Nationalism

The Ben-Gvir effect exposes the West’s discomfort with Jewish power - opinion

The Ben-Gvir effect has brought front stage a long-muted Jewish nationalism, attracting intense animosity but also discreet curiosity from Western leaders seeking strategies against radical Islamism.

NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures the victory sign as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.
Palestinians and Israeli activists take part in the olive harvest in the village of Beitillu, northwest of Ramallah in the West Bank, overlooking Wadi Zarqa and opposite the illegal Israeli outpost of Or Binyamin, October 2, 2026.

IDF completes preparations for West Bank olive harvest, as nationalist violence, clashes expected

 THE ZIONIST identity didn’t overcome the Jewish identity, nor did the opposite occur: An IDF soldier puts on tefillin.

National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds

The soldier punctured the tires, kicked the doors and mirrors, smashed the windshields, and slammed his weapon against the windows of cars in a West Bank operation. 

IDF soldier punctures tires, smashes door of Palestinian cars during West Bank operations


No return to Babel

NATIONALISM should not be the enemy of globalization but it should temper a universalism that robs individuals and civilizations and nations of their unique identity.

The Tower of Babel

Douglas Murray: Israel has healthier attitude toward nationalism than Europe

Murray has given several talks in Israel this week on immigration, the subject of his hit book The Strange Death of Europe, which came out in 2017 and was released in Hebrew late last year.

A man waves flags of Israel as Israeli Air Force planes fly in formation over the Mediterranean Sea during an aerial show as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 70th anniversary of the creation of the state, in Tel Aviv, Israel April 19, 2018.

U.S. veteran arrested for plotting to bomb white nationalists rally

Mark Steven Domingo, 26, a US Army infantryman who fought in Afghanistan and later converted to Islam, was taken into custody on Friday.

An FBI vehicle

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt called the incident "abhorrent," media said.

A sign for the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee

Hartman Conference addresses nationalism and democracy - watch live

Titled "Nationalism, Marginalization, and Jewish Peoplehood," it will address questions such as "How are Israelis perceiving and responding to the rise of nationalism in the US and beyond?"

THE JERUSALEM skyline as viewed from the Mount of Olives

The best books of 2018

So here is my admittedly narrow list of best books of the last year, published in either English or Hebrew.

Visitors read books at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, which calls itself the world's biggest, hosted for the first time by Dubai, UAE October 17, 2018

Washington Watch: Are the Jews next?

The Jewish vote was bad news for Netanyahu but less so for Trump, who sees his Israel policies not as a magnet for Jewish votes but for Jewish money and evangelical support.

America's Capitol Building in Washington DC

No, nationalism is not a dirty word or Trump property

Countries without nationalism are like people without souls.

U.S. President Donald Trump points to a questioner while taking questions during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2018

Warsaw bans nationalist march marking Polish independence centenary

The march was being organized partly by far-right nationalist groups, one of which said it would defy the ban.

Protesters light flares and carry Polish flags during a rally, organised by far-right, nationalist groups, to mark the anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland, November 11, 2016.

Congregants question how to rebuild after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

“It’s a pretty shattering thing. Even if you don’t have physical injury, you just feel like your world is so much more fragile and fractured.”

People gathered to mourn the loss of life as they hold a vigil for the victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, October 27, 2018