Orly Halpern

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Younis R. Awadallah

Younis R. Awadallah, a doctor who was once UNICEF’s top public health specialist in Gaza, had worked through four previous Israeli military campaigns from 2008 to 2021 before retiring. But after the October 7, 2023...

By Orly Halpern

Israeli Protesters Blame Netanyahu for Hostages’ Deaths

Thousands have taken to the streets after more hostages were found dead. It’s not Hamas they’re angry at.

By Orly Halpern / Jerusalem

Israel’s New Government Sparks Fear

Palestinians and Israel’s liberal left are now looking to the Biden administration to rescue the country from its worrying trajectory.

By Orly Halpern / Burin, Palestine

Liberal Israelis Fear for Future of Democracy

Benjamin Netanyahu will soon form the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history. For some on the Israeli left, “this place doesn’t feel like home the way it did.”

By Orly Halpern

Israel's Troubling Response to Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing

The Israeli state PR machine went straight to work to choose its deflection strategy

By Orly Halpern/Jerusalem

The Arab Kingmaker on Why He Joined Israel’s New Coalition

Mansour Abbas explains why an Islamist politician would agree to join Israel's new ruling coalition

By Orly Halpern/Kafr Qana, Israel

Jewish-Arab Tensions Rise in Israel's Mixed City of Lod

The spate of violence in mixed cities led to fears Jewish-Arab co-existence was crumbling. Those fractures are especially visible in Lod

By Orly Halpern / Lod, Israel
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