
'Mad About You': Finally, a '90s reboot that works
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: French political science students who find Istanbul safer than Paris, and Israeli High-tech bros heading on a surfing trip because 'life is not a dress rehearsal'
Over one-third of Israel’s territory is designated as army firing zones. What happens when the Israel National Trail passes through one?
Both Israelis and Palestinians are in competition over the victim role. A new study may have the key to breaking the impasse
An 11-year-old girl in Gaza lost her parents, her brothers and her home when the Israeli air force bombed Dir al-Balah last month. New testimonies from the inferno
With each election – and yet another one was called this week – his chances of gaining the top spot again recede further into the distance, but Benjamin Netanyahu remains determined to hold on
For George Orwell, the appalling picture of the future starkly depicted in '1984' was not some imaginative exercise. 'Don’t let it happen. It depends on you,' he warned
Everything that has earned Martin Scorsese his awards – his signature themes and styles – is on display in 'The Irishman.' And there's an advantage to watching it on Netflix
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A 17-year-old American with a years-long performance career, and a Chinese marketing agent who didn't expect to be ripped off in Israel
Tens of thousands of teen boys and men from the former Soviet Union were herded into Israeli operating rooms beginning in the '90s to undergo circumcisions. Years later, they recall the resulting trauma and pain, and the damage wrought on their sex lives
Both leaders are attacking law enforcement to push back against their legal woes, but the comparison ignores important distinctions between them and between the Israeli and American legal systems
Israel believes Nasrallah is deterred since the 2006 war, but thinks Hezbollah and Iran are seeking to challenge it with a limited conflict
Notes from an eye-opening vacation in Germany, a land that drives me mad, time and again
In addition to over 400 people killed in two months of unrest, protesters have blocked off key roads and paralyzed business as the national debt climbs
Two children, aged 11 and 13, from a refugee camp near Ramallah, were hiding from army forces during a stone-throwing incident. When they stood up they were wounded – shot from a distance by an IDF sniper
Between Netanyahu and Gantz, and among the members of Kahol Lavan's leadership – discord is rife, unity is passé, and promises are unraveling
Donald Trump is about as far away as one can get from evincing the morality espoused by his evangelical supporters. To get around that, they’re turning him into a biblical figure
From the chic rooftop at Suramare to the urban-tribal vibe at Voodoo: The bars where you’re guaranteed an unforgettable birthday
'21 Bridges' aims to be a police action thriller in the spirit of 1990s films like 'Heat' and 'Cop Land.' It succeeds, even though all the twists and turns are familiar
A new exhibition tells the story of Haifa’s Wadi Salib neighborhood, an icon of the Mizrahi struggle in Israel
Innovative Israeli farmers and tech companies are rising to the challenges of producing more food on less land with less energy and less water, which is also nutritious
After decades of being virtually absent from historical discourse in Israel, its communities of Jews from Middle Eastern and North African lands are finally getting their due, albeit in a partial and revisionist way
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: What it's like spending months and years on the road, according to a nomadic American teacher and two Indian oil tanker engineers
Israeli military chief finds surprising ally on easing of Gaza blockade, as threats on northern front take priority
How did Israel ‘lose’ Taba? What happens if the Israeli government insists on including every tiny West Bank settlement on the map? Meet Prof. Moshe Brawer, the centenarian and the atlas
Israeli academia has a new, independent stream of Jewish studies. Its prophet: Gershom Scholem
However, setbacks in Iran's expansionist military project in Syria won't change Tehran's long-term agenda
Omar al-Badawi stepped outside to douse a small fire that started when a Molotov cocktail accidentally struck the wall of his house. At that very moment, Israeli soldiers shot him dead
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A Russian therapist who believes in fostering 'chemistry between people’s souls,' and an Israeli woman on a religious mission
An anti-monarchist's manifesto against Netflix's drama about the British royal family
The mental illness defense has become more prevalent when it comes to hate crimes in France. And it seems to be working
As the hourglass ran down for Gantz to form a government, a paranoid Netanyahu saw plots to remove him at every turn
The dominant political trend of the past year has been popular uprisings that are jolting the ruling institutions. But anarchy isn't the worst that could happen
The land is owned by Palestinians, with documents to prove it – but is now the site of a Jewish winery. After the EU ruling that settlement products must be marked as such, Europeans will know the origin of Psagot's wines
Taking what Jews and Arabs have cooked for generations and attaching the label 'Israeli' to it is culinary injustice
A tormented love, a long battle with TB, a decision to leave Palestine, a tragic end. Some 200 letters shed light on the life of author David Vogel and the literary prowess of his wife, Ada
In ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ Christian Bale and Matt Damon step into the shoes of the designers and drivers of a historic racing car, and the director’s focus on character development make the action sequences all the more gripping
Right-wing identifies former IDF chief as a threat
Patterns in political speeches, performances of soccer stars, conversations between whales – Lior Shamir's data mining programs can interpret them all. Now he's aiming to conquer space
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Check Point employees who believe the only way to truly protect yourself in cyberspace is to dump your computer and cellphone, and a group of Italian designers explain why they moved to Amsterdam