Letter from Israel

Amid national euphoria over the bombing of Iran—and the largely ignored devastation in Gaza—a question lurks: What is the country becoming?

Lina Qasem Hassan treated victims of October 7th. She also publicly condemned the war in Gaza—a stance that imperilled her job.

The talk-show host Yinon Magal is at the center of a campaign to protect the Prime Minister and destroy the opposition.

In Be’eri, where more than a hundred people were killed and thirty taken captive, former residents are attempting to rebuild.

Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom was founded on a total belief in the power of dialogue. In the wake of Hamas’s attack and amid Israel’s war in Gaza, a “very loud silence” has fallen.

Amid war with Hamas, a hostage crisis, the devastation of Gaza, and Israel’s splintering identity, the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s.

The relatives of those held by Hamas “live with a timer now that’s always on.”

The Hamas massacre, the assaults on Gaza, and what comes after.

As unrest roils the country, a controversial figure from the far right helps Benjamin Netanyahu hold on to power.