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הזמרת פיירוז

How Fairuz Became Saudi Arabia's Buzzkill

The iconic Lebanese singer refuses to perform in Saudi Arabia or help its crown prince create his bubble of ostensible cultural liberalism

שכונת עג'מי ביפו

Despite Video Evidence, Police Close Case Against Cop Suspected of Shooting Israeli Arab

Maher Younis after he was released from prison, in the village of 'Ara, last week.

Palestinian Prisoner, Released After 40 Years, Interrogated After Calling for ‘Resistance’

Latest headlines

The celebrations for the release of Karim Younis in A'ara in January.

Ben-Gvir Orders Israel Police to Prevent Celebrations for Release of Security Prisoner

Hezbollah Shia movement pay hommage to Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani, Beirut, Lebanon, this month.

Hezbollah Literary Award Aims to Make ‘Resistance Literature’ Mainstream

Roee Joseph. “I don’t have a developed imagination. I capture the essence of my experience.”

The Killing of an Elderly Palestinian Became a Play on Israeli Injustice

An Israel Police car.

Key Figure in Arab Crime Organization Shot Dead Near Mosque in Central Israel

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Israeli Arabs rallying for a right of return for Palestinian refugees, Atlit near Haifa, April 19, 2018.

OpinionOpinion |

Why Do They Identify as Palestinians?

The scene of the shooting in Nazareth, on Thursday.

32-year-old Israeli Arab Murdered in Nazareth in Ongoing Criminal Conflict

The Lod municipality building, last year.

Israeli City Offers Scholarship to Students, but Impedes Arab Residents From Receiving It

Israelis perform 'Baby' on Tik Tok.

The Latest Craze on Israelis' Tik Tok Is a Lebanese Hit Song

Fida Jiryis and her 85-year-old father, writer, lawyer and activist Sabri Jiryis, in Fassouta.

'I Will Never Agree to Israelis Treating Me as Second Class – Who Are You Anyway?'

The new Israeli Communications Minister, Shlomo Karhi, listens to his phone at the Knesset, last month.

OpinionOpinion |

What to Use Instead of ‘neo-Nazis’ When Tweeting About Israel’s Far-right

צילום מסך הצד השני

Israel's Public Broadcaster Suspends Arab Pundit After He Called Ben-Gvir a 'neo-Nazi'

Iranian author Mehdi Bahman was reportedly sentenced to death over an interview with Israel's Channel 13 News in April.

Iranian Author Reportedly Sentenced to Death for Granting an Interview to Israeli Media

The scene of the murder in Baka al-Garbiyeh on Thursday night.

Man, 25, Shot and Killed in Arab City in Northern Israel

השחייניות

The Arab Spring Has Replaced Squares With Movies Theaters

Argentina’s Lionel Messi holds the World Cup trophy after receiving it from FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the Qatar 2022 World Cup trophy ceremony on Sunday.

OpinionOpinion |

Thank You, Lionel Messi for Shining a New Light on the Arab World

A police car, illustration.

20-year-old Killed in North Is 5th Murder Victim in Three Days in Israel’s Arab Community

File photo: The Jezreel Valley railway station, in Kibbutz Yagur, 1939.

The Government Wants to Expropriate Land in the North for the ‘Afula-Jenin Railroad’

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani wraps an abaya around Lionel Messi. The article of clothing given to Messi is called an abaya, not a djellaba, as many are claiming.

OpinionOpinion |

What Is So Scary About Messi's Abaya?

A scene from Samuel Maoz's "Foxtrot."

The First Rule of Israeli Cinema Club Is: You Do Not Talk About This

People walk with the Palestinian, left, and Qatarian flags at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, in December.

OpinionOpinion |

Between Israeli Victimhood and Qatari Excess, This Arab Journalist Is Grateful for Soccer

Jerusalem lawyer and activist Salah Hammouri.

OpinionOpinion |

Jews Want to Leave; Hammouri Hopes to Stay

Medical staff work at the coronavirus ward at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, January 31, 2022.

OpinionOpinion |

Dr. Ahmed Mahajana, in His Own Words in the Face of Racism

Israeli lawmakers Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa’ar, and Israeli president Isaac Herzog, attending a Druze religious event at Nabi Shuaib in northern Israel, this year.

OpinionOpinion |

Israel’s Divide and Conquer With the Druze Will Not Succeed

הריסות עזה אל שעף

The Real Mystery Behind an Excellent Detective Story Set in Gaza

An illustration of violence against women.

Arabs in Israel Suspected of Killing Their Wives Win Another Battle: Child Custody

Documentation of the raid on the restaurant in Baka al-Garbiyeh, central Israel, on Monday.

Israeli Police Raid Arab Restaurant in Search of Permitless Palestinians, Draw Guns

The scene of the shooting in Kafr Qara on Saturday

25-year-old Arab Man Shot Dead in Northern Israel

ICYMI

Jewish Law Above All: Recordings Reveal Far-right MK's Plan to Turn Israel Into Theocracy

Why I’m Turning My Back on My Jewish Identity

Down and Out: Why These New Immigrants Ended Up Leaving Israel

The Reality Behind ‘The White Lotus’ Sex Work Fantasy

This ‘Dystopian’ Cyber Firm Could Have Saved Mossad Assassins From Exposure

Comeback Kid: How Netanyahu Took Back Power After 18 Months in Exile

The American Billionaires Behind the Far-right Attempt to Destroy Liberal Israel

Young People – Whether Jews or Palestinians – Need to Reinvent Politics

Netanyahu Claimed Arabs Expelled Jews From the Land of Israel – Historians Say He Is Wrong

Head of Israel’s Top Art Academy Leads a Quiet Revolution

The Math Prodigy Who Thinks Kids Should Be Taught the Google and Netflix Algorithms

Ken Burns’ Brilliant ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ Has Only One Problem

Israel May Have Caught the Worst American Disease, New Research Shows

Why the Head of ACLU’s Human Rights Program Has Regrets About Emigrating From Israel

Netanyahu’s Election Win Dealt a Grievous Blow to Judaism

Who Is a Jew? If Israel’s Next Government Has Its Way, Not These People

‘Place the Material in the Wells’: Docs Point to Israeli Army’s 1948 Biological Warfare

Do American Jews Really Know What 'Zionist' Means?