Eretz Israel

WATCH: This land belongs to me. And you. And them. Oh, and those guys
Growing up and living in Jewish towns in Israel (Haifa, Ra’anana, Tel Aviv, Givatayim and now Bat Yam), my Yom Kippurs were always of the quiet kind. Silent streets, clean air and kids riding bikes. But on this Kippur, I ventured into Jaffa and saw another world. Maybe the real world? It was noisy as…
By Ami Kaufman October 7, 2012
Shlomo Sand in 2008 (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)
Fantasized homeland: Review of Shlomo Sand’s new book
A review of Shlomo Sand’s “The Invention of the Land of Israel” and other musings on religious Zionism. “After the people was exiled from its land by force of arms, it kept faith with it in all the lands of its diaspora, and never ceased from praying and hoping to return to its land and…
By Yossi Gurvitz May 16, 2012
Israel Palestine flags (wikimedia)
Transcend the two-state solution, create a federated state
By Dan Goldenblatt For years now, the Israeli government has been involved in duplicity: it says it is preparing to turn over Area C to the Palestinians, as mandated by the 1993 Oslo Accords. On the other hand, Israel is making plans to expand settlements in that same area. Though a growing number of Israelis…
By +972 Magazine April 12, 2012
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