Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is caught up in a corruption scandal that has clouded his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s election, but some Israelis still support him. We went there to understand why they are sticking with him.
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As Israel Charts a Future, Color and Chaos Abound in Its Election
The voting on Tuesday seems to be all about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — keep him or dump him. But our photographer found that’s not the half of it.
A Pro-Pot Candidate Could Prove Decisive in Israeli Election
Moshe Feiglin’s far-right, libertarian Zehut party is gaining traction among young voters. It could end up determining who leads the next government.
Anti-Semitism Is Back, From the Left, Right and Islamist Extremes. Why?
Anti-Semitism is now being harnessed for political ends by ideologies that otherwise would have little overlap. That fusion is new, and dangerous, experts say.
Global Health: Scientists Thought They Had Measles Cornered. They Were Wrong.
Following intensive vaccination efforts, measles cases plunged across the world. Now clusters of new infections — some linked, some not — have confounded health officials.
In Israel Campaign, All Sides Claim Fabled Voice From the Grave: Menachem Begin
Though he has been dead 27 years, Mr. Begin’s legacy is being selectively invoked by parties across the political spectrum ahead of the April 9 election.
Feature: How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
The growing prominence of the B.D.S. movement — and the backlash to it — is widening fault lines from college campuses to Capitol Hill.
A Painting Looted by and Returned to Nazis Finally Goes to Its Jewish Owners
The painting, “View of a Dutch Square,” had been bought by St. Victor’s Cathedral in Xanten without knowing that it had been looted, in 1963.
Immigrants Created American Music. A New Festival Tells Their Stories.
Carnegie Hall’s Migrations Festival, a partnership with more than 75 organizations in New York, is presenting concerts, panels, walking tours and dance workshops.
Jury in Belgium Convicts Man in Jewish Museum Attack
A French citizen was convicted of “terrorist murder” for fatally shooting four people after returning from Syria in 2014.