Fighting Covid: The Israeli Doctrine
Arieh Kovler
A deep dive into how Israel has fought COVID-19, how it has fought it differently from other countries, and what the results of its struggle have been.
A People’s History of 1948
Yaël Mizrahi-Arnaud
Three recent studies enrich the historiography of the 1948 War and its aftermath, by moving away from state-centered policies and focusing on the lived experiences of ordinary individuals.
Keystein Cops
Nathan Abrams
How do televisual-cinematic representations of Israeli policemen (and women) compare to those of their Mossad counterparts?
If Only Sally Rooney Understood How Israeli Publishing Works
Yiftach Ashkenazi
The Irish novelist's decision not to publish her latest novel with an Israeli publisher reveals her fundamental ignorance about the actual relationship between Israeli literature, the Israeli establishment, and the Occupation.
Welcome to the British Dominion of Israel
Tal Kra-Oz
A new novel boldly attempts to pad out Israel's meager counterfactual bookshelf. But a romantic fascination with the country's pre-state period is not enough to sustain a solid piece of alternate history, a genre with its own set of rules.
The Third Temple
Ari Hoffman
Ari Shavit's new book, Bayit Shlishi, asks the right questions about Israel's future but fails to offer compelling answers.
Aquarium
Yaara Shehori Todd Hasak-Lowy
An excerpt from Yaara Shehori's new novel about the relationship between two deaf sisters.
Nehemyah
Yakov Z. Mayer Oded Even Or
An exclusive English translation of the 2020 Sapir Prize-shortlisted novel about a man's search for the reputed messiah Sabbatai Tzvi.
“I have a good memory because I’m too weak to forget”
Shachar Pinsker
A new English selection of Avrom Sutskever's essential prose reveals the fascinating tension between the great Yiddish writer's Israeli present and his East European past.
Elisha Appears Again
Yardenne Greenspan Yonat Rum
An exclusive English translation of Yonat Rum's tale of loss, survival and memory, winner of Haaretz newspaper's 2018 short story contest.
The New Mixed Cities
Afif Abu Much
Why are Arabs moving to largely Jewish cities, and how are they being received?
Lisbon and Manila: Sites of Refuge During the Holocaust
Manuela Consonni
A review of two books on the plight, experiences, and emotions of Holocaust refugees.
Happy and Sad
Maayan Eitan Chaya Levy
A selection of English translations of work by the poet Chaya Levy.