East is East: Cosmopolitanism and Levantinism in Mizrahi thought
Contemporary Mizrahi critiques of the two pillars of classic Zionism – rootedness and a Western orientation.
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Ordination is the new B.A.
Should advanced Yeshiva study be counted equal to a university degree when applying for a government job?
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Druze and don’ts: The integration of an indigenous community in modern Israel
What challenges does 21st-century Israel poses to the Druze – a largely integrationist indigenous group?
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So sorry for gassing grandma!
Should Israel continue to buy gas masks from the same German company that made gas masks for the SS soldiers manning the crematoria at Auschwitz?
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On the matter of Black Lives Matter
The new Movement for Black Lives platform describes Israel as a perpetrator of “genocide” against Palestinians.
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Empire state builders: Architects of modern Jerusalem
The story of three architects – a Jew, an Englishman and an Arab – who were instrumental in designing the skyline of modern Jerusalem.
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Lapdogs of democracy
We discuss the uncertain future of the new Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation, and the uncertain future of freedom of the press in Israel.
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The Iron Lady of the Orient
Exploring the relationship of Great Britain’s legendary prime minister with Israel and the Arab World.
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Body-politic dysmorphia
Do Israelis have a problem with scale? Do we think we’re a whole lot bigger and more important than we really are?
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Fear, loathing and Ha’aretz
Why stalwart, liberal Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz receives constant, vicious criticism from right and left.
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