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Palestinian protesters in boats take part in a demonstration near the maritime border with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip, calling for the lift of the Israeli blockade on the coastal Palestinian enclave, on September 10, 2018.

Thousands of Palestinians Protest on Gaza Coast, Navy Fires Toward Flotilla

Jack Khoury | 10.09.2018

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the meeting of the Palestinian Central Council, in Ramallah, August 15, 2018.

U.S. Announces Closure of Palestinian Diplomatic Mission Over ‘Refusal to Engage With Peace Efforts’

Amir Tibon | 10.09.2018

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Illustration by Leo Atelman.

Haaretz Poll || For Rosh Hashanah, a Picture of Israel’s Muddled Jewish Soul

Chemi Shalev | 09.09.2018

16-year-old Palestinian teen waving his hands at Israeli soldiers before being shot to death near Rafah on September 7, 2018.

16-year-old Gazan Shot to Death by Israeli Soldiers While Waving His Hands; Army to Investigate Incident

Jack Khoury, Yaniv Kubovich, Almog Ben Zikri | 08.09.2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset. July 2018

Opinion || The Israel You Know Just Ended. You Can Thank Netanyahu

Bradley Burston | 22.07.2018

The disputed West Bank village of Kham al-Ahmar.

Palestinians Take Israel's Eviction of West Bank Village to The Hague

Jack Khoury | 11.09.2018

U.S. President Donald Trump listens while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a joint press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Washington, May 3, 2017.

Opinion || Closing PLO Office Is Part of Trump's Effort to Tame the Palestinians via Humiliation. It's Bound to Fail

Chemi Shalev | 11.09.2018

The island in Lake Kinneret, in a photograph taken with a drone.

It’s No Longer That Hard to Walk on Water in the Sea of Galilee

Noa Shpigel | 11.09.2018

Grandfather House, the first bar in Fassuta. In fact, there’s a map of Lebanon hanging in the packed bar.

A Jew, a Muslim and a Christian Walk Into a Bar... in Northern Israel's Nightlife, That's No Joke

Roy Arad | 07.09.2018

The blazes in the northern Dead Sea, September 11, 2018.

Israeli Police Arrest Three Palestinians Suspected of Arson in Dead Sea Blazes

Yotam Berger, Zafrir Rinat | 11.09.2018

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