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The Anti-apartheid Fighter Who Turned Palestinian Ruins Into Jewish Tourist Sites
He was a South African freedom fighter. She was from the Israeli aristocracy. An archive discovered in Tel Aviv sheds light on Arthur Goldreich and Tamar de Shalit's contradiction-rife lives
Analysis The Hamas Talks That Silenced Netanyahu's Twitter Account
While Netanyahu and Lieberman pretended like the Hamas talks didn't happen, Bennett rallied for war
Two Generations With the Hijab, Two Generations Without
Amina Kahil had to marry when she was 13. Jada is fond of President Rivlin. Maryam moved to Ramle for a big house. And if Na’ima hadn’t been born that night in 1948, everything would be different. Four generations in the Kahil-Dalak-Kakhoub-Abu-Alhalawa family
Forgotten Memories of Libya's Vibrant Jewish Community
The Jewish community in Libya was cosmopolitan, prosperous and educated. The death of the author’s Tripolitanian grandmother brought back memories of a fascinating society gone forever
Can Jews Eat Cheeseburgers After All?
The bible says Jews shouldn't do something to a kid in its mother's milk no less than three times, but the meaning of what we're not supposed to do has been lost
'BlacKkKlansman' Is Less Angry Than Spike Lee’s Previous Films
But there's still fury in Spike Lee’s 'BlacKkKlansman,' which reflects that nothing has changed in America since the '70s
How to Make a Real New York Bagel
It was Anthony Bourdain who introduced this former ultra-Orthodox Jewish Brooklynite to the bacon, egg and cheese bagel. Now in Israel, Mushka Haskelevich reveals the secrets of a New York staple
'Interpol Has Become a Monster'
How the 'first Russian oligarch in Israel' got caught in Paraguay, and what the Palestinian membership in Interpol means: The woman who headed the organization's Israeli branch explains
Why I Stopped Watching 'Last Week Tonight'
The first year of the reign of Trump of Orange was a gift to comedians, but now it's a curse
Tzipi Livni to Haaretz: Next Israeli Election Will Be Referendum on the Declaration of Independence
The Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly in Israel should be broken, Diaspora Jews should speak out about the Western Wall deal and Jewish activists should not be turned away from the country’s borders, says Israel's new opposition leader
Analysis Hamas Is Exploiting Netanyahu's Unwillingness to Go to War
Netanyahu is under fire for failing to deter Hamas from launching rockets at Israel. Why hasn't he come up with a plan to prevent another Gaza war?
The Real Reason Miriam Adelson Deserves a Wikipedia Page
A new AI program claims it can fix Wikipedia’s gender bias by identifying – and writing articles about – deserving female scientists. But does data contain its own bias?
After Lebanon, This American Tourist Is Heading to Hebron and Gaza
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: This Californian was inspired to travel the Middle East after reading Thomas Friedman's 'From Beirut to Jerusalem' ■ Fun facts about Albania, from an expat living in France
Forget Positive Thinking, Biopsies and Kombucha: Barbara Ehrenreich Wants to Cure the Wellness Epidemic
She refuses to undergo medical tests, assails the popularity of meditation and maintains that the Western world suffers from an obsession with fitness and nutrition. 'You can’t control every aspect of your body. So just relax,' says author Barbara Ehrenreich
Once a Jerusalem Leper Colony, Now a Lovely Food Bar
The leprosy hospital in Jerusalem’s Talbieh neighborhood had a vegetable patch, a bakery and livestock. A new bar in the building's reconstructed historic animal pen offers cocktails, kugel and Middle Eastern meze
Meet the 'Reichsbürger': Germany's Far-right anti-Semitic Cult That Is Armed to the Teeth
With their numbers swelling, the 'Reichsbürger' are now a top concern for German intelligence service ■ Meet the strange and dangerous group that believes that Hitler's Reich still exists
'The Spy Who Dumped Me': Badass Women, Hunks and Kate McKinnon's Unrealized Comic Potential
Kate McKinnon, hilarious as always, steals the show in 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'
Opinion How 12 Words Rewrote Jewish History
You only have to look in the Bible to discover that the nation-state law’s claim that the Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people is simplistic and dubious
Proving They're Not Too 'Bougie' for Birthright
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two young L.A. women explain why they decided to rough it out on Birthright trip to Israel ■ What it's like to be on the verge of being drafted into the Israeli army
