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They're Brainless, They Terrorize Beachgoers and They May Be Able to Help Humanity
Israeli researchers dive into the murky world of jellyfish







How to Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, According to Psychology Research
Both Israelis and Palestinians are in competition over the victim role. A new study may have the key to breaking the impasse

How a Pioneering Geographer Envisions the Israeli-Palestinian Border
How did Israel ‘lose’ Taba? What happens if the Israeli government insists on including every tiny West Bank settlement on the map? Meet Prof. Moshe Brawer, the centenarian and the atlas


Could Netanyahu Actually Be Good for Israel's Arabs?
In recent years, Israel's Arab community has been benefiting from higher budgets and making great strides in academia and high-tech, says Ron Gerlitz, the country’s most optimistic leftist





How 12 Hours Can Change Your Baby's Life
Patricia Kuhl's research is changing our perception of how infants communicate. To save their brain and yours, she says, put your cellphone aside

What Happened When Palestinian Women Took Charge of Their Village
Against all odds and despite living in a patriarchal society, 14 Palestinian women seized the initiative and fomented a mini-revolution that has brought their village, outside Bethlehem, into the 21st century

'Endless Trip to Hell': Israel Jails Hundreds of Palestinian Boys a Year. These Are Their Testimonies
They’re seized in the dead of night, blindfolded and cuffed, abused and manipulated to confess to crimes they didn't commit. Every year Israel arrests almost 1,000 Palestinian youngsters, some of them not yet 13

A Good Doctor and an Arab? 'Some Jews Have Trouble Reconciling the Two'
Dr. Mushira Aboo Dia is the first woman and the first Arab to head Physicians for Human Rights in Israel. She spends her professional life helping Palestinians, but she also straddles the fence: Five of her siblings have converted to Judaism

'I Didn't Report My Rape Because I Was 7. I Could Be Murdered for This, but I Can't Stay Silent'
When she wrote poems against the occupation, she paid with her freedom. Now that Palestinian-Israeli Dareen Tatour has chosen to speak out about the rapes she was subjected to as a child, she fears she could pay with her life

Opinion What a Nobel Peace Prize Can Do
The granting of the award to Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege adds a crucial facet to the #MeToo movement and the worldwide battle against sexual violence

How to Treat Asylum Seekers: A Lesson to Israel From Canada
Canada is taking in asylum seekers rejected by Israel and, strangely enough, letting them open a bank account, obtain a driver’s license and receive health insurance. The newcomers tell Haaretz their stories

A Hero or a Subject of a Conspiracy? Druze-Israeli Cop's Death Haunts His Brother
Police claim that Druze officer Salim Barakat was a hero who saved many lives before being stabbed by a terrorist, but a documentary alleges that he was the victim of a cover-up

Was the 2011 Social Protest Movement Too Successful?
Social activists devoted to solving the housing crisis that sparked the 2011 movement have decided to change direction- they now want to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Who Was Israel's Top Leader? 12 Prime Ministers Ranked From Best to Worst
Which Israeli prime minister had the most vision, who made history with average charisma and whose integrity brought his or her score down badly? Historians and other experts help Haaretz figure it out

Hazards of the Job The Fate of Palestinian Journalists Who Risk Covering Protests
Not only do Palestinian journalists who document demonstrations get shot by the Israeli military, now they are also denied proper medical care. The case of photojournalist Ahmed Abu Hassin is the latest example

15 Years of Separation: The Palestinians Cut Off From Jerusalem by the Wall
Palestinians see it as Israel's attempt to expel them from Jerusalem; Israelis see it as protection from terrorism. Haaretz investigates the separation barrier's impact on the city and its residents

The Resistance Guide That Inspired Jewish Settlers and Muslim Brothers Alike
Opponents of Israel's 2005 Gaza withdrawal, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and anti-government protesters in Iran have adopted the civil disobedience principles of the late Prof. Gene Sharp

Opinion If You Knew My Friend Nassrin From Gaza
There’s nothing political in my worrying. I’m sure that if you knew Nassrin, you too would be concerned for her welfare