Newsweek Magazine

March 23, 2018 Issue

Features

Cover story Opinion

The Fall of Netanyahu and the Future of Israel

If a series of corruption scandals force Benjamin Netanyahu out of office, he will leave behind a country that is deeply, perhaps irreparably, divided.

World

Will Yair Lapid Be Israel's Next Prime Minister?

Yair Lapid, Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival, spoke to Newsweek about peace with the Palestinians and the future of Israel.

In Focus

Misfortunes of War

Hamouria, Syria—A rescue worker tries to save two men engulfed in flames during a bombing in the Eastern Ghouta region on March 7. In recent weeks, attacks by the Syrian regime in the rebel-held area have killed more than 1,000 and wounded several thousand, according to Doctors Without Borders.

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Periscope

Opinion

Silicon Valley Silencing Conservatives on Social Media?

Many on the right imagine an Oberlin graduate lounging in a bean bag as she happily relegates Breitbart News articles to oblivion.

Analysis

Has Vladimir Putin Lost Control of Russia's Assassins?

The Kremlin may have ordered a hit on an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. But some point to a scarier prospect—that Moscow's death squads did it on their own.

Horizons

Science

Yellowstone's Hot Springs Host a Bizarre Virus

The researchers found the virus lurking in a bucket of water.

Science

Genes Linked to Synesthesia Discovered

The new work offers the most advanced genetic insight yet about this intriguing condition.

Science

New Earthquake Warning System Could Reduce Deaths

A radio signal emitted from the source of an earthquake will reach a city seconds faster than the shakes.

Downtime

Entertainment

'White Houses': Secret Love Affair of Eleanor Roosevelt

"It's so funny to read historians claiming Eleanor was a sheltered Victorian that wouldn't know a lesbian if she fell across one, and I'm like, How can you imagine that to be true, given the evidence of her life?"