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Tamar Ziff

Jun 10, 2026, 9:06 PM

What Amos Oz teaches us about European fanaticism

This week marked the most recent episode of anti-Israeli discrimination in the European art world. Nadav Lapid, an Israeli director who lives in France and is famous for his searing commentary on the current Israeli government, was forced to...

Jun 4, 2026, 3:15 PM

Where do you live, Meira Sohlberg?

After a group of ultra-Orthodox “rioters” vandalized the home of High Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and his wife Meira in the Alon Shvut settlement in Gush Etzion on Wednesday night, Meira spoke to reporters about her shock. “How can Jews...

May 20, 2026, 10:35 PM

Do pro-Palestinian protesters aim to help Palestinians?

The latest Global Sumud Flotilla debacle, following a weekend of Nakba Day protests, raises important questions about the aims of the pro-Palestine international. While Gaza flotilla events usually follow a mundane routine of interception, brief detention, and swift deportation, the...

Apr 17, 2026, 1:42 PM

Anti-Zionist violence helps Netanyahu’s government

Last Friday, fireworks were thrown into an Israeli restaurant in Munich, breaking the windows. No one was injured. The police said they are investigating the incident as antisemitic, most likely because the vandalism was characteristic of attacks on Jewish...

Mar 12, 2026, 10:07 AM

War is not a curse. It is a choice

All Sisyphus’ silent joy is contained therein. His fate belongs to him. His rock is his thing… This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile… The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to...

About Me

Tamar Ziff is a freelance journalist and former Web Editor at Haaretz English. Previously, she worked on human rights and rule of law issues in the U.S. and Latin America.