Oren Oppenheim

Oren Oppenheim, a New Jersey native, specializes in political and cultural journalism and is studying for a BA in creative writing at the University of Chicago. He has also written for The Chicago Maroon, Tablet Magazine, and The Jewish Link of New Jersey, and enjoys sharing his articles and random thoughts on Twitter at @OrenOppenheim.

Navigatiing a staircase in Haifa

WishTrip adds digital dimension to classical tourism and adventure

Ahmad Tibi

Joint List MK: ‘The struggle will continue’

The basic error is to treat all the settlements alike

Trouble in Hasbara Paradise


JUUL e-cigarette company files petition to High Court objecting ban

JUUL Israel accused the Ministry of Health of “selective enforcement of hidden agendas."

Juul e-cigarette starter pack is seen in this picture illustration taken July 16, 2018

West Nile virus claims second Israeli life

The two deaths bring the toll of the most recent West Nile virus outbreak to 68 reported cases, including a teenager in critical condition.

west nile virus 88

TA start-up uses blockchain tech to help students get jobs

Job platform aims to benefit students and employers alike

A SCREENSHOT from a theoretical job search on bitJob, with the companies pictured serving as placeholders (August 22, 2018).

Dimona teenagers win 4th place overall for Israel in robotic Olympics

Team Israel faced energy challenges; at one point allied with Syrian refugee team.

Team Israel celebrates victory in the arena where the challenge took place.

Tomato salad for the holidays! Customs taxes lifted temporarily on imports

Tomato customs taxes are usually 91 agurot per kilogram during the time when this will be in effect. The removal of customs might allow for a wider selection and lower prices on tomatoes.

A vendor arranges tomatoes on his stand at the Mahne Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Rising food and fuel prices in Israel have brought public pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce tax relief measures and the country's biggest trade union is considering a national strike (February 9,

Streams in Golan closed to public amid fear of Leptospirosis outbreak

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can cause kidney damage, breathing issues and other ailments, and can potentially be fatal.

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If you can’t take the heat...July’s temperatures set records

The country’s highest temperature ever recorded was a torrid 54°C in Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in the Jordan Valley on June 21, 1942.

Sde Boker, the Negev.

Caterers unable to deliver to Gaza border donate meals to poor instead

Hundreds of meals were donated to Leket Israel and other groups.

Volunteers for Leket Israel collect hot meals for the organization [illustrative]

2.4 million tourists came to Israel so far in 2018, ministry says

The ministry of tourism said in a statement that the number of tourists is 46 percent more than in 2016, almost double the number of tourists that entered during the same period that year.

 A view of Jerusalem's Old City walls near Jaffa Gate, with a tour bus in the center, August 9 2018

Which rocket siren app is best?

The smartphone applications send out alerts whenever a rocket siren goes off, but do not usually send further updates regarding the situation.

Screenshot of available smartphone applications for updates on siren alerts, August 9 2018.