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Vincent James Hooper

Nov 12, 2026, 9:47 PM

The Palace at Megiddo

Beneath the Sea of Galilee lies a core of grey mud about 18 metres long, and in it is a record of the end of a world. In 2013 Dafna Langgut and Israel Finkelstein of Tel Aviv University, with...

BatSheva Goldstein

Oct 29, 2026, 10:50 AM

A Small Country on a Great Bird Highway

Image generated by ChatGPT. I was too engrossed to photograph the flock.

The flocks over the Hula Valley reminded me that choosing a direction is only the beginning. On Election Day, I traveled to watch birds in the Hula Valley. It seemed like the right thing to do. An election asks us to...

Oct 26, 2026, 11:17 AM

Not just a vote against: What a Zionist government must stand for

Rebuilding Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, two years after the October 7th massacre, on August 7, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/ FLASH90)

Five priorities for a Zionist government that aims beyond correcting this coalition's failures to securing Israel's long-term future

Yehuda L. Oppenheimer

Oct 21, 2026, 9:36 AM

Fear is silencing the Charedi Public’s attempts at discussion

Party head Moti Leitner greets supporters at an election campaign rally of the Charedi Public party at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 17, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

I'm running for Knesset and want to explain my passion for the new Haredi party, but it's inviting threats. That's coercion, not the Torah's model of dispute

Oct 18, 2026, 8:45 PM

Building Israel’s North Through Education

Israel’s future will not be shaped in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem alone. It will also be built in the Galilee — through education, innovation, opportunity, and empowering people to make the North their home. From my office in Karmiel, I...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Oct 16, 2026, 4:45 PM

Internal Terror Beats External Territory: Israel’s Real Election Issue

It’s almost a cliché to say that Israel’s elections are won or lost on the territorial issue of the West Bank / Judea & Samaria. Not this time! The question of Israel’s ultimate borders is still salient, but when people...

Adam O. Goldstein

Oct 2, 2026, 10:54 PM

A Plumber, a Dentist, 67 Minutes, and the Miracle of Survival

Tell your children

There is an old joke that if you put two Jews in a room, you get three opinions. Apparently, if you put a plane full of people headed to Israel in an emergency, you discover a plumber who can...

Tzeela Lifshitz

Sep 26, 2026, 10:13 PM

From New Jersey to Northern Israel

Author standing facing mountains at sunset

Ping, I look down at my phone and see yet another notification from the official Kiryat Shmona update WhatsApp group. “In the coming hours the IDF is expected to carry out a wave of strikes… routine continues, and there...

Sharon Steinbaum

Sep 2, 2026, 10:14 PM

Beyond an Address: The Galilee Is Israel’s Future

The Rosh Hanikra Cliffs in the Western Galilee. Credit: Amir Yarchi

Through the lens of a travel brochure, the Galilee looks like an idyllic green sanctuary: forested ridges, running streams, seasonal blooms, quiet rural hamlets, and an atmosphere torn from a postcard. Yet for those of us who live here,...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Aug 14, 2026, 1:30 AM

The Last Watchmaker of Karmiel

A few days ago, I returned from a family trip to Switzerland. You can't spend much time in Switzerland without noticing the watches. They are everywhere. Storefront after storefront displaying famous Swiss brands, including watches that cost more than some...

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