Life in israel

Is Zionism still necessary? What it means to a generation born after Israel's founding

Once a movement for Jewish self-determination, Zionism has become a contested idea, even among the Jews it sought to unite

Worshipers pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a symbol of the Jewish people’s centuries-old connection to Zion, long before it became a modern political movement.Premium
People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv in October 2025. PremiumPremium

Three years, three lives transformed: The personal journeys reshaped by October 7

Israelis have continued to work, study, and raise families, even as reminders of three years of war remain part of the landscape of everyday life.PremiumPremium

'We're just in survival mode': Three years on, Israelis find a new normal after Oct. 7

A partially torn poster of a hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is seen at a public plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Farewell from the Report: reflecting on three years of upheaval - from the editor


Moving on, with meaning

Krembo Wings

Aliya Stories: From the big city to pastoral quiet

A wedding, a child, and aliya – a whirlwind ride to immigration.

Elana Joffe Cohen

What do you like to buy?

The rising standard of living, alongside global warming, has transformed air conditioners from a luxury item into a product that is essential for surviving the long, hot Israeli summer.

Ownership of an Air Conditioner in the Large Cities, 1999-2014

The joy of a Jerusalem playground

Gaby Bar Giora in front of the renovated Mifletzet playground.

Combating terror in Israel: A look at what’s being done, and what needs to be done

HOW SHOULD we cope with the current wave of terror in Israel?

A child pays homage at the site in Jerusalem’s Old City where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Aharon Banita were stabbed to death on October 3

Out There: Blaming the bees

After more than three decades in this land, I had internalized this country’s penchant for always looking to find someone responsible for everything.

Art by Pepe Fainberg

The Israel that Arabs don’t know

The secret to Israeli’s existence in spite of all the dangers and controversy that surround it is the democracy and freedom of Israeli society.

THE BAHA’I Gardens in Haifa.

Could You Be Happier?

The Jerusalem Post

FINDING THE SPARK - KAV L’NOAR AND GIVATI JOIN TOGETHER TO IGNITE THE SPARK IN OUR YOUTH.

The Jerusalem Post

Big city transit

One way to view the quality of transit in cities is from the perspective of the customer – the rider.

Public transit use rate 2013,14