Hatikvah
Hebrew University Will Skip ‘Hatikvah’ At Graduation To Avoid Offending Arab Students
JERUSALEM — Hebrew University will not play Israel’s national anthem at a graduation ceremony, saying it does not want to offend the univ…
From America to Israel, Should Our National Anthems Be Changed?
Colin Kaepernick’s protest over the ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ echoes an ongoing dispute over wording in the Israeli national anthem. Jane Eisner writes about how these controversial texts can be repaired.
Well-Dressed AIPAC Youth and the American Way
It is always a strange and wonderful pleasure to attend an AIPAC Young Leadership event. Specially designed to undermine my stereotypical expectations of the organisation, these events are normally full of nuanced discussion, really bright young people, and sharp focused energy. I’m always surprised at how comfortable I feel in freely expressing my less-that-right wing opinions there.
Poverty and Plenty — Two Israels
“By the time they hit seven years old, most Jewish children perceive Israel as a place of poverty and of danger.” So laments super-researcher/educator Sivan Zakai, of the University of Judaism.
The Four Questions of the 'Israel Project'
It’s not enough just to ask the “To be” question; it’s not enough just to ask how to make Israel secure against her enemies.
Landing in Tinseltown
“So, like, I know that there’s no occupation. Like no one’s allowed to admit that there’s an occupation. Except a lot of people are saying that there is an occupation. More than a lot of people. Like nearly everyone is screaming that there’s an occupation. So maybe, I’m thinking, there must be like, a little bit of occupation going on? It can’t be like everyone is 100% wrong, can it?”
Land and People
So Orlando has very nice large hotels. They are close by one another, but you’re not allowed to walk between them. There are roads with some form of sidewalk, but no lighting. I reckon if you’re not expected to walk there at night, get a cab even if it’s the middle of the day.
Don't Fence Me In
Okay, so first of all I have to acknowledge to myself that the schedule was a little extreme. To keep alert and open to a range of different people talking with me, to wander all over Manhattan to meet them, and then to expect myself to be sufficiently awake to write any thoughts other than “please let me sleep” – how young did I think I am?
Number One!
You know when you have a hunch, an idea, and you dare to go with it? Set out on an adventure on the wings of a whim?
Sephardic Leader Calls 'Hatikvah' a 'Stupid Song'
The spiritual leader of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party said at a party convention that “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem, “is a stupid song.”