traditionally agrarian. The first kibbutz was Deganya Aleph, founded in 1910. Today, there are over 270 kibbutzim in Israel. They have diversified greatly since their agricultural beginnings and many are now private. Regardless of their status, the kibbutz offers a unique insight into Israeli soci...
An Israeli police officer looks on as a Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Israeli military prison, Ofer, on the day Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 19,...
For most Israelis, Iran is little more than a faceless, hostile entity — an enemy to be feared, sanctioned, and, if necessary, overthrown. Despite years of rising tensions and repeated threats from Tehran, the Israeli public’s understanding of the Islamic Republic remains frustratingly simplistic...
What is an apse? What is the interfaith movement? What is a Methodist parsonage? What is St. Patrick's Day? What is Yazidi? What role does religion play in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What is a levirate marriage? What is Mardi Gras?
What is hostility toward Jews called?Hostility towards Jews:Hostility towards those who identify themselves as Jewish, unfortunately, is nothing new. It has been going on for centuries. They have been blamed of everything from the death of Jesus, whom Christians believe is their savior to ...
Nira Lubanov is an Israeli artist. Her life story is interwoven in the history of this country. Lubanov was born in Kibbutz Kinneret in theJordan Valley. It was a kibbutz where all the children wore simple shorts and white tank tops. Barefoot or in brown sandals, they all ate together ...
Meet Marc Solomon, an Israeli ex-navy commando now living in L.A., who is falsely accused of money laundering through his asset management firm. As the Solomons’ Santa Monica home is raided, Marc’s American wife, Carolyn—concealing her own dark past—makes hopeless attempts to hold their...
Nazareth has a thriving, Arab-led tech industry that works with Conexx. Being born in Haifa, growing up in Jerusalem, serving in the army, living on a kibbutz on the northern border and then in the Tel Aviv area — Israel is where I was forged. Israel is where my values, friendships...
When you say this, I think of the Israeli scientists who desalinate the seawater. So that’s not that far... Right. But he had a dream of a perfect country. That doesn’t exist. So his vision is still an alternative to what we have. ...
In November, an Israeli journalist claimed on social media platform X that one of the hostage takers in Gaza was a teacher at an UNRWA-run school. That report was picked up byIsraeli news outlets, prompting the UN agency call for an “immediate stop” to the spreading of “unsubstantiated...