Gunfire, Bans, Ship Seizures: Israeli Army Is Destroying a Staple of Gaza’s Economy
At a time when 90 percent of Gazans are under the poverty line, fishing isn’t a pastime but an existential necessity, even beyond the zone allowed by the IDF
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Israel's 30 Richest in 2018
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Haaretz Editorial
Missionaries in Uniform
The army’s promise that it will stop forcing soldiers who aren’t recognized as Jewish under Jewish law to attend explanatory seminars for conversion courses and courses in stren...
Israel
‘I Wanted No More of It’ Driven Out by Rising Extremism, More Israelis Are Leaving Orthodox Judaism
Religious Zionists leaving the fold say they are increasingly accepted by their families, as community’s push for stricter observance and hard-line views leads more young people to become secular
Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Jewish Insider's Daily Kickoff: June 15, 2018
Daily Kickoff: US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council | Natalie Portman on former friend Jared Kushner | The Herring Trade War of 1877
Jewish World
'Disobedience' Offers a Glimpse Into an Insular World - but Goes Beyond Voyeurism
Set in London’s Haredi community, 'Disobedience,' starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams, transcends its social confines to create a complex story
Middle East
Netanyahu and Putin Discuss 'Efforts to Ensure Security on Syrian-Israeli Border'
Phone call comes amid Israeli concerns that Iran and Hezbollah could reaffirm presence on border, now begin retaken by regime
Culture & Life
The Polymath Who Wrote the History of Science in Poetry
In ‘Evolutions: Fifteen Myths that Explain Our World,’ Oren Harman offers up an enlightening, concise chronicle of the universe
