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The UK dimension: What Israel can learn from Britain on judicial reforms - opinion

Opponents see the effort as a threat to judicial independence; supporters see it as restoring parliamentary supremacy. Compromise is not only desirable but possible and essential.

 A justice at the opening of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in London, 2009

Inside the heads of terrorists: Does Israel know its enemies? - interview

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist displays guns on the day of the handover of hostages,  in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

The most prolific couples from history, mythology, and fiction - explainer

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a lobby card for the 1935 film ‘Top Hat’

'Articles of Faith': Faithful to tradition, open to complexity - book review

 Learning in Jerusalem’s Midreshet Lindenbaum, 2018

In the pink: Israeli films showcase ethnic, LGBT diversity in the haredi community - review

Together, Pink Lady and Neither Day nor Night cast a light on the highly insular center of the haredi world.

 A scene from the film ‘Pink Lady.’

'Israel’s War of Self-Defense': Capturing a nation in despair - book review

Alan Silverstein, a rabbi and PhD in political science, has written a 235-page book addressing every anti-Israel canard.

 The funeral of Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist, a 21-year-old soldier killed in southern Lebanon during the current war

Are you being gaslighted by your rabbi or therapist? Here's how to tell - explainer

Morning prayer: “Keep us far from an evil person and an evil companion.”

 Gaslighting is the deliberate attempt to gain control over others by making them doubt their very identity, feelings, and perceptions (illustrative)

Not your conventional science museum: An exploration of science without walls

Located on the campus of the world-famous Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, it is the first totally outdoor interactive science museum in the world, one operated entirely by the visitors.

 The four-story ‘Clore Person, with inflatable organs that are activated by climbing inside the giant statue

Gaza winds of war are blowing, and Israel's hostages are in danger - analysis

Escalating the battle after 19 months of fighting, punctuated with a short ceasefire, is first and foremost an admission of failure.

 The Iron Fist Brigade in the Rafah region in the Gaza Strip

Checks and balances: Power, democracy, economic stability on the line in Israel - opinion

How does a modern democracy safeguard its future? The answer lies not in concentrating power but in rigorously maintaining the delicate architecture of checks and balances.

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

Donald Trump’s tariff policy: A method to his madness? - analysis

There is no “method to his madness” because there is no madness. It’s all method.

US President Donald Trump at the White House, April 2025

The ‘flower in the trash’: An Egyptian exile’s fight for truth and freedom - interview

Dalia Ziada: If we want to bring peace to the Middle East, there are three key players they need to focus on and find ways to make them work together: Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.

 Dalia Ziada

How dialogue and olive oil can nurture tolerance and coexistence

Sindyanna of Galilee is a nonprofit organization that promotes cooperation between Jewish and Arab women.

 Nadia Giol at the Visitors Centre

The RFK Jr. I know: An American patriot, and a dear friend of Israel - opinion

In March 2025, RFK referred to student protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza as 'antisemitism' and the product of 'woke cancel culture.'

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on at a House Judiciary Select Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing, examining the Missouri v. Biden case, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2023.