IN THE SPOTLIGHT [ more » ]

Jest for the love of it By RUTH BELOFF The Jerusalem English Speaking Theater is still going strong as it enters its silver anniversary year. Where is Saudi's Royal Rapper? By BENJAMIN JOFFE-WALT / THE MEDIA LINE Prince who made R&B; video about suicide seems to have disappeared. A tough job, but someone has to do it By CARL HOFFMAN Moriel Matalon, a high-powered Tel Aviv attorney, has some surprising answers about his latest venture - opening a UNICEF office in the city.

FRONT LINES - THE WEEK THAT WAS [ more » ]

Politics in 2009: Out with a bang By GIL HOFFMAN The year that began with a show of unity - ended in just the opposite fashion. Security and Defense: Learning to fly, Israeli-style By YAAKOV KATZ Security experts at Ben-Gurion Airport say profiling is the answer to stopping terror in the skies. Muslim World: Iran - The end is not nigh By JONATHAN SPYER Despite 6 months of protests, the Iranian regime regards itself as the wave of the future.

MAGAZINE FEATURES [ more » ]

The boom-and-bust decade By LIAT COLLINS The first 10 years of the 21st century have not been the best in Israel's history. But there have still been some reasons to celebrate. Israel's smash-hit decade By HANNAH BROWN More and more eyebrow-raising at mentions of Israeli film. Sabra sounds By VIVA SARAH PRESS Our Israeli music critic eulogizes what she considers a truly dismal decade.