There is an old saying that generals prepare to fight the last war. Those of us engaged in defense against the assault on Israel’s legitimacy cannot afford to fall into this trap. We must accurately assess the evolving strategies and tactics employed...
By Eetta Prince-Gibson, JTA
• Published April 25, 2012
JERUSALEM—The two seventh-grade girls walk together down the hall, their heads touching as they talk excitedly. Dana’s dark auburn hair is pulled back in a ponytail. Waard’s head is covered by a hijab, the traditional Arab headscarf, held with a...
JERUSALEM -- Seven Israeli Arabs were arrested in an attack on two off-duty Israeli soldiers in Haifa. The soldiers, who were in civilian clothing, were attacked last Friday night outside Rambam Medical Center. A group of Israeli-Arab men first asked...
By Linda Gradstein, JTA
• Published February 16, 2012
BARTA'A, West Bank -- In these days of frozen peace negotiations, most Israelis and Palestinians have little contact. Palestinians need a special permit to enter Israel, and Israelis need army permission to enter the parts of the West Bank controlled...
JERUSALEM -- The Knesset Ethics Committee suspended Israeli-Arab lawmaker Ahmed Tibi after he attacked a fellow lawmaker with an insulting poem. On Tuesday, the committee suspended Tibi for a week for reciting an original poem using dirty and hurtful...
By Rabbi Sid Schwarz, JTA
• Published January 13, 2012
WASHINGTON -- About a year and half ago, I participated in a fact-finding mission to Israel sponsored by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arabs (IATF). Established in 2006 as a consortium of some of the major organizations in American Jewish life...
One of the most powerful and memorable books I ever read was "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, which provides glimpses into the relationships between black and white women in 1962 Mississippi. After I finished the book, I spent a lot of time thinking about...
