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US Ambassador Mike Huckabee compares America-Israel alliance to marriage that cannot afford divorce

“When I hear people say, ‘Is it possible America and Israel will split apart and no longer enjoy this extraordinary partnership?’ I say, ‘No... we are not that stupid," Huckabee said.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee address a special Israeli-American Council (IAC) America 250 celebration in Israel, hosted by businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison.
A restorer works on a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Thoughts on viewing the Great Isaiah Scroll - opinion

Acclaimed pianist Nitai Hershkovits (L) takes over the reins of the Jerusalem Jazz Festival from internationally renowned trumpeter Avishai Cohen (R).

What is jazz? Jerusalem festival proves there’s no single answer

THE YAHUDA HAGGADAH, Southern Western Germany, ca. 1470-80, handwritten on parchment; brown ink, and gold and silver leaf

A voice of praise: Why this Haggadah puts Miriam at the center of the Exodus


At 60, the Israel Museum offers a new take on its accumulated treasures

Reuven Rubin’s evocative 1923 oil painting 'First Fruits' conveys something of a utopian futuristic human and bucolic scene, with Jews and Arabs enjoying a harmonious coexistence in Eretz Yisrael.

The Transparent Conservation Lab offers the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the work of the art conservator

The Wine Festival at the Israel Museum celebrates its silver anniversary

It’s a great way to taste a lot of different wines without buying whole bottles and figure out what kind of wine you like.

An illustrative image of people drinking wine.

How Israel safeguards archaeological treasures amid Iranian attacks

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Museum staff members across Israeli institutions face the challenge of protecting some of the most important artifacts of humankind.

 ‘THEY ARE are organic. They can be burned.’ Ivory artifacts, like the figurines pictured here, were among the highest priority artifacts to be removed from the museum to safety.

Israel's cultural institutions, theaters bounce back after Iran war

Museums and galleries are welcoming visitors once again after the 12 day Israel-Iran war.

 THE JERUSALEM International Film Festival will proceed on July 17.

Israeli museums to open for free for International Museum Day

“On Museum Day there is a sharp rise in attendance at museums – in some places it is up to 40%. That is good for us all, for revenues,"chairwoman of Israel ICOM says.

 THE ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Ramat Aviv.

A poetic lens on Israel’s past

The exhibition Chris Marker: The Lost Photographs of Israel at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, showcases previously unseen photographs of Israel in 1960.

 Chris Marker

Israel Museum Jerusalem: Guarding the past, shaping the future - interview

Suzanne Landau, director of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, reflects on the institution’s past, present, and future.

 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

A temple of art, resilience, and renewal

Tanya Sirakovich, chief curator of Fine Arts at the Israel Museum, envisions the institution as a living space where past and present, people and artworks exist in constant dialogue

 Tanya Sirakovich (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2025)

Fractured visions: Reimagining Israeli art

Amitai Mendelsohn reimagines the Israeli art collection in The Swing of the Pendulum, a new permanent display at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

 Dr. Amitai Mendelsohn, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Cats, dogs, and dung beetles: Discovering the animal world of ancient Egypt

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets

NIR OR LEV Israel Museum, Jerusalem.