Israel

Moment‘s Israel coverage provides in-depth analysis, on-the-ground reporting, insightful interviews and more. From politics to poetry to people, Moment has everything you need to stay in the know about the state of the Jewish state.

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Chanoch Levin spearheaded the development of Israel’s famed defensive shield against short-range rockets. For the first time, he shares some of the previously undisclosed details of how a concept more likely to be found in a science fiction thriller became a reality. ...
Yossi Klein Halevi has taken on several roles in the Israeli-Palestinian drama since he made aliyah in 1982. He’s been a protagonist in the conflict—“I chose a side when I became an immigrant”—and served in the army during the first intifada. Later, he became a journalist, trying to understand both ...
Reactions to the embassy move to Jerusalem show how little they understand Israelis. ...
The Israeli national team has qualified for the tournament only once—the 1970 games held in Mexico. ...
“The Orthodox monopoly on Israel treats Reform and Conservative denominations as second-class Jews, which is another reason why the American Jewish community is feeling less and less connected to Israel.” ...
In the nearly 20 months since the 2016 elections, two competing images of Trump have emerged in the Jewish world. ...
The General Delegation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United States is short of a full-fledged embassy but significant enough for the Palestinians to plant a flag and to stake their claim as a legitimate voice in Washington’s Middle East debate. ...

Celebrating Women’s Leadership The public sphere is in great need of leaders who choose collaboration over confrontation, pragmatism over preening, compromise

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WePower has a pretty clear goal: equal representation in Israeli political life by the year 2030. ...

The story of Israel’s founding usually goes something like this: Sun-kissed male and female pioneers plowed the fields by day,

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Bibi was just trying to be cool. When congratulating Israeli contestant Netta Barzilai for her Eurovision song, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent her a tweet. It worked in Hebrew. “Netta, Kapara alayich” he wrote. ...