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Violence Without Context – a War Update

– by Yahav Zohar – May 2021 Israel-Palestine is in the news again, there are bombs and rockets lighting up the sky, turning homes to rubble and dramatically toppling towers. Heads turn in our direction and people want to know what’s going on. “Israel is bombing us” say Gazans. “Hamas shot rockets first” say Israelis. […]

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Remembering the Holocaust in Jerusalem

 – by Yahav Zohar – ‘No’, said the policeman, ‘you can’t come through’. ‘But we live here, we need to get home’. ‘The whole area’s closed. If you wait here maybe I can get someone to escort you home in 15 or 20 minutes.’ It was cold, we were hungry, my daughter was crying. The […]

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Reflections on my Trip to Israel/Palestine

2019 writing competition  – by Dorit Miles –  As an Israeli born, curious about the Palestinians for years, I never expected to be able to go to the “other side”. The opportunity presented itself and I jumped on it. In January of 2016, I joined a group of interfaith travelers to Israel /Palestine. I decided […]

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of Genocide and Redemption

– by Fred Schlomka –  Holocaust Memorial Day, 12th April 2018 Michael Schlomka Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. My father, Michael Schlomka was an early survivor, and escaped from Nazi Germany in 1934, eventually making his way to mandate Palestine.  – May his memory be a blessing – He had been tortured and abused by […]

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The Almighty Military Order

 – by Sam Bahour – 29th October, 2016Originally published at ePalestine. If your Palestinian neighbors and friends seem slightly on edge today, please excuse them. October 29th brings back horrific memories to Palestinians everywhere, young and old. It was 60 years ago today that a scene of cold-blooded murder fell upon the hill-top Palestinian village […]

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More than just a Relic of the Past – Yiddish in Israel

By Miri –  Yiddish refers to a primarily Germanic language containing elements of Romance, Slavic, as well as a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic, which is written in the Hebrew alphabet. The language is thought of as having originated in the tenth century in the German Rhineland and from there spread through Bavaria towards the […]

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Tales of Masada

By Miri –  The ancient fortification of Masada in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea is the most popular tourist site in Israel.Apart from the breathtaking beauty of both the site and the area, it is especially the legend surrounding it, which continues to play a crucial role in discourses of national security and survival. […]

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The Holocaust in Israeli Society

By Yahav Zohar –  Apparently, following Israel’s recent attack in Gaza there was an upsurge in anti Israeli propaganda comparing Israeli policy to that of the Nazis. For those of us trying to affect change on the ground in Israel-Palestine such discourse seems both ludicrous and counter productive. Though millions live under the boot of […]

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On the Inaccuracy of Comparing Nazi Germany to Israel

By Miri – In response to Israel’s last assault on Gaza, demonstrations and rallies swept across the streets of many cities all over the world, and slogans in solidarity with Gaza filled social networking and media sides. Although I welcomed and agreed with the protests, some of the pictures and lines of discourse disconcerted me. […]

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