History

Ben-Gurion

Will we ever find out what the censor left out?

In Tom Segev's final column, he continues to shine a light on missing chapters of Israeli history.

By Tom Segev | Mar 16, 2013 | 10:08 PM | 2

Portion of the Week

Early 20th-century depiction of the Temple’s altar.

Exposing the ‘true face’ of God / Parashat Vayikra

A well-known parable in the Babylonian Talmud explains why Bilga's family, one of the priestly families in Jerusalem, was punished. A hint: It wasn't because Miriam, a daughter of Bilga, became an apostate or married a Greek officer.

By Yakov Meir | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:08 AM

Doron Rosenblum

Illustration by Eran Wolkowski.

Bring the popcorn: It's Bibi's new government and the Holy Grail

'Movie' is a small word to describe the spectacle we're seeing.

By Doron Rosenblum | Mar 9, 2013 | 05:23 PM

Neri Livneh

Rabbi Froman and Neri Livneh

Rabbi Froman and me

Menachem Froman was a wise man and a great humanist. And before that, he was my mother’s student.

By Neri Livneh | Mar 14, 2013 | 05:36 PM

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