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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing the cease fire between Israel and Hamas (photo: Koby Gidon/ Government Press Office)

Like school arsonists, Netanyahu rejects Arab-Jewish coexistence

The prime minister’s reaction — or lack thereof — to the arson attack against Jerusalem’s bilingual school reflects what can only be understood as contempt for Palestinian-Israeli partnership. The arsonists who set fire to the Arab-Jewish bilingual school in Jerusalem Saturday night decided to pile up the first graders’ books and burn them in the…

By Mairav Zonszein December 1, 2014

President Rivlin and George Amireh (Youtube screenshot)

WATCH: The boy who put equality back on the agenda

Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin did what no other Israeli leader is doing. He heeded the call of a tender Arab boy – and followed him in support of tolerance and equality. This is how George Amireh and Rivlin pose an alternative to an entire society, We were presented with a pleasant surprise this week from the…

By Yuval Ben-Ami October 4, 2014

Illustrative photo of ultra-Orthodox Jews throwing stones. (Photo by Activestills.org)

Between Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha: Navigating stone-throwing with Waze

Tensions in Israel are increasing as the Jewish fast and the Muslim feast are set to take place on the same day. But should Muslims give up their holiday joy just to ensure that Jews are not disturbed? (Translated from Hebrew by Sol Salbe) Once every 33 years it happens: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, the…

By Samah Salaime October 2, 2014

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The monument to Jacob Israel de Haan in Amsterdam. (Photo: Lukas Koster/CC)

The first political murder in Jewish Palestine: Lessons of intolerance

The story of Jacob Israël de Haan, a Dutch author who was killed by Jews in Mandate Palestine for his anti-Zionist views, could teach Israelis an important lesson about tolerance, one that is not lost on those who remember him in Amsterdam. By Ido Liven One stone pillar standing in central Amsterdam is anything but a…

By +972 Magazine June 30, 2014

Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked of Jewish Home at the party headquarters on election day 2013

Israeli racism and American Jewish hypocrisy

On the U.S. Jewish establishment’s double standard regarding what gentiles can say about Jews and what Israeli Jews can say about Arabs and blacks. The Anti-Defamation League and the rest of the American Jewish establishment owe Jesse Jackson an apology. They put the man through the wringer, they made him apologize in every possible forum…

By Larry Derfner August 13, 2013

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Survey: Theater helps Israeli youth humanize Palestinians

It’s unusual to get good news about levels of tolerance toward the other, when it comes to Israelis, Palestinians and the conflict – especially youngsters. As my colleagues and I found in a large study of Israeli youth, intolerance, exclusive and discriminatory attitudes are embraced by a large and perhaps growing numbers of young folks.…

By Dahlia Scheindlin July 9, 2011