Posts Tagged: Israeli society
After Oct. 7 and War, Israelis Are Not Who We Used to Be
I was clearing out my Google Photos the other day. Two years of pictures, all jumbled together the way life actually is: screenshots of shoes...
Documentary About Polarization of Israeli Society Gets Limited Theatrical Run in US
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired US and Canadian rights to a documentary about Israeli society and politics that will open in select theaters in the US...
New Arts Initiatives Counter Trending Anti-Israel Rhetoric on College Campuses
A recent study by the AMCHA Initiative released in July offered a disturbing and eye-opening insight into anti-Zionism on US college campuses. The study noted that...
Celebrity Jewish-Arab Wedding Stirs Mixed Feelings in Israel
A surprise celebrity wedding bridging Israel's Jewish-Muslim divide drew mixed public reaction on Thursday in a country where such intermarriage is extremely rare. Wednesday's nuptials of Tsahi...
Baseless Israeli Self-Hatred
On the eve of Tisha B'Av, which marks the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians and the Second Temple by the Romans, most...
Israelis and Americans: Sincerity Versus Politeness
JNS.org - The cultural differences between Israel and the United States are substantial, reminding me of a major reason why I moved to Israel 10 months...
IDF General’s ‘Nazi Germany’ Comparison Draws Ire in Israeli Government
JNS.org - On Yom HaShoah in Israel on Thursday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan drew criticism from government...
Unity is the Only Solution to Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
While Israeli politicians are zigzagging between a unity government and mutual smearing, and while tycoons are scrambling to exploit the offshore gas troves, the rest...
A Month After Joining IDF, Christian Arab Pastor’s Son Recounts Beating, Cries of ‘Traitor’
"Despite being attacked because of his father's support for IDF recruitment among Arab Christians, the son of Father Gabriel Nadaf says a month into basic...
The Familiar Face of Terror, and Resolve
Living in the Har Nof section of Jerusalem more than 20 years ago, I knew what terror was like. In those days, it was the Scud...
A Familiar Plague Infests Israel
Last week 43 Israeli soldiers from Unit 8200 of the IDF Intelligence Corps sent a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Lt....
Exposing The New York Times’ Top Man in Gaza
New York Times readers have reason to wonder how Jerusalem Bureau Chief Jodi Rudoren, its primary Gaza war reporter, has gained access...
Israel’s Biennial Gaza War – Jewish and Arab Pathologies
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Israel's 3rd Biennial Gaza War. Israelis knows the drill. Stay near a bomb shelter, pray nobody gets hurt, and watch in...
Full Transcript: Israel’s President Peres Remarks for Pope Francis’s Visit
Below is the full transcript of Israeli President Shimon Peres's remarks on the occasion of Pope Francis's visit to the President's Residence in Jerusalem, May...
