antimiscegenation

An Israeli Wedding (illustration, the people in this photo are not related to the content of the article. photo by: Yosef Silver/flickr)

Palestinian-Jewish couple hires wedding security for fear of anti-miscegenation group

An Israeli anti-miscegenation group is threatening a Palestinian-Jewish couple, calling for protests at the venue on the day of their wedding. Palestinian resident of Jaffa, Mahmoud Mansour, has reportedly hired 14 security guards to be present at his wedding next week to Morel Malka, a Jewish Israeli, for fear he may be harmed by members/supporters…

By Mairav Zonszein August 14, 2014

Hagar children from different grades participating in the annual human rights march in Tel Aviv last year. (Courtesy: Hagar Association)

‘Don’t you even dare to think about a Jewess’: An assault on tolerance education

Anti-miscegenation stickers plastered all over a mixed school are simply another manifestation of the state’s incessant attempt to police the borders of the dominant ethnic group so as to guarantee its purity. By Neve Gordon and Catherine Rottenberg This article was first published in The Nation on June 6, 2014. They came at night. When the…

By +972 Magazine June 9, 2014

Yad L'Achim anti-miscegenation video (YouTube screenshot)

Jewish anti-miscegenation groups distribute racist, sexist flyers

I have recently reported on a few instances in which two Jewish anti-miscegenation groups – Lehava and Yad L’Achim – have been actively operating to thwart contact between Jews and Arabs. Lehava, which runs a hotline encouraging callers to inform on Jewish-Arab couples, was reportedly behind a campaign to pressure Israel’s National Service Administration to stop allowing…

By Mairav Zonszein October 27, 2013

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