Independence Day in Israel is a time for family celebrations and barbeques, honoring past sacrifices and festive parades. But most of all, it’s an opportunity

What can be gleaned from the recent Israeli elections? Insights into the country’s social fragmentation and attitudes toward women—and that, in Israel, one expects the

Its salty waters have made appearances throughout recorded history, and today, the Dead Sea region is vital to Israel’s tourism industry. But is the lowest

Israel is one of the few modern states without a fundamental charter delineating the structure of its government. But enacting one poses its own risks.

Israel’s leading environmentalist remains as busy as ever, founding one ecological group after another in his singleminded pursuit to save the country’s natural treasures. Alon

Ismail Ahmed is one of the lucky ones. He works 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, in his shop in Tel Aviv. Many

Darfur has become a symbol of burned villages, rape and murder, but the region of western Sudan that gives its name to genocide in Africa

An acclaimed author, journalist and lecturer, Yossi Klein Ha­levi, 55, moved to Israel from New York 26 years ago. He serves as a senior fellow