I posted links for donations to families in Gaza. Israelis didn't like it

by mgall74 | Jan 2, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Over the past year and a half I’ve been subjected to relentless waves of hostility whenever I write about the killing, starvation, destruction and displacement that Israelis are committing in Gaza. I’ve been accused of the entire spectrum between...

Israel approves construction of a courtyard roof at Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs, holy to both Jews and Muslims

by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] The Israeli Civil Administration in the West Bank announced the approval of a plan on Wednesday to install a roof over a courtyard in the Jewish prayer area at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron. The decision follows an order...

In 1925 Patrick Geddes was invited to Israel to plan the first Hebrew city – what's left of it today?

by mgall74 | Jan 1, 2026 | Israeli News

[ad_1] “How many people think twice about a leaf? Yet the leaf is the chief product and phenomenon of life; this is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and all dependent upon the leaves. By leaves we live,” town planner Patrick Geddes...

An entire generation is being erased and Ben-Gvir is celebrating

by mgall74 | Dec 31, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] News Life and CultureColumnists and OpinionHaaretz Hebrew and TheMarkerPartnershipsHaaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.©...

The two incarnations of Mohammad Bakri: The actor gave Israelis hope; the director they couldn't handle

by mgall74 | Dec 31, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] In the mid-1980s, Mohammad Bakri was the hope. The Arab actor with the blue eyes and determined look starred with Arnon Zadok in “Beyond the Walls,” proving that Arab-Jewish solidarity was possible. That this place might actually have a positive...