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Israeli police forces stand guard while Israeli settlers watch on as bulldozers, under an Israeli High Court ruling, start the demolition of the so-called Dreinoff buildings in the settlement of Beit El, north of Ramallah in the West Bank, July 29, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

The Zionist dream is over — it’s time to move forward

The Zionist dream is disappearing due to the rise of the messianic Right. Jews who are worried must know there is an alternative: building a society based on equality and democracy. The end of the Zionist era is upon us. Perhaps it is time to close this chapter in the history of the Jewish people.…

By Samah Salaime January 22, 2016

Asylum seekers walk in the Negev during the 'march for freedom'. (Photo: Activestills.org)

Days of rage and marches for freedom: Refusing to hand over Jewish history

The events of the past weeks are a reminder that while civil rights violations in Israel alienate us from the rest of the world, the actions taken against them bring us back into the fold. We are not handing over our history yet. Following the end of the Cold War, the American academic Francis Fukuyama wrote…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland December 21, 2013