An Alternative History: How Shimon Peres Made Peace by Walking Away From Oslo
This is how Shimon Peres could have left Oslo’s architects behind, battled Yasser Arafat and terrorism, and put the Jordanian option back on the table
Shimon Peres
Rabin’s Man in Oslo Analyzes What Went Wrong – and Right – With the 1993 Accords
Joel Singer, who drafted the accords, left Israel broken-hearted in the wake of Rabin’s assassination. He tells Haaretz about the missed opportunities and calls on the current government not to destroy the foundations of a future peace deal
Startup Nation: Playground for the Elite?
That's what President Rivlin more or less said last week, and he was wrong. Still, Israeli high-tech needs to attract a much more diverse labor pool than just secular Jewish men
'Racist, Homophobe, Bully, Fascist': Sons of Israeli Leaders Trade Barbs on Facebook
After Yair Netanyahu claimed he was being unfairly targeted while the sons of other prime ministers get a pass, Ehud Olmert's two sons take him to task
Commemoration of Israeli Leaders Highly Disorganized, Unequal
Despite four leaders dying in the past decade, the commemoration budget hasn't risen in ten years.
Obama Remembers Shimon Peres at White House Hanukkah Party
Late-president's son, Chemi, lights family's menorah, likens Obama's eight years in the White House to the Hanukkah oil miracle.
In Obama's Last Hanukkah in Office, a Special Role for Peres Family Heirloom
The U.S. president set to honor late Israeli president by using menorah owned by his family for generations, with Peres' son Chemi and granddaughter Mika Almog in attendance.
Renana Gutman – 1924-2016 First Female Director of Major Israeli Government Office Dies
With her appointment in 1972 as director general of the State Comptroller's Office, Renana Gutman, who died last month at the age of 92, made feminist history in the country.
Opinion Who Are the Good Arabs?
Arab citizens do not want to give up on their citizenship – they aspire to live as a national minority in a democratic country.
Opinion The No-shows at Arafat’s Funeral
All those who don’t understand why it was so difficult for the Palestinian-Israelis’ political representatives to show their final respects to Shimon Peres, should recall Arafat’s funeral and the 'respect' shown him by the Israelis.