Education: Racism’s Antidote
(By Yael Rosen) Over the past weeks, protests have spread throughout Israel calling for a response to racism targeted at the country’s Ethiopian community. Sparked by a Channel 2 story on discrimination in Kiryat Malachi, citizens have taken to the streets to show their outrage at the status quo. Read More »
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Threatening shadows over Egypt
(By Robert S. Wistrich) The Muslim Brotherhood did not initiate the current upheavals in the Middle East, but the Islamist parties in Egypt, as in Tunisia and Libya, have been the chief beneficiaries of the collapse of long-standing authoritarian repressive regimes across North Africa. Read More » -
Iraq: Not the fall of Saigon, but certainly the fall of democracy
(By Scott Krane) President Obama will hit the debate stage next year amidst a severely traumatized economy, dragging the ever-mysterious corpse of Osama bin Laden through the minds of prospective Democratic voters, as Achilles dragged the lifeless body of Hector through the streets of Troy. Read More »
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Letter to Aron Adler: The Story of African refugees
(By Nic Schlagman) Dear Aron, I take comfort from reading your kind and heartfelt words about your experiences patrolling the Egyptian border , and your feelings on the importance of offering dignified refuge to those who have suffered as we suffered. Like you I am an oleh, although from the UK, l have been living in Israel for 6 years now. Read More » -
Egypt: The dictatorship mentality
(By Ahmed Meligy, Alexandria, Egypt) On November 14th Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy proposed the document of principles regarding the making of a new Constitution. The Media calls it the “Al Selmy Document. Read More »
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Land of the early jelly donuts!
(By Yoel Kranz) On Facebook last week, I start getting bunches of happy birthday messages (October 30). Poor Facebook, no one has told it that my Hebrew birthday was weeks ago, on Tishrei 30. No worries, I’ll take birthday wishes whenever they come! Then my brother the rabbi from America calls to wish me a happy “goyishe” birthday. Read More » -
How the media can help heal Gilad Schalit
(By Dr. Irit Felsen) For five long years, a media campaign swirled around the abduction and internment of Gilad Schalit, gaining momentum with every passing day. Read More »
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Two youths: Things don’t change, or do they?
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The 4th of July: You know your getting old when…
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Entebbe’s message 35 years later: Leave no man behind
(By Doron Almog) Thirty-five years ago today (July 4, 1976), an Air France flight was hijacked and diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Shortly after landing, all of the non-Jewish passengers were released and the remaining Jewish passengers were held hostage. Read More »
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Boycotting Israel? Just do it! (Part 4)
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Durban III: Delegitimizing Israel and the apartheid analogy
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Boycotting Israel? Just Do It! (Part 3)
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Boycotting Israel? Just Do It: Part 1
(By Michael Ordman) So your organisation has decided to boycott all products and services from Israel. Here is a list of activities that you now need to perform in order to comply with this boycott. Read More »
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Jerusalem: ‘The Impossible Dream’
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