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Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jul 17, 2019, 6:12 AM

“Why I hate Jews and why I should”

Would any respectable news outlet allow an article with such a heading? One would hope not. How about: "I feel for Jews, wish them all but well; but some should really try Christianity"? Don't think so. Then why are blog posts...

Chananya Weissman

Jul 17, 2019, 12:32 AM

A Proposal to Achieve Electoral Unity

With election season once again upon us, we observe the latest spectacle of politicians jockeying for position while insisting it is our best interests they have in mind. Strategic alliances are formed and dissolved almost as fast as Hamas...

Jul 14, 2019, 6:13 PM

The Noah’s Ark of Israeli Breakfast Buffets

What is it about the breakfast buffet that transforms otherwise judicious eaters who might normally consume a morning bowl of cereal into insatiable, wasteful gluttons? I spent a two-week, mid-year break in Israel. We stayed at three different hotels each...

Rachel Grenadier

Jul 13, 2019, 8:33 PM

How to Stop Race-Baiting in One Easy Step

Some years ago, I contacted our esteemed editor regarding a caption that had appeared on the Times of Israel's webpage. Unfortunately, an IDF soldier had been killed and the news sources throughout Israel covered the tragedy although with one...

Sewalem Werkneh

Jul 10, 2019, 6:59 PM

Israel made us convert to Judaism and left my brother behind

The Ethiopian-Israeli protests express deep pain, bottled up inside for years, that erupted because our anguish fell on deaf ears

Jul 10, 2019, 4:58 PM

Same story, just a different name

Screenshot from the film 'The Hate U Give': Same story just a different name

When a police officer's bullet killed Salomon Teka, I thought everyone in Israel would understand our pain. I was wrong

Adisalem Kampala

Jul 10, 2019, 4:58 PM

Why isn’t this everyone’s protest?

Family and friends mourn at the funeral of Solomon Tekah, in Kiryat Haim, on July 2, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

We've tried peaceful demonstrations in the past, and yet police officers harm Ethiopians while the public stays silent

Jul 10, 2019, 4:58 PM

We don’t trust the police to protect us

Demonstrators protest police violence and discrimination following the death of 19-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Tekah who was shot and killed in Kiryat Haim by an off-duty police officer, in Tel Aviv, July 8, 2019 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

When a soldier killed a terrorist, he went to jail -- how can a police officer just pull out a gun and shoot a civilian?

Jul 10, 2019, 4:57 PM

I am working to bring hearts closer together

A car is seen on fire during a protest following the death of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah who was shot and killed in Kiryat Haim by an off-duty police officer, in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2019. (Flash90)

Even as I try to stitch the rift, I worry that violence may be the only way to get our message across

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Jul 8, 2019, 2:35 PM

The lottery ticket

Illustration by Avi Katz

Like so many Israelis, I've come to expect miracles, so I might as well play my lucky number

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