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רז בר בעיצוב של אופק נחמני, מתוך פרויקט "מורפוזה"
Without hiding the scars: Israeli students design clothes for wounded IDF soldiers
A special Shenkar project paired fashion design students with soldiers wounded since October 7, creating functional, personal garments that do not erase their injuries but help restore confidence, visibility and self-expression
Itai Yaakov | 14:04 | 06.09.26
Tuğçe Avcı
‘Israel brought me back to life’: Turkish student defies threats to stand with Israel
Turkish student Tuğçe Avcı says supporting Israel cost her friends and brought daily threats, but insists the country has become her second home and hopes Israelis and Turks can rebuild their friendship
Sharon Kidon | 11:46 | 06.09.26
Ali Ali
Fauda actor on Nukhba terrorist role: ‘Was I chosen because no one else wanted it, or because I was good?’
Arab Israeli actor Ali Ali says he is tired of being cast as the villain, but took on Fauda’s new Hamas role after wrestling with typecasting, October 7 trauma and the price of being an Arab performer in Israel
Tehiya Barak | 10:11 | 06.09.26
מורן אטיאס עם הבת ליה
Moran Atias: ‘Since October 7, being Israeli in Hollywood has come at a price’
Two years after settling in Israel with Lia, Moran Atias returned to the US; now writing a series based on her life, she talks about insecurity, fewer Hollywood offers as an Israeli and raising her daughter abroad without her parents nearby; still, she says, ‘I have a mission to be a light in this world’
Ifat Manhardt | 09:23 | 06.09.26
אל"מ מ', ראש מחלקת אמל"ח בחיל האוויר
'This isn’t science fiction': Israeli Air Force says laser-armed helicopters could arrive within two years
Why is Israel still struggling to counter the drone threat, how could airborne lasers soon transform the battlefield, and can the Israeli Air Force destroy Iran’s nuclear program? Col. M. offers a rare inside look at the war and the future of airpower
Tal Shahaf | 20:44 | 06.06.26
Beyond the blonde: the many lives of Marilyn Monroe
A voracious reader of Joyce and Dostoevsky, a pioneering feminist who founded her own production company and a star who tested her allure by walking the streets unrecognized, Marilyn Monroe remains as fascinating as ever 100 years after her birth
Anat Lev Adler | 20:01 | 06.06.26
הסיקור מ"ידיעות אחרונות" על הדב שאמו
The Mossad’s secret bear: How a Kurdish rebel gift became an Israeli mystery
In the 1970s, Israeli agents and IDF officers helped Kurdish rebels in Iraq; as a gesture of thanks, Kurdish leader Mullah Mustafa Barzani gave them a Syrian bear cub named Shamo, launching a strange covert journey from Kurdistan to the Tel Aviv zoo
Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 02:11 | 06.06.26
Aaron Bank
The Jewish commando sent to kill Hitler
Raised by a widowed immigrant mother, Aaron Bank became a spy, resistance fighter and founder of the Green Berets, living a life that stretched from occupied France to Vietnam and the Cold War shadows
Liran Friedmann | 16:04 | 06.05.26
Aliyah project
Aliyah made clearer: ynet Global launches new hub for olim
'Global Aliyah', a new hub for olim, offers practical guidance for navigating Israel’s essential services, from health care and banking to bureaucracy, rights and everyday life- suggest an improvement  
ynet Global | 14:18 | 06.03.26
Rosh Hanikra
Once, trains ran from Israel to Beirut. Now drones fly the other way
A fragile ceasefire has emptied the Rosh Hanikra border region, just 20 minutes from Lebanon’s city of Tyre; with tourists gone after a deadly drone strike, residents scan the skies for the next threat as a journey through a landscape of abandoned railways, banana groves and fishermen asked to donate their nets to the army reveals life under Hezbollah’s drone campaign
Oded Shalom | 08:46 | 06.03.26
סמ"ר אדם צרפתי ז"ל
Adam dreamed of combat service from age 15: 'Becoming a commando was the happiest day of his life'
Parents of Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, who was killed by drone strike in southern Lebanon, remember a son who ‘gave everything he had,’ while friends described him as a natural leader, loyal teammate and ‘the glue’ of their group
Roy Rubinstein | 16:04 | 06.01.26
The first round of elections will be held to decide his successor. The vote will determine Colombia’s future stance toward Israel
Colombia election could reshape ties with Israel after Petro rupture
Leftist Ivan Cepeda leads polls, while two right-wing rivals promise closer ties with Israel and tougher security amid rising violence, drone attacks and a looming runoff vote
