Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCredit: Ilanit Shamia, with Midjourney / Nano BananaIsraeli Gen Z men are increasingly choosing friends, work or time alone over casual encounters. What is driving this retreat from sex – and what does it reveal about Israeli masculinity today?06:22 PM • June 29 2026 IDT"When you look at it practically, everything involved in what's called 'getting laid' is a whole issue. We're not in a jungle. For me to sleep with a girl, I need to dedicate time to her. It means meeting up, investing a certain amount of time sitting, drinking wine, talking," says Sean Maksik, 29.In the NewsAryan, Jewish – and Even Regime Insiders: The Lives of Lesbians Under NazismFaded to Grey: Tel Aviv's 'Fountain of Fire' Still Divides Opinion'I'm a Cook, Not a Chef: The Humble Charm of Tel Aviv's Last Real KhammāraForget About Doomscrolling. It's Daydreaming That Will Ruin Your LifeStitch by Stitch, an Israeli Artist Confronts the Destruction of GazaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology