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Micah Thau

Mar 3, 2019, 8:21 PM

"So that there will not be a child with a father and a father." This jarring slogan was at the center of a campaign initiative by supporters of the so called Yachad party. The ad campaign decorated the streets...

Oct 30, 2018, 5:46 PM

Harassed In The Holy City

“If you prick us do we not bleed?” asks Shylock in Shakespeare’s infamous play “The Merchant of Venice.” Shylock, a medieval anti-Semitic caricature, in this scene, is asking why he should be discriminated against and mistreated because of his...

Aug 31, 2017, 3:37 PM

Crossing the Barrier: How to be a Jewish Democracy?

Juggling the perfect balance between democracy and Judaism in Israel is a challenge worthy of cirque du Soleil. Many would argue the term Jewish State is in and of itself un-democratic as it excludes all of its non Jewish...

Aug 7, 2017, 4:28 PM

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A gay pride march in Jerusalem? Why yes!

PRIDE: Thau poses at Jerusalem Pride in LGBTQ+ flag.

Does a loud and proud LGBTQ+ parade in Israel's capital makes you uncomfortable? Too bad

About Me

The writer is an author of the Eshel Pledge, has written in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, the Jerusalem Post and has a blog for the Times of Israel. He recently emigrated to Israel and lives in Modi'in as he prepares to enlist as a lone soldier in the IDF.