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To remake an Israel that its citizens feel safe in, there is only one proper outcome

A month or so ago I visited Tel Aviv to show solidarity as the most dreadful moment in modern Jewish history surged on, and to demonstrate to my friends in Israel that I, at least, had not forsaken them. They were still traumatised, but had begun to think clearly, and their words cut right through meaningless noise of Western politicians and dignitaries I’d been suffocating on. Sitting with chocolate milks and halva-stuffed buns in Dizengoff Circle, my old friend Daniela – with who...

Zoe Strimpel returns to the city she loves

Sitting with friends in Tel Aviv this week, there was a common theme: a deep depression at the events of October 7 and a constant, grinding and anxious awareness of the hostages still in Gaza, a fraction of whom are being drip-fed back to safety in exchange for days of ceasefire.

The emotion, and commitment to what happens next, is genuine and complete. “We are all in Gaza,” they say, and they mean it

Yom Kippur in Israel is an amazing experience. The entire country shuts down. The country’s airports close and television and radio broadcasts go off the air for the duration of

Aside from the few disruptors, the initiative was highly productive: many locals joined us to shake our lulavs or engage in dialogue

Yom Kippur in Israel is an amazing experience. The entire country shuts down. The country’s airports close and television and radio broadcasts go off the air for the duration of

Leaders cancel demonstrations, including in Tel Aviv, due to concerns of possible rocket attacks, but face pushback from various activists

This year's round up of best places to eat soup around Tel Aviv area features cuisines from Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and even the French Riviera