On sliding doors I remember the day when, as a child, I walked into an elevator with my sister and parents, and as the doors were closing, my sister decided to test out whether the doors would open up if she stuck her arm…
The Temple Mount as a microcosm in 10 points Friday saw the heartbreaking murder of two Druze Israeli policemen guarding the Temple Mount, at the hands of three Arab Israelis. This has set off a bewildering chain of events that seems to exemplify a mentality that, if it predominates…
George Deek: redefining the future Last year when I was in Israel it was my great privilege to spend a fascinating few hours with George Deek, the young Christian Arab Israeli diplomat whose speech about being a Zionist went viral around the time of the…
Fifty facts for fifty years of reunification Today, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification (Yom Yerushalayim). Here are 50 facts highlighting the rich tapestry of Israel’s capital: Reunification Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War….
Journalist’s lived experience and fact-finding shifts his perceptions In the summer of 2015, just three days after I moved to Israel for a one-and-a-half year stint freelance reporting in the region, I wrote down my feelings about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A friend of mine in New York had…
Reflections on Israel Part 2: Israeli society, diversity and social cohesion In July I went on a life-changing trip to Israel. This was my fourth trip to Israel, but I have not been there for 17 years. I have written in the past about other aspects and experiences of this trip….