Arab culture

Tatreez reborn: Palestinian embroidery finds new life in contemporary Israeli fashion

As Palestinian embroidery appears in contemporary fashion, artists and educators are navigating the balance between innovation and preservation

AUGUST 31, 2026|ByKORAL SAEED

Nomai Hadba wears trousers from his 2025 menswear collection, which incorporates traditional Palestinian Tatreez into contemporary fashion.

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Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.

Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales

The coalition, called 'Rabbis for Block the Bombs, ' launched publicly on 23 August and so far has 92 signatories.

AUGUST 25, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

At the end of the school year Arab, Jewish, Israeli, and Palestinian girls came together in Kiryat Gat, Israel. Uploaded on 11/5/2024

'The only Jew in the room' offers fresh look at lives of Israeli Arabs

Avi Shalev's book, "The Only Jew in the Room: Searching for Understanding in an Arab Islamic College," explores Israel’s Arab sector from a different perspective

NOVEMBER 3, 2024|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a conference, on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, earlier this month. The PA’s refusal to condemn Hamas’s atrocities exacerbates the situation, says the writer.

King Abdullah II’s silence on Allenby terror attack speaks volumes - analysis

Israel and Jordan boast a symbiotic relationship, perhaps much to the dismay of some on both sides. This requires a robust and brave leadership that rejects violence and terrorism, not the opposite.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024|ByOHAD MERLIN

PA finally working on Family Protection Law

Hundreds of rights activists have protested in Palestinian cities to demand legal safeguards for women – now it seems there might be results

OCTOBER 1, 2019ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE

AN ACTIVIST holds a banner during a march protesting domestic violence against women, in Beirut on March 8, 2014, International Women’s Day.

‘Honor killings’ – Culture as excuse for murdering Arab women

‘There is nothing related to honor in killing. It’s femicide’ – Dr. Nabila Espanioly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019ByCASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG

A DEMONSTRATOR holds a banner demanding legal protection for women, in Ramallah on September 4.

Encountering Peace: Back to school – what we teach our children – part 2

New states usually tend to enlist a unified “national” view of history as a means to develop the ethos of the society – a shared collective memory.

AUGUST 28, 2019ByGERSHON BASKIN

How to increase Arab participation in Israeli elections

These attempts, although commendable, are anecdotal approaches designed for election seasons.

AUGUST 19, 2019ByANWAR MHAJNE

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on the fateful night of May 29, when the Knesset dissolved itself and set September 17 as the date for new elections

End the occupation (of Palestine) – a response

1) It is directed against the State of Israel, and by extension, Jews; 2) It is supported by much of the international community and many anti-Israeli NGOs;

AUGUST 5, 2019ByMOSHE DANN