You go to sleep securely in your home. At 1 A.M. you wake up in horror to the sound of a voice…
Four kilograms of apples for NIS 5. The peddler’s throat is hoarse, although he uses a loudspeaker. The price is rock-bottom and…
Why did Haifa Hindiya, a 38-year-old married woman and mother of five, stab a soldier at a checkpoint on the first day…
Why did Haifa Hindiya, a 38-year-old married woman and mother of five, stab a soldier at a checkpoint on the first day…
The media is to blame: For months, it portrayed the story of the “great sacrifice” the evacuated settlers must make. For years,…
This is the most Arab-free area in Israel. It was the scene of total ethnic cleansing, which left not a vestige apart…
Good morning to the Israeli left. After an eternally long hibernation, we are starting to hear the sounds of its awakening. Only…
A.L., a paratrooper who is serving in Nablus, wrote to me in the wake of my article “Suffer the little children” (Ha’aretz…
In the present intifada, 323 Palestinian children under the age of 14 have been killed by IDF fire. Three recent examples from…
More than 30 Palestinian children were killed in the first two weeks of Operation Days of Penitence in the Gaza Strip. It’s…
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