The one-sided narrative in a new film about the disgraced former prime minister claims that a blend of right-wing plotting, overzealousness by the police and prosecutors, and a betrayal by close associates led to Ehud Olmert’s conviction
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
Why did an American director decide to come to Israel, during a pandemic, to make a Hebrew-language film? Jake Paltrow - Gwyneth's brother - is on set in Jaffa, armed with face masks and using 16mm cameras to tell three true, riveting stories
Educators are making a pitch, but remote learning is all the rage and teachers and the Education Ministry might not want to take the risk
They founded anti-occupation movements and fought for the soul of Israeli society, but ultimately decided to emigrate. The new exiles tell Haaretz how they were harassed and silenced, until they had almost no choice but to leave
As the epidemic is set to peak, physicians and senior health officials speak out on their concerns
Confusing rules, ambulance rides, panicky neighbors – but also camaraderie and awe of hospital staffers. Such is the life of coronavirus patients in isolation
This Nordic country has a history of trafficking in women and is in second place in the EU in the level of violence against women. But Finland also has a progressive welfare policy and approach to education – and its government features a group of ambitious young women. The story of a revolution
Known for his gangster roles, Cassel plays a good-hearted, observant Jew in ‘The Specials.’ He talks about working with autistic actors, the state of Jewish-Muslim relations in France and why he opposes boycotting artists like Roman Polanski
Malki Rotner, a self-described Haredi feminist, has a unique vision for women in her society. But reacting to a TV series on the Belz Hasidic sect, she says her activism has clear boundaries
They believed in a just society and wanted to teach Palestinians Yiddish. The Bund’s center in Israel closes, marking the end of a movement that offered a radical alternative to mainstream Zionism
Made from the perspective of Yigal Amir, ‘Yamim Noraim’ (‘Incitement’) sheds new light on the man who also killed Israeli democracy and asks viewers to search their own souls
When Liora and her husband divorced, she never imagined that she would find herself handcuffed and in a prison cell on the orders of a rabbinical court. Or that the divorce would leave her destitute
What do parents do if they discover the baby could be born deaf? Or sterile? Or suffer from a disease? Israelis choose to terminate such pregnancies much more frequently than in other Western countries
‘A Whore Like Me’ gives an incisive, unflinching look at the life of a trafficked woman, showing it's one end of a continuum on which many, if not all, women can be found
Everyone knew about the triangular structure of this odd Zionist family that immigrated to Palestine and became part of the bohemian set in the 1920s and '30s. Children and grandchildren paint the picture of a singular lifestyle
What makes teen superstar Noa Kirel tick? Haaretz spent five months on the road with the singer-dancer-actress, who turned 18 this week, in an effort to crack the secrets of her meteoric success
At a time when artists are increasingly perceived as dangerous, it’s more important than ever to defy coercion, says André Lepecki, one of the most influential figures in the art world
It makes sense that a participant in an Orwellian-tinged TV show would be chosen to do a 'truthful' interview with the prime minister
Not only is freedom of expression a liberal, Western value and therefore unnecessary in Miri Regev’s opinion, but culture as a whole becomes a dubious idea
After more than 20 years of working with violent men in Israel, therapist Tamir Ashman says it’s time to rethink the way boys are raised
The author found herself forced to choose between a stuttering explanations of the associations that pole dancing arouses and quiet acquiescence. She chose the latter
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
Six people have been murdered over the past few weeks in Jaffa, just a few minutes' walk from Tel Aviv's center. Residents blame the situation on racism, neglect and gentrification
'Losing a child kills a certain type of hope': Father an Israeli teen who was killed in the flash flood disaster alongside nine of her classmates speaks out
Sharon Stern's parents believe a butoh master named Katsura Kan brainwashed and abused her
Israel's rules for issuing work permits to Palestinians are a mystery, but sociologist Yael Berda asserts it's not about security at all, but about controlling the local population
Journalist and filmmaker Shlomi Eldar has no hope for Mideast peace and is pessimistic about Israel's future. So why is he coming back?
For months, hundreds of African asylum seekers fought, sometimes violently, for a place in line at the Immigration Authority's Tel Aviv office; this week the venue suddenly changed, raising fears that arrests and deportation are soon to follow
Two weeks ago the organizers of Midburn hired Raphael Maoz, a Lehava field activist, to head the organization's communications department