Israeli society

In the age of AI warfare, Israel’s strongest defense is its people - opinion

In an age of AI warfare and online manipulation, Israel’s next line of defense is a cyber-literate public.

 Israeli cyber security; illustration.
Protests against haredi draft in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview

Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021

Human Rights Day: How ancient Jewish values meet modern universal duties - opinion

Outside a restaurant in Jerusalem, last month: There is a simplicity to life here, and a form of humility, says the writer.

Israeli bluntness masks a rich moral code that Western politeness lacks - opinion


While 101 hostages remain in Gaza, the honey this Rosh Hashanah will taste bitter - opinion

While we in Israel prepare to gather with our loved ones, how can we genuinely celebrate when 101 of our own remain captive?

A SOLDIER walks past paintings of hostages who have been held by Hamas and of those who are still captive in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv.

Grapevine October 2, 2024: Dancing into the next decade

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 INSTALLATION AT Reichman University: ‘Anemones before the Rain.’

Looking at the two Israels, this October and 12 months ago - opinion

One Israel existed on October 7 – a nation caught off guard, unprepared as Hamas stormed its borders. It was an Israel slow to respond and missing crucial intelligence.

 SMOKE RISES over Beirut’s southern suburbs, early Tuesday morning. This is the Israel of power and precision, an Israel that reclaims its strength and strikes fear into its enemies, the writer argues.

Domestic violence in Israel: One-in-10 suffers from intimate partner violence - study

The study was conducted through surveys and focus groups, and Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics assisted in carrying out the study.

Woman in distress.

Grapevine September 22, 2024: Happy birthday, Mr. President!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG, 64 years young.

The next political big bang in Israel will be its civil society - opinion

The spirit of Israeli politics today dictates that “if the opposing camp is in favor, we are against, and vice versa.” 

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded as he stands near the entrance to the Knesset plenum, last week. The Knesset is composed of parties that amplify differences and disputes, the writer asserts.

Grapevine September 11, 2024: News headliners

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Matisyahu

Herzog: Now is not time to bring back the judicial reform

"Don't forget just over a year ago, we nearly descended into civil war, followed by the greatest fracture since the establishment of the state."

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Israel Bar Association's Justice Conference in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024

Safe and stable renting: Housing Ministry launches new plan for public housing

Under the new plan, called the "stable and safe renting" plan, the size of the rental subsidy will depend on the area in which the beneficiary is eligible for public housing.

A HOUSING CONSTRUCTION project in Israel.

Israelis want civil marriage, to break rabbinic monopoly in new Tu B'Av poll

When asked which way they would like their children to marry, assuming all options were available, only 50% of Israeli Jews chose an Orthodox marriage.

 Ten Israeli couples with a member serving in the IDF taking part in a mass wedding ceremony part of Chabad of Savyon’s “Marrying the Warriors”, in Tel Aviv Port, March 5, 2024.