Mizrahi

Who does Israel belong to? Why Bennett’s model matters now - opinion

From public policy to bomb shelters, Israel faces a test of unity, fairness, and responsibility that will shape its future as a nation.

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting  by Marcel Janco (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 27-April 2

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling

 Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba, southern Israel. May 28, 2023.

Bereaved parents call on Ben-Gurion University to dismiss prof. who called IDF soldiers 'murderers'


Lack of diversity vs lack of human rights: Battle of Israeli blind spots - opinion

Imagine how much better off Israel would be if all protesters – and their rivals – since January had invested 15 minutes of every hour spent yelling into dialogue.

 ‘OUR PRESIDENT, Isaac Herzog, should encourage more of these dialogues. Sadly, most politicians prefer exploiting our differences to overcoming them,’ the writer argues.

Civil war clip from Israeli comedy show 'Eretz Nehederet' resurfaces, goes viral

This clip has recently resurfaced and gone viral, as citizens from all walks of life crowd the streets day after day with demonstrations against the judicial reforms.

 ASSI COHEN and Liat Harlev in their viral clip

‘The Hilula’ finds the laughs in ‘90s-era Israel - review

The film stars a Who’s Who of Israeli actors, including Shlomi Koriat, Orel Tsabari, Arik Mishali, Moris Cohen, Ofer Shechter, and Sharlin Haziza-Morai.

 A SCENE FROM ‘The Hilula.’

Right-wing NGO backs ousted anti-racism czar, calls to extend tenure

Btsalmo director Shai Glick said that Aweke Zena was a "tremendous asset" to the State of Israel, government service and the fight against racism. 

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.

Grapevine: Greek to him

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 WEST JERUSALEM’S hotels lean toward the higher end: David Citadel Hotel, near the Mamilla Mall.

Rocker Dudu Tassa teams up with Radiohead leader

Tassa's great-uncle and grandfather were Kuwait-born musicians of Iraqi-Iranian ancestry, who became famous across the Arab world in the first half of the 20th century.

Dudu Tassa (left) and Jonny Greenwood.

No fear, more effort to build after the Djerba attack - opinion

Yes, Jewish life has its difficult, even tragic moments – but it is in the response to those tragedies that I can see how Jewish communities have thrived.

 THE GHRIBA synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, where this month’s attack took place: There was a sense of loss, but also an undercurrent of grim determination that this community would carry on, says the writer.

Passover: Why the Exodus resonates with Jews from Arab countries

At this year’s Seder, Jews with roots in Arab and Muslim countries might be reflecting, in spite of all the hardships, that the exodus was a blessing and a liberation from persecution.

 Jews being airlifted from Iraq

If judicial reform doesn't pass, things will be worse than before - Kohelet head

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Kohelet head Moshe Koppel was the mastermind of the judicial reform.

 MOSHE KOPPEL: It’s a process that needs to be done in a deliberate and thoughtful fashion.

The Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide: The differences in Jewish cuisine

With a diasporic community spreading from Morocco to Iran, it is no surprise that the cuisine that developed in these countries reflects the food cultures around them.

 DOUGHY JACHNUN