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News Purim gets creative in Israel, with festivities driven underground
Reading Megillat Esther in the bomb shelter takes place of the usual raves and parades in a country at war
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Fast Forward Hezbollah enters Iran war, firing on Israel’s north, as US officials say more fighting is to come
The victims of the Beit Shemesh strike were named and include three teen siblings
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Fast Forward Yet again, Israel’s public shelters become sites of camaraderie amid steep danger
'I’m doing great. We’re all together all the time,' one Jaffa resident said about her neighbors and friends one day into the war of Iran.
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Opinion Israel and US go for regime change in Iran, with leaders few trust
Israelis return to bomb shelters, if they have them, while Trump and Bibi’s brazen gambit for an Iranian popular uprising unfolds
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Fast Forward US, Israel strike Iran: Trump, Netanyahu call for regime change in Tehran as Israelis take shelter
The surprise daylight attack comes after days of US troop buildup in the region
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Opinion In a viral social media showdown, a glimpse of the real Israel
There are two visions for what civic life should look like in Israel, and only one leads to a viable future
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Culture How a deeply religious Christian artist captured the spirit of the Jewish holy land
In the early 19th century, David Roberts took a dangerous and unprecedented trip from England to travel the same route that Jews took during the Exodus
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Film & TV A compelling horror series from Israel — even if you don’t like horror movies
'The Dybbuk' meets 'The Exorcist' in 'The Malevolent Bride'
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