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'We Simply Fled Israel. We Abandoned a Sinking Ship'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A family and a couple explain how the coronavirus drove them to leave Israel, albeit briefly
Settlers Hurled Rocks at the Palestinian Farmer's Head. His Age Didn't Deter Them
Settlers stoned and injured a 73-year-old Palestinian in his grove, others vandalized another farmer's 200 trees. A journey during the season of harvest – which is also clearly the season of settler violence
Lockdown Is a Big Mistake: What Top Israeli Doctors Really Think About COVID-19
The country's hospitals are not collapsing, the lockdown does more harm than good and the policy for dealing with COVID is fundamentally wrong. An increasing number of senior physicians are convinced: Israel needs to switch gears in its handling of the pandemic
When Sophie Calle Took Her Projects Too Far
She investigated everyone whose name appeared in an address book she found in the street, got married in Vegas during a film project and invited strangers to sleep in her empty bed. Sophie Calle, whose art career turns 40 this year, talks about what inspires her now that the world resembles one of her works
'What Hell Feels Like': Israel Demolished This Palestinian Family's Hut. They Have Nowhere to Go
For 20 years, a diabetic woman who is going blind lived with her family in a wretched encampment in the Jordan Valley. In recent weeks, Israeli forces demolished the site twice, and they threaten to return
'I Lived in Europe and I See No Reason Why a Jew Shouldn’t Live in Israel'
An Italian expat who believes that only in Israel a Jew can focus on what he is, and a Russian expat who doesn't feel at home in her homeland
'My Jewish Husband Sold Everything in Order to Move to Israel, but Israel Won't Let Him In'
Last week at the Tel Aviv airport: A family split apart by the coronavirus pandemic and Israeli bureaucracy, and a couple determined to stay active no matter what
Is a Cure for COVID-19 Already Sold at a Pharmacy Near You? Some Experts Believe So
Around the world, evidence mounts that vitamin D can protect against infection by COVID-19 and ease the virus' symptoms, but the medical establishment isn't convinced. Is it time to think outside the box?
Israeli Soldiers Raid a Palestinian Village at Night, Terrifying Residents – for Training Purposes
Armed Israeli soldiers wandered through backyards, peeking through windows during a nighttime exercise in a West Bank village. Imagine them doing the same in a Jewish settlement
A 200-year-old Conspiracy Theory Rears Its Head Again
Freemasonry seems to have played a marginal role in shaping history. However, the conspiracies linked to it live on forever
COVID-19 Kills an Israeli Rite of Passage: The Post-army Backpacking Trip
With the skies closed, the nomadic dreams of a generation have been shattered. Some, however, have found backpacking possibilities in their own backyard
Are the Big Bang and Genesis Actually the Same Story?
For many generations, narratives about the origin of life were divided into enemy camps. But perhaps it’s actually the same story, told in two languages?
How a Former Israeli Hummus Maker Ended Up Running for Dutch Parliament
A decade ago Yuval Gal moved to the Hague, where he opened a hummus joint, was a stay-at-home dad and created a show about Jewish food. No he's vying for a seat in the Dutch parliament in a party that backs boycotting Israel and a one-state solution to the conflict
At Its Most Extreme, This Disorder Is Known as Split Personality. But We All Experience It
Three Israeli psychotherapists shed a spotlight on dissociation – one of the most mysterious and least diagnosed of psychological phenomena
Jewish Soldiers and Civilians Looted Arab Neighbors' Property en Masse in '48. The Authorities Turned a Blind Eye
Refrigerators and caviar, champagne and carpets – a first-ever comprehensive study by historian Adam Raz reveals the extent to which Jews looted Arab property during the War of Independence, and explains why Ben-Gurion stated: ‘Most of the Jews are thieves’
Here's What Happens With the Investigations the Israeli Army Launches When It Kills Innocent Palestinians
Almost every time Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian in the territories, the army announces the opening of an investigation by the Military Police. But a look back at incidents reported here over the past year reveals that such inquiries rarely conclude – if they ever began
'Guards Beat a Detainee. He Cried and Cried, Then Stopped. Doctors Came and Covered His Head'
Valery suffered head trauma and was shackled to the point where his hands went numb, Viachaslau was imprisoned in a small cell with dozens of others, Aliaksei says he saw a guard beat a man to death. Three accounts of post-election repression in Belarus
'What Do We Know About Policemen in America? That They Shoot. So We Played the Dumb Tourists'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli goes on adventures on the American road, and another's long-distance relationship endures during the coronavirus pandemic
'Mr. Prime Minister, Do You Believe What You’re Saying? It's Embarrassing': The Netanyahu Interrogation Transcripts
The interrogators dropped bombshell after bombshell, constantly catching Netanyahu off guard. Time and again he pounded on the table. He spoke frankly about his wife, his children. The interrogators accused him of lying, said his replies were embarrassing. Don’t talk to me like that, he retorted. They did not knuckle under
