This Pita Bread May Herald the End of Farming as We Know It
A European startup founded by Israelis is growing wheat in closed, urban spaces, without soil or sunlight. There’s a long way to go, and the energy crisis is a formidable obstacle, but the end of agriculture as we know it may be on the horizon, and with it enhanced food security for the planet and maybe even the return of primal, natural landscapes
Beatings, Humiliation, Fear: Israeli Jail, According to a Palestinian Teen
After 41 days of beatings and questioning about his alleged role in a stone-throwing incident, a 16-year-old Shadi Khoury is finally released to house
arrest – by order of the Supreme Court
Gideon Levy Alex Levac Dec 24, 2022
Bloodstains and Destruction at This Palestinian Home Tell the Whole Story
Police raided the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina to arrest Shadi Khoury. When the 16-year-old refused to disrobe in their presence, he was beaten in front of his parents, then taken away. No one told the parents – who both run local cultural institutions – why their son was arrested
Gideon Levy Alex Levac Oct 22, 2022
‘Endless Trip to Hell’: Israel Jails Hundreds of Palestinian Boys a Year. These Are Their Testimonies
They’re seized in the dead of night, blindfolded and cuffed, abused and manipulated to confess to crimes they didn’t commit. Every year Israel arrests almost 1,000 Palestinian youngsters, some of them not yet 13
By Netta Ahituv
Israel’s Largest Christian City Glows on Christmas. Then Reality Returns
Tourist crush in Nazareth exposes poor and neglected infrastructure in Jesus’ hometown
By Naama Riba Dec 25, 2018
Opinion Why Corbynism Is a Threat to Jews Throughout the Western World
Even his close advisors are astonished by the Labour leader’s refusal to act on the party’s crisis with British Jews. This is why Corbyn can’t and won’t face up to anti-Semitism on the left – and why it will have international consequences
Anshel Pfeffer Aug 03, 2018 12:29 PM
Miko Peled answers the question, “”Is there any hope for change within Israel itself?” (From Jerusalem Fund talk on March 22, 2018)
Opinion: The World Is Betraying the Jews by Failing to Set Boundaries for Israel
While the world once ignored the Jews’ suffering, today the world, especially the most powerful part, gives Israel carte blanche in the occupied territories
Odeh Bisharat Jan 14, 2018 9:31 PM
The Story Behind Ahed Tamimi’s Slap: Her Cousin’s Head Shattered by Israeli Soldier’s Bullet
Just before Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi slapped one of the soldiers who’d invaded her yard, she learned that her 15-year-old cousin Mohammed had been shot in the head at close range
Gideon Levy and Alex Levac Jan 05, 2018 7:08 AM