Analysis Gantz, the Former General, Will Have Trouble Commanding His Political Soldiers

Sooner or later, the knives will come out at Kahol Lavan

Opinion After Netanyahu's Reelection, the Challenge Ahead Will Be No Picnic

A Glimpse Into the Obscure World of Israel's State Archives

Cabinet ministers thought that the minutes of the meeting about construction in the territories would be publicized within a few years. But it took more than five decades for the file to be opened, and then almost by chance

The Agony of Defeat: Tel Aviv in Mourning as Netanyahu Triumphs Again

Two-thirds of the city voted for left-wing or center-left parties, bucking the national trend. ‘I don’t see a future. The gap between my values and desires and what the state is doing will only grow,’ sighs one despondent local

Analysis Israel Election 2019: Netanyahu, More Emboldened Than Ever, Will Do Anything to Stop Indictment

If the Benjamin Netanyahu of 2015's election was smug, the prime minister who snagged a sweeping victory in 2019 won't stop at anything

Israeli Musician Writes Soundtrack for 1920s German Expressionist Film

Does the fact that Israeli musician Ellyot composed a soundtrack for a German classic have anything to do with the Holocaust?

Opinion Netanyahu the 5th Has Already Begun to Rewrite History

Eritrea's Capital Is Lovely. But Scratch the Surface and You'll Find a Terrifying Reality

People are jailed in cellars of houses, a network of informers has destroyed trust between people and hundreds of thousands have fled. A rare visit to the ‘North Korea of Africa’

Sex Parties, Drugs and Gay Escorts at the Pope's Residence: Undercover in the Vatican

French writer Frédéric Martel, whose new book exposes the sexual secrets of the Vatican, explains how the moral rot of the Catholic Church is rooted in its clergy's repressed homosexuality

Are Israel's New Immigrants Keeping Netanyahu in Power?

In the past 20 years, some 600,000 new immigrants came to Israel – principally from Russia, France and North America. They may be the real reason that the country's politics is now fixed on the right

Analysis If Re-elected, Netanyahu's First Order of Business Will Be an Obscenity Against Democracy

In the final days before the election, Netanyahu pulled from his hat some impressive diplomatic coups, while presiding over an unusually ugly campaign rife with trashy video clips. It seems to have paid off

On Israeli TV, Comedy Is No Laughing Matter

Jewish humor is associated not with Israel but the United States – where it never loses the outsider’s perspective

Opinion Ex-IDF Soldier Who Killed a Dying Palestinian Assailant Is Crowdfunding a Tell-all Book

And if you donate $220, you could get a private tour of the scene of the execution

'Dumbo' Is Disney's Darkest Children’s Movie in Years

The live action remake of 'Dumbo' may disappoint diehard fans, but those who watch it with an open mind will get a Tim Burton-lite adventure.

Life’s a Picnic When You Got a Basket of Goodies Fresh From This Central Israeli Farm

Farma Cultura, an organic farm in central Israel, spreads the joy of dining al fresco

Before the Mossad, Israel Had the 'Arab Section'

'Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel' by Matti Friedman reveals the little-known history of pre-state Israel’s first spies – Jews who immigrated from Arab countries but were strangers in both worlds

Sex and the Jews: How the Rabbis Made It Up as They Went Along

How often should a camel-driver have sex? What about a sailor? The bible is rife with confusing references and the rabbis set out to regulate intercourse, not that they agreed on the details

Israel-Egypt Treaty, 40 Years Later: When Israel Made Peace a Priority

Surrounded by highly motivated advisers, Menachem Begin signed a peace treaty with Egypt while forsaking some of his cherished beliefs. It’s hard to find anyone of similar stature in Israel today

Analysis Calling Gantz 'Unstable,' Netanyahu Takes a Page From Trump's Playbook

He may not have a problem with the truth like his rival Netanyahu, but Gantz sure messed up a chance to shine on live TV after Bibi underperformed in the latest scuffle in Gaza

Opinion Leave Putin Alone!

After the collapse of the Trump-Russia conspiracy, it turns out that Moscow’s supposedly satanic power is a myth inflated for political purposes and reaches Israel's shores too

Gideon Levy Even for the Wild West Bank, This Is a Shocking Story

A young Palestinian's attempt to help a stranger shot by Israeli troops costs him his life

'The Formation of an Educated Class Must Be Averted': How Israel Marginalized Arabs From the Start

Documents from Israel’s first decades reveal the leadership’s efforts to divide and alienate the Arab citizenry

This Is the Next Challenge in DNA Research, and It Could Change Everything

Researchers around the globe are taking the first steps on the road to understanding the three-dimensional structure of DNA

'When It Comes to Efficiency, Germans Got Nothing on Danes'

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A man who organizes the European Oscars, and two health care professionals spreading the gospel of noninvasive bone marrow surgery

'The Good Fight' Is Political Porn With a Trump Fetish

Its obsession with Trump and his family is sometimes oppressive and often self-righteous, but ‘The Good Fight’ remains an intelligent, fast-paced, enjoyable drama

'Us': Jordan Peele Promised to Make a Horror Movie, and Boy, Did He Deliver

Jordan Peele's "Us" leaves viewers with unsettling food for thought every time they look in the mirror

Will Tel Aviv's Gorgeous New Velodrome Get Israelis Excited About Cycling?

The Canadian billionaire and cycling enthusiast Sylvan Adams has invested in a velodrome in Tel Aviv that is also an architectural gem

Rabbis Send Healthy Women to Get Painful Fertility Treatments – and Doctors Go Along With It

More and more religious women are rejecting the strict interpretation of Jewish law that bars them from getting pregnant naturally

Holocaust Restitution Group Seeks Eviction of German Pensioners From Homes That Belonged to Jews

Four houses that were part of a grand dream to fortify German Jewry but were seized by the Nazis, are at the center of a dispute that is sparking high drama in a German village

Analysis Trump Once Again Proves He's Netanyahu's Private Santa Claus

Gantz's hacked phone hasn't hurt his party, but Netanyahu's submarine affair may finish him – unless Trump saves him ■ Ayelet Shaked’s perfume video is her party's Hail Mary

'Leaving Neverland': How a Documentary Took Down Michael Jackson in the Post-truth Era

HBO's 'Leaving Neverland' doesn’t really occupy itself with Michael Jackson’s character, only with the damage he caused

Gideon Levy Israeli Troops Got Off Easy After Abusing a Palestinian Family. Here's What Actually Happened

A family of shepherds living in miserable tents, a father and son brutalized at the hands of Israeli soldiers: The painful and ongoing saga of the Shalada family of Kobar

'I Went to Mexico for a Girl. We Communicated Through Google Translate and WhatsApp'

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An entrepreneur who wants to make his childhood dreams come true, and a couple that got married twice

The Secret Society That Inspired a Nazi Officer's Attempt to Kill Hitler

A new biography sheds light on the motivations of the man who nearly assassinated the Fuehrer

Why Art Must Come Before Activism

Photographer Oded Yedaya is impelled by a feeling that it's the other way around – but his case (and not only his) reaffirms art's hegemony. A must-see exhibition in Tel Aviv

Analysis To Defeat Gantz, Netanyahu Instructs His Party to Lie

The rise of Moshe Feiglin's extremist, albeit pro-pot party overshadowed an otherwise dull week of campaigning, featuring Bibi's battles with supermodels

Sex Education: How to Teach Porn-addicted Teens About Intimacy

Just because today's teens are exposed to so much pornography doesn’t mean that they know what sex and relationships are about, says social worker and sexual counselor Sivan Lotan