Opinion The Twisted Logic of the Jewish ‘Historic Right’ to Israel
Our political culture insists on seeing the Jews as the direct descendants of the ancient Hebrews. But the Jews never existed as a ‘people’ – still less as a nation
Jews and Arabs
Opinion From Rabid Zionism to Egalitarian Zionism
The prevailing approach of Zionism makes the Palestinians hostages in the intra-Jewish debate over the country’s borders. It also makes Israel a criminal state. But there’s a way to justify the Jews’ settlement in Israel, based on political morality rather than history
Israel Pulls Funding From Jewish-Arab Festival in Haifa a Day Before It Opens
An Israeli government ministry claims that the Haifa Story Festival was not aimed at people from marginalized communities in Israel, and therefore doesn't merit funding allocated to events that cater to disadvantaged groups
Behind the Making of the Emmy-winning Film on Israel’s Proudly Racist Soccer Fans
‘Forever Pure’ director Maya Zinshtein not only filmed Beitar’s La Familia members, but also held a dialogue with them -- even as her life was threatened
The Jerusalem House That Waited for Its Arab Neighbors to Return
Rubin Mass saved books from being burned by the Nazis in 1933 and 15 years later safeguarded the property of his Arab neighbors. A new exhibition recounts the tumultuous history of his house in the Talbieh neighborhood
Opinion Outcry Over Israeli-Arab Intermarriage Exposes the Racist Truth About Israel
Lucy Aharish’s marriage to Tzachi Halevy, which drew the seed purists from their hideouts, revealed where Israel stands compared to the Arab region when it comes to matters of relationships between men and women
Anti-assimilation Ad Campaign in Central Israel Removed After Being Vandalized
Only a handful of the 40 billboards that went up around town the day before remained intact. The posters that were removed bore the slogan 'Tomorrow it could be your daughter'
Opinion The Israeli ‘Dream Team’
If the captain of Israel’s national soccer team can be a Muslim, why shouldn’t there be equally talented Arab mayors in the mixed cities of Tel Aviv, Haifa or Jerusalem?
Opinion Israel's History Is Filled With Benevolent ‘Moles’
In the name of transparency, or more simply in the name of life, I call for the disclosure of any plans on file that deal with the future of the Arab population in this country
General's Final Confession Links 1956 Massacre to Israel's Secret Plan to Expel Arabs
'Yiska' Shadmi, the highest IDF officer tried for the Kafr Qasem massacre, admitted before his death that his trial was staged to protect military and political elites. Historian Adam Raz believes that behind the horrific 1956 event was a secret plan to transfer Israel's Arabs