Jewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption, freedom, homecoming, and sovereignty. Tonight’s Passover seder recounts one seminal moment in that history. According to the Biblical narrative, Jacob and his sons originally lived in ancient Israel. But a famine brought them to Egypt. One of the […]
Terror is a Two-Way Street Amid Palestinian Terror Attacks, the World Forgets Terror Inflicted by Israel on Palestinians
DONATE: Please support Tikun Olam with a donation. This article and others like it cannot be found in much of the progressive media, let alone in the MSM. I break stories which are censored in Israel. I’m able to do this thanks to sources who entrust me with their confidence. You are the beneficiary. So […]
Israel and Genocide "Apartheid" has become an accepted term regarding Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Is "Genocide" next?
Over the past year, human rights groups like B’Tselem and Human Rights Watch published damning reports on Israel’s systematic oppression of the Palestinians. For the first time, these groups called Israel an apartheid state. What was new in this terminology is that they not only called the Occupation apartheid, but Israel itself an apartheid state […]
What Would Jesus Do–About Israeli Apartheid?
Tonight is Christmas eve. I read a tweet by a Palestinian which likened Jesus to contemporary Palestinians. But then I recalled that Jesus was Jewish (not Palestinian), a native son of Nazareth. As a Jew, how would he react to today’s Israeli apartheid? We have an excellent historical example to guide us. More than anything, […]