Letter from Israel
How a Palestinian/Jewish Village in Israel Changed After October 7th
Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom was founded on a total belief in the power of dialogue. In the wake of Hamas’s attack and amid Israel’s war in Gaza, a “very loud silence” has fallen.
By Masha Gessen
The Price of Netanyahu’s Ambition
Amid war with Hamas, a hostage crisis, the devastation of Gaza, and Israel’s splintering identity, the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s.
By David Remnick
The Long Wait of the Hostages’ Families
The relatives of those held by Hamas “live with a timer now that’s always on.”
By Ruth Margalit
In the Cities of Killing
The Hamas massacre, the assaults on Gaza, and what comes after.
By David Remnick
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of Chaos
As unrest roils the country, a controversial figure from the far right helps Benjamin Netanyahu hold on to power.
By Ruth Margalit
The Arab-Israeli Power Broker in the Knesset
Is Mansour Abbas changing the system or selling out the Palestinian cause?
By Ruth Margalit
In Search of King David’s Lost Empire
The Biblical ruler’s story has been told for millennia. Archeologists are still fighting over whether it’s true.
By Ruth Margalit
Fifty is a Dangerous Age
By David Grossman
Fifty Is a Dangerous Age
By Haim Watzman
LETTER FROM ISRAEL
By Amos Elon