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Shin Bet to establish Islamic studies program to address Oct. 7 intelligence failures

The initiative aims to address failures exposed by investigations into the October 7 massacre, including the failure to understand Hamas's terror ideology and religious extremism.

Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025
Mustapha Ezzarghani,	founder of the Moroccan-Israeli Friendship Association

25 ViZionaries: Mustapha Ezzarghani - No. 14

DUDU TASSA (left) and Jonny Greenwood will perform material from their acclaimed collaborative project ‘Jarak Qaribak.’

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg donates $9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew, Arabic

Ginsburg decided to divide the award of 250,000 Swedish krona (almost $27,000) evenly between Hand in Hand and two other organizations that also work to promote tolerance.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1993 – holding a sign made by her grandson.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg donates to Israeli schools teaching Arabic and Hebrew

“From the earliest grades, the children are taught to speak, read, and write in Hebrew and Arabic. They learn the shared values of Jews, Muslims, and Christians."

RUTH BADER GINSBURG appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1993 – holding a sign made by her grandson.

Most Americans don't want Arabic numerals taught in U.S. schools

CEO of Civic Science John Dick referred to the study as "the saddest and funniest testament to American bigotry we've ever seen in our data," in a Tweet.

Definition of Arabic numerals from Wikipedia

The Arabic movie returns

"We will show movies from a range of genres,” says cinematheque manager Roni Mahadav-Levin. “They will enable the audience to see some of the diverse cinematic work coming from our region.”

Wajib - The Wedding Invetation

Hiding in plain sight

Matti Friedman’s latest work delves into the history of the Mizrahi Jewish immigrants who infiltrated Arab communities to spy and gather intelligence.

SPIES YAAKOV BOKAI (right), Moshe Saadi and Moshe Negbi (left) pose for a photo in 1948.

The dire consequences of rewriting Western-Muslim history

The façade of Al-Aqmar Mosque, built in 1125, after renovation by Herz

Voices from the Arab Press: The face of the airport, the face of a nation

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

AT BEIRUT-RAFIC Hariri International Airport.

Voices from the Arab Press: The right of return shall prevail

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

A democratic nation state of the Jewish people

The new law does not erode a single right or protection of any minority. It actually reaffirms Israel’s commitment to minority groups.

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018

Arab mayor petitions High Court of Justice

The petition from Mayor Morsi Abu Mukh is the latest in a series of legal actions that Arab and Druze citizens are taking to challenge the controversial law.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets leaders of the Druze community: Likud MK Ayoob Kara, Sheikh Moafaq Tarif, the current spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, to discuss the controversial Nation-State Law, Brig.-Gen. Amal Asad (ret.) and former Labor MK Shakib Shanan