Why despair has power, according to the Israeli philosopher who wrote the book on hope

by mgall74 | Dec 6, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] In two new books, Avi Sagi – a religious liberal and critic of the messianic right – explains why there are glimmers of hope for Israelis, even now [ad_2] Source link

When young Holocaust survivors mulled having sex with Germans: The Buchenwald Kibbutz journal, revealed

by mgall74 | Dec 5, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] “The question of sex is a very painful one for us,” 21-year-old Meir Skorczky wrote in June 1945. Two months after being liberated from the Buchenwald concentration camp, in Germany, he was now a member of the founding group of “Kibbutz...

Cabinet approves plan to bring remaining members of 'lost tribe' from India to Israel

by mgall74 | Nov 23, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Current sectionIsrael NewsA special budget of 90 million shekels has been allocated to finance the flights, conversion classes, housing and other benefits for nearly 6,000 members of the Bnei Menashe community. According to the cabinet decision, Nof Hagalil – a...

We used to conceal Jewish symbols. Now it's Hebrew we're asked to hide

by mgall74 | Nov 22, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Last month an Israeli man who lives in Berlin walked into K-Fetisch, a café in the city’s Neukölln district, with his German girlfriend. She was wearing a T-shirt with the word “falafel” on it, in Arabic, English and Hebrew (in that order)....

Ben Gurion's West Bank fears ring true, but Israel's government remains oblivious

by mgall74 | Nov 17, 2025 | Israeli News

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