Tattoos

Israel looms large as Maine heads to the polls in Graham Platner’s Senate primary

In a viral video from a rally over the weekend, a Platner supporter dismissed concerns about his tattoo of the Totenkopf symbol, a skull-and-crossbones image worn by Nazi concentration camp guards.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).
Gal Bilboa-Dalal receives first tattoo from Healing Ink based on the secret message from his brother Guy Bilboa-Dalal carried out of Gaza by a freed hostage.

Former Gaza hostage, October 7 survivors receive therapeutic Healing Ink tattoos

Healing Ink aims to help survivors take back a sense of agency through tattooing, in what CEO Craig Dershowitz described as “a reclamation of their body, of their mind, and of their life story."

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Near-infrared tech reveals stunning leopard tattoos on 2,300-year-old Siberian 'Ice Mummy'.

Near-infrared tech reveals stunning leopard tattoos on 2,300-year-old Siberian 'Ice Mummy'

'It suggests that tattoos were really something for the living with meaning during life, but that they actually did not play much of a role in the afterlife,' said Caspari.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Statistics show there are more tattooed women than me

Tattoos — what no one tells you before the needle hits your skin

Considering getting a tattoo? You might want to know a few important things before you make your decision. Don’t worry — we’re not here to scare you.

|ByWALLA!

Washington police officer has Nazi tattoo, local synagogue demands apology

“This is not one instance of a tattoo, it’s symbolic of how police forces treat their communities where they say they don’t think they’re wrong."

JUNE 11, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Members of the New York City Police Department Counterterrorism Bureau secure a checkpoint during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019

Friends of fallen IDF soldier get tattoo identical to his

Amit Ben Yigal, 21 years old from Ramat Gan, was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant first class, after he was killed during a Golani operation in Ya'bad last month.

JUNE 10, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
First Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal

Israelis celebrate body art at the 2019 Israel Tattoo Convention

From artists who rebuild old-school tattooing machines to drop-ins, the family-oriented event had something for everyone.

JANUARY 9, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Israelis celebrate body art at the 2019 Israel Tattoo Convention