Mansour Abbas: A Moderate Islamist?
Does participaton in the Knesset lead to moderation of extremist views? That is the view of many academics who examine the relations between Islamist parties and the governments of the lands in which they...
Israel Diaries Blog
Joint Memorial Day Ceremony — Hard questions? Answers?
Supposedly embracing the controversy around the joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial day ceremony, the American Friends of the Parents Circle hosted a zoom discussion on March 30 with Osama Elawat of the “Combatants for Peace” organization...
The Occupation, Coronavirus and Palestinian Mental Health
Because of Corona lockdowns, now everyone around the world knows what it is like to be under Israeli “occupation”, say the authors of a recent article published in The International Journal of Human Rights...
If this was about a mosque, the elevator would have been built decades ago.
Finally! The end of a surrealistic battle that should shame everyone who fought against making a religious site accessible to the disabled, the elderly and pregnant women who are left at the bottom of...
Abu Ali Express — not the shopping site, an Arab writing in Hebrew to Israelis
An interesting and mysterious blogger who, for some reason beknownst only to him, has named his blog “Abu Ali Express” was recently brought to my attention. He (or maybe he is a she, but...
Chutzpah: Missionary Ads in Times of Israel
Someone needs to do something about this! It is bad enough having missionaries roaming around Israel, knocking on doors, seeking to convert Jews to Christianity. I was shocked to see two organizations advertise openly...
COVID Mask Controversy — Is it a Civil Rights Issue?
A longtime Facebook friend I respect and like wrote a scathing indictment of society that imposes mandatory mask wearing on all of us. After showing both sides of the controversy, I want to share...
Academia Website Hosts Anti-Israeli Israeli Writer — And Then It Doesn’t
While ex-Israeli Avigail Abarbanel and her ilk do merit academic study as part of an examination of what turns people against their own, this article is not about her. It is about her nearly...
