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Right-wing TV Host Violates IDF Censorship on Iran Strike Plans on Air

Explosions erupt following strikes at Tehran Oil Refinery in Tehran in March.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan, representing Israel with the song 'Michelle', performs during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Saturday.

Noam Bettan Takes Second Place as Bulgaria Tops Israel in Eurovision 2026

תחרות " הצלת חיים" בין הצבא והמשטרה

'Fantasies of a Young Arab Lover': The Secret Gay Scene of Mandatory Palestine

The Jews Try ford! newspaper headline

The Jewish Lawyer Who Took on Henry Ford, and the Antisemitic Machine Behind Him

Mark Rosenblatt. Can art be separated from the artist?

'Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'

This Week in Culture

Avshalom Halutz

הביתן הישראלי בביאנלה בוונציה

Israeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'

"Mesh Masrahiyeh," hosted by journalist and presenter Joe Maalouf. Young voices on screen.

'We Want an Israeli Embassy in Beirut': Surprising Shift in Lebanese Talk Shows

שער1

Could Israel's Participation Spell End of Eurovision?

Ori Lenkinski. She said she was told being invited to the fesetival would "legitimize" the State of Israel.

Norwegian Court Rules Festival Discriminated Against Disinvited Israeli Artist

Stojka painted metaphorical fire and people flying through flames. In Gaza, a world has vanished in smart bombs and foolish bombings.

'Auschwitz Is Only Sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's Art Told Me About Gaza

What to Watch

Adrian Hennigan

Orna (Liraz Chamami) and Gali (Ronn Talia Lynne) in AppleTV+'s 'Unconditional'.

Is This Apple TV Thriller Hasbara – or Criticism of Israeli Society?

Sheep character The Winter Lamb, voiced Tommy Birchall, left, with Hugh Jackman as George Hardy, in a scene from "The Sheep Detectives."

Why Everyone Should Flock to See 'The Sheep Detectives'

In "The Devil Wears Prada 2," Anne Hathaway plays Andy Sachs, who returns to Runway magazine as a respected editor.

'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Review: It Gets the Job Done, Like a Zara Sweater

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in a scene from "Michael."

'Michael' Is a Fan-pleasing Exercise That Ignores the Elephant in the Room

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in a scene from "The Drama."

Despite Outlandish Twists and Character Choices, Zendaya Carries 'The Drama'

Travel

Moshe Gilad

Tel Yavneh. Wonderful views from the summit in every direction.

Israeli Day Trip: The Ancient Mound Where Philistines and Crusaders Cross Paths

Alon nature reserve. A two minute walk from the parking lot and you've been transported into another world.

A Quiet Oak Forest in Central Israel Hides a Forgotten Circassian History

Music

David Broza performing in Petah Tikvah in 2022.

'BDS Is a Scam''BDS Is a Scam'

Why Israeli Music Icon David Broza Still Believes in the Power of Art

Hila Ruach. Wouldn't do anything different.

'The Best Song in the World': In Her New Album, Hila Ruach Lets the Light In

Shekel, Dan Ettinger and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

'There Is an Enormous Desire to Play Wagner in Israel'

Jonny Greenwood. "It's very passionate, devotional music, and I think we got swept up in that."

Between Tel Aviv and Rajasthan, Jonny Greenwood Would Rather Talk Music

Books

שפינוזה מנודה

In a Fractured World, It's Time to Rediscover Spinoza's Vision of Unity

Rachel Goldberg-Polin poses for a photo in Jerusalem, in April, 2026, and the cover of her new memoir 'When We See You Again.'

Rachel Goldberg-Polin Memoir on Son's Oct. 7 Abduction and Killing Tops NYT List

שער

'Israel Missed the Signs in Gaza': Veteran Analyst on the Road to October 7

Award-winning Israeli-American author Omer Bartov at his book launch in Cambridge, near Boston, on Tuesday.

'Zionism Must Disappear. Israel Will Remain': An Interview With Omer Bartov

More Culture & Lifestyle

'Clearly, I'm an anti-Zionist': Play on IDF by Israeli-Canadian Sparks Debate

Israel Advances to Eurovision Finals Defying Boos and Intense Boycott Calls

What Scares Louis Theroux More: The Manosphere or the Dystopia of the West Bank?

Jewish Identity, Trauma and 'Lascivious Jewish Men' Collide in New Novel

Collecting Pokémon Is Alive and Well in Tel Aviv

Colum McCann's Novel Reimagined as Play on Palestinian and Israeli Loss

Top Israeli Channel Names Arab-Israeli Reporter as Washington Correspondent

A Night of Poetry in a BDSM Club Reveals the State of Israeli Culture

'Collaborators': How Far Would Jews Go to Survive Nazi Rule?

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns After Refusing to Judge Works From Israel, Russia

ICYMI

Protestors outside the New York Times headquarters on Thursday.

Hundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by Israelis

The entrance to the International Criminal Court's tribunal, The Hague, Netherlands, 2025.

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli Officials

Israeli guards who were filmed abusing Palestinian detainees at Megiddo Prison in northern Israel in 2024.

Everybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence Competition

Israeli Jews celebrate the anniversary of East Jerusalem's capture by the IDF in 1967, at the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa compound, on Thursday.

Welcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish Calendar

Lucy the dog was beaten by settlers in the West Bank village of Atara.

Israeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West Bank

Israeli youth in the Jerusalem Old City Muslim Quarter on Thursday.

Israeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked