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Shira Rubin is a journalist based in Jerusalem. Her work has also appeared in the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, and the London Evening Standard, among others. Follow her @shira_rubin.
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The Bold New Plan to Survive Rising Seas: Floating Homes
WaterworldAs sea levels rise and flooding events become worse, the Dutch are pioneering houses on the water as a solution to keeping safe and dry.

ISIS Threatened Ancient Art. 3-D Printing Will Save It.
Raiders of the Lost ArtWars, tourism, and terrorists have threatened delicate artifacts of the past, but 3-D printing will safeguard it.

The Dead Sea Is Dying Because of Your Wellness Obsession
salt in the woundWhat’s non-toxic for your body isn’t non-toxic for nature.

The Robotic Dairy Farms Paving the Way for Big Milk
Milkshake“Once robots will be doing the hard work, I’ll be a better farmer. I’ll have more time ... to look [the cows] in the eyes, speak to them, and, in turn, bring me a better profit.”

Israel’s Fugitive Child Abusers
CODE OF SILENCEThe case of Malka Leifer, accused of molesting eight girls in Australia and holed up in a religious community in Israel, is just one of many.

Yemeni Rabbi Saves 800-Year-Old Torah
SAFE HAVENFor generation after generation, they fought to preserve their faith and culture, but Yemen’s civil war finally made that impossible.

Terror Wave in Israel Claims US Tourist
SLAUGHTERA Palestinian terrorist, part of the so-called knife intifada roiling Israeli society, killed an American tourist and stabbed four more people before being shot dead.

The Refugee Cemetery of Lesbos
DUST TO DUSTThe Greek island near Turkey has been overwhelmed by Syrian and other refugees, the dead as well as the living.

The Arab Gangsters of Israel
LAWLESSViolent crime is on the rise in Israel’s Arab sector, where over 1,000 people have been killed since 2000 and residents complain about a lack of police protection.

The Curse of Israel’s Undersea El Dorado
FLAME ONThe debate over the promised riches of the Leviathan natural gas field has exposed deep divisions and growing inequality in Israeli society.
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