Let’s start with the words of Israel’s Prime Minister on Twitter and Facebook: "The propaganda Channel 12 Keshet has produced an antisemitic series called Our Boys." We’ll try to work through the various accusations for what they reveal about Our Boys, their resonance in Israeli society, and their motivation.
Last week a rocket was fired from Gaza, hitting a house in Mishmeret, some 20 miles North of Tel Aviv. All hell broke loose. All headlines and all politicians were…
We have a feeling that Liora Goldberg’s blog of her visit to Ramallah and Hebron is a useful text to work with young adult groups. In particular it may be useful to begin more in-depth discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among young adults who grew up within the mainstream Jewish community.
In 2010 the Israeli journalist Shlomi Eldar made a documentary about a Gazan family that brings their baby for a life-saving transplant in an Israeli hospital. The movie is built with great sensitivity and an eye for painful irony and complexity galore. We have created a discussion guide for the film.
Yonatan Raza’el visited the Frankel family, after the murder of their son, Naftali. Naftali’s mother confided: “Yonatan, you may not know this, but all we have to say now is “I am unworthy of all the kindness that You have so steadfastly shown Your servant.” A reference to the bible and to his song: Katonti – I am unworthy.
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