Magazine

Voices from the Arab press: Reading the Jeddah statement

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman (R) receives Bahrain’s King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa ahead of an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council – the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war two months ago – in Jeddah, April 28.
AVIYA, SHIMON, holding his sister’s grandson, and Aviya’s daughter Tahel.

The miracle that shaped Israel Prize winner Avi Rivkind’s life and career - opinion

How one trauma surgeon’s split-second decision changed the course of a young soldier’s life.

|ByBARBARA SOFER
‘AND YET, my mind remains clear.’

CAR-T therapy saved my life: One year since I nearly died - opinion

If I were to require more treatment – if the cancer were to come back or something new cropped up – would the question my doctor never asked a year ago become relevant this time?

|ByBRIAN BLUM
Hurva remains, 1972.

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

In her book ‘Forever My Jerusalem,’ Shteiner recalls life in the Old City before its fall in 1948 and the emotional return decades later.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

A growing alliance: Panama’s Jewish ambassador wants to bring Israel closer to Latin America

“Jewish members were part of the foundation of Panama,” Panama’s charismatic Ambassador to Israel, Ezra Cohen, tells the Magazine.

MAY 16, 2026ByERICA SCHACHNE, JUDITH SEGALOFF
PANAMA’S AMBASSADOR Ezra Cohen: Full circle. (Marc Israel Sellem) COHEN’S FATHER in the Israeli army in 1948, right before his capture by Jordanian forces.

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

On Shavuot, it is traditional to serve dairy products, and it is the perfect opportunity to have a wine and cheese party.

MAY 16, 2026ByADAM MONTEFIORE
YARDEN SAUVIGNON BLANC is perfect with goat cheese. Cheese and wine are natural partners.

Reim Bistro: Friends for a Kosher dinner - restaurant review

Pizza and pasta are on the border of Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv, along with some very enticing fish dishes, salads, and homemade versions of popular spreads such as tehina.

MAY 16, 2026ByGLORIA DEUTSCH
Tortellini

In the kitchen with Henny: Cheesy does it

This year’s recipes are fresh, cheesy, a little nostalgic, and perfect for this special time of year.

MAY 16, 2026ByHENNY SHOR
Cheese and fruit board

This month in Jewish history: Revelation, thrill of victory, agony of defeat

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

MAY 16, 2026BySTEVEN DRUCKER
THE PALMAH’S ‘German Squad’ on a training march, 1942.

Grapevine: Commemorating Jerusalem's favorite son

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 16, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.

From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion

We were not selected for privilege but to carry God’s presence and moral vision into a broader world.

MAY 16, 2026ByMOSHE TARAGIN
MONOTHEISM WAS never intended to remain the private inheritance of a single nation.

Ukraine’s sling against Russia: How 'geniuses in garages' transformed robotic warfare

The road to becoming a robotic superpower was paved with skepticism, but Ukraine did not set out to become a world leader in military robotics - it set out to survive.

MAY 15, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
OLEKSII REZNIKOV, Ukraine’s former defense minister, attends a parliament session in Kyiv, June 2023.

Jerusalem Highlights: May 15-21

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MAY 15, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘Angel for Jerusalem’

Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’

This week’s haftarah offers a timely message about longing, loyalty, and the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their homeland.

MAY 15, 2026ByMICHAEL FREUND
IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War.