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December 31, 2012
10:50 am

Jordanian protesters chant anti-government slogans, and demand from King Abdullah II swift political reforms and to end corruption in the kingdom, in Amman, Jordan, Dec. 21, 2012. In almost two years of protests, inspired by the Arab Spring revolutions, in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria, Jordanians have demanded greater political say. (photo: AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Preaching the gospel of liberalism to the Jordanian street

Mudar Zahran, one of the leaders of his country’s burgeoning Dignity Revolution, says spring is in the air. And, he claims, a post-Hashemite Jordan will have huge implications for the Palestinians, who may be forced to choose — Western-style secular democracy or a government led by the likes of Hamas’s Khaled Mashaal

By Philippe Assouline

November 5, 2012
1:17 pm

Speaking power to truth in Gaza and the West Bank

On the gagging of progressive Palestinian voices

October 30, 2012
7:56 pm

Aatef Karinaoui (photo credit: courtesy)

A would-be new leader of Israel’s Arabs urges full integration with Israel

Bedouin politician Aatef Karinaoui launches a Knesset bid, slamming Arab MKs and calling for an ‘Arab Spring’ to provide a fresh direction for his community

By Philippe Assouline

October 17, 2012
6:56 pm

Boshra Khalaila (photo credit: courtesy)

Telling Israel like it is — in Arabic

A secular, liberal woman from the Galilee, Boshra Khalaila leaves passionate critics of Israel open-mouthed simply by describing the rights and freedoms she routinely enjoys

By Philippe Assouline

October 9, 2012
2:48 pm

Moral responsibility, and the real Jewish refugee fallacy

Daniel Haboucha, by using Israel’s compassionate welcoming of Jewish refugees against it, does nothing but reward the Arab states for their ongoing mistreatment of Palestinians

By Philippe Assouline

August 13, 2012
3:42 pm

A Palestinese lexicon

Any language in which ‘racist’ means ‘honoring murdered athletes’ or ‘teaching the Holocaust’ clearly deserves a dictionary of its own

By Philippe Assouline

April 4, 2012
12:42 pm

In the wolf’s lair

Israelis face down Israel Apartheid Week at U.C. Berkeley

By Philippe Assouline

February 13, 2012
5:22 pm

BDS against the BS

Israelis should take a page out of the Palestinians’ book in their fight against social injustice

By Philippe Assouline

January 29, 2012
9:12 pm

Fear and loathing on Pinkas Street

The time has come to rise up against the soul-crushing illogic of Israel’s sad economic reality

By Philippe Assouline

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Philippe Assouline

Preaching the gospel of liberalism to the Jordanian street

Speaking power to truth in Gaza and the West Bank

On the gagging of progressive Palestinian voices

A would-be new leader of Israel’s Arabs urges full integration with Israel

Bedouin politician Aatef Karinaoui launches a Knesset bid, slamming Arab MKs and calling for an ‘Arab Spring’ to provide a fresh direction for his community

Telling Israel like it is — in Arabic

A secular, liberal woman from the Galilee, Boshra Khalaila leaves passionate critics of Israel open-mouthed simply by describing the rights and freedoms she routinely enjoys

Moral responsibility, and the real Jewish refugee fallacy

Daniel Haboucha, by using Israel’s compassionate welcoming of Jewish refugees against it, does nothing but reward the Arab states for their ongoing mistreatment of Palestinians

A Palestinese lexicon

Any language in which ‘racist’ means ‘honoring murdered athletes’ or ‘teaching the Holocaust’ clearly deserves a dictionary of its own

In the wolf’s lair

Israelis face down Israel Apartheid Week at U.C. Berkeley

BDS against the BS

Israelis should take a page out of the Palestinians’ book in their fight against social injustice

Fear and loathing on Pinkas Street

The time has come to rise up against the soul-crushing illogic of Israel’s sad economic reality

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