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Nov 22, 2020, 5:14 PM

Effi Eitam is a deplorable choice to head Yad Vashem

Effie Eitam talks to The Associated Press in his Jerusalem office, March 19, 2002. (Jacqueline Larma/AP)

The former lawmaker has espoused views about Arabs that violate the spirit of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center's mission

Jul 2, 2020, 4:05 PM

‘Zion shall be redeemed with Justice’: Why I oppose annexation

The fact that another nation lives with us here in the Land of Israel is not a mistake of Providence. We are destined to live here together in peace

Jan 16, 2017, 11:25 PM

Don’t dismiss the Islamic ruling on suicide attacks

Make no mistake: When a top Muslim cleric stopped permitting these deadly terror acts, it mattered -- a lot

Aug 25, 2016, 3:59 PM

A rabbi backs the burkini ban? Absurd

Women on beach with one, left, wearing a burkini, a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women. (AFP/FETHI BELAID)The debate launched this summer in France over the Burkini is not causing such a stir in North Africa where the Islamic swimsuit is uncontroversial as the dress-code on the beaches has become increasingly prudish.
/ AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY AMAL BELLALOUFI WITH AFP CORRESPONDENTS IN RABAT AND TUNIS

Exploiting the irrational fears that terror creates is a blow against the basic values of the French Revolution

Jul 4, 2016, 1:14 AM

Elie Wiesel: The man who rose from the dead

I had the honor of being Elie Wiesel's friend for over 33 years. For a time I was the International Director of his Foundation for Humanity and accompanied him on his visits with world leaders, politicians, fighters for freedom...

Feb 29, 2016, 3:25 PM

A Broad View of the “MK Suspension Law,” or more accurately, the “MK Dismissal Law”

I hope no one will challenge my saying that we do not expect nor want Arab-Israeli citizens to say "Shema Yisrael" when they go to sleep each night or awake each morning. Thus in principle, most of us understand...

Aug 17, 2015, 5:53 PM

There is another way

Against the bleak backdrop of incendiary hatred, there are good people, Jews and Moslems, working for peace

Jun 4, 2015, 7:00 PM

Israel and Kosovo – Here and Now

I have just returned from a fascinating visit to Kosovo, with an unequivocal conclusion - Israel must immediately recognize Kosovo, and thus recognize reality. It is both the correct moral thing to do and we will then be joining...

Feb 19, 2015, 6:28 PM

Coalition of civilizations

I am writing to you from Denmark. I went to Copenhagen to pay my last respects to Dan Uzan, ז"ל, who was murdered while guarding the bat-mitzvah celebration at the synagogue. I write with a heavy heart after the...

Feb 15, 2015, 6:18 PM

My Response to Terror

His childhood synagogue in Copenhagen was attacked, but he says the response is to reach out to Islam

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About Me

Rabbi Michael Melchior is a leading advocate for social justice in Israel, education for all, Jewish-Arab reconciliation and co-existence, protection of the environment, and Israel-Diaspora relations. Through his work, Rabbi Melchior seeks to strengthen Israeli civil society so it may catalyze significant social change in the State of Israel. He was a member of Knesset for the Meimad Party. Rabbi Melchior continues to hold the title of Chief Rabbi of Norway.