When a ballot measure singles out Israel, even in universal language, silence would not feel like peace. It would feel like accepting that Jewish connection to Israel is a problem to be eradicated.
Many of the volunteers, including myself, are Jewish — and our work for divestment has been motivated by the values our Jewish upbringing instilled in us.
The ordinance also acknowledges a fundamental flaw: the city lacks authority to direct many of its investments.
Paul Mailhot of the Socialist Workers Party noted Lenin’s words in 1919: “We often see the capitalists fomenting hatred against the Jews in order to blind the workers….Shame on accursed tsarism which tortured and persecuted the Jews."
Nearly 47 years after Iran's Islamic Revolution, authorities are cracking down on jewelry bearing the Lion and Sun, a symbol of growing …
Khamenei called for Iran to have "the absolute deterrence" in a message marking "Day of Fighting Global Arrogance," adding that “The US sees …
In the veteran politician's hierarchy of hatreds, Netanyahu takes gold and Arabs silver. His partners in the Eisenkot-led bloc want to swear in …
The airline said the schedule would offer approximately 35,000 seats a week between Israel and the Americas, describing it as its largest-ever …
If the 'bloc of change' seeks to dismantle the judicial overhaul, it cannot then hold on to the assumption on which that overhaul was based – …
Israel must engage more with both Trump and Congressional Democrats, while being ready to act solo against Iran, in order to ensure its …
Rabin was Israel’s fifth prime minister. He served two terms in office, from 1974 until 1977, and again from 1992 until his assassination on …
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Zini to act immediately arrest and interrogate Arab party leaders, even without permission …
Former senior security and law enforcement officials said that demands by Shin Bet chief David Zini to investigate Arab party leaders without …
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