During a week of relative quiet in the South, the question of the release of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit cropped up again. But with all the government's to-and-fro, it remains unclear what exactly Israel's policy is on bringing the kidnapped soldier home
Israel is doing everything in its power to thwart the PA, by acting in the West Bank and weighing a truce with Hamas, say sources in the Palestinian government. Even Abu Mazen is losing hope
President Shimon Peres' visit to France was a major success. To Peres, France has become a legend - and that is also how he has been, and continues to be, perceived here. Yet there are still differing views on French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Mideast policy
Last week's terror attack did not damage the sense of mission felt by students at Mercaz Harav. Despite the anger and pain, and the alienation they sense from the secular public, they feel the future of their people rests on their shoulders. And no one is talking about a crisis of faith
In an interview with Haaretz, Barack Obama advisor Mel Levine, currently in Israel, talks about the vicious e-mail campaign against the Democratic presidential hopeful and about his opinions on Mideast peace
Feminist Dr. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a pious Jew who has spent years waging war on behalf of women's rights, is dismayed by what she sees as 'a distinct trend toward religious fundamentalism' in the rabbinical and legal establishments.
According to this scholarly work, Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages saw lepers, the disabled and the mentally ill in much the same way - as unnatural, offensive groups that should be kept out of sight
After a long break, surgeon-turned-filmmaker Yehuda Ne'eman has produced a new movie. With a deliberately difficult plot, it reflects his immense desire not to please - either the audience or the establishment.
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