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  • Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
    Israeli Scene
    Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
    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.

  • Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
    American View Israeli Scene
    Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
    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!

  • Helping Children Deal With Trauma
    Health + Medicine
    Helping Children Deal With Trauma
    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.

  • What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
    Israeli Scene
    What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
    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.

Israeli Scene
A Place for Prayer at the Kotel
by Esther Hecht
The battle for religious freedom at the Wall has been waged on three fronts: in the courts, in negotiations with the government and through prayer.
Israeli Scene
Digging for Jewish History Near the Temple Mount
by Ilan Ben Zion
In her digs near the Temple Mount, archaeologist Eilat Mazar finds links to Israel's ancient Jewish past.
Israeli Scene
Q&A: Yohanna Arbib-Perugia
by Renee Ghert-Zand
A successful businesswoman who is now president of the Jerusalem Foundation, Yohanna Arbib-Perugia splits her time between Rome and Jerusalem.
Israeli Scene
How Israelis and Diapora Jews See the Kotel Differently
by Elan Ezrachi and Naamah Kelman
In the euphoric weeks after Israel liberated the Kotel in 1967, the site functioned as a symbol that united all Israelis—religious and secular alike.
Israeli Scene
The War that Changed Everything—for Israel, for Me
by Yossi Klein Halevi
Three weeks after the Six-Day War, my father and I flew to Israel. As Jews, we simply had to be there, to touch Israel’s radiance.
Israeli Scene
Six Transformative Days: A Primer on the Last 50 Years
by Martin J. Raffel and Gil Troy
When Israel defeated the surrounding Arab armies in 1967, the Jewish world rejoiced. But the war created lasting challenges, especially how to achieve peace while maintaining security.
Israeli Scene
Touring Jerusalem from the Inside
by Esther Hecht
Over 60 women throughout the city have joined a program to invite tourists into their homes, educating their guests about how different groups of Jerusalemites live.
Israeli Scene
A Tattoo, the Indelible Holy City Memento
by Ilan Ben Zion
Wassim Razzouk belongs to a centuries-old family tradition of tattooing Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. His Old City shop sits just inside Jaffa Gate.

 

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