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Netanyahu isn’t the only one interested in prolonging the war
A broad coalition of political forces, from Israel's far right to the Zionist left, have differing motivations for turning the war into the new normal.
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Menachem Klein
April 9, 2024
‘The escalation is frightening’: Jerusalem Christians fear for their future
The city’s dwindling Christian community is facing a spike in hate crimes under the far-right government, with possible ramifications for Israel’s ties abroad.
By
Natan Odenheimer
July 14, 2023
The radicalizing rebellion of Israel’s Haredi youth
Once staunch anti-Zionists, Haredi parties have become ensconced in the Israeli right. Now, a generation of disenfranchised Haredi youth is defying its elders and seeking meaning in the most extreme forms of supremacism.
By
Pnina Pfeuffer
October 31, 2022
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Netanyahu can count on U.S. Jews to stay silent on the occupation
The prime minister sparked controversy when he announced he wouldn’t be speaking at the biggest Jewish American event of the year. But Bibi knows that no matter what, American Jews won’t speak out against his occupation policies. Prime Minister Netanyahu knows that no matter what, he can count on American Jews not to speak out against…
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Joshua Leifer
October 31, 2017
What’s dividing Israeli society? Just don’t mention the occupation
Is it possible to discuss the sources of Israeli disunity without addressing the country’s military regime in the West Bank and siege on Gaza? Can Israelis ever accept Palestinians as part of that conversation? The plight, let alone the very existence of millions of disenfranchised people living under Israeli military rule, was nowhere to be…
By
Edo Konrad
October 24, 2017
Ultra-Orthodox team up with left-wing Israelis to fight police brutality
In their struggle to combat the state’s attempt draft them into the army, ultra-Orthodox Israelis have faced unremitting police brutality. Now they are teaming up with left-wing and human rights activists to put a stop to the violence.
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October 8, 2017
Ultra-Orthodox anger over Western Wall deal isn’t about American Jews
The Israeli government’s decision to abandon a deal creating an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall led to an unprecedented rift with Diaspora Jewry. But American Jews, and the Reform Movement in particular, are merely collateral damage — caught in the crossfire of an internal ultra-Orthodox power struggle. By Eli Bitan With all the…
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July 6, 2017
U.S. Jews can’t expect Israel to be liberal only where they want it to
Liberal American Jewry is up in arms after the Israeli government nixed a deal to allow men and women to pray together at Judaism’s holiest site. But if American Jews want their interests in Israel safeguarded, they must rid themselves of the fantasy of a nonexistent Jewish pluralism. The Netanyahu government created an uproar across the Jewish world on Sunday…
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Noam Sheizaf
June 26, 2017
’50 years of occupation is 50 years too many’
As the Right celebrates 50 years of military rule over the Palestinians, the Left must not be afraid to create alliances between struggles and remind Israelis that ending the occupation is everyone’s task. By Eli Bitan The following is the full text of Local Call blogger and editor Eli Bitan’s speech in front of 10,000 left-wing protesters at Saturday’s anti-occupation…
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May 28, 2017
WATCH: Police suppress ultra-Orthodox demo against arrest of IDF deserter
Police arrest 15, use water cannons against hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators who hit the streets of Jerusalem to protest the jailing of an IDF deserter. Text by Eli Bitan, photos by Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Hundreds of young ultra-Orthodox men protested Thursday night in Jerusalem against the jailing of ultra-Orthodox IDF deserters. The demonstration is part…
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Activestills
March 24, 2017
What happens the ‘day after’ Netanyahu?
Even as the end of Netanyahu’s reign seems to be approaching, it’s no time to celebrate — the problems in Israel run far deeper than one man. Over the past few years, the top echelons of the Jewish Israeli Left have been trying to figure out how to remove or “replace” Prime Minister Netanyahu. Those…
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January 24, 2017
Meet the women shaking up Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community has been experiencing tremendous changes, all led by women, over the past few years. At a recent conference, a group of Haredi women spoke about the personal price they pay, and the chance we could one day see them in the Knesset. By Eli Bitan In mid-November, women from the organization “Nivharot” (“chosen” or “elected” in Hebrew)…
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December 11, 2016
Religious pluralism cannot be separated from the fight against occupation
As the 50th anniversary of the occupation draws near, those who consider themselves to be on the left cannot hide behind the battles that keep us in our comfort zone. By Emily Hilton Confrontations erupted at the Western Wall last week between security forces and activists from Reform and Conservative movement, after the activists broke through security…
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November 6, 2016
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