Elyasaf Kosman | 12:20 | 05.31.26
אריק ורוני בליז'יאנג, סין
44 countries in 3 years: 'We loved our life in Israel, but we were afraid of missing our dreams'
They planned to spend six months traveling before returning to their routine in Israel, but 3 years and 44 countries later, Roni and Eric are still working remotely, living out of suitcases and embracing a life of constant movement, despite fears about spending 24/7 together
Assaf Kamar | 04:07 | 05.31.26
Milano
Away from grief, bereaved IDF parents find room to breathe — and each other
Thirty-six bereaved families traveled to Milan with Or L’Mishpachot, finding rare moments of friendship, remembrance and quiet relief as they carry their children’s memory into life beyond loss
Dennis Bihler | 14:30 | 05.30.26
שר הבריאות של יוון אדוניס גיאורגיאדיס
The Greek minister who promoted an antisemitic book and became Europe’s loudest Zionist
Adonis Georgiadis, Greece’s health minister, once apologized to the Jewish community for promoting an antisemitic book; today, the former TV bookseller and nationalist politician has become one of Europe’s fiercest voices against antisemitism and in support of Israel
Dvir Reshef | 06:12 | 05.30.26
ברוס מקנזי (שני משמאל)
The British spy who helped Israel pull off Entebbe, and paid with his life
Bruce McKenzie, a former Kenyan minister and secret British agent, helped Israel foil an El Al missile plot and later enabled the Entebbe rescue; Idi Amin took revenge with a bomb hidden in a farewell gift
Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 19:53 | 05.29.26
Roddie Edmonds
‘We are all Jews’: the American POW who defied the Nazis to save his Jewish comrades
Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, Master Sgt. Roderick 'Roddie' Edmonds risked execution to protect Jewish POWs, later becoming the only American serviceman recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations
Liran Friedmann | 08:54 | 05.25.26
Moe Berg
From catcher’s mitt to spy pistol: the wild life of Moe Berg
Moe Berg was no baseball superstar, but the Jewish MLB catcher spoke several languages, filmed Tokyo before World War II and later joined US intelligence, where he was sent to assess and possibly kill Nazi physicist Werner Heisenberg
Liran Friedmann | 21:28 | 05.23.26
רועי מור ויונתן לוין
The Israeli startup taking on Duolingo: Two former IDF commandos built a multimillion-dollar English app
Roy Mor and Yonatan Levin, both 40, served together in an elite IDF unit before founding Loora, an AI-based English learning app now used by 15 million people worldwide, and tell Ynet why Israel’s English gap didn’t surprise them, and why Arabic is next
Yael Walzer | 17:31 | 05.22.26
SS-Sonderregiment 'Dirlewanger'
The Nazi ghosts that followed France into the jungles of Vietnam
After World War II, thousands of German veterans joined French forces in Indochina, where rumors of a secret SS army blurred fact, myth and France’s desperate need for manpower in a doomed colonial war
Liran Friedmann | 04:13 | 05.22.26
הילד יצחק אלל
The remarkable story of 11-year-old Jewish boy who survived plane crash, alone in the snow for 3 days
Yitzhak Elal, the sole survivor of a 1949 crash that killed among others, two of his brothers and his sister, on their way from Tunisia to a recovery camp in Norway before immigrating to Israel
Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 00:11 | 05.22.26
גלי וזיוי ברמן, ביחד עם אמילי דמארי, מנהלים מאבק על שימור שכונת דור צעיר בכפר עזה
Former hostages recall Hamas commander Izz al-Din Haddad, fight to preserve Kfar Aza neighborhood
Emily Damari and twins Gali and Ziv Berman say Haddad held them captive, used Hebrew to manipulate them and boasted of the Oct. 7 attack, as they battle plans to demolish the Kfar Aza neighborhood where 11 were murdered and seven abducted
Roni Green Shaulov | 17:39 | 05.21.26
אסף ישראלי
Farmer, soldier, father: IDF reservist turns surplus crops into lifeline
After about 600 days of reserve duty, Col. (res.) Asaf Israeli is back in his Gilboa fields, donating surplus artichokes through Leket Israel and teaching his son that farming is also an act of service
ynet Global | 12:02 | 05.21.26
צחי ברדוגו עם הוריו המאמצים
'We do not seek to replace our parents, only to know why we were given up'
Adoptive parents often fear their child will seek out biological parents and choose them instead; adoptee Tsachi who waited 30 years to open his file, says the search is not for replacement, but for answers and fuller life story
Tsachi Bardugo | 06:35 | 05.17.26
אילוסטרציה. יוגה בשקיעה
