From a limestone hill rising above Qalandia refugee camp you can see Jerusalem. I watched a lone figure standing there in the rain, his son … Israel: an important marker has been passedRead more
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Assassination of Iranian Scientist Designed to Kill Diplomacy
Sen. Bernie Sanders warned over the weekend that the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh—widely believed to have been the work of Israel—was … Assassination of Iranian Scientist Designed to Kill DiplomacyRead more
A world of statelessness
In the aftermath of two world wars, Hannah Arendt recognized that the concept of “citizenship” came hand in hand with statelessness. In her groundbreaking 1951 … A world of statelessnessRead more
The settlers have been trying to push them from their home since 2009
November 2009. My friend Ahmad and I, both 11, were riding our bikes home from school when I saw furniture scattered across the length of … The settlers have been trying to push them from their home since 2009Read more
One Is a Free Hero, the Other, a Hostage
Another festival comes and goes: Jonathan Pollard seems likely to immigrate to Israel. He already earned Israeli citizenship while in prison, and he may of … One Is a Free Hero, the Other, a HostageRead more
Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscovered
https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2020/09/image-1-1024×640.jpg The Moorish Zionist Temple, Harlem, NY, 1929 (James Van Der Zee/The Folklore Research Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem via the National Library of Israel … Yiddisher Black cantors from 100 years ago rediscoveredRead more
The Latest in Jewish Morality
Last Wednesday a unit from Civil Administration and the Israel Defense Forces destroyed a 1.5-kilometer water pipeline, and in doing so cut off the villages … The Latest in Jewish MoralityRead more
Look at Trump and you’ll see the Israelis
Standing on line Friday in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Aviv Gimel to pick up the weekend edition of Israel Hayom, affluent residents discussed … Look at Trump and you’ll see the IsraelisRead more
Israelis Don’t Care About Their Grandchildren?
It was in early fall of 1997 or 1998. A quick check in an archive could say when it was for sure, but it doesn’t … Israelis Don’t Care About Their Grandchildren?Read more
Mythologies Without End
https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/international-forces.-benno-collection-1024×443.jpg International forces oversee the evacuation of Palestinians from Iraq al-Manshiyya, northeast of Gaza City, near today’s Kiryat Gat, in March, 1949. (Photo: Collection of … Mythologies Without EndRead more