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Jun 20, 2018, 12:49 PM

The day the rockets woke me up

Illustrative: The IDF launches a missile from the Iron Dome air defense system to intercept an incoming rocket from Gaza from a position in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on May 29 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)

30 in 4 hours, and the IDF said we should continue as normal, no new instructions. But this is not normal

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 20, 2018, 3:57 AM

The little ugly Zionism

Once upon a time, there was a very ugly lady. It's not nice to say but she really looked not so hot. No one liked her in any way whatsoever. At least, that's how it seemed. One day, however, it...

May 30, 2018, 12:17 PM

10 ways to make your friends abroad jealous on Facebook and Instagram

1. Post stunning beach sunset pictures every day 2. Take funny photos on the beach and collect billions of likes with them 3. Israel is known about having the most delicious salads and great food. Photograph your colorful meals and add your...

May 29, 2018, 2:25 PM

This is why Israel must fight

The site where a mortar shell from Gaza hit a kindergarten in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza on May 29, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

A mortar fired from Gaza landed on an Israeli kindergarten -- I think of those children as my babies

Phyllis Bernstein

May 28, 2018, 7:44 AM

My Vacation with Meaning: Negev Bedouin Exploration and Experience

Conventional wisdom sees Bedouin in southern Israel as poorly educated, under employed, poor, disobedient, with an inferior standard of living, as a breeding ground for crime and violence, and failing to shape their own destiny. Their survival through the...

May 22, 2018, 2:54 PM

I volunteered for the IDF, part 2

In my prior blog post I talked about the volunteer program before I had experienced it. Now you get the real information about the experience. Wow! What a week it was, started off with Netta Barzilai winning the Eurovision Contest,...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Apr 28, 2018, 12:05 AM

10 kids are dead: Please don't rush to blame

The educators involved in sending the youngsters toward danger are already devastated enough

Apr 19, 2018, 2:16 AM

70 extraordinary women of Israel

Painting by Yael Harris Resnick, in honor of Israel's 70th birthday and Israel's women soldiers. (Courtesy, Miriam Lottner)

Celebrating those who have made the Jewish state their home, giving of themselves and their diverse talents

Mar 29, 2018, 5:20 PM

Weather forecast for Seder night: overcast with clouds of unrest

Passover Seder on this kibbutz, on the border with the Gaza Strip, has always been a very special event, with tens of tables set and waiting, rehearsals for Had Gadya and the Four Brothers and other Passover-inspired dances (funny...

Mar 18, 2018, 7:24 PM

PHOTO ESSAY: Desert memories

Desert memories. (Courtesy, Gabi Berger)

In the Israeli desert, you can escape to total solitude, disconnect, and recharge

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