Posts Tagged: Israeli society
Not the Typical IDF Soldier’s Mom: Muslim Arab Mother Whose Son Serves in the IDF Speaks Out
Anet Haskia is not the typical mom of a soldier serving in the Israel Defense Forces. A Muslim Arab, who grew up in a mixed...
Only Disproportionate Deterrence Will Stop Hamas and Gaza
The Jewish state was created to overcome powerlessness and provide a haven for Jews - not to have them cringing in shelters. There had previously...
Former Haaretz Editor Slams the Paper Over ‘Apartheid’ Poll Debacle
The following article by former Haaretz Editor Hanoch Marmari, was originally published by Israeli journalism review The Seventh Eye, and was translated from the original Hebrew...
The Curious Case of Asher Nesher
I first met him in a crowded, balmy northern Jerusalem pizza parlor called "Borough Park". He, Asher Nesher, was working behind the counter, gracefully fielding...
Netanyahu’s Election Victory: Not a Walk in the Park
Compared to the incredible emotional roller-coaster that the American presidential election has become in recent weeks (it's hard not to see the contrast between the...
Victimhood as Foreign Policy
Would Israel's ambassador to the U.N. have called on the world body "to tell the 850,000 untold stories of Jewish refugees from Arab countries..." had the...
The New Israel Fund, Jewish Values and Atonement
In its September newsletter, the New Israel Fund (NIF) urged Israelis to examine their behavior ("cheshbon nefesh"), declaring "We have been telling you for some...
An Interview with Ayelet Shaked – The Secular Candidate
With the run-up to the first-ever internal primaries for the Israeli Jewish Home Party (Ha-Bayit Ha-Yehudi) in full steam, one of the most hotly discussed...
Seeing Israel Through Film
A majority of American Jews has never stepped foot in Israel, according to the 2012 survey of American Jewish Opinion conducted by the American Jewish Committee....
Haredi Draft Bill: An Historic Missed Opportunity
The breakdown between Likud and Kadima over the Haredi draft represented the loss of an historic opportunity for Israel to unite the nation and rescue...
Our Forgotten Jewish War Heroes
Roses often have thorns, but do not actively attack those who try to pluck them. Leesha Rose is a different kind of flower. Rose is a Jewish...
Nina Weiner: Godmother to Thousands of Israeli Students
Nina Avidar Weiner takes a personal interest in the lives of many of the 600 students that the ISEF Foundation (International Sephardic Education Foundation) provides university...
The Failure of Charedi Leadership and the Grassroots Emergence
For several weeks now I have been trying to explain, in as rational and balanced a way as I can, the tensions that exist...
Divide and Rule Israel
Historically one of the most effective ways for overcoming an opponent is to employ the tactic of "divide and conquer". Whether on the ...
