The author tells the story of three generations of his family, his grandparents, and most especially his grandmother.
Just as no one should suffer in the admission process for the uncontrollable accident of racial or ethnic identity, no one should benefit thereby, either.
Whereas the Saudis and the Jordanians flat-out refused a landing, Israel said ‘yes’ to a hijacked plane from Iran, the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism.
I didn’t know it was wrong to say things about other kids. I didn’t know that in Judaism, it was up there with murder.
As it goes, so goes with it my heart although it is impossible to pave over my memories.
When I gave birth four months ago, I thought the new baby would be just like my first one. But I quickly learned that she wasn’t.
The combination of President Biden’s low approval numbers and historical trends in midterm elections that strongly favor the party that does not hold the White House makes the Democrats’ goal a difficult one, even under the best of circumstances.
This year Mother’s Day falls closely on the heels of Yom Ha’atmaut, so Rachel and I were inspired to add an Israeli element to our Sunday brunch: flaky crispy burekas baked with a salty feta and egg filling.
The event is scheduled to take place on May 4. Stop Antisemitism wrote in an April 30 post on their website that Herzallah has defended Hamas’ rocket attacks against Israel as “an oppressed people’s audible cry for help” and described a picture of a bloody Israeli soldier as “the most beautiful site.”
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