'Sex was presented as spiritual purification': the dark reality behind Israel’s secretive cults
They were searching for faith, community and meaning, but found themselves trapped in systems of isolation, exploitation and fear; experts warn that at least 200 abusive groups involving some 10,000 children are operating in Israel
Tal Amoday | 11:48 | 05.16.26
ליאור רז
'There are no happy endings': ‘Fauda’ star Lior Raz on Oct. 7, trauma and rewriting reality for season 5
Lior Raz had already written a new season of 'Fauda' when Oct. 7 changed everything; now, ahead of the show’s return, he speaks about war, trauma, Hollywood fame, the pilots’ protest and life between red carpets and parenthood
Raz Shechnik | 08:13 | 05.16.26
מרון עם הוויולה. "התחלתי לנגן בגיל שבע ורק רציתי להמשיך לנגן"
Israeli violinist wins multimillion-pound case after faulty Pilates machine injury
A faulty Pilates machine shattered Maya Maron’s elbow and derailed her music career; after years of legal and medical battles, she won a major settlement and is developing a robotic walking aid
Ifat Manhardt | 03:51 | 05.14.26
הנופים שפגש סמואל ונגרינוביץ’ לפני שהתרסק בין סלעים
Nine days in the Himalayas with a broken arm and leg: Israeli hiker’s fight for survival
Samuel Vengrinovich left Israel at the start of the war in search of peace but the Himalayas had other plans after a fall between rocks shattered his arm and leg, leaving him alone without a phone, food or rescue in sight, he dragged himself for nine days through ice, cliffs and forest, eating insects and drinking his own urine until a village finally appeared below
Eti Abramov | 12:02 | 05.12.26
Nefesh Bnefesh
Jerusalem expo helps young immigrants prepare for mandatory IDF service as lone soldiers
Hundreds of young immigrants from around the world attended Jerusalem’s ‘Olim Al Madim’ expo, receiving guidance on IDF enlistment, lone soldier support, benefits and housing as many prepare for mandatory service in Israel 
ynet Global | 11:02 | 05.12.26
מורה מילואימניקית ד"ר יעל נמט ישיבת אמית עמיחי התגייסה גיל 40 צה"ל מתמטיקה
Math teacher enlists at 48: ‘In the classroom or in uniform, it’s the same mission’
After five family members were called up on October 7, Dr. Yael Nemet enlisted in IDF reserves, serving in the Negev Brigade while continuing to prepare her students for their finals
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 11:56 | 05.09.26
רפאל "טומי" בליץ' בחתונתו
Cinema North murder: the killer who got music lessons from his victim’s widow
A child Holocaust survivor turned killer, Rafael 'Tommy' Blitz escaped prison, crossed into Syria, won forgiveness from his victim’s widow and seemed rebuilt — until his story took another dark turn
Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 09:56 | 05.09.26
נתב"ג
Ben-Gurion Airport: Israel’s weird, wonderful gateway to the world
For Israelis it feels natural, but Europeans struggle to grasp that Ben-Gurion is Israel’s almost sole gateway; Gisela Dachs sees the airport as a microcosm of Israeli society, with all its wonders, quirks and yes, the Toblerone obsession
Gisela Dachs | 07:09 | 05.09.26
After years abroad, they came back to Israel: ‘I regret not doing it sooner’
After 16 years in Australia and 20 years in the United States, two Israeli women returned home to war, soaring prices and constant questions about why they chose to come back now
Yael Greti | 06:50 | 05.09.26
מתוך "לואי ת'רו: בעומק המנוספרה"
Sex, power, and rage: inside the manosphere’s rise from online finge to real-world power
Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere exposes a fast-growing online subculture where misogyny is repackaged as male empowerment, influencing millions of young men and evolving from a fringe movement into a powerful cultural and political force
Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 23:33 | 05.08.26
תושבי עזה מתעדכנים בחדשות לאור החתימה על העסקה
Arab world watching Israeli media like never before, but Israel is failing to understand why
Veteran Arab journalist Nazir Majli says Arab audiences are watching Israel more closely than ever, but the war has left even supporters of normalization questioning its strategy
Nazir Majli | 19:23 | 05.08.26
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat as President Bill Clinton looks on at the White House after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993
Behind the byline: what Israel taught me about reporting the Middle East
For decades, Judith Miller covered the Middle East and Israel’s ties with Arab states for The New York Times; amid the rise of radical Islam, one Israeli leader grasped the threat early — starting with an unscheduled coffee in a New York hotel room
