Nationalism

Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack

The extremists were also suspected to have sprayed graffiti on the walls, writing several slogans such as "price tag" and "revenge".

A Palestinian man, holding Misbaha prayer beads, inspects the debris at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank village of Surra, near Nablus in the West Bank, February 23, 2026.
Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

A Palestinian uses a sling to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 14, 2018.

The essence of Palestinian identity clashes with Israel’s existence - opinion


Sanders evokes Holocaust connection, promises 'war with white nationalism'

Sanders promised to go to war against white nationalism and racism "in every aspect of our lives," adding that crimes based on race are not just hate crimes, but also domestic terrorism.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks after the senate voted on a resolution ending U.S. military support for the war in Yemen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2018.

Silent no more

Slowly but surely we are witness to human rights being trampled, justice being observed in the breach and democracy on a downward spiral.

People hold hands to form a human solidarity chain at Place de la Republique near the site of the attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, November 15, 2015.

When is rape nationalistic? - analysis

Palestinian’s alleged rape of 7-year-old wades into complex territory

Arafat Irfaiya, Ori Ansbacher's murderer, brought to court

No return to Babel

NATIONALISM should not be the enemy of globalization but it should temper a universalism that robs individuals and civilizations and nations of their unique identity.

The Tower of Babel

Douglas Murray: Israel has healthier attitude toward nationalism than Europe

Murray has given several talks in Israel this week on immigration, the subject of his hit book The Strange Death of Europe, which came out in 2017 and was released in Hebrew late last year.

A man waves flags of Israel as Israeli Air Force planes fly in formation over the Mediterranean Sea during an aerial show as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 70th anniversary of the creation of the state, in Tel Aviv, Israel April 19, 2018.

U.S. veteran arrested for plotting to bomb white nationalists rally

Mark Steven Domingo, 26, a US Army infantryman who fought in Afghanistan and later converted to Islam, was taken into custody on Friday.

An FBI vehicle

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt called the incident "abhorrent," media said.

A sign for the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee

Hartman Conference addresses nationalism and democracy - watch live

Titled "Nationalism, Marginalization, and Jewish Peoplehood," it will address questions such as "How are Israelis perceiving and responding to the rise of nationalism in the US and beyond?"

THE JERUSALEM skyline as viewed from the Mount of Olives

The best books of 2018

So here is my admittedly narrow list of best books of the last year, published in either English or Hebrew.

Visitors read books at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, which calls itself the world's biggest, hosted for the first time by Dubai, UAE October 17, 2018

Washington Watch: Are the Jews next?

The Jewish vote was bad news for Netanyahu but less so for Trump, who sees his Israel policies not as a magnet for Jewish votes but for Jewish money and evangelical support.

America's Capitol Building in Washington DC