Crisis

Israel Electric’s first female VP on leading in crisis and breaking barriers

VP Tamar Fekler shares her hands-on approach to leadership, the power of women in management, and lessons from October 7, 2023, at the Women Leaders Summit 2026.

Tamar Fekler, Senior Vice President Operations, Procurement & Logistics at Israel Electric Corporation
Proper nutrition even during times of stress.

How food becomes an anchor of stability in stressful times

Internally displaced Somali men pray before Iftar outside their makeshift shelter after fleeing drought in the Lower Shabelle region to the camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, February 20, 2026.

About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Teacher shortage: The statistic shaking Israel’s education system - opinion


SVB crisis: What does the Silicon Valley Bank collapse mean for Israel?

SVB's collapse has left entrepreneurs unsettled due to its role in the int'l start-up community. What will this mean for the Start-Up Nation?

 PROTESTING IN Tel Aviv, March 9.

9 tips to make a plan to prepare your family for emergencies

To help you generate your own FIER, you’ll want to ask questions in anticipation of any hypothetical emergency.

 CREATING A comprehensive family individual emergency response plan can reduce everyone’s anxiety.

Eli Rosenbaum takes skills honed Nazi-hunting to investigating war crimes in Ukraine

Rosenbaum has taken years of experience working to bring those to justice after they've committed atrocious crimes worldwide.

 Eli Rosenbaum, the new head of the War Crimes Accountability Team at the U.S. Department of Justice, photographed in his office in Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2018.

Apocalypse? IRS says you still need to pay taxes - explainer

The IRS has contingency plans in place to collect taxes even after a catastrophic apocalypse. However, that doesn't mean they're prepared for everything.

 An artistic illustration of a city on fire amid an apocalyptic scenario. But even during doomsday, you'll still need to pay your taxes.

COVID remains a public health emergency, says WHO

It is three years since the WHO first declared that COVID represented a global health emergency.

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

Lebanese politicians warn of 'sedition' amid judicial crisis

Lebanon's chief prosecutor has charged the judicial investigator of the Beirut Port blast case with "rebelling against the judiciary."

 Army soldiers are deployed after gunfire erupted in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021.

Ukrainian principal tells Israel how to maintain education in a crisis - opinion

A school principal from Odesa in Ukraine gives advice to principals in Israel about education in a state of emergency.

 ‘THE JEWISH heroic story of David vs Goliath inspires us and is more relevant today than ever before,’ says the writer.

UN recognizes Holon as Israel's first center of climate crisis knowledge

Holon is Israel's first city to be recognized as a center of resilience in line with the framework of MCR2030 (Making Cities Resilient).

 UN Undersecretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Mami Mizutori is seen alongside Holon Mayor Motti Sasson recognizing Holon as Israel's first center of resilience against climate change crises.

Stricken Lebanon endures 3rd exodus as its people flee disaster

Financial collapse has caused the number of emigrants to increase by 450% in just one year, with many professionals and young people hoping for a better life elsewhere.

A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020

How Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic stopped World War III - opinion

Shying away from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans.

 SHYING AWAY from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans, says the writer.