Archaeologists in Israel finished excavating the most complete part ever discovered of the foundations of the walls which surrounded Jerusalem during the time of the Hasmonean Kingdom, when the events of Hanukkah took place. In Hebrew, Hanukkah…
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Hanukkah Has Two Kinds of Jihad Also
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A Documentary About NYC’s Battle Over Hostage Posters Ripped at My Heart
I have a penchant for documentaries and news stories dealing with antisemitism and Jewish controversies. I was eager to watch the recent documentary Torn by director Nim Shapira. Fortunately, I was able to watch it online; I prefer to ruminate on…
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Standing on Herzl’s Balcony: What the 39th World Zionist Congress Taught Me
Just two weeks after participating in October’s 39th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, I found myself standing on a hotel balcony in Basel, Switzerland. Yes, THAT balcony. The one in that iconic photo of Theodor Herzl at his hotel, leaning…
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Navigating the role of bystander: What can we do?
I am beginning to sympathize with the people of the 1930s – the people we describe as indifferent bystanders. I am also beginning to recognize that their stories are much too complicated for us to use the word indifferent. We are all seeing…
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The MBS–Al Thani Meeting Accelerates IMEC: The Rail Line Redraws the Area Map
The MBS–Al Thani Meeting Accelerates IMEC: The Doha–Riyadh Rail Line Redraws the Regional Map. A surprise Qatar–Saudi alignment, sealed in Riyadh, signals a new phase in the emerging Middle Eastern economic corridor — just days before…
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Environmental Peacebuilding 31Years Strong
This week, thirty-one years ago, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists came together on the Red Sea in Taba, Egypt, to create EcoPeace Middle East. We came together out of fear from overdevelopment – we were euphoric about…
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Sharing the Light
It is the season of Chanukah, of telling the story of the miracle of the oil and the bravery of the Maccabees, of coming together to light candles and sing a few choruses of “Rock of Ages.” We kicked off our Chanukah celebration a little…
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![When Hassan II Urged Israel’s Entry Into the Arab League [1/3]](https://israelnews.appsfornexus.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tourism-3227414_1280.jpg "When Hassan II Urged Israel’s Entry Into the Arab League [1/3]")
When Hassan II Urged Israel’s Entry Into the Arab League [1/3]
Long before the Abraham Accords, long before Oslo, and long before Camp David reshaped Middle Eastern geopolitics, Morocco’s King Hassan II had already articulated one of the most extraordinary political ideas of the 20th century: that Israel…
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The Cloonys and Ms. Rachel’s Implicit Terror Connection
From scripted talk shows to celebrity-endorsed social media narratives, Hollywood is shaping perceptions of Israel in ways that fuel antisemitism — with real-world attacks now claiming lives from Boulder to Washington, DC. Through curated…
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Meet the rabbi running for State Assembly on the Upper West Side
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay has worked for American Jewish World Service and the Jewish Service Corps. She’s been an associate dean for the last 10 years at the Conservative movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary.
Ruskay…
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