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Jonathan Shavit

Oct 9, 2026, 6:21 PM

Children of Abraham: A review

Published this year, its author Marc David Baer attempts to apply much-needed nuance to a topic, Jewish-Muslim relations, that usually veers into myths of interfaith utopia or perennial antagonism. Spanning the period from Islamic rule to the present, Baer...

Sep 29, 2026, 2:33 AM

The Canaanite Question

Masada street in Haifa has a bohemian stretch of bars, and you can meet some interesting people there with a diverse range of ideas. Amongst Arabs that I met on Masada, a defiant Palestinian identity is the prevailing mood....

Sheldon Kirshner

Sep 25, 2026, 5:38 PM

Israeli Arab Politician Crossed A Red Line

Rare is the day when Israeli politicians drop their differences and agree on an issue of national importance. Two days ago, they broke the mould when they backed a decision by the Central Elections Committee to disqualify the chairman...

Menucha Saitowitz

Sep 23, 2026, 7:08 PM

Take the penny: What Jewish Israelis owe Arabs choosing political participation

What Jewish Israelis owe Arabs who choose political participation

Whimsy Anderson

Sep 20, 2026, 1:13 AM

Fewer prisons, more kibbutzim An olive branch with a gate

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Some people in Jerusalem think talk of integration is crazy or naive. What is crazy is doing the same thing over and over, hoping for a different result. Despite my belief in creating mixed communities. I have never been naive...

Sep 18, 2026, 7:07 PM

Baptism 2030: Israel, Jordan and Palestine Unlock Kahlat and the Copper Scroll?

Israel and Jordan Prepare for the 2,000th Anniversary of the Baptism: Could Academic Cooperation Reveal the Secrets of Kahlat and the Copper Scroll? The year 2030 will mark 2,000 years since the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River—an event...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 10, 2026, 6:21 AM

More Arab Parties As Israel Becomes Anti Netanyahu

A survey published August 19, found that 74% of respondents believe Arab Israel society urgently needs new public figures and leadership, amid political divisions ahead of the Knesset elections. And 24% of Israeli Jews Support a Two-State Solution. According to...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Sep 9, 2026, 10:52 PM

Could Jews Live in a Palestinian State?

AI Composite Illustration (Bernard Markowicz)

Separating the right to live in the land from the right to rule it. The first post tested Omer Bartov’s argument against settler violence and unequal enforcement in the West Bank. This post moves from diagnosis to possibility: could...

Sep 8, 2026, 8:21 PM

I worked at Britain’s embassy in Israel. The East Jerusalem consulate had to go

Photo of British Embassy Tel Aviv taken by Shlomo Kates.

Israel’s decision to shut the diplomatic post may look like retaliation, but it exposed a UK Mideast policy built on an untenable fiction

Sep 8, 2026, 1:56 PM

Asking Forgiveness from non-Jewish Israelis

President Herzog, June 20223 (Haim Zach/GPO)

When we here in Israel soon gather for the Tishrei holidays and examine the past Hebrew calendar year’s deeds, including interpersonal relationships, we’ll most likely focus on our familiar – Jewish – environs. There are good reasons why we...

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