Yardena Schwartz

Yardena Schwartz is an award-winning journalist and the author of Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

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Free Israel From Bibi

As Netanyahu addresses Congress, many Israelis hope that Americans remember the Prime Minister is deeply unpopular at home.

By Yardena Schwartz

40 Miles From Auschwitz, Poland's Jewish Community Is Beginning to Thrive

Amid a resurgence of anti-Semitism throughout Europe, Poland is home to one of the fastest-growing Jewish communities in the world

By Yardena Schwartz / Krakow

Benjamin Netanyahu Says He’s Done Nothing Wrong. Will Israel Believe Him?

Israeli police recommended the Israeli Prime Minister be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust

By Yardena Schwartz / Tel Aviv

How Israel's Military Is 'Empowering' Transgender Troops

On June 30, the U.S. military announced it would accept transgender soldiers and it has been looking at the experience of other armies for guidance

By Yardena Schwartz/Tel Aviv

Meet the Arab Woman Who Has Just Become the First Miss Trans Israel

Talleen Abu Hanna is a Palestinian Christian from the north of Israel

By Yardena Schwartz/Tel Aviv

Israel Patrols as ISIS Lurks in the Sinai

As Israelis patrol the border with Egypt, they know that a group linked to ISIS is fighting the Egyptian army and would love to launch new attacks on Israel

By Yardena Schwartz/Nitzana, Israel

Why This Palestinian Clown Is Being Jailed Without Trial

The detention of a Palestinian performer has highlighted Israel's policy of detention without trial

By Yardena Schwartz/Tel Aviv

Exclusive: Shimon Peres on Peace, War and Israel's Future

The 92-year-old former Prime Minister and President speaks his mind about the possibilities for peace under Netanyahu

By Yardena Schwartz/Tel Aviv

Shimon Peres: 'Israel Stronger When She Achieves Peace'

When the 92-year-old former Israeli President, Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres suffered a heart attack on Jan. 14, followed by another rush to the hospital for chest pains a week later,...

By Yardena Schwartz/Tel Aviv
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