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Why the ‘second Nakba’ government wants to remake the Israeli state
The far right’s crusade on secular liberalism is provoking mass opposition in Israel, but it cannot be separated from the state's anti-Palestinian mission.
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Meron Rapoport
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Ameer Fakhoury
December 9, 2022
Liberal Europe doesn’t understand: The burkini is a feminist issue
By banning the burkini, the French view themselves as the ones liberating veiled women from Muslim patriarchy. Instead they are only imposing a different form of oppression. By Eiad Shalabne The images of French policemen handing out tickets to Muslim women in religious garb on the beaches of Nice this past week reflect a depressing interpretation of the essence of…
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+972 Magazine
August 26, 2016
‘Religion and politics’ in Israel: The mythology of Jewish nationalism
The State of Israel has never attempted to build a national identity that would be ‘liberated ’from Jewish ‘religion.’ Instead, it has focused on the construction of a national identity distinct in one critical respect: it is reserved for Jews only. By Yaacov Yadgar One of the more controversial legislative bills being currently pushed forward…
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Haokets
August 27, 2013
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Will surprising results stop a status-quo Netanyahu-led government?
Despite the surprising weakness of the Right-ultra-Orthodox bloc, the final result of the elections, according to exit polls, is still likely to be a status-quo Netanyahu-led government. Why? Because the big winner in this election, media personality Yair Lapid, is a vapid centrist who is likely to join Netanyahu’s coalition and make little noise on…
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Roi Maor
January 22, 2013
Dispute over wine festival in Be’er Sheva mosque: ‘Muslim rage’ or Israeli hypocrisy?
Controversy erupted after local Arab residents complained that the Salut Wine and Beer Festival would be held on the grounds of a mosque-turned-museum. The public outcry from the festival-goers reveals both a fear of the ‘re-Islamification of Be’er Sheva,’ as well as a liberal approach that takes for granted the ways in which the state religion affects…
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+972 Magazine
September 19, 2012
State’s attempt to challenge radical rabbis so meek it will backfire
The state’s meek attempt to detain two prominent rabbis who’ve been evading police summons for weeks only underscores how helpless the state has become before the decentralised rabbinical church. This morning, police briefly detained prominent rabbi Yaakov Yossef on suspicion of incitement by virtue of giving his blessing to the notorious King’s Torah tractate, which…
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Dimi Reider
July 2, 2011
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