Society

The language gap – and why it matters - opinion

How is it that we live in a country where millions of people speak Arabic, yet we, as a society, barely know the language?

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together
Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence.

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence

 An illustrative image of a public safe room in Israel, requiring the ability to climb down a narrow flight of stairs.

The frontline is no longer at the border, it's in our living rooms - opinion

Bank Hapoalim’s public committee (from L): Amram Mitzna, Naama Halevi-Peer, Noam Hanegbi, and Sharona Tarshish.

Grapevine February 6, 2026: Mixed feelings over Herzog’s visit down under


Everyone must serve

For solidarity, there needs to be a sense that everyone shares in carrying the burden.

IDF soldier who spotted would-be terrorists near the Gaza security fence

Poll: Gantz beats Netanyahu again, but still lacks majority to form gov't

Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu Party remains the kingmaker; Otzma Yehudit passes the electoral threshhold to enter the Knesset.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, Yisrael Beteynu chairman Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Labor Party’s swan song

Labor and Meretz are at a political crossroads.

LABOR’S AMIR PERETZ (left) and Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz join forces on Monday.

Squeezing Iran

Much debate has been conducted over whether the world is safer now, and many liberal Americans have been shuddering in their shoes over the likelihood of Iranian retaliation.

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pray near the coffin of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran, January 6, 2020. Official President's websi

Parashat Vayera: An ideology of evil

The story of Sodom reminds us that when pride takes hold of a society, evil follows.

'The worst is when a society proudly adopts evil as an ideology.'

Your Investments: Harry and Meghan, You can achieve financial independence

I am a firm believer that setting goals is imperative to achieve sought-after milestones.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

YOUR TAXES: When is a sale not a sale?

The case is relevant to most Israeli merger and acquisition deals (“exits”).

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Uncertain waters: Can civic society in Israeli survive?

The political tangle and the future of civil society in Israel.

An empty Knesset Plenum

A question of age

Miri Nahmani, director of retirement planning consulting, explains the differences between the age of eligibility and retirement age by law.

An ultra-Orthodox couple watches the sea during a storm in the Mediterranean coast of the city of Ashkelon, Israel January 19, 2018.

Mall industry faces revolution – CBRE

In light of the decline in activity in malls, mall owners will have to reduce rents by about 15% on average, CBRE Israel head Jacky Mukmel said.

Inside Jerusalem's Azrieli Malcha Mall