Hila Hershkoviz

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Feb 11, 2021, 6:37 PM

The great debate: Chomsky vs Rochman

World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky recently engaged in a debate with pro-Israel advocate Rudy Rochman on the topic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Chomsky justifiably spoke about some legitimate criticism towards Israel. The Palestinians do suffer from oppressive colonial structures, as Rochman...

Feb 28, 2020, 12:22 AM

New Party in Israel’s 3rd Elections: Jewish Heart

I was recently rejected by the editor of a major Israeli newspaper when I asked to write about the new political party revving to enter the Knesset, HaLev HaYehudi (The Jewish Heart), led by Elie Joseph, for which I...

Mar 13, 2016, 8:52 PM

Response to “Jews are NOT indigenous”

In response to an article by Donny Fuchs in The Jewish Press, titled "Jews are NOT indigenous," attacking those of us advocating the Jewish people's indigenous status in the Land of Israel I say: Jews are indeed indigenous to the Land...

Feb 28, 2016, 4:02 PM

The Jewish Narrative

(The following is an adaption of a speech presenting the "Jewish Narrative" at the NEW GENERATION NEW CONVERSATION Alternative Peace Conference in Jerusalem) I could choose to speak about the blood of my brothers being spilled in the streets of...

Dec 30, 2015, 10:19 AM

Einstein’s brain function: Jungian Psychology and Decolonizing Prophecy

"Had this type not existed (the intuitive) there would have been no prophets in Israel" – Carl Jung How did Einstein's brain functions influence his discovery of the General Theory of Relativity and what can be learned from it about...

Jul 19, 2015, 5:21 PM

The Israelite Emotion

The various characters in the story of life experience reality through entirely different prisms of consciousness. One character relates to the destiny of his life as one to be proactively mastered by a forceful exertion of his will, while...

Apr 20, 2015, 12:41 AM

Jews Check the “Other” Box

The age old "struggle" many Jews undergo when marking their ethnicity on application forms is actually one of major significance. But prior to understanding the ramifications of clarifying our identity before the eyes of the world, we must first...

Mar 9, 2015, 6:43 PM

“It ain’t Europe here”: Identifying as Middle Eastern

"Hey, It ain't Europe Here Here it's Israel – get...

Feb 8, 2015, 2:59 PM

Jews are Indigenous: Why Israel Advocacy Fails

As an Israeli Jew, I have always taken for granted my own indigeneity to my homeland. I am indigenous not only because I was born here; I am no more indigenous to the hills of Judea than any Jew...

Jan 11, 2015, 12:22 AM

“White people with a Jewish religion”

Jews identifying as members of a religious community is a relatively modern phenomenon of the last 250 years or so. Until that time, Jews saw themselves as members of a distinct tribe with an identity, culture, and historical narrative...

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About Me

Hila Hershkoviz is an alternative peace activist and lecturer on Israel advocacy, Jewish identity, indigenous rights and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She is a writer on VISION magazine and blogger on Times of Israel. Hila ran for Knesset as third runner up in the Jewish Heart party (HaLev HaYehudi) in the 2020 elections.