Malcolm X

Malcolm X. (photo: Ed Ford, Library of Congress

What Malcolm X taught me about my best friend’s murder

Malcolm X’s descriptions of the black experience in the United States helped me understand that Amir’s death was not ‘normal,’ but rather a result of Israel’s policies toward its Palestinian minority. I lost my best friend on the night between June 28-29th, 2000. Amir Qadri (Arafat) was killed by a stray bullet shot by armed…

By Rami Younis February 22, 2015

President Shimon Peres toasts to newly-elected Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau and newly-elected Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. (photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Israel’s rabbinate reflects country’s racist streak

The people of Israel have received what they deserve: a rabbinate that is a true reflection of the current racist streak enlarging itself across the entire spectrum of Israeli society, from the streets of south Tel Aviv to the chambers of the Knesset. By Ahmadiel Ben Yehuda Israel’s new Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau wasted no…

By +972 Magazine August 15, 2013

Ethiopian Jews find inspiration in MLK, Malcolm X

Thousands of members of the small Ethiopian-Israeli community demonstrated yesterday in Jerusalem against racism and discrimination. This was the last rally in a wave of protest that erupted after religious homeowners in Kiryat Malakhi, a town south of Tel Aviv, announced in a public letter that they will refuse to rent their apartment to Ethiopians.…

By Noam Sheizaf January 19, 2012

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