anti-assimilation

A soldier shows his support as Michael Ben Ari, leader of Otzma Yehudit nationalist party is accompanied by Benzi Gopstein, head of the anti-miscegenation group Lehava, to walk in Jerusalem's Mahane Yeיuda market during an election campaign, January 16, 2015. Otzma Yehudit, meaning "Jewish strength," which failed to make the Knesset at the last elections, advocates for transferring Palestinians out of Israel and the West Bank.
Israel’s ethnic purity police presents: Anti-assimilation for men
In its ongoing efforts to save every Jewish soul, anti-assimilation group Yad L’Achim has broadened its offerings and is now extending its marriage-wrecking service to Jewish men in relationships with non-Jewish women.  Israeli anti-miscegenation group Yad L’Achim took a step towards equality last week when it announced via its website that it had rolled out…
By Natasha Roth-Rowland February 15, 2016
Illustrative photo of children in a library. (photo: Shutterstock.com)
The uncomfortable context of Israel’s book ban
The decision to prevent high schools from teaching a Jewish-Palestinian love story might sound like an innocent attempt at promoting Jewish continuity. In fact, it’s the sound of Israel’s extreme right going mainstream. Israel’s Education Ministry announced Wednesday that it would ban Israeli high schools from teaching a novel about a love affair between a…
By Edo Konrad December 31, 2015
Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem's old city (photo: Erazo Fischer/ CC BY-SA 2.0)
IDF soldier passes IDs of Jewish girls who socialize with Arabs to anti-assimilation NGO
A female IDF soldier who is often stationed at checkpoints is apparently very disturbed by the fact that some Jews and Palestinians actually hang out. The soldier turned anonymously (on Facebook) to Yad La’achim a religious organization whose mandate is to “save Jews from assimilation,” in the hopes they can help her prevent this from happening…
By Mairav Zonszein September 25, 2013
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