Israelis take part in the ad-hoc 'Culture of Solidarity' group to prepare food deliveries for the second lockdown for underserved and impoverished communities across Israel, Tel Aviv, September 16, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

We’re on the precipice of disaster. Now is the time for solidarity

Those tasked with protecting the public have failed, leaving Israelis and Palestinians teetering on the edge as we head into a second lockdown.
By Edo Konrad
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Former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Meron Benvenisti. July 24, 2008. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Saying goodbye to the Israeli one-state prophet

Though we were intellectual rivals, Meron Benvenisti, writer and former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, was right about one big thing.
By Ian S. Lustick
A sticker has been removed but the Arabic remains hidden on a street sign along the central King George Street in Jerusalem. (Ben Reiff)

The right is erasing Arabic from Jerusalem, one street sign at a time

A campaign by activists to strike Arabic off street signs goes hand in hand with government attempts to uproot the city's Palestinian identity.
By Ben Reiff
A man checks the temperature of a customer to identify if he has a fever, in the northern Arab town of Deir al-Asad, April 18, 2020. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)

How Israel’s COVID-19 policy neglects Palestinian citizens

Failure to conduct Arabic outreach and include Arab experts has made it harder to stem the virus' spread in Palestinian towns.
By Makbula Nassar
Illustration by Nerian Keywan based on photos by Activestills and Karel Cudlin.
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