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Arab Leaders Are Emboldening the Israeli Right

The Palestinian-Israeli writer Emil Habibi coined the Arabic phrase “alfarg al-arabi,” which freely translates as “the Arab salvation wheel.”...

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Does Israel's Anti-government Protest Movement Have a Future?

What future awaits Israel's protest movement? This is a question worthy of deep debate right now – because otherwise, it will be too late. The tree...

23.05.2023 8

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The Absurdity and Tragedy of Israel's Bloody Gaza Campaign

Once the Israel Defense Forces’ primary “target bank” ran out, it was junior-ranking Islamic Jihad members' turn to be hit. If things continue...

16.05.2023 10

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The Netanyahu Government Speculates in Arab Israeli Blood

Benjamin Netanyahu once said, “When we talk about housing prices, about the cost of living, I don’t for a second forget about life itself.” Back...

09.05.2023 70

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Equality, Not Israeli Militarism, Must Be at the Heart of Pro-democracy Protests

“There is no democracy without equality,” Bar Peleg quoted an organizer of the protest movement against the government’s planned legal overhaul...

02.05.2023 40

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Pro-democracy Protests Should Center Equality, Not Israeli Militarism

“There is no democracy without equality,” Bar Peleg quoted an organizer of the protest movement against the government’s planned legal overhaul...

02.05.2023 10

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Secular Zionist David Ben-Gurion, the Messianic Jew

David Ben-Gurion planted the roots of a secular state but at the same time sowed the seeds of its destruction, the seeds of religious-messianic evil. ...

25.04.2023 40

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Forget About Drafting the Haredim

One of the beautiful things about ultra-Orthodox Jews is their refusal to bear the burden of militarism. It is this lofty virtue of all things that...

19.04.2023 8

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Israel's Protesting Army Officers Will Have to Look Into Their Addiction to Gov't Money

Instead of going on at length about patriotic feelings or bringing up lofty values from the national lexicon like “the legacy of our fathers” or...

10.04.2023 9

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A Joint Arab-Jewish Struggle Is Possible, and Crucial

Last Friday, I participated in a vigil protesting the coup against our system of government that the Standing Together movement organized in Yafia,...

28.03.2023 6

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The Saudi-Iranian Reconciliation Is a Refreshing Piece of Good News

Two regional dictatorships, with the help of a global power, are making peace and restoring diplomatic relations after a break of seven years. Is this...

14.03.2023 60

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Shtrasler, We’ve Had It With Friends Like You!

There’s a joke about a man who prays every day to win the lottery, until his neighbor whispers in his ear, “Shouldn’t you buy a lottery ticket...

28.02.2023 20

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Herzog Is Speaking as Jewish Agency Chair, Not as President of All Israelis

President Isaac Herzog’s speech last week likely touched the hearts of Jews in Alaska more than it did those of Arab citizens living just a few...

21.02.2023 10

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Israel's anti-Netanyahu Protests Cannot Leave Arabs Out of the Fight

A friend of mine says that Arabs are like a diesel engine: They take a while to warm up, but once they do they don’t stop. The Arab community in...

14.02.2023 40

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Israel’s Supreme Court Must Keep Going, the Right Is Afraid

The heroes of the newest generation of people who don’t want to make waves are aware of their ideological defilement, so they don’t change their...

24.01.2023 30

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Only Real Arab-Jewish Partnership Will Ensure Protest Success

An Arab friend, commenting on my stance in favor of Arab citizens attending demonstrations in Jewish towns to protest the coup against our system of...

17.01.2023 30

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Despite Lapid’s Divisiveness, Israelis Should Go Protest

A delightful sight was seen at the meeting of the leaders of the opposition, held last week. They all sat down together to contemplate how to fight...

16.01.2023 20

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The Fight Against Fascism Doesn’t End at the Green Line

There is a very large camp in Israel that opposes the new government, and that is a good thing. The first test of all anti-fascist forces is to unite:...

10.01.2023 20

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Is a Fraudulent Government Now a Fraudulent Opposition?

He split up the Joint List, which had served as a wall to protect us from the fascist right; he visited the Prime Minister’s Office on Balfour...

03.01.2023 20

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Israelis Must Resist the Fascist Plans to Thin Out Arabs in the Galilee

While you, my democratic Arab and Jewish brothers and sisters, were engaged in the battle to repulse the fascist wave, while you were trying to rouse...

28.12.2022 50

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Netanyahu and His Allies Are Looting the Israeli Government

For anyone who hasn’t read the stage play “The Personal Tragedy of Mr. Sami Saada,” recently published by historian Adam Raz, I say don’t...

20.12.2022 30

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Israel's Ben-Gvir, a Superstar in the UAE

We have said again and again that the agreements known as the Abraham Accords are a blow to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but people who...

07.12.2022 20

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The Army of Occupation Has Been Occupied

One axiom of which I was always suspicious was that the Turkish military establishment would protect the secular state and religious parties would...

29.11.2022 30

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Next Year in Berlin?

Like mushrooms after the rain, anti-fascist initiatives and organizations are sprouting up throughout the country. People from every segment of...

23.11.2022 10

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