For years, writer Yossi Klein Halevi considered himself a peace skeptic. But changes in the region, along with recent experiences with friends like Bar Galin and Rawan Odeh, have challenged that skepticism.
- Israeli SceneChoosing a Different Path Toward Peace
Changes in the Middle East, and the work of friends like Bar Galin and Rawan Odeh, hint at new attitudes about Israel.
Israeli SceneThe Pioneering Women of ZionismAn updated anthology of classic Zionist texts acknowledges the influence of women like Golda Meir and Naomi Shemer as well as Hadassah’s early leaders.
An updated anthology of classic Zionist texts acknowledges the influence of women like Golda Meir and Naomi Shemer as well as Hadassah leaders.
Israeli Scene Wider WorldMaking a Difference in NepalIn Tevel B’Tzedek, Israeli Micha Odenheimer has created a Jewish Peace Corps that brings Jewish aid and ideals to Nepal, one of the world’s most impoverished nations.
Volunteers from Tevel B’Tzedek enhance Nepalis’ skills as farmers, educators and community leaders.
Israeli SceneDigging Beneath the Surface: An Archeologist’s View of the Temple Mount and its EnvironsEilat Mazar, scion of a family of esteemed Israeli archaeologists, unearths connections to the past in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Eilat Mazar, scion of a family of esteemed Israeli archaeologists, unearths connections to the past in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Israeli SceneThe Six-Day War 50 Years Later: The Pride, the PainThe events of 1967 united Jews around the world in an emotional trajectory—from existential fear to relief and, finally, to jubilation when Israel reunified Jerusalem. But it also bequeathed to us wrenching dilemmas that persist to this day.
The events of 1967 united Jews around the world in an emotional trajectory. But it also bequeathed to us wrenching dilemmas that persist to this day.
Israeli SceneCaesarstone: From Kibbutz Dining Hall to Ultra-Modern MilanHaute cuisine has become a national pastime in Israel, and Caesarstone embraces this trend with its first conceptual cookbook, A Material Menu: Designs for the Culinary Aesthetic.
Haute cuisine has become a national pastime in Israel, and Caesarstone embraces this trend with its first conceptual cookbook.
Israeli SceneIsrael Building the World’s Tallest Solar TowerWhen the entire Ashalim B power plant in the Negev Desert is completed at the end of this year, the 750-feet-high tower will supply enough renewable electric power for 120,000 households.
When the entire Ashalim B power plant in the Negev is completed at the end of this year, it will supply enough renewable power for 120,000 households.
Israeli SceneThe Promised Land of Medical MarijuanaWith eight farms authorized to cultivate marijuana and pending legislation to ease access to the drug, Israel’s cannabis industry is one of the most advanced in the world.
With eight farms authorized to cultivate marijuana and pending legislation to ease access to the drug, Israel’s cannabis industry is one of the most advanced in
Israeli SceneGetting Your Hands Dirty in IsraelTaking part in volunteer digs from Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea to sites in the north has become a popular attraction for tourists, students and retirees.
Volunteer digs from Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea to sites in the north have become popular attractions for tourists, students and retirees.
Letter from Jerusalem: Learning CurveAgainst all odds—and thanks to state support—Israel’s haredicommunity has grown in numbers. But can Israel continue to pay the price? I’m standing in the Kerem AvrahamIsraeli Life: The Carpetbagger Who Did GoodRelocating to the desert to continue the work of his pioneering predecessors, Amram Mitzna has brought new opportunities to a once-impoverished Negev town. At aInterview: Benjamin NetanyahuIn March 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister of Israel for the second time, having previously led the nation from 1996 to 1999. He hasLetter from Jerusalem: Peace for the Prayers of JerusalemA new tradition is taking root in Jerusalem as Jews seeking free religious expression flock to the promenades overlooking the Old City for holidays andLetter from Herzliya: Backup Planby Barry RubinIran has outmaneuvered the United States and its allies on the nuclear weapons’ issue. Fortunately, Israel has its own secret weapon for dealing with theA Site for Sore SoulsYad Vashem’s online Pages of Testimony is more than a database of records on the six million who died in the Holocaust. It has alsoIsraeli Life: Those Iranian Nuclear BluesIs Tehran working on an atomic bomb? What is America doing about it? And what should Israel do? These questions fuel the growing anxiety inLetter from Tel Aviv: Sacred Night in a Secular Placeby Dina KraftOne day every year, Israelis—mostly secular—take time to mourn, celebrate and remember fallen Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the era of hope that he symbolized.Footer Menu Column 1
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