Israel

My second son will conclude his mandatory service in the Israeli army in July.

I live in a village in the Judean Hills and the route between our home and Jerusalem passes through one of the most scenic areas in Israel.

No fewer than eight contenders plan to run for the coveted job of Mayor of Jerusalem in October.

The era of modern Israeli literature began with the so-called “Authors of the Tashach Generation” (Tashach = ח”תש = Hebrew for the year 1948), who spearheaded Hebrew literature during the first decade after the founding of the state.

“Israel portrayed in the Arab media looks completely different from the Israel we see here with our eyes.”

“Israeli doctors are no longer a shocking phenomenon here in Gaza,” says Mohammed, a resident of the coastal enclave whose real name cannot be revealed for security reasons since the territory’s Hamas overlords forbid speaking to Israeli media.

Tamar Getter was born in Tel Aviv in 1953, and has ever since lived and studied art in this city.

The deaths of two “innocent” participants in the demonstrations on the border between Gaza and Israel have been circulating in the media.