Judith Miller | 14:04 | 05.08.26
The Galilee Culinary Institute
In Israel’s battered north, a culinary school becomes a symbol of resilience and renewal
Jewish National Fund-USA expands investment in Galilee through Kibbutz Gonen culinary institute; families displaced and shaken by war find moments of normalcy through cooking workshops; leaders say the project aims to rebuild communities, tourism and long-term economic growth in the North
ynet Global | 16:41 | 05.07.26
הדמיה של סמוראית בשדה הקרב
The women who took up the sword in samurai Japan
Japan’s samurai became famous as skilled warriors who lived by strict ethical code; In popular culture and museums, samurai are often portrayed as men, raising the question: Were there female samurai, too? Scholars are divided
Yogev Israeli | 10:21 | 05.05.26
Rael
Mothership Zion: the alien cult that tried to get Israel to build a UFO embassy in Jerusalem
The Raëlians mixed UFO theology, biblical reinterpretation and hostility toward Israel, claiming Jews should leave the country while still seeking Jerusalem as the landing site for humanity’s alien creators
Liran Friedmann | 17:05 | 05.02.26
אבי זקוטו אופקים עדי זקוטו 7 באוקטובר
‘Everyone knew he was dead except us’: Oct. 7 victim lives on through daughter’s mission
Mere weeks after moving to Ofakim, Avi Zakuto left home on October 7 to help neighbors and never returned; as a photo of his body circulated in local group chats, his daughter kept calling, still clinging to hope
Eitan Gefen | 08:29 | 05.02.26
Personality expert reveals the 10% of people who can disrupt your life — and how to respond
Bill Eddy, personality expert, says about 10% of people are highly conflict-prone due to personality disorders; author of 'Five Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life' explains how to identify them, avoid escalation and focus on future solutions rather than past disputes
Tomer On | 01:56 | 05.02.26
וילה במושב בשפלה, אדריכלות ועיצוב פנים: שרה ונירית פרנקל
Living the brasserie dream: elegant estate for a couple
A couple in their 60s built a 400-sqm home on a 0,5 acre plot in a town in Shephelah, designed by Sarah and Nirit Frankel; blending French brasserie and European farmhouse styles, it features workspaces, guest areas, and indoor-outdoor living
Yulia Prilik Niv | 00:10 | 05.02.26
נועם בתן
Inside Israel’s Eurovision 2026 mission: boos, boycotts, security and hopes of victory
With Eurovision set to begin in Vienna, Israel’s delegation is preparing for boos, Palestinian flags and complex security scenarios, while four countries boycott the contest over Israel’s participation and new voting rules threaten to weaken its public support; still, Noam Bettan’s team is aiming for victory
Ran Boker | 22:09 | 05.01.26
בית פרטי בצפון, עיצוב: ליבנת כהן מרין
The safe room was stuck in this 1980s home; the redesign turned it into its boldest feature
A home in northern Israel was fully renovated into a mid-century modern residence by designer Livnat Cohen Marin, with a central safe room reimagined as a wood-clad sculptural design feature integrated into the home’s layout
Maya Benita | 16:37 | 05.01.26
מתוך הסדרה "השופטים"
Incitement, elitism claims and threats: Israeli judges reveal life beneath the robe
Retired and sitting judges describe isolation, fear and growing public distrust, while rejecting claims that appointments are driven by cliques or connections
Eti Abramov | 11:01 | 05.01.26
crown
Mamdani ignites colonial clash over British Crown Jewels during King Charles visit
US authorities return hundreds of looted Indian antiquities as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s remarks on the British Crown Jewels revive tensions over colonial-era cultural ownership during King Charles’ New York visit
Daniel Edelson | 10:01 | 05.01.26
חוף אנטלולה - בראש הדירוג
The world’s best beaches for 2026 revealed, and the winner is only reachable by boat
Thousands of tourism experts ranked the world’s 50 best beaches for 2026 after a rigorous selection process; the list highlights remote, unspoiled coastal destinations, topped by Entalula Beach in the Philippines
Roi Alman | 02:35 | 05.01.26
שנתיים לטבח במסיבת הנובה
Oct. 7 sexual violence was ‘not random, but a real strategy,’ expert says
At Women of the State conference, Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy said Oct. 7 sexual violence was strategic, not random, stressing a forthcoming report; speakers also highlighted AI tools protecting survivors’ identities and enabling testimony from conflict zones where sexual violence is taboo.
