TRENDING:
Israel / Iran / terrorism / Hamas / Syria / Hezbollah / Iranian nuclear program / Palestinian Authority / United Nations
In this issue
Deep in Africa, Tehran Spreads Its Tentacles
Despite sanctions, Iran keeps expanding its terrorist reach and making progress towards a nuclear weapon. To achieve this, it's built a vast and effective network in sub-Saharan Africa. ARMIN ROSEN explores.
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The Morocco Model: A Path to Arab Democracy?
More than two years after violent upheavals began sweeping the Arab world, observers search for another way. MICHAEL J. TOTTEN visited one country
that has been above it all—and may hold the keys to a better Arab future.
Ego Games: Erdogan’s Olympic-Sized Folly
If Istanbul wins the contest to host the 2020 Olympics, Turkey will become a magnet of global attention. But as AIDEN PINK points out, there's a much darker side to hosting the Games.
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Southern Kibbutzim, Under Fire and Losing Faith
At night, they fear the terror of falling rockets. By day they wonder
about the future of Israel's most iconic way of living. LIAM HOARE met the
Kibbutzniks who live too close to the Gaza border.
Coexistence Chic in Jaffa and South Tel Aviv
The southern neighborhoods of Israel's greatest city are a study in transformation and recombination: From poor to prosperous, Arab to Jewish, ancient to modern. DEBRA KAMIN explores the hopes and regrets of gentrification.
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PHOTOS: The Druze, Another People Apart
Known for their national loyalty and military service, Israel's Druze villagers live a traditional, isolated and somewhat secretive way of life. AVIRAM VALDMAN travels to the Galilee and gives us a rare look.
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