Thank You God, We'll Take It From Here: Why the World Is Becoming More Secular
After years in which religious observance was on the rise, new studies show a global trend toward secularization. Maybe in Israel, too
The Second Intifada, 20 Years On: Thousands Died in a Struggle That Failed
The Al-Aqsa Intifada was the largest popular uprising against the occupation. Two decades after it broke out, the Palestinian situation is grimmer than ever
'And Then the Rabbi Said: The Conversion You Underwent in the '80s Isn't Kosher'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One family that's growing closer to its religion, and another searching for its roots (and good food) in Bulgaria
The Muslim Moroccan Director Trying to Crack the Mystery of the Jews Who Left His Homeland
After making a documentary about why the Jews left his own hometown, Kamal Hachkar is closing a circle with a new film about two Israeli musicians with Moroccan roots. Hachkar, who speaks Hebrew and is well-versed in Israeli politics, explains why he’s drawn to such stories
Israeli Cops Thought the Palestinian Shepherd Stole a Car. So They Shot Him in the Head
In the dead of night, Border Police stopped a car carrying three young Palestinians and without a word shot one of them in the head, point blank. Now he may lose his eyesight
Why People Betray Their Countries, According to an Israeli Expert
Clinical psychologist Ilan Diamant, who worked for the Mossad, talks about what turns people into double agents, and how the system tries to identify them before they can cross the lines
'I Was Sarah Jessica Parker's Double. I Traveled the World in Her Place'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli couple reveals the secret to a great relationship, and a medical student from New Jersey adjust to life in Israel
She Was Only Two Years Old. She Died All Alone in the Hospital
For decades, no one would tell me anything about the final days of my sister Ofra, who fell ill with polio in 1950 and was forcibly sent into isolation. The story of one of hundreds of victims of the epidemic that was hushed up in Israel – at a time when another frightening virus is plaguing the world
He Spent Years Forging Ties With the Amazon's Most Isolated Tribes. Then He Realized His Mistake
While living among the native tribes of the Brazilian Amazon, Sydney Possuelo discovered a human society that has no awareness of the modern world. He learned that the best way to protect it is to stay away
This Founding Father of the Jewish State Was a Serial Cheater Who Hated Israel
The most comprehensive study ever conducted on Chaim Weizmann casts a new light on Israel’s first president
'Anti-Arab Group La Familia Is Only as Violent as Israel's Leaders Allow It to Be'
The militant La Familia organization of Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans has been the subject of study by Ben-Gurion University doctoral student Sophia Solomon. Her conclusion: The group’s violence benefits both the team and the politicians
This Is Israel's Greatest Enemy, According to a Former General and Shin Bet Chief
A new book by former navy and Shin Bet chief-turned-politician Ami Ayalon aims to decipher the collective DNA of Israel, Zionism and Judaism
'When COVID Hit, I Realized There's No Point in Continuing to Work. So I Decided to Learn Surfing'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli decides to embrace minimalism amid a pandemic, and two American expats explain why they made aliyah
How to Have a Good First Date, According to Science
How sexual arousal affects a date, why it's important to play hard to get, and what does Ikea have to do with it? Psychologist Gurit Birnbaum explains
With an Israeli Soldier's Knee on His Neck, This 61-year-old Palestinian Remembered George Floyd
'You want to breathe and you can’t. For a few seconds I couldn’t breathe at all,' says Khairi Hanoun, a veteran anti-occupation protester who was beaten and choked by an Israeli soldier at a demonstration
COVID Shut Down Their World. So Etgar Keret and Inbal Pinto Created a New One
A seven-minute film about the coronavirus era is the result of a first-ever collaboration between choreographer Inbal Pinto and author Etgar Keret. They talk to Haaretz about the need to be creative even in underground conditions during lockdowns and about an outrageous disregard of the world of culture
'I Waited for the Bullet That Would End This Nightmare': Palestinians Brutalized by Israeli Cop Gang Speak Out
Five Border Police officers have been charged in a shocking case of violence against Palestinian workers, which included beatings, humiliation and also robbery. Testimonies of two of the victims
Burning Man in the Rose Garden? This Millennial Crypto King Thinks He Can Win the White House
Brock Pierce threw his cowboy hat into the ring the day Kanye West did, and hardly anyone gave him a second look. Does he stand a chance on November 3? And how does he feel about military aid for Israel?
'I Didn't Want to Leave the Israeli Army, but I Was in a Real Crisis'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A young woman who moved to Israel alone as a teen in search of independence, and a couple who felt that even though life in Canada is comfortable, Israel is where they really belong
Our Literary Critic Said This Story Lacks Soul. Then He Found Out Who Wrote It
'Instead of relying on other writers' plots, please be so good as to invent plots of your own,' the critic said, unaware of the author's identity
