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The “mellah” in Tinghir, Morocco. Credit: Zohr Amazighya via Pinterest.

Fear, love and the Jewish refugee

My own family suffered the consequences of being Jewish in the Arab world both before and after the creation of Israel.

December 3, 2018

Members of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades attend the funeral of six Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades fighters at a cemetery in Deir Al Balah refugee camp in central Gaza, May 6, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Meet ‘Joe,’ bringing objectivity to Mideast reporting in 280 characters or less

Enter Joseph Truzman, known on Twitter simply as “Joe.” What began as a hobby of tracking and documenting various Palestinian militant groups in Gaza has become the “go to” source for objective coverage of ongoing clashes in the enclave.

October 15, 2018

Taglit-Birthright Israel trip participants with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Taglit-Birthright Israel.

An open letter to the participants who left their Birthright trip

What is most disappointing is that, for all your talk of wanting to critically engage with a complex issue, the path you have chosen—disparaging an organization, disrupting the experience of 35 other participants, being dishonest about your reason for taking part in the trip—was the least critical, most predictable path you could have taken.

July 1, 2018