Posts Tagged: Israel minorities
The Israeli Druze Community: A Covenant of Brotherhood
The Israeli Druze community is one of the groups that make up the 26% of Israel’s non-Jewish population that contributes to the diverse makeup of...
Palestinian Christians: A Minority Threatened by Boycotts
For the ever-dwindling minority of Christians who remain in the Palestinian territories, many are recluses -- bound by political and social pressures that have jeopardized...
Israel’s Nationality Law Does Not Discriminate Against Minorities
One wonders why there has been such a hue and cry about Israel’s new Nationality Law (which was passed on July 19, 2018). After the legislation...
Ethiopian-Born Miss Israel Once Dreamed of the Jewish State — Now Advocates for It
JNS.org - In Ethiopia, Yityish “Titi” Aynaw and her fellow villagers always dreamed of living in Israel. “From as far back as I can remember, I was...
Muslim Citizen of Jewish State: Israel Is not an Apartheid Nation, I’m Proud to Speak on Its Behalf
“Israel is not an apartheid state and anyone who believes this should be ashamed of himself,” a Muslim citizen of the Jewish state declared in...
Minority Rights in Judaism
One of the most striking features of the Torah is its emphasis on love of -- and vigilance toward -- the ger (stranger): Do not oppress a stranger; you...
‘My Home’ Offers a Deeply Personal Dive Into the Israeli Minority Experience (VIDEO)
JNS.org - What do many Muslims, Christians, Bedouin and Druze living in Israel have in common? It’s not the obvious fact that they are members of...
Israel Approves Economic Development Plan for Minority Communities
JNS.org - The Israeli government on Wednesday approved a systematic and structural economic development plan that will benefit the welfare of minority communities in the Jewish...
UK Paper Outdoes Itself; Says Israel Worst Place for Christians on Christmas — Ahead of Syria, Iraq, North Korea and Others
It sometimes seems as if the UK media truly can’t help themselves. Not only do news sites fail to acknowledge the undeniable truth that Israel is the...
Israel’s Authentic Diversity
This past month saw an elegant Miss Israel, Yityish 'Titi' Aynaw (the first Ethiopian Israeli to hold the title) in photo ops with President...
Surprising Votes: A Settler Votes for Labor, a Bedouin for Bennett
There are Israeli voters making some surprising and rather unexpected choices for political candidates on election day. Yair Hizni,who grew up in a settler family...
