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Rani Gvili, the last hostage, was brought home to be buried in Israel. The clock at Hostage  Square was turned off at 843 days. Unbelievably, for the first time since 2014, there are no hostages in Gaza. Many, including me never thought this…

We all recognise the moment. A friend announces a bold new business idea with complete confidence. The passion is real, the vision vivid – and yet something feels wrong. The numbers are vague. The market is unclear. Doubts are dismissed as…

This Op‑ed is not about Iran as a nation. Iran is an ancient state with a deep civilization, a highly educated population, and a society that has endured decades of ideological occupation. This Op‑ed is about the Islamic Republic…

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women globally, with an estimated 670,000 deaths in 2022. It is the most common cancer in women across 157 countries, with about 2.3 million new cases reported annually.  While survival…

As part of the service year in the south, we, the volunteers, receive many announcements about cultural activities in the area. One of them was about Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute in the main auditorium of Ofakim, a town about five…

When Lies Become Louder Than Evidence

“Israel is one of the most documented countries on earth, yet it is also one of the most lied about.”

This sentence captures the core of Israel’s struggle in the modern information war. No other…

The Aseret Hadibrot, literally, the Ten Utterances, known to the world as the Ten Commandments, play an outsized religious role in the Western world, particularly in America. They have been unwittingly adopted as the Bible’s most basic…

On Saturday night, as I walked through the streets of Tel Aviv, along with tens of thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish protesters, there was a feeling in the air that something had changed. Instead of separate protests or struggles, we…

By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS

The Real Israel Exposed, Part V

Author’s note: This essay is part of The Real Israel Exposed, a series looking at where power, policy, and lived experience collide in Israeli public institutions.

Public…

The “food from Heaven,” known as Manna, was meant to teach a lesson about our attitude about money and earning a living.

Those who had faith that the Manna would come each day, had it delivered to their doorstep. The less faith an…