The High Court of Justice's decision pulled a scab off a deep societal wound that has never healed, and it's a wound that helps explain Shas' strength and longevity.
In the conversation, Smotrich said that his position against the LGBTQ+ community does not hurt him politically because his voters don't care.
Amsalem was not offered either of the positions he demanded from Netanyahu, Justice Minister or Knesset speaker.
Haza’s life was a rags-to-riches story in which she soared high, helped change the Israeli music industry’s perception of Mizrahi music, had a huge international career and died tragically young.
Only about 5% of Israelis rate ethnic cleavage as the main source of tension in Israel - stronger by far are tensions between Arabs and Jews or Right and Left.
This form of conjecture surpasses the age-old antisemitism and is a type of hate in its own class. It is an effort to deny the history of Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews.
Ambassador of Israel, David Akov, and the Ambassador of Morocco, Khadija Rouissi, hosted a joint, high-profile event this March to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords.
It will become possible to learn far more than is currently known about gaps in wealth, education and other factors between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews.
Many believe Israel is divided between Jews and Arabs or politics, but it isn't.
When not teaching, Elias, 62, organizes small ensembles, playing music that is very attached to Arab traditions but which is also open to innovations, often of his own creations.