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Tamar Ziff

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Zivilisationsbruch – the Holocaust, 9/11, and October 7

In the late 1980s, amid the fierce academic debates of the German Historikerstreit (Historians’ Debate), the German-Israeli historian Dan Diner...

12.09.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

Fauda attempts tikkun

Fauda’s latest season grapples with the aftermath of the Hamas massacre on October 7, and was rewritten after the fact in order to do so. However,...

09.09.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

Settlements are actually very left-wing (economically speaking)

27.08.2026 90

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

Jewish-Arab partnership is Israel’s future

On Sunday, Yehoshua Shani, the uncle of an IDF soldier who had been medically evacuated from Lebanon to Rambam Hospital last week, claimed that Arab...

10.08.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

The migrant crisis in Ceuta reveals Europe’s left-wing tribalism

On Thursday, approximately 60,000 Moroccans crossed the border between mainland Morocco and the Spanish “enclave” of Ceuta, an “autonomous...

31.07.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

The IDF has become a private security company for messianic settlers

Last Friday morning, a group of Israeli settlers, many of them armed, descended on the Palestinian village of Tel in the West Bank. They encountered a...

29.07.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Will making it harder to pass Basic Laws help Israeli democracy?

This week, in its final few working days before the summer recess, the 25th Knesset passed a Basic Law on Torah Study, which categorized religious...

15.07.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Sexist journalism makes for a sexist reality

If an alien landed on Earth and read news coverage from the last few weeks, he would think the world was at least 90% men. Overwhelming coverage of...

10.07.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tamar Ziff

What Amos Oz teaches us about European fanaticism

This week marked the most recent episode of anti-Israeli discrimination in the European art world. Nadav Lapid, an Israeli director who lives in...

10.06.2026 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Where do you live, Meira Sohlberg?

After a group of ultra-Orthodox “rioters” vandalized the home of High Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and his wife Meira in the Alon Shvut settlement...

04.06.2026 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Do pro-Palestinian protesters aim to help Palestinians?

The latest Global Sumud Flotilla debacle, following a weekend of Nakba Day protests, raises important questions about the aims of the pro-Palestine...

20.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Anti-Zionist violence helps Netanyahu’s government

Last Friday, fireworks were thrown into an Israeli restaurant in Munich, breaking the windows. No one was injured. The police said they are...

17.04.2026 90

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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War is not a curse. It is a choice

All Sisyphus’ silent joy is contained therein. His fate belongs to him. His rock is his thing… This universe henceforth without a master seems to...

12.03.2026 100

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Downfall of the 'Most Moral Army': The Attack on IDF Abuse Whistleblowers in Israel Today

22.11.2025 70

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