Last week, the government approved a historic plan to provide free education from age three. Three days later, the Knesset launched the largest lobby in its history with 30 MKs working to forbid employers from hiring subcontracted workers. By mid week, the Israel Medical Association barred participation of its members in public events that exclude [...]

Against the background of a messy dirt lot, a busy main road and the looming supermarket beyond, a tattooed Ethiopian immigrant woman with her baby perched on her back in a traditionally embroidered sling, waters her bed of red corn in the middle of a thriving green garden. Draped in curls of sweet pea, the [...]