Photo Essays

Bobby Fischer: Mind Games

Bobby Fischer was only 29 when, in the midst of the Cold War, he defeated the Russian defending champion Boris Spassky in the World Chess Championship on...

Israel Votes

A photographic look at Ariel Sharon's landslide victory in Israel

The Tunnel Economy of Gaza

Photographer Richard Mosse goes deep underground to document how goods flow into the tiny coastal territory

The Look of Israel at 60

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state, photographer Tivadar Domaniczky finds a silver lining of hope in the region's cloudy...

Fighting the Peace

In Gaza, a deadly assault by Palestinian militants - and a forceful Israeli respnse - derail negotiations

A Wall in Gaza Comes Down

Cut off from supplies by an Israeli embargo, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toppled the wall that separates them from Egypt and streamed into the neighboring...

LIFE With 11 First Ladies

For a country that likes to think of itself as a land of opportunity and a place where equality reigns, America has long lagged behind an astonishing (one could...

60 Years of Israel

TIME-LIFE photographer David Rubinger's new book, Israel Through My Lens, is the definitive record of the 60 years since Israel's independence

Israel Battles with Fear and Grief

Criticised by the world for what it sees as doing no more than tackling terror and fighting for its very existence, Israel battles with fear and grief

Ramallah Under Siege

Israel occupies the West Bank town of Ramallah, as terror continues to explode at home