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Aerial assault

16 August 2012

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.

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Dream team

18 February 2010

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.

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Walking the line

8 January 2010

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…

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Ready for this?

18 February 2010

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…

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Give peace a chance

22 February 2018

Donald Trump’s views on Jerusalem have left many feeling all hope of peace between Israelis and Palestinians is lost. But even now powerful campaigners are breaking the divide with a different message.

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Paradise regained

17 May 2009

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…

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Art of news

17 January 2008

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…

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Desert Operation

25 April 2013

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…

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Desert storm

17 May 2019

The Israeli Defense Forces base of Ir Habahadim is at the heart of the government’s vision to settle and develop the Negev desert – but it’s a plan that’s also controversial.

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Promised landing

12 May 2014

No other national airline is as closely aligned with its country’s identity as Israel’s El Al. But without a change in the company culture, how can Zionism and pragmatism co-exist?

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Admen of God

20 January 2011

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…

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The Foreign Desk - Israel’s Arabs

25 July 2015

After the Joint Arab List’s success in this year’s election in Israel, we discuss what’s changed for Arab citizens in the country’s public and political life – and what happens next. Thabet Abu Ras and Daniella Peled report…

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Outside the box

19 September 2013

Israel has long avoided wading into the international news environment, wary of its own global perception. Until, that is, the recent launch of i24 TV channel.

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Monocle on Culture - Israel's new international show

11 November 2013

The latest Israeli TV series set to go international from the INTV conference in Jerusalem, we see what the art world is up to at Artissima in Turin and Art Taipei and enjoy a session from country singer Slaid Cleaves.

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The Menu - Uniting Israel and Palestine with humus

11 May 2012

How humus can unite people Israel and Palestine, we chat to Sydney restaurateur Mark Best and visit a shop in Stockholm cutting down on waste.

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The Foreign Desk - Israel after Netanyahu

7 March 2015

Israel may have a new prime minister in less than two weeks but what would an Israel led by Isaac Herzog look like? And what would it mean for the peace process?