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Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi launch the campaign for their joint party Hadash-Ta'al, ahead of the Knesset elections, on March 13, 2019. (Flash90)

After abysmal Arab voter turnout, it’s time for public action

Arabs in Israel are desperate for a new discourse and leaders who connect with them — what they don’t want is more ideology

Elections posters in Israel, April 2019

Ron Kronish

Fake politics and false hopes in the Israeli elections

In Trumpian form, Netanyahu attacked leftists, the media, the police, the courts — in other words, the foundations of democracy

Uri Pilichowski

Dear American left wing Jews

You need to understand that when Israelis worry about ‘dangers, threats and extremism,’ they’re thinking about Palestinian terrorists

Communications Minister Tzachi Hanegbi speaks at a stamp issuance for Etzel fighters at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on May 17, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

The people have spoken

Israelis chose a strong, right wing leader, because they know only the right will move the economy forward and keep their children safe

Anti-Semitic and racist graffiti spray-painted on a building in Oklahoma, April 3, 2019. (Facebook)

Kenneth Jacobson

The Protocols revisited: The fantasy of secret Jewish power

The endurance of the fraudulent text sheds light on just why anti-Semitism is surging from both the right and left

Hidden cameras at polling stations confiscated from operatives of Kaizler Inbar, who had been retained by Likud (Screenshot, Twitter, @samiaah10)

Gedalyah Reback

Re-open polling stations in the Arab sector

The disgraceful boast by a Likud PR firm that their hidden camera ploy cut voting in half should prompt an extraordinary response

Rice, lentils, chickpeas, beans and other legumes, shown in a produce market in Netanya, Israel. (David Silverman/Getty Images)

Andrew Silow-Carroll

The Passover kitniyot argument isn’t worth a hill of beans

This holiday is supposed to taste like the things we can’t eat

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Apr 12, 2019, 12:09 AM

The Soul of Shabbat Hagadol – Are we worthy of being redeemed?

Featured Video : Ultimately You - Passover with Reb Shlomo - March 1994 _____________________________________________________________ This week while I was in the UK, I had the privilege of learning some inspiring thoughts which I would like to share. The motivation for the...

Apr 11, 2019, 11:55 PM

Israel Occupies Moon!

Israeli spacecraft lands on Moon, Illegal settlement being built on Sea of Serenity, Widespread condemnation, UN General Assembly to meet in Emergency Special Session

Apr 11, 2019, 11:43 PM

Beresheet — A Legacy That Will Last Forever

Tonight I looked out towards the black sky above -- a sky filled with all the wonders and miracles of a universe that stretches far beyond our comprehension and our imagination. A universe littered with the jewels of creation itself...

Apr 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

My God doesn’t tell us not to vaccinate

After wreaking havoc in a few Israeli anti-vaccinating communities, measles virus has made its way to some Orthodox Jewish communities in New York City. Some members of the Orthodox Jewish community who were impacted by the virus and nevertheless refuse...

Apr 11, 2019, 11:40 PM

Netanyahu owes Israeli Arabs an apology and more

A mosque in Akka, Israel. Akka (also called Akko in Hebrew) is a coastal city in Northern Israel. About 25% of its population is Arab.

The Likud party has admitted being involved in using hidden cameras (estimated at 1,200) at polling stations on Election Day, and Israel’s Central Elections Committee called this activity “a violation of election law”. A public relations firm that works...

Apr 11, 2019, 11:23 PM

Proud of our Crash Landing

We gathered round the TV tonight to watch Israel land on the moon. We learned quickly how to read the numbers, keeping track of trajectory, speed, distance... Loved the selfie just beyond the moon's surface - with a sign...

Apr 11, 2019, 11:17 PM

There Is Blood All around Us

Ten years - Samuel Golfard Samuel Golfard’s diary serves as an essential read for anyone trying to understand the environment of occupation under the Nazi German regime – specifically in Galicia. Golfard’s descriptive diary shares a wide variety of details...

Jeremy J. Fingerman

Apr 11, 2019, 9:32 PM

Cherished Traditions & New Perspectives

Next week, we will gather together with family and friends to celebrate Passover. While we return to the same story in the Haggadah each year, no two Seders are alike. Perhaps we invite new friends to join us at the...

Apr 11, 2019, 9:28 PM

Contrasting Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Arabs

A few of my readers recently asked me to explain the difference between “Palestinians” living inside and outside of Israel’s borders. Who are the “Palestinians” anyway? First, see below: “Palestine” does not exist today as a nation-state, but at...

Apr 11, 2019, 9:27 PM

Metzora and the Observer-Dependent Reality

Hiding between the seemingly dry—and to the modern ear, somewhat esoteric—laws of Parashat Metzora is a fascinating insight into the nature of reality and human knowledge. But let’s back up a bit…. In the last week’s parashah, we learned that...

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