Israeli society

A symptom of adult failure: Why 40% of Israeli teens exhibit violent, aggressive behavior - opinion

Teen violence is a wake-up call. It invites us to rebuild the social fabric that has unraveled. The choice of what the coming years will look like for this generation rests in our hands.

An illustrative image of a teenager with the word "HATE" written on their hand.
ISRAFOOD HUSTLE and bustle.

Grapevine November 23, 2025: Safety in numbers?

Converts share their stories in a discussion circle at the Under Your Wings event.

Under Your Wings: A gathering to celebrate, support Israel's converts to Judaism

THE STREETS of Bnei Brak: The haredim are not a burden on Israel’s back; they are woven into its social DNA, the writer maintains.

Israel won’t be saved from the haredim. It will be saved with them - opinion


Freelancers in Israel experience 100% freedom but have 0% financial security - opinion

Israel's labor market is in the process of reshaping itself, with more Israelis losing out on social benefits and job security in pursuit of freedom in the growing "flexible economy."

Illustrative image of an fired employee leaving the office.

Thirty-two Holocaust survivors, refugees, victims of persecution immigrated to Israel this year

The data by the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority takes into account the time period of immigration from the beginning of the year until its publication.

Holocaust survivors celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall, January 2020

The reversal of leadership roles: The young are keeping the country afloat - opinion

While the government focuses on slogans, renaming wars, and attacking the judicial system, it is the young generation that keeps Israeli society functioning – almost entirely on its own.

Students seen at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem on the first day of the new academic year, October 26, 2025.

Israelis tired of divisiveness and ready to move forward, but their leaders are not - opinion

We need the positivity that Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana demonstrated in their wonderful speeches in the presence of US President Donald Trump.

WE NEED the positivity that opposition leader Yair Lapid and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana demonstrated in their wonderful speeches in the presence of US President Donald Trump, last Monday in the Knesset, the writer asserts.

Days of Awe: Israel’s turn toward tradition - opinion

Increasingly, Israelis are forgoing the religious-secular binary. Instead, many are locating themselves along a continuum.

Preparing for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in the northern Israeli city of Safed, October 5, 2025

The war for Israeli resilience: A separate, consequential battle at country's home front - opinion

The intense trauma experienced by Israeli soldiers and civilians will prolong the battle for resilience for decades to come.

EVACUEES FROM Kibbutz Nir Am, near the border with Gaza, returned home in 2024.

Traditional industries key engines of growth in Israeli economy, but lack PR of hi-tech - opinion

They foster our economic resilience, employs hundreds of thousands of families, and strengthen Israel’s connection to the world through its exports to hundreds of countries.

 Keter Group CEO Udi Sagi.

Memory and history: Quintessential components of who we are - opinion

As steeped as we are in our traditional ways of yore, we can adapt and change and incorporate new historical events into our lives.

AN IDF vehicle maneuvers inside the Gaza Strip last week. As Israel continues its defensive war to defeat Hamas and return our abused hostages, its reputation throughout almost the entire world devolves, the writer laments.

A danger to Israel: Our nation’s rift is an existential threat - opinion

The holiday prayer calling for Jews to be a united group carries existential meaning for the nation's collective future.

Family members of hostages from Kibbutz Nir Oz who are held in Gaza, together with former hostages, hold a protest in Carmei Gat, marking the 700th day of captivity and calling for the release of all hostages, September 5, 2025.

Protests or siege, when civil dissent crosses the line - opinion

Every single interest group thinks it can block roads and airports and besiege the homes of public figures.

DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK the path of the Jerusalem light rail during a protest in Jerusalem, calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza and an end to the war.

Grapevine, September 5, 2025: Lacking a moral imperative

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

KOBI HALPERIN takes a selfie with his former mentor Anat Heifetz in New York.