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'Amos Oz Spent His Whole Life With a Black Hole Inside and Nothing Could Fill It'
In a book written at Amos Oz’s request, Nurith Gertz interweaves his biography with the story of their friendship, and reveals the feelings of trauma and remorse that plagued him
For Decades, They Lived as Catholics. Then Their Daughters Learned Their Holocaust Secret
Helen Fremont was in her 30s when she learned the truth about her parents. She paid a heavy price for revealing it to the world
'The Serbs Stared at Us, So We Stared Back. They Have No Awareness of Fat People'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two young Israelis have an unpleasant experience in Belgrade and an Italian expat for whom the coronavirus lockdown posed an opportunity for growth
A Small Palestinian Business Is Burglarized Over and Over, and Israeli Police Stand By
Mohammed couldn't go on working in Israel because his baby is sick, so he borrowed money and opened a plant nursery near his West Bank village. It has been robbed five times this past year. The thieves' car and ritual fringes leave little room for doubt about their identity
Lockdown Is a Big Mistake: What Top Israeli Doctors Really Think About COVID-19
The country's hospitals are not collapsing, the lockdown does more harm than good and the policy for dealing with COVID is fundamentally wrong. An increasing number of senior physicians are convinced: Israel needs to switch gears in its handling of the pandemic ■ Originally published October 15, 2020
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Putin's Dark U.S. Election Plot Is More Deceptive Than You Thought
Putin is employing an array of bots and trolls to sway the U.S. election for Trump. But how does it work? Two studies explain
How to Talk of Hope When Reality Brings So Much Despair
Sometimes putting words together in a new way can create a spark, an expansion of thought. Has this weakened COVID-19's momentum? Of course not, but we've strengthened our immune system a little. David Grossman’s speech at the opening of this month's Frankfurt Book Fair
At the Foothills of an Israeli Settlement, Palestinians Are Used to Weekends of Terror
Five people wounded – that was the bloody toll of two assaults last weekend by settlers from Yitzhar and its neighboring outposts on Palestinian villagers in the West Bank. Guess which of the sides gets army protection
Why We Shouldn't Freak Out About Long COVID
The future may reveal a syndrome that afflicts recovered coronavirus patients, but in the meantime, scary headlines about it are exacting a price
'I Rarely Leave Israel. It's an Ideological Thing. There's Nothing for Me Abroad'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: Two Israelis who love their country unconditionally
Now on Display at the Jerusalem Museum for Islamic Art: Selloff
Financially strained, the L.A. Mayer Museum is auctioning off dozens of rare items, despite harsh criticism: 'They’re going for the easy way out'
The Israeli Scientist Who Is Trying to Hack the Brain to Create Super Senses
His research has enabled blind people to see using sounds, and allowed hearing impaired people to hear using touch. Leading Israeli brain scientist Amir Amedi is certain that our brain is far more flexible than we think
For These Israelis, Lockdown Meant a One-way Ticket to Greece
In Greece, we found that we weren’t the only Israelis who had dreamed of a getaway
Is Individual Liberty Actually a Conservative Idea?
Is the defense of individual rights a distinctive feature of democracy? A new book offers a surprising take on that question
'We Simply Fled Israel. We Abandoned a Sinking Ship'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A family and a couple explain how the coronavirus drove them to leave Israel, albeit briefly
Settlers Hurled Rocks at the Palestinian Farmer's Head. His Age Didn't Deter Them
Settlers stoned and injured a 73-year-old Palestinian in his grove, others vandalized another farmer's 200 trees. A journey during the season of harvest – which is also clearly the season of settler violence
When Sophie Calle Took Her Projects Too Far
She investigated everyone whose name appeared in an address book she found in the street, got married in Vegas during a film project and invited strangers to sleep in her empty bed. Sophie Calle, whose art career turns 40 this year, talks about what inspires her now that the world resembles one of her works
'What Hell Feels Like': Israel Demolished This Palestinian Family's Hut. They Have Nowhere to Go
For 20 years, a diabetic woman who is going blind lived with her family in a wretched encampment in the Jordan Valley. In recent weeks, Israeli forces demolished the site twice, and they threaten to return
'I Lived in Europe and I See No Reason Why a Jew Shouldn’t Live in Israel'
An Italian expat who believes that only in Israel a Jew can focus on what he is, and a Russian expat who doesn't feel at home in her homeland
'My Jewish Husband Sold Everything in Order to Move to Israel, but Israel Won't Let Him In'
Last week at the Tel Aviv airport: A family split apart by the coronavirus pandemic and Israeli bureaucracy, and a couple determined to stay active no matter what
Is a Cure for COVID-19 Already Sold at a Pharmacy Near You? Some Experts Believe So
Around the world, evidence mounts that vitamin D can protect against infection by COVID-19 and ease the virus' symptoms, but the medical establishment isn't convinced. Is it time to think outside the box?
