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."
A US Marine died following a training incident at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan. Military officials have not disclosed the circumstances of the …
According to Kikar Hashabbat, the council holds the position that Deri "is not permitted to resign from the leadership of Shas."
Yair Lapid, who leads the Yesh Atid party, added that the midterm results have ruined any chance of forming a unity government with Netanyahu.
According to i24NEWS, Hadash MK Ayman Odeh is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash from the Palestinian Authority.
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 …
Shin Bet chief David Zini is counting on another election to buy time to root out dissent within the agency. Netanyahu, meanwhile, sees him as …
Supreme Court Justice Sohlberg praises those who worked to conduct election, says suspicions of interference will be investigated but potential …
Deputy Mayor Yossi Havilio is demanding that municipal benefits be withdrawn from haredim who do not enlist and that the money be redirected to …
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