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A view of the Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam village, August 17, 2013. (Photo by Math Knight/CC)
Living alongside one other isn’t necessarily coexistence
A mixed Jewish-Arab couple is discouraged from applying to live in what many look to as a model for coexistence in Israel-Palestine. By Orna Akad (translated by Ofer Neiman) No, this is not a new book which I have just published, nor is it a new play. This is my life with Fouad, which has given…
By +972 Magazine April 9, 2015
WATCH: Are Israelis free to choose whom to marry?
In contemporary Israeli society, civil marriage, gay marriage, mixed couples and same-sex parenting appear to exist out in the open. But we live under the illusion that we have the freedom to choose whom and how to marry. In reality, we can’t marry someone from a different religion – even the type of wedding is…
By Social TV May 11, 2013
Jewish-Arab child: My parents’ marriage was a mistake
Ynet carries today an interview with a girl of 14, daughter to an Arab father and a Jewish mother. The girl, presented under the false name of “Amanda”, explains that although her father, who has since passed away, initially signed her into an Arab school in the city of Lod (most schools in Israel are segregated),…
By Dimi Reider September 1, 2011
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