Life in israel

Three years, three lives transformed: The personal journeys reshaped by October 7

Three people reflect on the moments, choices, and unexpected journeys that began with the trauma of October 7

People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv in October 2025. Premium
Israelis have continued to work, study, and raise families, even as reminders of three years of war remain part of the landscape of everyday life.PremiumPremium

'We're just in survival mode': Three years on, Israelis find a new normal after Oct. 7

A partially torn poster of a hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is seen at a public plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Farewell from the Report: reflecting on three years of upheaval - from the editor

A hot day at the beach in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv ranks 34th globally, highest in Middle East, in Oxford Economics’ 2026 Global Cities Index


Rekindling the romance in a love-lost marriage

The Jerusalem Post

A lifetime of deception

What happens when you lie about who you are to circumvent being unfairly sidelined?

A business interview

Dreams and flowers

"Life is very hard here in Israel, and there’s always a struggle to survive.”

Kathi Gavrieli

The Human Spirit: Training to deal with the really bad stuff

"We’re getting daily calls about rape, sodomy and incest...This has to stop. I call on parents to demand safe schools for their children. They deserve our protection."

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)

In plain language: Gone, but not forgotten

If you remember something or someone, it or he/she still has life; they still count for something. When they are completely gone from our memory, they are lost forever.

From the Depths uncovers the Zabinski's story

Life in Diversity

The Jerusalem Post

CBS: In 35 years, Israeli life expectancy has risen by nine years

Ramat Gan has highest longevity among cities

Illustrative photo of elderly couple

Looking over your shoulder

Coping strategies for yourself and your family, Part II.

Soldiers guard pedestrians on Jaffa Road

Looking over your shoulder

Coping strategies for yourself and your family, Part II.

Soldiers guard pedestrians on Jaffa Road

An army marches on its stomach

"I just loved the country and everything about it...I really believe that there’s nowhere else for us to be living than here.”

Bonnie Rosenbaum