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Strength and strain: Israel’s defense and societal resilience in the long war with Iran - editorial

Israel’s confrontation with Iran requires military precision and societal resilience. As the war drags on, how can Israel maintain strength without ignoring the toll on its people?

A man draped in a US flag holds stacked Israeli and Royal Iranian flags during a demonstration in solidarity with the Iranian protest movement outside the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv on February 14, 2026.
Ori Ansbacher

Ori Ansbacher was brutally murdered 7 years ago – and faded from public memory - opinion

 Rain in Bnei Brak

Socioeconomic intervention needed to save haredi periphery towns - opinion

President Isaac Herzog visited the town of Sakhnin on Thursday, where he met with leaders from the Arab community in response to the recent rise in violence within Arab society in Israel.

‘Unacceptable situation': Herzog calls on leaders to tackle record high Arab-sector murder toll


Grapevine September 11, 2024: News headliners

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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Herzog: Now is not time to bring back the judicial reform

"Don't forget just over a year ago, we nearly descended into civil war, followed by the greatest fracture since the establishment of the state."

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Israel Bar Association's Justice Conference in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024

Safe and stable renting: Housing Ministry launches new plan for public housing

Under the new plan, called the "stable and safe renting" plan, the size of the rental subsidy will depend on the area in which the beneficiary is eligible for public housing.

A HOUSING CONSTRUCTION project in Israel.

Israelis want civil marriage, to break rabbinic monopoly in new Tu B'Av poll

When asked which way they would like their children to marry, assuming all options were available, only 50% of Israeli Jews chose an Orthodox marriage.

 Ten Israeli couples with a member serving in the IDF taking part in a mass wedding ceremony part of Chabad of Savyon’s “Marrying the Warriors”, in Tel Aviv Port, March 5, 2024.

Our future is at risk if level of hatred among us is not reduced - opinion

We believe that the most important lesson of Jewish history is that an independent Jewish state is not something that can be taken for granted.

 THE MASSES gather at the Western Wall, toward the conclusion of Tisha B’Av, on Tuesday. We face the risk of another destruction today if we fail to pull back from the brink, the writers warn.

Israelis deserve better than the in-fighting of PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant - opinion

Do they not know that one of the ways nations overcome challenges is by standing together and creating a sense of unity despite external threats? 

 IN A normal world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, or Gallant would quit, the writer asserts.

Yeroham: A hidden desert gem in the Negev Desert

Located just under a two-hour drive from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and 30 minutes south of Beersheba, Yeroham sits in the heart of the Negev desert.

 AN EXTERNAL VIEW of the Desert Iris Hotel in Yeroham.

'Without agriculture, we face an existential threat': Food security experts speak at conference

Since the start of the war, agricultural production has significantly declined. As of March, approximately 90% of Israeli farmers reported damages to their farms due to the war.

 Yoel Zilberman, founder and CEO of HaShomer HaChadash, at a special conference on Israel’s food security.

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

After a Hezbollah missile killed 12 children in the northern village of Majdal Shams, the bridge at the entrance to Israel's capital was illuminated with the Druze flag.

 Jerusalem's Chords Bridge was illuminated with the Druze flag as a sign of solidarity to the 12 children killed by Hezbollah in Majdal Shams.

The youth of Israel are a reason for hope - opinion

The youth of Israel today are walking in the footsteps of the founders of Zionism. 

 VOLUNTEERS HELP a local raspberry grower in Moshav Avnei Eitan, on the Golan Heights, last December. The youth of Israel today are walking in the footsteps of the founders of Zionism, volunteering to keep agricultural communities alive, says the writer.