Mabrouk, Abu Mazen! A thousand times Mabrouk, Mahmoud Abbas! (Or as we say here in Israel, Mazal Tov!) It would be a shame for us Israelis to not recognize you on your 10th anniversary this Thursday...
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Islamic Terror and Islamophobia: Thoughts from Israel in the Wake of the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
As I write these lines, the trail of murder and violence continues to stain Paris with blood in a series of hostage taking situations motivated by radical Islam. From fascism in the early 20th...
Voices Against Violence: A Jerusalem Gathering
Guest post by Amy Oppenheimer Jerusalem. The city of gold. The city of peace. And sometimes the city of violence. But not the type of violence that you might expect. Today marks the International Day...
Is There Hope for Muslim-Jewish Relations?
Guest Post by Rebecca Keys Since I returned home from a Muslim-Jewish dialogue conference in Vienna, friends have been asking me, is there hope? Can Muslims and Jews be friends, and perhaps even...
Open Letter to Naomi Wolf
[Guest Post from Zaq Harrison] I clearly have a different world view than you do, but that is okay, part of the tapestry of life is being challenged by others. I have accepted your challenge to open...
The facts about Gaza that we’re not saying
Guest post by lizrael. For the last few days I’ve had this lump in my throat, blocking me from saying something I feel but haven’t been able to articulate. Do you know what I feel when...
How to BBQ Like an Israeli
On the fire – BBQ Israeli style, with a Mangal It’s Israel’s favorite pastime for Independence Day, and you got to know the small tweaks that make it true Israeli. That’s what...
Torah vs. Israel?
Can the two be separated? Can a Jew, even one living in Israel, be Jewish, without Torah? Does living in Israel somehow replace the need for Torah? In his recently published Yom HaShoah article...