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A house divided: New book explores roots of the rifts between Israel’s many ‘tribes’

In 'The Land of Hope and Fear,' veteran New York Times correspondent Isabel Kershner crisscrosses 'a country on the precipice' and comes away with 'great faith in the people'

In "The Land of Hope and Fear,"

@IKershner

"delves into the religious, political, racial and ideological divides that have plagued Israel since before its founding, and in many ways only sharpened as time went on," writes

A house divided: New book explores roots of the rifts between Israel’s many ‘tribes’

In 'The Land of Hope and Fear,' veteran New York Times correspondent Isabel Kershner crisscrosses 'a country on the precipice' and comes away with 'great faith in the people'

's new book, "The Land of Hope and Fear," is out today. I spoke to her about her treks from Bnei Brak to Sakhnin, Esh Kodesh to Lod, the banks of the Asi River to the gravesite of the Baba Sali, and what every site says about modern Israel.

A house divided: New book explores roots of the rifts between Israel’s many ‘tribes’

In 'The Land of Hope and Fear,' veteran New York Times correspondent Isabel Kershner crisscrosses 'a country on the precipice' and comes away with 'great faith in the people'

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Jerusalem street still life, 2023

May 15

As the clock strikes midnight in Israel, there is no longer a legal requirement for those who test positive for COVID to quarantine.

May 15

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is greeted by his Swedish counterpart in Stockholm who thanks him profusely for the Israeli Eurovision jury awarding 12 points to Loreen. (this did not actually happen... or maybe it did but they'll never admit it)

May 14

Rest assured, while the Greek jury *betrayed* Cyprus in the final, Greek voters in the semifinal and final voted for Cyprus, and Cyprus voted for Greece in the semi. So not all is wrong with the world.

Israel came second in the #Eurovision jury vote. It came fifth in the audience vote. It came third overall. But it came first place in the inaugural "rest of the world" vote! My breakdown:

Israel didn’t win Eurovision, but it did win the ‘rest of the world’

Noa Kirel's 'Unicorn' receives 'douze points' from nonparticipating countries' audiences - able to vote for the first time - as well as voters in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Cyprus

On today's

daily podcast,

and I drag

straight from his coverage of Gaza into discussing all the drama of last night's Eurovision. Tune in.

Daily Briefing May 14: Operation Shield and Arrow wrap; bittersweet Eurovision battle

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on whether the IDF met its goals after 5 days of fighting, and where we go from here; news editor Amy Spiro on Noa Kirel's 3rd place in Liverpool

Sweden wins 2023 Eurovision, while Israel’s Noa Kirel finishes in 3rd place

Sweden wins 2023 Eurovision, while Israel’s Noa Kirel finishes in 3rd place

'Unicorn' propels Israel to best finish since its 2018 win with 'Toy' by Netta Barzilai, who was on hand in Liverpool to sing alongside other past Eurovision icons at grand final

May 13

Here's my full report from the night, including Noa's reaction to her third place finish (and what Netanyahu had to say). Sweet dreams, Europe

Sweden wins 2023 Eurovision, while Israel’s Noa Kirel finishes in 3rd place

'Unicorn' propels Israel to best finish since its 2018 win with 'Toy' by Netta Barzilai, who was on hand in Liverpool to sing alongside other past Eurovision icons at grand final

When it comes to just the televote, Israel was fifth overall, after Finland (the major audience favorite), Sweden, Norway and Ukraine.

Israel with a very impressive third place finish! And as expected, Sweden wins.