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'What you're contracting is creativity': the hidden strain on Israeli television

French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.Premium

'Be you, be awesome': the Israeli DJ dancing to a billion views

DJ Raphi on stage at his USA Hype Tour in March this year. His shows include interactive, family-friendly live dance and. music performances.Premium

'The greatest light is concealed in the darkest places': reviving Yiddish songs

Yiddish music from Yad Vashem’s archives. Yiddish was the voice of Jewish life across Central and Eastern Europe for nearly a millennium until approximately five million Yiddish speakers were murdered during World War II. Premium

Singing together across the divide: what a Jerusalem chorus taught me

One familiar melody on a Jerusalem street became a reminder that music can open doors where conversation alone often cannot

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. A shared song on a Jerusalem street can offer a rare moment of connection in a city where identity and politics so often shape encounters between strangers.
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In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan reminds Israelis to breathe

In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan returns to remind audiences that even in the darkest moments, imagination can still take flight

Actors Sasson Gabai (L) as Captain Hook and Lee Biran (R) as Peter Pan, on stage in the current production of the ‘Peter Pan’ musical.
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Inside Kfar Yehoshua's old train station, artists stitch Israel's story since October 7

Once upon a time, the historic Valley Train connected a region. Today, it is connecting a community through art

Historic Valley Train at Kfar Yehoshua Station, 1930s. People exit the waiting room where the art gallery is now housed.
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'The only answer I have is music': Neta Elkayam's border-crossing journey

Israeli-Moroccan artist Neta Elkayam carries the music, memories and contradictions of her North African heritage from Israel to the Deep South

Israeli-Moroccan artist Neta Elkayam sees music as a way to survive and as a form of resilience.
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450 female green sea turtles left in the Mediterranean – 27 of them chose Israel

While conflict limits access to coastal areas and complicates conservation work, endangered sea turtles continue returning to shore to lay the next generation

The center cares for injured sea turtles, and works to rehabilitate sea turtle populations. Erez Erlichman, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
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The other legacy of Entebbe: Israel’s forgotten African partnerships - opinion

Fifty years after the famous rescue, Israel should remember not only a military triumph, but the African partnerships that made it possible – and the lessons they hold for the future

Israeli army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur, gives a press conference following Operation Entebbe, in which Israeli special forces rescued 100 hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 3, 1976.
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Does Hamas’s new course look like the old one? What Khalil al-Hayya’s election means - analysis

The election of Khalil al-Hayya as Hamas leader: Circumstances and implications

Despite suffering significant military losses during the war, Hamas’s new leadership has reaffirmed Gaza as the movement’s political and operational center of gravity.
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The war exposed a second front: Israel's own decision-making - analysis

Israel’s next government must do more than confront external threats. It must restore sound decision-making, public trust, and democratic accountability as pillars of national security

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (R) visit the scene of a shooting at the Ramot road junction in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on September 8, 2025.
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Netanyahu barred the Palestinian Authority from Gaza - what about the West Bank? - analysis

The lessons of October 7 demand a new approach to the growing security threat posed by the Palestinian Authority

Israeli security operations in the West Bank have intensified amid continued concerns over terrorist activity and the stability of the Palestinian Authority.
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'People are now happy': Syria emerges from isolation on the road to recovery

With US restrictions easing and economic activity returning, Syria is beginning to look beyond the Assad era

Daily life is gradually returning to parts of Homs as Syria begins to emerge from years of war, with easing US restrictions raising hopes for renewed investment and economic recovery.
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