clash of civilizations

Passengers evacuate a subway in Brussels following the terrorist attack, March 22, 2016. (Evan Lamos/EurActiv)

We don’t have the privilege of being Islamophobic

Israelis tend to warn of the ‘Islamization’ of Europe in the wake of attacks like those in Brussels. But the fear of Muslims in a country where Jews and Muslims must live together is simply not an option. After events like the terrorist attacks in Brussels or Paris, it has become common to hear Israelis…

By Noam Sheizaf March 22, 2016

Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: Activestills.org)

The real reason Bibi wants French Jews to move to Israel

By calling on France’s Jews to move to Israel, Netanyahu is promoting a worldview in which there is no national conflict, no occupation and no Palestinian people. There are only Jews and radical Muslims. The terror attacks in France have caused Netanyahu to, once again, conflate his role as prime minister with his imaginary role as supreme…

By Orly Noy January 11, 2015

South Sudan’s challenge: Avoiding a ‘clash of civilizations’

As South Sudan continues to build itself after less than a year of independence, Israeli businessmen are looking to profit both economically and ideologically from the potential Christian ally. Will the nascent country become a pawn in the clash between Islam and the West? By Christiane Marie Abu-Sarah Alongside the creation of the new Republic…

By +972 Magazine March 24, 2012

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