Demonstrators with the activist group Codepink disrupt an event hosted by an organization fighting discrimination against Jews just before a panel discussion with Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Young American Jews Are Rejecting Brand Israel

In a year with major anniversary celebrations, support for Israel is waning among millennials, young Jewish Americans and Democrats.

by Ben White

Amid Surge In US Weapon Sales To Saudi Arabia, Top Saudi Cleric Calls For Killing Of Shia, Christians And Jews

Meanwhile, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir appeared on CNN on Tuesday, lecturing Syria on human rights, as Riyadh continues to bomb civilians and hospitals in Yemen.

Amid Surge In US Weapon Sales To Saudi Arabia, Top Saudi Cleric Calls For Killing Of Shia, Christians And Jews

Video of a daily prayer service at the Saudi Arabian Masjid al-Ḥarām, the largest mosque in the world, reveals a top Saudi imam calling for the killing of Shia Muslims, Jews, and Christians. This as the West continues to send billions of dollars worth of military aid to Riyadh. Masjid al-Ḥarām, also known as the Sacred Mosque, or the Great

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‘Still Playing By The Rules’: Poll Reveals The Outsider Nature Of Palestinian Participation In Israeli Public Life

The poll conducted among Israeli Jews and Palestinians underscores the notion that Israel has been remarkably blessed with a minority which resents, but does not rebel against its second-class status. But that doesn’t mean Palestinians will await justice forever.

‘Still Playing By The Rules’: Poll Reveals The Outsider Nature Of Palestinian Participation In Israeli Public Life

SEATTLE --- As Europe grapples with the Syrian refugee crisis and an accompanying rising tide of Islamophobia, Israel faces an issue even more intrinsic to its existence. Before it was born in 1948, the land Israel occupies was home to a large Arab majority. Nearly 1 million indigenous Arab inhabitants were expelled, but 250,000 remained and

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Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein is a MintPress analyst who has written the Tikun Olam blog since 2003, specializing in Israeli politics and US foreign affairs. Silverstein works to expose the excesses of the Israeli national security state. He breaks major news stories that are often under judicial gag or military censorship, and which may not be reported in Israel. He has been published in Haaretz, Al Jazeera English, the Forward, Christian Science Monitor, Middle East Eye, and the Seattle Times. He speaks Hebrew fluently and incorporates the Hebrew-language press into his blog and other publications. He earned a BA from Columbia University, a BHL from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and MA in Comparative Literature from UCLA. He did two years of undergraduate and graduate study at the Hebrew University. He lives in Seattle. Follow Richard on Twitter: @Richards1052

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Jewish Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

A similar attack took place at the event in 2005.

Jewish Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a man has stabbed several people at a gay pride parade in central Jerusalem. Spokeswoman Luba Samri says the attack took place Thursday evening. Eli Bin of Israel's emergency service said six young people were wounded, two of them seriously. Witnesses told Channel 2 TV that an Ultra-Orthodox

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Exploring Identity In Israel, “A Bubble Inside A Bubble Inside A Bubble…”

Being a Jew in Israel goes beyond a simple declaration of faith or a social reality. It carries and implies therein a certain political and legal standing, adding additional dimensions to individuals’ sense of self. So what is Jewish identity?

Exploring Identity In Israel, “A Bubble Inside A Bubble Inside A Bubble…”

Israeli soldiers and relatives of new Jewish immigrants from the U.S. and Canada, wave Israeli flags to welcome them as they arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel.  Photo: Ariel Schalit/AP In 2013, Lia Tarachansky, an Israeli national and the Israel-Palestine correspondent for The Real News

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Catherine Shakdam

Catherine Shakdam

Catherine is a political analyst ​and reporter ​for MintPress focusing on​ the Middle East and the rise of ​radical movements. The Associate Director of the Beirut Center for Middle Eastern Studies, she has contributed her analyses to the Middle East Monitor, Foreign Policy Association, Your Middle East, IslamistGate, Majalla, ABNA, Open Democracy, International Policy Digest, Eurasia Review and many more.

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