Israeli Soldiers Raid a Palestinian Village at Night, Terrifying Residents – for Training Purposes
Armed Israeli soldiers wandered through backyards, peeking through windows during a nighttime exercise in a West Bank village. Imagine them doing the same in a Jewish settlement
A 200-year-old Conspiracy Theory Rears Its Head Again
Freemasonry seems to have played a marginal role in shaping history. However, the conspiracies linked to it live on forever
COVID-19 Kills an Israeli Rite of Passage: The Post-army Backpacking Trip
With the skies closed, the nomadic dreams of a generation have been shattered. Some, however, have found backpacking possibilities in their own backyard
Are the Big Bang and Genesis Actually the Same Story?
For many generations, narratives about the origin of life were divided into enemy camps. But perhaps it’s actually the same story, told in two languages?
How a Former Israeli Hummus Maker Ended Up Running for Dutch Parliament
A decade ago Yuval Gal moved to the Hague, where he opened a hummus joint, was a stay-at-home dad and created a show about Jewish food. No he's vying for a seat in the Dutch parliament in a party that backs boycotting Israel and a one-state solution to the conflict
'I Was Afraid. The Army and Israel Were Falling Apart': A Reservist's Recollection of the '73 War
At the base, there was no way of knowing who was flying on duty and who was fleeing the horror of battle; when I heard some of their stories, I wasn't sure what I would have done in their place
At Its Most Extreme, This Disorder Is Known as Split Personality. But We All Experience It
Three Israeli psychotherapists shed a spotlight on dissociation – one of the most mysterious and least diagnosed of psychological phenomena
A Subversive Hebrew Newspaper Published in Czarist Russia, and a Jewish Community That Ceased to Exist
Delving into the biography of a grandfather he never met, Haaretz's editor discovered a forgotten chapter of family history. The story of a world that is no more, but whose imprint is felt over a century later
Jewish Soldiers and Civilians Looted Arab Neighbors' Property en Masse in '48. The Authorities Turned a Blind Eye
Refrigerators and caviar, champagne and carpets – a first-ever comprehensive study by historian Adam Raz reveals the extent to which Jews looted Arab property during the War of Independence, and explains why Ben-Gurion stated: ‘Most of the Jews are thieves’
Here's What Happens With the Investigations the Israeli Army Launches When It Kills Innocent Palestinians
Almost every time Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian in the territories, the army announces the opening of an investigation by the Military Police. But a look back at incidents reported here over the past year reveals that such inquiries rarely conclude – if they ever began
'Guards Beat a Detainee. He Cried and Cried, Then Stopped. Doctors Came and Covered His Head'
Valery suffered head trauma and was shackled to the point where his hands went numb, Viachaslau was imprisoned in a small cell with dozens of others, Aliaksei says he saw a guard beat a man to death. Three accounts of post-election repression in Belarus
'What Do We Know About Policemen in America? That They Shoot. So We Played the Dumb Tourists'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli goes on adventures on the American road, and another's long-distance relationship endures during the coronavirus pandemic
'Mr. Prime Minister, Do You Believe What You’re Saying? It's Embarrassing': The Netanyahu Interrogation Transcripts
The interrogators dropped bombshell after bombshell, constantly catching Netanyahu off guard. Time and again he pounded on the table. He spoke frankly about his wife, his children. The interrogators accused him of lying, said his replies were embarrassing. Don’t talk to me like that, he retorted. They did not knuckle under
Thank You God, We'll Take It From Here: Why the World Is Becoming More Secular
After years in which religious observance was on the rise, new studies show a global trend toward secularization. Maybe in Israel, too
The Second Intifada, 20 Years On: Thousands Died in a Struggle That Failed
The Al-Aqsa Intifada was the largest popular uprising against the occupation. Two decades after it broke out, the Palestinian situation is grimmer than ever
'And Then the Rabbi Said: The Conversion You Underwent in the '80s Isn't Kosher'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One family that's growing closer to its religion, and another searching for its roots (and good food) in Bulgaria
The Muslim Moroccan Director Trying to Crack the Mystery of the Jews Who Left His Homeland
After making a documentary about why the Jews left his own hometown, Kamal Hachkar is closing a circle with a new film about two Israeli musicians with Moroccan roots. Hachkar, who speaks Hebrew and is well-versed in Israeli politics, explains why he’s drawn to such stories
Israeli Cops Thought the Palestinian Shepherd Stole a Car. So They Shot Him in the Head
In the dead of night, Border Police stopped a car carrying three young Palestinians and without a word shot one of them in the head, point blank. Now he may lose his eyesight
