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Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?
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Go topSOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY This past week by a vote of 62 to 55, Israel’s Knesset passed legislation called “Israel as a Nation-State of the Jewish People.” Heralding the passage of the bill, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as “a defining moment in the annals of Zionism and the … Continued
SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has claimed to be both a Jewish state and a democratic state. But are those two aspirations achievable, or are they mutually exclusive? Can a country founded as a Jewish homeland — with a “right of return” for diaspora Jews, a flag featuring the Star … Continued
Ironically, amid the discussion of Israel’s ‘Jewish and democratic values,’ a section of the law that might have called for preserving Arabic’s official status would have been the only part of it to be both Jewish and democratic SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: YONATAN MANDEL The nation-state law is stirring fierce debate among both Jews and Arabs … Continued
The new law can only play into the hands of those extremists among Israeli Arab politicians who are doing their level best to prevent the successful integration of Israel’s Arab citizens into Israeli society SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: MOSHE ARENS Just as some of us had been hoping that the Jewish nation-state bill had disappeared in … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: OLIVER HOLMES Israel is in the throes of political upheaval as the country’s ruling party seeks to pass legislation that could allow for Jewish-only communities, which critics have condemned as the end of a democratic state. For the past half-decade, politicians have been wrangling over the details of the bill that … Continued
One is a former beauty pageant contestant, the other a traditional, hijab-wearing mother of six. Haaretz visits Kafr Qara to hear about a unique mayoral race SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: JUDY MALTZ KAFR QARA – Never has an Arab woman been elected mayor of an Israeli town or city. Only once before has an Arab woman actually run. … Continued
By: Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Prince William just ended his visit to Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. His trip is considered to be historic by the world because it was the first time a member of the British royal family stepped onto Israeli/Palestinian lands. Even before he started packing his bags, he was already judged … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORKER BY: ADAM ENTOUS On the afternoon of December 14, 2016, Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, rode from his Embassy to the White House to attend a Hanukkah party. The Obama Administration was in its final days, and among the guests were some of the President’s most ardent Jewish … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: RICK GLADSTONE Criticism of Israel’s lethal force against Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border shifted on Wednesday to the United Nations General Assembly, which overwhelmingly passed a resolution that basically blamed the Israelis for the casualties in 10 weeks of clashes. Loud applause greeted the outcome of the vote … Continued
By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer Popular Chef, television personality, storyteller, and author, Anthony Bourdain, through his exploration of global cuisine and culture, was an enthusiast for bringing to light the often unheard and neglected stories of the silenced and marginalized people of our world. In 2013, for one of the episodes of his show … Continued
SOURCE: CNN BY: SCHAMS ELWAZER, ELENA GYLDENKERNE, AND MICHAEL SCHWARTZ (CNN) Argentina has called off a pre-World Cup exhibition match with Israel following political pressure and claims of threats towards players, sparking outrage from Israeli officials. Argentina’s players decided to pull out of the game, which was scheduled to take place in Jerusalem on Saturday, … Continued
By: Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer BDS supporters of a boycott against Israel were jubilant on social media yesterday as it was announced that pop superstar, Shakira, will not sing in Israel this summer. Lebanese over the top hitmaker, Shakira, faced a dilemma; Is it righteous to perform in Israel or not? The news about her show … Continued
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