The Bauhaus style is one of the most important contributions to the field of architecture in the 20th century. While the functional buildings tend to dot the outer boroughs of European cities from Berlin to Prague, the city of Tel Aviv has the densest collection of Bauhaus buildings in the world. In 2003, UNESCO recognised [...]
May 092012
Newspapers are fighting to stay alive in the digital age. In Israel, the billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson has turned the newspaper market upside down with his free mass daily Israel Today. The paper is known for its strong right views and support of Netanyahu’s government. Haaretz, the iconic, leftist and establishment newspaper has turned [...]
The plight of African refugees in Tel Aviv has been covered extensively but the recent passage of strict legislation in the Israeli parliament aimed at curbing the flow of refugees requires another visit to the subject. In my latest report from Tel Aviv for Monocle, I speak with refugees about their experience in Tel Aviv and what keeps [...]
This article was jointly written by Dahlia Scheindlin and Joseph Dana, based on our shared experiences of the protests. The popular, mass protests here that began as a cry of rage against housing prices have evolved admirably into a public outcry against a slew of deep-rooted problems in Israeli social and economic life. Visiting the tent [...]