Analysis Netanyahu's Morning-after Bill
How the Israeli prime minister cracked the Druze hitch in his otherwise perfect nation-state law plan
'Chaos and Violence Loom': Israeli-Arab Lawmaker's Vision of Coexistence Turns Into Dark Prophecy
For Zouheir Bahloul, the nation-state law was the last straw. The fierce supporter of coexistence has become an angry prophet, as he departs the Knesset
A Hero or a Subject of a Conspiracy? Druze-Israeli Cop's Death Haunts His Brother
Police claim that Druze officer Salim Barakat was a hero who saved many lives before being stabbed by a terrorist, but a documentary alleges that he was the victim of a cover-up
What an Israeli-Arab Lawmaker Said When I Bragged About Having More Rights Than Him
'I am the master of the land now,' I told Ahmad Tibi. 'But what about me?' He said
The Jewish Guy Fighting the Legacy of the 'Wild Wild Country' Cult
Netflix's 'Wild Wild Country' has inspired travelers from around the world to visit Antelope, Oregon in search of vestiges of Osho's cult. A quirky little museum is there to remind them that 'there was more going on here than kumbaya'
Where Israelis and Palestinians Find Common Ground: Bereavement
Playwright Yehoshua Sobol does not go easy on his Jewish audience, bringing it face to face with Palestinian pain. It's a brave and moral act
'Mission: Impossible – Fallout': Tom Cruise Is at His Best When He's Getting Punched
Ethan Hunt's new vulnerability – with Tom Cruise more stable and credible than ever in the role – makes 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' the best action film of 2018
From Dissident to Establishment As Sharansky Steps Down From Jewish Agency, a Look at His Legacy
His time at the Agency will probably be remembered more for what he didn’t accomplish than what he did, at the Western Wall and on Israel’s conversion policy
Steve Bannon Tells Haaretz Why the Russians Aren't the Bad Guys and Why He Can't Be an anti-Semite
The architect of Trump's 2016 victory may no longer work in the White House, but he has no hard feelings. He's convinced that America under Trump is undergoing a revolution and 'Judeo-Christian culture' is being pulled back from the brink. And the left is in 'total meltdown' - because it knows it's just the beginning
This Londoner Felt His Soul Was Jewish. So He Converted
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Finding out that Jesus was a Jew was a life-changing revelation for this London artist ■ How an Israeli 'rugby missionary' fell in love with the game
IN PHOTOS: A Stunning Journey Above and Below Israel’s Waterlines
In Israel, swimming is an escape – from the security situation, everyday woes, social divides and above all from the oppressive summer heat
A Culinary Tour of Tel Aviv's Most Underrated Market
Superb kubbeh, awesome hummus, all kinds of grilled meats on skewers, not to mention nuts and sweets – Tel Aviv's Hatikva Market is a culinary gem waiting to be discovered
Analysis Netanyahu Is Laying a Trap for Israel's LGBT and Druze Minorities
Netanyahu is already expressing remorse about two discriminatory laws passed last week. But the LGBT and Druze communities shouldn't fall for his promises
Opinion Why Israel's LGBT Protest Is Soaring, While Other Liberal Causes Crash and Burn
Gay people are the symbol of secular Israel in the 21st century
'Mamma Mia! 2': The Less We See of Meryl Streep, the Better
Why 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' is better than its predecessor
Palestinian-Israeli Activist's Facebook Campaign Keeps Hope Alive for Coexistence
Reacting to the nation-state law, a Palestinian-Israeli activist suggested that her Jewish friends add their name in Arabic to their social media profiles. The response was overwhelming, she says
Netflix's 'Dark Tourist' Goes on Terrible Vacations, So You Don't Have To
'Dark Tourist' host David Farrier claims to be interested in the macabre and morbid, but seems more like a basic traveler who accidentally wandered into a bad part of town
'It’s Hard to Be a Jew in London'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: This woman's passion is to encourage Jewish Londoners to connect with their Judaism ■ The emotional experience of going to see Beyoncé in Warsaw, the hometown my grandma fled
Opinion Down With Israel's Ghettos
What childhood in a crumbling but diverse Haifa neighborhood taught me about the relationships between immigrants
Analysis The Week Netanyahu Admitted Helplessness in the Face of Hamas' Flaming Kites
What it means when the Israeli prime minister describes the Gaza flare-up as an 'exchange of blows' with Hamas
