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The Genius of Golda Meir
American Jewry followed Golda loyally, did what she asked of them and embraced her in a way that many Israelis would not, Deborah Lipstadt writes.

American Jewry followed Golda loyally, did what she asked of them and embraced her in a way that many Israelis would not, Deborah Lipstadt writes.
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Israel at 75: A Special Issue
Exploring the sociopolitical forces, arts, culture and food that have defined modern Israel since its independence in 1948.

Exploring the sociopolitical forces, arts, culture and food that have defined modern Israel since its independence in 1948.
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Israel’s ‘Ethnic Democracy’
Israel has made a critical mistake over the years in not being more explicit about its unique kind of democracy, writes author and scholar Daniel Gordis.

Israel has made a critical mistake over the years in not being more explicit about its unique kind of democracy, writes author and scholar Daniel
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Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.

The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.
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Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!
Health + Medicine
Helping Children Deal With Trauma
Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.
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What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

The Yom Kippur War Marked the End of My Naïveté

'The blind trust that I had had in Israel’s leaders was gone, while my determination to build up the moshav and raise my family there was strengthened.'

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Modern Israel’s First Communities

Zionism... did you know?

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Between Alienation and Acceptance

by Karen Chernick

A cohort of women born in the former Soviet Union are fusing their childhood background and Israeli adulthood through art.

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Touring the Holy Land With Israeli and Palestinian Guides

by Sherry Amatenstein

A child of Holocaust survivors embarks on a weeklong ‘dual narrative’ expedition in Israel offered by MEJDI Tours.

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When Golda Meir Pulled Off the Impossible

by Uri Kaufman

Israel’s Yom Kippur War victory was far from certain.

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This Israeli Startup Is Saving the World’s Bee Population

by Jordana Benami

Bees are facing an existential struggle against threats caused by climate change. Through high-tech hive innovation, BeeHomes have reduced bee mortality by 80 percent.