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Analysis Netanyahu Had More Than Islamic Jihad in His Crosshairs
Right-wing identifies former IDF chief as a threat
Why Messi Is Grossly Overpaid and How Blinking Can Expose Our Medical History
Patterns in political speeches, performances of soccer stars, conversations between whales – Lior Shamir's data mining programs can interpret them all. Now he's aiming to conquer space
'If Jeff Bezos’ Phone Was Hacked, Then No One Is Safe'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Check Point employees who believe the only way to truly protect yourself in cyberspace is to dump your computer and cellphone, and a group of Italian designers explain why they moved to Amsterdam
Analysis Islamic Jihad Has Long-range Rockets. Hamas Has Long-term Goals
And how one decision by the Home Front Command cast a shadow on Israel's military success
Analysis Netanyahu Is Already Preparing for His Next War
The prime minister is plotting what he'll do while on trial – because going home is not an option
Is Sexual Orientation Genetic? Yes and No, an Extensive Study Finds
Is there a gay gene? Is there a sexuality spectrum? A wide-ranging study reignites the debate
A Palestinian Removed His Glass Eye to Prove an Israeli Court He Needed Surgery. It Didn't Go Well
In urgent need of an eye operation but denied entry numerous times, Yusef Echlayl jumped the Israeli border. He got as far as the hospital when he got arrested
'Midway' Is Basically 'Independence Day' Without the Aliens
Roland Emmerich’s film offers an accurate historical reconstruction of the Battle of Midway, but turns the event into an exhausting saga with no memorable characters
This Israeli Flamenco Guitarist Is Winning Over the Spanish Old Guard
To be a flamenca is to fulfill your burning desires with complete abandon. It’s a personality thing, a way of life, says Noa Drezner, and she knows whereof she speaks
120 Years After the Freudian Revolution, Are We Any Closer to Understanding Dreams?
New studies are shedding light on the major role of dreams in our lives
A Poignant Portrait of an Exiled Palestinian-Israeli Writer
In the last of a quartet of novels, Sayed Kashua grapples with identity, exile, lies, loneliness and longing – both his and his protagonist's
How the Jews Invented the Goy
Two Israeli scholars examine the dramatic and surprising history of one of the oldest Jewish institutions: the sharp separation between ‘them’ and ‘us’
Gideon Levy Chilling Testimony From a 10-year-old Palestinian Boy's Arrest by Israeli Troops
In hot pursuit of masked youths in a Palestinian town, soldiers arrested, handcuffed and blindfolded 10-year-old Qusay al-Jaar, then took him away to be interrogated. He, his father and cousin recall the ordeal
Analysis Netanyahu Is Crafting a Balance of Terror Within His Bloc
The illegal performance by Justice Minister Ohana this week has shown Netanyahu who's really calling the shots
'Jesus Was Just Like Us': The Nazareth Brewery That Makes American Beer
While debates rage over the true homeland of hummus and the genesis of shakshuka, a boutique brewery makes the first Israeli-Arab brown ale
'Teachers Tell Me, Forget Medicine, Be a Cop Instead'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A Ukrainian teen who's a big fan of Israel ponders her future, and an American artist explains why she left paradise
The New 'Terminator' Is More Pessimistic Than Ever
'Terminator: Dark Fate' brings Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger back to the screen. There’s plenty of creative, exciting action, but on the whole it’s too much like its early predecessors
Is HBO's 'Watchmen' the Best Show on TV? It's Definitely the Weirdest
In its new, small-screen iteration, ‘Watchmen’ is playful and deliciously campy, and wrestles with some of the biggest problems in modern American society in a truly audacious fashion
Bye Bye, Queen of the Sky: How El Al's 747 Connected Israel and the Jewish World
El Al was among the first to buy the gigantic jumbo with its iconic hump, and went on to break the record for most people on a flight, bringing 1,088 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This is the story of El Al 001, the flight that made the Jewish world smaller
For These Israelis, Life After Divorce Begins in a Whatsapp Group
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Divorced parents who found a supportive community in an unexpected place, and camp directors who offer chronically ill children serious fun and a taste of independence
How an Israeli-Arab Psychologist Became Germany's Staunchest Islam Critic
Ahmad Mansour is waging battles against the radicalization of young Muslim immigrants, and hatred of Israel, in his adoptive country of Germany
Analysis Netanyahu Is Sabotaging Unity Government Talks. His Scorched-earth Tactics May Backfire
Netanyahu is gunning for a third election. Helping lead the charge is the justice minister, who dumped a pail of sewage on state prosecutors
Gideon Levy A Young Palestinian's Walk of Death
The guards at a checkpost that's off-limits to pedestrians claimed the young man approaching them had a knife. They kept shooting at him after he was wounded and prostrate. Now Israel won't return his body to his family
Everyone Is Searching for Life on Mars. Why They Should Be Looking on Venus Instead
Venus is hell. But life may exist there, researchers say
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
An Israeli Singer Taps Into Her Moroccan Roots – in Show of Defiance Against Hebrew
Singer Tamar Bloch, known both in Israel and in Morocco, is bringing music from her personal and cultural home to the fore in the rare language of Haketia
'The Keeper': A Nazi Cinderella Story
In 'The Keeper,' even a Nazi can be forgiven... If he's a talented soccer player
Analysis Iran-Israel Flare-up Inches Closer Just as U.S. Turns Back on Mideast
A military front may not be limited to Israel's north
Why This Harley-Davidson Lover Refuses to Ride in Israel
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An American expat who rode a Harley-Davidson through Yosemite National Park, and a teacher who covers up her tattoos but likes to wear tattoo sleeves
Analysis How Israel Is Deterred by a Handful of Violent Jewish Settlers
This handful has the sympathy of countless others
The Pittsburgh Playbook: How the Jewish Community Worked With Their Christian and Muslim Neighbors to Heal
After the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, interfaith ties, initiative and compassion led to organization and solidarity others can model
When You Learn Your Grandpa Was a Jewish Partisan Hero – and a Fervent Stalinist
A French journalist explores three generations of 'bad Jews'
Immigration to Israel Is on the Rise Thanks to These 'non-Jews'
Two out of every three immigrants to Israel come from either Russia or Ukraine, but most aren't recognized as Jewish – which makes things like marrying, starting a family and getting buried a problem
Analysis Netanyahu Is Already Campaigning Hard. Here's How He Hopes to Win
For the first time in over a decade, Netanyahu finds someone else tasked with forming a government. But Gantz won't have an easy time of it, and a third election looms
Gideon Levy Israel Is Turning an Ancient Palestinian Village Into a National Park for Settlers
The unbelievable story of a village outside Jerusalem: from its destruction in 1948 to the ticket issued last week by a parks ranger to a descendant of its refugees, who had the gall to harvest the fruits of his labor on his own land
Opinion Let Mark Zuckerberg Keep Giving a Platform to Nazis on Facebook
Zuckerberg is the most prolific purveyor of Nazi ideology today. At least he's doing it for the money, unlike the Jews who aid anti-Semites out of dogma – or opportunism
André Aciman on the Parallels Between Jews and Gays, and His 'Call Me By Your Name' Sequel
'Find Me,' the highly-anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel 'Call Me By Your Name,' is out next week. In an interview, author André Aciman told Haaretz why he's nervous
Amazon's 'Modern Love' Is an Eloquent Examination of Romance
With a popular, long-running New York Times column as source material, Amazon executives must have known they were on to a winner with 'Modern Love'
Israelis Abroad Facing a philo-Semitic Wave
People overseas wink at Israelis and say: ‘Israel – strong country!’ Subtext: ‘Nice how you’ve screwed the Arabs.’
