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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

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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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My Word: Israeli road signs and wonders

Even minding its Ps and Qs, the end result could still be Petah Tiqwa instead of Petah (or Petach) Tikvah.

A road sign near Eilat points in different directions. Is the car coming from Beersheba or Be’er Sheva?

Voices from the Arab Press: The problem with the Arabic language

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

 Teaching Arabic at Masjid Al-Salaam, a mosque and Islamic community center in Dearborn, Michigan

New summer program in Rahat allows tourists a glimpse into Bedouin life

A summer Arabic language program in Rahat will last a week, and participants in it will be hosted by local families, and gain exposure to local customs and culture.

A new program in Rahat will allow Israelis to learn Arabic and to learn about Bedouin culture for themselves.

Palestinian Authority orders local businesses to remove Hebrew signs

The Palestinian Authority Governor issued a "strict decision" obligating all commercial installations to replace the signs with ones written in Arabic.

View of the Israeli settlement of Ariel, in the West Bank on July 2, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90

Local ethnic food made by different chefs served at Herzliya's El Terrace

The constellation in the kitchen consists of Head Chef Alaa [Yaakobi] from Nazareth and Chef Loay [Abu Haykel] from Hebron, each one bringing the influences of his locality.

Cuisine at El Terrace in Herzliya.

Coffee origins and culture explored in Museum of Islamic Art

Coffee, the universal pass time, is being explored in a new Museum of Islamic Art exhibition, from its origins to its arrival in Israel.

DECAFFEINATED COFFEE began to gain in popularity in the 1950s.

Reshta: Casual fine dining in a bucolic retreat

Reshta serves distinctive, delicious food in a charming setting.

Reshta

Jerusalem municipality offers quick, subsidized Arabic course

The first meeting of this program will be held this coming Wednesday and all attendees must present proof of vaccination or recovery from the coronavirus.

A cleaning operation in Jerusalem

Election survey: 87% of Israeli Arabs support entering or supporting gov't

Whether enough Jewish parties would be willing to sit with Arabic parties in order to form a government however, remains a different question altogether.

An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

Int'l Mother Tongue Day finds most Middle Eastern children multilingual

Speaking one language in school and speak another at home can be a "big problem" but new approaches could help, expert says.

Students attend class in the Nafit 1, a modern school built with the aid of a grant from Kuwait, in Basra, southeast of Baghdad November 2, 2014. A country that used to have one of the finest education systems in the Middle East is struggling to provide school students with the basic opportunity to