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Not just “good Arabs”
by Ilan Bloch We need to bring Palestinian speakers to speak with our educational tour groups. Diaspora Jewish students need to be exposed to alternative voices, which support narratives which compete...
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The UNGA, politics and Israel education
by Ilan Bloch Too many times I have heard Israel educators, program administrators and presenters at professional development sessions say that Israel is not only about the Arab-Israeli conflict. They...
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Honi Ha’Meagel and Shimon ben Shetach, and Israel education
by Ilan Bloch Image courtesy of Wikipedia Our Sages teach (Taanit 23a) that halfway through Adar rain had not yet fallen. The people send a message to Honi Ha’Meagel (Honi the Roof Thatcher), asking...
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The challenges of Israel education
by Ilan Bloch Photo courtesy of Wikipedia With Israel educational tourism still affected by the fifth (Omicron) wave of the COVID pandemic, it is an opportune time to reflect on other challenges...
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The mission of Israel
by Ilan Bloch Image courtesy of Wikipedia Our Sages teach (Hullin 7a) that Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair was going to do pidyon shvuyim (redemption of captives) when he came upon the River Ginai. He said to...
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Equality is not a gift
by Ilan Bloch Lt. Col. Mahmoud Khir al-Din (left) and his wife Nahed, in an undated photograph published by the military on May 15, 2022. (IDF) This week, the name of the IDF commander killed in a...
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No need to extend the emergency regulations
by Ilan Bloch Ofer Detention Center, Military Court and Prison. Image courtesy of Wikipedia At the end of this month “Emergency Regulations Judea and Samaria: Jurisdiction and Legal Aid” will expire....
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On Smotrich and Ben-Gvir
by Ilan Bloch Image courtesy of Wikipedia News broadcasts are filled with updates as to whether Otzma Yehudit and National Union will, once again, agree to run on a combined slate in the November...
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A complicated day in Jerusalem
by Ilan Bloch Image courtesy of Wikipedia I left the house and turned to B., a Palestinian from East Jerusalem who works as a cleaner for City Hall, wishing him a good morning, and asking in my badly...
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I don’t want Jewish unity
Image courtesy of Wikipedia by Ilan Bloch Enough of the meaningless slogans and platitudes. I don’t want to hear calls for Jewish unity or for ahavat Yisrael. I don’t need to love my fellow Jew just...
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