Jewish American author Sara Lippmann's 'Hidden River' is her boldest novel yet

Israelis on the quest to catch them all are finding something as rare as a Pikachu from 1999: come-as-you-are, politics-free third spaces and community. Plus, with the dollar in flux, rare cards aren't the worst investment

Universal focus of attention on Iran is enabling Hamas to tighten its control in Gaza - and Israel has made frequent warnings about the need to resume the war in the Strip and to vanquish Hamas