Karina Stutland | 19:14 | 04.27.26
איתן אורבך
‘Those who labeled me model or party boy did so at their own peril’
Throughout his career, Eithan Urbach, Israel’s first Olympic swim finalist, faced media attention about matters far removed from the pool, but what remains is a remarkable legacy that opened new doors for Israel; yes, he also hated training, but who can blame him?
Avinoam Porat | 00:09 | 04.27.26
סאן מזרחי
'They offered me Vogue — I said no': Israeli supermodel Sun Mizrahi on fame, burnout and her decision to step back
After six years of global runway success, major magazine covers and coveted offers, Israeli model Sun Mizrahi is slowing down, opening up about loneliness behind the glamour, celebrity-filled parties that felt empty and her plans for marriage after an intimate engagement in Portugal
Bar Zaga | 02:56 | 04.26.26
גברים אלימים בתוכנית שיקומית
In a quiet villa in central Israel, some of the country’s most violent men live together
They served prison terms for severe violence against their partners, including attempted murder and murder; at the ‘Maftehot’ hostel, released inmates learn to name emotions, recognize violent patterns and face the harm they caused to women
Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 04:14 | 04.25.26
The judge, the nudity and the strangest beauty contest Israeli theater ever brought before a court
In 1973, actress Lily Avidan sued after being fired from a hit Israeli stage comedy, claiming her replacement damaged her reputation; then the theater offered the judge an extraordinary way to settle the dispute: watch both women perform nude
Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 01:52 | 04.25.26
הכרזת העצמאות 1948
From café chairs to a nation: Israel’s improvised birth and the hope that still defines it today
As Arab armies prepared to invade and US backing wavered, Ben-Gurion pushed through narrow vote, rejected delay and declared a state without borders, in rushed ceremony shaped by last-minute edits, fierce debate and mounting battlefield losses
Liran Friedmann | 18:19 | 04.22.26
אישה מחכה
‘My partner’s son was killed in the war; I’m not his mother, but I lost a child too’
She never saw herself as a 'stepmother'; she built a blended family with her partner, raising both her children and his, and then his son was killed in the war; since then, she has felt her grief carries no social legitimacy; in an anonymous monologue, she writes of a loss that still has no name or recognition
ynet | 13:43 | 04.21.26
תמונה 2: אריאל לובלינר ז"ל וברברה לובלינר
They made aliyah, found love in Israel — and became war widows
They came to build new lives in Israel and found love, but after losing partners in war, now face life alone, sharing stories of loss, strength and resilience while remembering those killed and navigating life after tragedy
Hagai Ayad | 20:57 | 04.20.26
nifgashim
From the battlefield to the Home Front: can Israel’s 'Reservist Model' heal a divided society?
As Memorial Day unity fades into political noise, returning reservists call for a new mission; bridging deep divides through real dialogue; turning wartime trust into a blueprint for national resilience
ynet Global | 15:40 | 04.19.26
החוף האדום באי הורמוז
From crimson shores to salt mountains: Iran’s Hormuz Island looks like another planet
Travelers to Hormuz Island, just 8 kilometers off Iran’s coast and recently in the spotlight, describe a dramatic, otherworldly landscape that has largely remained under the radar — watch the footage
Roy Elman | 03:24 | 04.18.26
יסכה חג'ג'
'Some days I wear a head covering, some days a bikini': the ultra-Orthodox influencer who defied expectations
What are the odds that a rabbi’s daughter raised in an ultra-Orthodox home would leave religion, date non-Jewish men and ultimately marry her father’s student? This is the story of Iska Hajeje, who candidly shares her complex life with tens of thousands of followers
Galit Hareli | 11:35 | 04.17.26
חיים שחם, מצר הורמוז
Israeli captain who sailed Hormuz warns Iran ‘trying to extort payments’ in dangerous new precedent
Veteran mariner Haim Shaham says Iran attempts to extract payments in the Strait of Hormuz threaten global trade norms, as crews navigate rising tensions, warships and uncertainty in one of the world’s most critical shipping routes
Yaniv Pohoryles | 06:08 | 04.17.26
Michael
He left a newborn son to fight in Gaza — now a lone IDF soldier faces recovery and PTSD
After completing reserve duty, Michael returned to the front lines following the October 7 attacks while his wife was pregnant, was wounded in combat and now faces rehabilitation after building a life in Israel as a lone soldier
ynet Global | 04:14 | 04.17.26
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