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Danny, a resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, shows his black-ink sunflower forearm tattoo with a Hebrew script reading “The Way to Hope," which he had to commemorate the memory of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught, in Nahal Oz in southern Israel on October 22, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
In a kibbutz near Gaza, Oct. 7 scars tear at leftist heritage
By Marie DHUMIERES
Nahal Oz resident Danny Rahamim laments that he's 'the most left-wing person here,' with family members and others moving rightward after the Hamas onslaught that killed 16 residents
Aerial view of Emek Hefer. (Guy Shmueli)
July 4, 2026, 10:44 am
Push for gas-fired power plants throws rural Israel into turmoil
Plan for up to 13 new stations to bolster country’s electric grid divides communities, as state puts sensitive land deals in hands of private entrepreneurs
By Sue Surkes
A ceremony marking rebuilding in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, following the October 7 massacre; August 7, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/FLASH90)
October 6, 2025, 4:02 pm
‘You have to be a real Zionist’: Two years after Oct. 7, new dreamers rebuild kibbutzim
90% of displaced Gaza border residents have returned, joined by more than 2,500 newcomers. Some say it’s idealism, others just want to ‘get the wheels turning again’
By Deborah Danan
The Raisch family on new home ground in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, close to the Gaza and Egyptian borders, September 1, 2025. (Courtesy)
September 1, 2025, 11:46 pm
New families are heading to Gaza border, boosting returning communities
‘The answer to Hamas is to hold on harder to the land,’ says Uriel Raisch, who moved with his family to secular-religious Kibbutz Kerem Shalom. ‘We are one people’
By Sue Surkes
Part of the Reshit School in the southern city of Sderot, designed by Zarta Studio. (Yarden Baider Sagy)
July 22, 2025, 8:17 am
Gaza border architectural firm’s designs aim to protect body and elevate spirit
Launched a year after Hamas seized power in the Strip, Zarta Studio has a reputation for building beautiful structures that are actually fortresses
By Sue Surkes
US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)
July 7, 2025, 1:49 pm
Daily Briefing July 7: Day 640 – PM lands in DC with issues to resolve before Trump meeting
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on Washington expectations, IDF chief Zamir’s battle; reporter Sue Surkes on Haifa refineries after Iran’s attack, and return to Gaza envelope
By Jessica Steinberg, Tal Schneider and Sue Surkes
Kibbutz Nirim, after renovations. (Epstein Project Managers/Tekuma Directorate)
June 29, 2025, 9:06 pm
State approves immediate return home of 7 of 13 worst-hit Gaza border communities
Defense Ministry withdraws prohibitions after Tekuma Directorate completes many repairs; state will generally stop supporting rental payments for the seven, with some exceptions
By Sue Surkes
The 'Codex Sassoon' bible is displayed at Sotheby's in New York on February 15, 2023. (Ed Jones/AFP)
June 2, 2025, 2:01 pm
Daily Briefing June 2: Day 605 – Ancient Bibles receive new homes for Torah holiday
Religions reporter Rossella Tercatin on Anu’s Codex, converts’ issues and Messianic traditions of slain Yaron Lischinsky; arts editor Jessica Steinberg reviews kibbutz art on Shavuot
By Jessica Steinberg and Rossella Tercatin
Shavuot celebrations in Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan in 1945 (Credit Yaakov Rosner/KKL-JNF archive)
June 1, 2025, 1:00 pm
Kibbutz marks 80 years of Shavuot song and dance with pioneering artworks
Northern Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan hosts expansive exhibit inspired by the pre-state work of choreographer Leah Bergstein and composer Mattityahu Shelem for the harvest festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Families attend an open day at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, close to the Gaza and Egyptian borders in southern Israel, on March 28, 2025. (Courtesy)
April 1, 2025, 5:00 pm
Open day at religious-secular kibbutz on Gaza border draws 20 families wanting to join
Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, where members fought terrorists in deadly battles on October 7, is a ‘microcosm of Israeli society’ where decisions are reached by ‘listening to one another’
By Sue Surkes
Members of Zaka walk through the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as they collect the dead bodies, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. (Edi Israel/ Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 8:22 am
‘A murder in every corner’: 60-year resident writes book on Kfar Aza challenges post-Oct. 7
Ami Cahana, author of ‘Journey Back to the House of Betrayal,’ reflects on his reeling community where 64 were slaughtered by Hamas. Revival will depend on newcomers, he says
By Sue Surkes
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