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Ofri Ilany

Ofri Ilany

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The Door to Israeli Unity Is Now Shut. Civil Separation Is the Only Option Left

My mother was a toddler when the White Paper of 1939 was published. On May 23 of that year the British parliament approved the document, which...

27.07.2023 9

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Jews Have Been Identified With Human Rights Struggles. That’s Only Part of the Story

“It is self-evident that in the country of a people whose entire life is interwoven and connected with human rights, a law like this will be on the...

15.07.2023 30

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Jerusalem Used to Be a Cosmopolitan Hub. Then Zionism Came Along

If you visited the bar at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem regularly in 1940, eventually you would have seen the entire Who’s Who of the Near East....

18.05.2023 20

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Israel Might Actually Be Immune to Totalitarianism

At rare times in life, people undergo a drastic transformation. In retrospect, the process may have developed in a gradual and cumulative way, taking...

03.03.2023 30

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Hungary? Israel Is More Like Afghanistan

The image on the television screen seemed to have been taken from a historical documentary. The president, his hands trembling, declares that we are...

24.02.2023 30

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The Battle Over Democracy Won't Be Decided in Israel, but in Ukraine

Will it be possible to go on living in this country? That’s a question many people have been asking themselves in recent weeks. The government’s...

11.02.2023 30

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LGBTQ People Are the Final Barrier Preventing Israel's Fall to the Dark Forces

A member of the LGBTQ community serving as speaker of the Knesset. Another in the government. LGBTQ people are leading ad campaigns for major...

21.01.2023 40

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Why I'm Turning My Back on My Jewish Identity

Hanukkah is, all in all, my favorite Jewish holiday. I like the candles that burn in the winter darkness and the rousing, festive songs. This year, as...

06.01.2023 40

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