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Women Wage Peace to march barefoot through Rome for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

“Women are often told to wait, that it’s not the time to talk about it, to wait until the war is over - but the war is not over, it keeps coming back,” said Dr. Admi.

Israeli and Palestinian mothers belonging to the Women Wage Peace organization march for a political horizon to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 SERENA KALISH (pictured) gave birth to her fourth child during a weekend filled with missile-warning sirens and uncertainty. The night of her delivery, sirens rang through the halls of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center as Iranian missiles were intercepted overhead.

2025’s ‘Persons of the Year’: Israeli mothers - opinion

A pregnant woman checks her blood sugar levels; illustrative.

Scientists find hidden placental changes linked to gestational diabetes

THE WRITER stands between survivors Maya (right) and Amit. Share the stories of Kfar Aza’s mothers, the writer urges.

Miracles from Kfar Aza: The mothers the world must not forget - opinion


New French film reimagines the Jewish mother archetype through a Moroccan Mizrahi lens - review

The movie is fast-paced, with a kind of sitcom quality. While Once Upon My Mother has its share of clichés in its script and plot, the acting and the basic premise keep it entertaining throughout.

 From the movie, 'Once Upon My Mother'

Pakistan maternity leave termination leads to landmark case with monetary compensation

After being fired while on maternity leave, Islamabad IT expert Zainab Zahra wins a case that could reshape workplace rights in Pakistan.

 Mother with newborn baby in the nursing pillow

'They seem fine, I thought they would be worse,' Silvia Cunio on hostage sons Ariel and David

Silvia Cunio, mother of hostages Ariel and David, describes the emotional moment after receiving a surprise video call from her sons..

Hostages Ariel and David Cunio on a phone call with their mother, Silvia, ahead of their slated release from Gaza terror captivity, October 13, 2025.

The choice to be child-free: Two Israeli women share thoughts, regrets on not having kids

Those who decide not to have children do so from a mosaic of different feelings, fears, considerations, pressures, and ideals. The Magazine sat down with two such women.

 An illustrative image of a woman drinking coffee.

A mother's covenant with the State: A call for action in protecting Israel’s soldiers - opinion

My son will soon be sent into Gaza. I know I have no control over what awaits him there.

 A SOLDIER makes a greeting sign from a tank fitted with a protective canopy against drone attacks, near the Gaza border, in 2024.

'Conceived in Hope': The stories of biblical women and motherhood - review

'Conceived in Hope' highlights the stories of biblical women and their relationship to mothering.

 MIRIAM WATCHES over her infant brother Moses as he floats downstream to Pharaoh’s palace, in this painting by Paul Delaroche.

Actress Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother’s Day post

Heard, 39, announced the birth of daughter Agnes and son Ocean on Instagram.

Amber Heard leaves Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse after the jury announced split verdicts in favor of both her ex-husband Johnny Depp and Heard on their claim and counter-claim in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., June 1,

Female children may face greater emotional and immune challenges from prenatal stress, study finds

Maternal stress in late pregnancy may reprogram newborns’ stress and immune systems, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem find.

 Pregnant woman (illustrative)

Hey baby: A festive festival at Azrieli Negev Mall in Beersheba

Azrieli Negev Mall will open its doors on April 21 and 22 for a variety of activities for mothers and babies, including fascinating shows and lectures. And of course, everything is free of charge!

 Baby Festival on April 21 and 22

New Israeli comprehensive study examines massive physiological load of childbirth

During pregnancy, the mother’s cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, metabolic, endocrine, and immune systems are all affected by fetal demand.

 PROF. URI ALON: Over the course of three years, we examined data on Israeli Jews and Arabs, ultra-Orthodox (haredi) and Bedouin women who give birth to large children.