What It's Like to Be Hospitalized With COVID-19, According to 6 Israelis
Confusing rules, ambulance rides, panicky neighbors – but also camaraderie and awe of hospital staffers. Such is the life of coronavirus patients in isolation
Shany Littman
Women Run Finland. Israel Has a Lot to Learn
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
French Star Vincent Cassel on the Leap From Perennial Bad Guy to (Jewish) Hero
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
This ultra-Orthodox Israeli Woman, Who Stars in a Documentary on Her Sect, Wants Women to Learn the Torah
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
An anti-Zionist Movement That Promoted Judaism as a Secular Culture Shuts Its Doors
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
New Movie Looks Through the Eyes of the Man Who Killed Israel's Prime Minister
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
At Rabbinical Court, Her Husband Accused Her of Cheating. Then She Lost Everything
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
The Abortion Conundrum: How Far Israelis Go to Make Sure Their Babies Are Born Perfect
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
Men Must See This Movie, One of the Most Important Ones Ever Made About Prostitution
‘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
The Openly Polyamorous Family That Shocked Tel Aviv in the '20s
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
This Teen Is Israel's New Britney Spears. But Why Is She Such a Hit?
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
‘Artists, Activists, Writers: Go to Israel. Invade It’
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
Opinion Netanyahu Launches His Own TV Channel, With News Hosted by a Reality Star
It makes sense that a participant in an Orwellian-tinged TV show would be chosen to do a 'truthful' interview with the prime minister
Analysis 'McJesus' Affair: In Israel, Culture Is Now a Dirty Word
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
How Not to Raise Repressed, Violent Men
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
That Moment When Your 9-year-old Daughter Wants Pole-dancing Classes
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
The Anti-apartheid Fighter Who Turned Palestinian Ruins Into Jewish Tourist Sites
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
There's a War Zone in South Tel Aviv, but Jewish Residents Don't See It
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
Father of Israeli Teen Killed on a Trip Alongside Her Classmates Is Demanding Justice
'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
A One-person Cult? A Japanese Dance Master Accused of Driving a Student to Suicide
Sharon Stern's parents believe a butoh master named Katsura Kan brainwashed and abused her
How the Shin Bet Got Unlimited Power to Decide Which Palestinians Are Allowed Into Israel
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
'Israelis Didn't Want to See Palestinians as Human Beings': Why This Reporter Felt Rejected by Israel
Journalist and filmmaker Shlomi Eldar has no hope for Mideast peace and is pessimistic about Israel's future. So why is he coming back?
The Abject Misery of Standing in Line to Apply for Asylum in Israel
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
The anti-Arab Activist in Charge of Communications for Israel’s Burning Man Fest
Two weeks ago the organizers of Midburn hired Raphael Maoz, a Lehava field activist, to head the organization's communications department
Interview You're Doing It Wrong: Why You Shouldn't Let Your Kids Walk All Over You
Today’s moms and dads are too indulgent, say psychiatrist Etan Lwow and psychologist Hila Elkayam, stressing the need for parents to assert themselves and stop being slaves to their offspring
Opinion 'Transparent' Asserts That Israel Isn't Necessary for Jewish Identity
The latest season brings the Pfeffermans on a meaningful trip to the Holy Land, but unlike Conan O'Brien, the show's creators don't work for the country's public relations machine
The Woman Spearheading the Fight Against Sexual Assault in ultra-Orthodox Society
Rivka Schwartz belongs to a community which treats the very word ‘sex’ as taboo, but after finding out at 16 that her best friend had been sexually abused, she vowed to help victims of the phenomenon
The Wild West Bank: Israeli Web Series Follows Women Settlers Who Pack Heat
‘Armed’ brings viewers into the lives of three women who live on West Bank settlement outposts and are never far from their guns
'The Only Chance for Europe’s Relationship With Islam Lies With the Refugees'
Dr. Samuel Schidem, an Israeli Druze who gives workshops in Berlin to refugees from Muslim countries, tells Haaretz how refugees can become a balancing factor against radicalization of young Muslims
Come Again?! Multiple Orgasms, Super-orgasms and the Women Who Have Them
There are some women who can climax over 100 times, and others who orgasm for hours. In her new documentary for Britain's Channel 4, Israeli-born Ayelet Rosen hoped to shed light on these amazing – and barely researched – phenomena