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  • Tel Aviv residents live normally amid rocket attacks

    A week after fighting broke out between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza...

  • Israelis Are Using Humor to Cope With Recent Surge in...

    Facing a wave of terrorism, some Israelis are using humor, and social media, to cope...

  • In Israel, Comedian Brings Humor to Tense Times

    Israeli comedian Benji Lovitt's personal Facebook account has been as hot as the southern...

  • Fake News From the Holy Land

    Israel's satirists believe laughter helps preserve sanity. But can they really lighten they really lighten the mood?

  • From Ceasefire to Ground Invasion: A Day In the Life of Israel...

    TIME asked residents of Gaza and Israel to chronicle their lives on the day Israel's forces...

  • Comedian promotes Israel

    Benji Lovitt’s routines, like his online articles and videos, show lighter side of Israeli street life, security, culture and more.

  • What war zone?

    If one wants to understand the Israeli experience as seen through American eyes, one has to go to a standup show by comic Benji Lovitt.

  • In crisis, Israel keeps a shtick upper lip

    During the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, high-tech executive Sharon Savariego was never far from the...

  • When I stop Making Jokes, then You Should be Worried

    Q&A with Benji Lovitt - A Candid Conversation with a Comedian on the Conflict Zone