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Music & Theater

Overlooked Arik Einstein song makes radio debut

'What’s Going On Here.' recorded in the early '70s by the late Israeli icon, is a gem if not a classic.

By Ben Shalev | Jan 4, 2015 | 04:21 PM

How radio built Israel and made it sing
By Gabi Tartakovsky and City Mouse Online | 2
Israel mourns as music icon Arik Einstein laid to rest
By Dafna Arad and Yaniv Kubovich | 3
The song that best defines the late Arik Einstein
By Ben Shalev
Arik Einstein’s last song: Death without grief
By Ben Shalev

U2's Bono may never play guitar again following bike accident

In lengthy post on band's website, Bono reveals he now has titanium elbow.

By Haaretz | Jan 3, 2015 | 12:38 PM

New look from 'shoegaze' rocker

Ride soloist Mark Gardener talks of new directions ahead of Tel Aviv gig.

By Nir Goraly | Jan 1, 2015 | 02:12 PM

Arkadi Duchin and the Israel Philharmonic

A gifted melodist and a total soul: Israeli musician Arkadi Duchin is back

After a slack creative period, Duchin reminded us what a wonderful  musician he is in a concert with the Israel Philharmonic.

By Ben Shalev | Jan 1, 2015 | 12:42 PM

The cover of Totemo's single 'Heavy As My Dreams.'

The 8 best alternative Israeli tracks of 2014

This year produced songs that are miraculous, sensuous, sharp - and bittersweet.

By Amir Ascher | Dec 30, 2014 | 11:16 AM | 3

'Shirley Valentine' gets a Yiddish twist

In this one-woman production of Willy Russell's play, the highly successful comedian Odeya Koren demonstrates that she is above all a superb dramatic actor.

By Michael Handelzalts | Dec 25, 2014 | 12:06 PM

Joe Cocker: A modest, self-immolating steel mill of a man

A man who wringed himself out when he sang, who turned his very tissues inside out, for all of us to see better what we ourselves were made of.

By Bradley Burston | Dec 23, 2014 | 02:07 PM

Janet Jackson, in West Bank as UNICEF envoy, tweets: Peace... Beautiful Palestinian students

Accompanied by her billionaire Qatari husband, Wissam al-Mana, Jackson crossed from Jordan into the West Bank on Wednesday.

By Haaretz | Dec 21, 2014 | 10:37 AM

Evgenia Dodina in 'A Streetcar Named Desire.'

Israeli director gives 'A Streetcar Named Desire' a surprising new setting

By transferring the setting of the play from Tennessee Williams’ American south to a cosmopolitan European quarter, director Ilan Ronen gives us a tale of an entire lost civilization.

By Michael Handelzalts | Dec 20, 2014 | 07:20 AM

Eating in Israel

Sufganiyot from Mambo Patisserie: From left, alfajores, Ferrero Rocher, bianco.

The 10 best sufganiyot in Israel, 2014 edition

By Rotem Maimon | 10:38 AM

Must-do's for the tourist who's been to Israel before

By Judy Maltz | 01:23 PM

The best thing since sliced bread: Where to find the tastiest loaves in Israel

By Roni Kashmin , Rotem Maimon | 04:05 AM

Parks & Nature

The dry life: Desert tourism in Israel is heating up

By Moshe Gilad | 01:52 AM

The Galilee village of Deir Hanna: an olive paradise

By Moshe Gilad | 12:44 PM | 2

Jellyfish-free sites for a cool August frolic

By Moshe Gilad | 05:48 PM

Religion & Holy Land

The British High Commissioner's headquarters in Jerusalem, now the seat of the UN.

A colonial room with a view of Jerusalem

By Noam Dvir | 05:47 AM | 13

When Acre goes boutique

By Noam Dvir | 01:20 PM

Neot Kedumim: Israel’s biblical landscape reserve

By Danna Harman | 12:16 PM

Museums & Art

The last brave dreamer of Israeli architecture

By Esther Zandberg | 02:01 AM

Once the home of premiers, famed Jerusalem house may get lease on life

By Keshet Rosenblum | 06:29 AM

An artist spent a night at the museum - with unexpected results

By Tamar Rotem | 03:30 PM

Travel News

Recommendations for 2012 Israel Festival in Jerusalem

By City Mouse Online | 08:27 PM

Club Med surrenders Achziv Beach back to Israeli public

By Zafrir Rinat | 01:02 AM | 2

Travelers balk at new money-changing rates at Israel's airport

By Andrew Esensten | 02:16 AM | 6