Life in israel

Israel in the frame: How Local Testimony 2025 builds a public record

How an Israeli photography exhibition turns a year of war, protest, and hostage returns into a public record

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
Itai Ron’s image showing shadows of ultra-Orthodox men and soldiers on the wall of a house in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris was selected as Photo of the Year by ‘Local Testimony 2025.’
An Israeli soldier with a prayer shawl seen during a morning prayer near his tank near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 25, 2023

Living in Israel's war two years on: Moving forward on the moral high road - comment

Looking back now, it’s hard to imagine life before October 7.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June.

Aliyah should not be motivated by antisemitism, alarmism - opinion

The ideal aliyah is not one made out of fear, but rather out of love and longing.

|BySHIMSHON HAKOHEN NADEL
IN BAT YAM, following an Iranian missile strike there last month, a sign reads: ‘Bat Yam is strong. Israel is winning!’ Says the writer: ‘Despite the divisiveness, I continue to find myself in awe of the Israeli nation’s resilience.’

If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry: Humor as a sign of resilience in Israel - opinion

Israelis manage to find humor in everyday life, even during the scariest of times.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Family Matters: It's not fair!

How would you divide 2 pieces of cake between 2 siblings? When it comes down to it, fairness is the name of the game.

JANUARY 29, 2014BySHIMRIT NOTHMAN
Family Matters: TuBishvat