Mizrahi

Who does Israel belong to? Why Bennett’s model matters now - opinion

From public policy to bomb shelters, Israel faces a test of unity, fairness, and responsibility that will shape its future as a nation.

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting  by Marcel Janco (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 27-April 2

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling

 Ben-Gurion University campus in Beersheba, southern Israel. May 28, 2023.

Bereaved parents call on Ben-Gurion University to dismiss prof. who called IDF soldiers 'murderers'


Saying Ashkenazim are elitist won’t change status of Mizrahim - opinion

The truth is that in the past, and perhaps even today, many Ashkenazim also viewed the Mizrahim as a collective – an inferior collective.

 A SECURITY GAURD prepares to remove MK Galit Distal Atbaryan from the Knesset earlier this month.

Virtual Mimouna event to host famed Israeli artists, promote diversity

Besides a focus on North African Jewry, workshops will also feature Yemenite, Iraqi and Persian Jewish artists and teachers.

 President Reuven Rivlin at a Mimouna celebration in Ashkelon, April 2018

Israel's Black Panthers: 3 new exhibits show their impact 50 years later

We may have made strides on the sociopolitical-human front over the past half century, but there is still plenty left to be done.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israel still must apologize for the Yemenite Children's Affair

Although the decision to compensate the families is a commendable one, it does not go far enough in acknowledging the government’s culpability.

YEMENITE JEWS near their tents in Israel in 1949.

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, first female rabbi

Osnat was born in Kurdistan in 1590. Her story is an astounding one.

Osnat Barzani in "Osnat and her Dove"

Zionism was not forced upon Mizrahi Jews - opinion

The allegation that Mizrahi Jews cling to Zionism because it was forced upon them is racist in the way it infantilizes an entire community.

Zionism, between the real and the ideal

How can Israel’s left-wing parties win more Mizrahi votes?

These leaders should open the dialogue with a simple but sincere message: “I’m sorry.”

Left wing Israelis hold sign stated "we want a democratic Israel" at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in support of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2019

My Word: Forgotten refugees and the proud Mizrahi heritage

Of all the things that unnecessarily divide Israeli and Diaspora Jewry, one of the most striking is the perception that talking (or cursing) in Yiddish is the main sign of a shared cultural heritage.

A man enters the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda.

Mizrahi, Sephardi traditions open doors to Middle East peace

“Mizrahi Jews need to take a more active role in peace building because we have a similar culture and our stories show we are indigenous to this region and land.”

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum meets with UAE businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor

UN must recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countries – opinion

Entire communities from Morocco to Iraq, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon, Iran and more were effectively wiped out.

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan at the 75 UN General Assembly, September