- 255 results for israel
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 13 July
Israel contemplates working week culture shift
The story goes that it was initially an American president who suggested that Israelis shift to a five-day working week.
Culture / Media
Aerial assault
Galgalatz is a popular radio station with an eclectic music mix. What’s unusual is that the DJs wear uniforms, short haircuts and very shiny shoes. Monocle listens in to the Israeli Army on the airwaves.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 24 November
A grand reunion for kibbutz volunteers
Long before the Six-Day War and Camp David Accords, Jewish settlers and Hamas militants, there was the kibbutz – that early 20th-century experiment in collective living now celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Culture / Retail
Admen of God
Imagine trying to sell products to people who don’t watch TV and cannot use the internet. That’s the challenge for students studying at the Haredi Advertising Academy, which trains them in how to make advertisements aimed…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 March
Israel’s internal battle – corruption and politicians
While Arab autocrats and monarchs try to violently crush their rebellious streets, the fate of an Israeli former president was solemnly determined in a Tel Aviv courtroom.
Affairs / Society
Ready for this?
Israel’s violent history means that its hospitals have much to teach other countries about how to deal with major bloodshed on their streets. Rambam Medical Center in Haifa is offering medics pioneering training in handling…
Affairs / Politics
Walking the line
On our TV screens, conflict and bloodshed define Israel. But while these images are key to understanding the country, there are many other pictures we never see. In a personal essay, journalist Zed Nelson gives us his view…
Affairs / Society
Dream team
Israel’s National Search and Rescue Unit, made up entirely of volunteers, is always one of the first teams to arrive in major disasters, including the earthquake in Haiti.
Edits / Politics
Walking the line
On our TV screens, conflict and bloodshed define Israel. But while these images are key to understanding the country, there are many other pictures we never see. In a personal essay, journalist Zed Nelson gives us his view…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Monday 28 February
Maghreb focus: The threat to Israel
Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak once famously described Israel as “a villa in the jungle”
Affairs / Society
Paradise regained
The kibbutzim may have been born out of socialist ideals but for years their appeal has been fading. Now, to survive, they’ve formed into profit-making cooperatives and Israelis are returning because of their high living…
Culture / Newspapers
Art of news
Amos Schocken, publisher of Israel’s most influential newspaper, Haaretz, has remained true to his grandfather’s liberal ethos, unafraid to report fairly on Palestinian issues. Its core circulation of 75,000 has recently…
Affairs / Urbanism
Desert Operation
It’s twice as big in area as Tel Aviv but it has only 200,000 residents – and a reputation for being dusty and dreary. Be’er-Sheva’s mayor, however, plans to change that. But the makeover leaves little space for the local…
Affairs / Defence
Drone zone
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a remote-controlled method of attacking militant targets but often end up with civilian casualties. For Israel, the world leader in their development, they’re the future.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 13 March
America’s secret weapon against Iran
The American flag used for ceremonial receptions at the Ben Gurion airport must be worn out already, as a slew of Obama administration officials and US military top brass are visiting Israel almost on a daily basis.
Affairs / Defence
Iron in zion
They cost just €70 to make, but Hezbollah rockets have forced some Israeli towns to be abandoned. So Israel is building Iron Dome, an anti-missile shield. If it works, it could change the pace of diplomacy in the region and…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 4 November
Israeli police on a mission to Haiti
Few countries have a more conflicted relationship with the United Nations than Israel.
Business / Manufacturing
Monocolumn
Thursday 11 March
The fur ban
Brigitte Bardot is not a frequent lobbyist in the Israeli parliament, so her three consecutive letters to Knesset members, urging them to approve an all-out ban on the fur trade in Israel, seem to have left their mark.