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Arab citizens in a Jewish state: What to know about Arab-Israelis as unrest sweeps the country

The violence comes after years in which they complained of rising discrimination and neglect, but also just as an Israeli Arab political party was about to clinch unprecedented influence in parliament.

I was excited for Israel to get back to normal. Then the rockets began to hit.

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United States

Rabbi Stephen Slater talks a lot about God. He credits his Baptist missionary parents.

An El Al plane

Israel

US airlines cancel Israel flights, but Israel’s El Al airline vows to keep flying

United States

Most children of intermarriage are being raised Jewish. Their parents hope Jewish institutions notice.

A dumpster set on fire in Yafo amid violent protests across Israel on May 11, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)

Israel

Gaza rocket kills Israeli child as Arab-Jewish violence rages in Israel

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 13, 2021 9:24 am

United States

Biden says Israel has a ‘right to defend itself’ as he sends envoy to deescalate conflict

By Ron Kampeas May 12, 2021 8:46 pm

Jerusalem

Opinion

I grew up in a divided Jerusalem. I’d like to live in a shared one.

By Gilead Sher May 12, 2021 6:08 pm

OPINION

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Opinion

This Israeli mom says it is exactly the right time to talk about an end to endless conflict

Opinion

I grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab city. Violence there frightens me more than rockets from Gaza.

Gaza rocket

Opinion

I spent the night in a bomb shelter with my kids

Obituaries

Former congressman Lester Wolff, known for surviving assassination threats and supporting Israel, dies at 102

By Asaf Shalev May 12, 2021 5:46 pm

Gal Gadot

Culture

From Gal Gadot to Trevor Noah, here’s what celebrities are saying about the Israel-Gaza violence

By Gabe Friedman May 12, 2021 5:24 pm

A man beats someone lying prone on the ground in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, amid interethnic violence across Israel. (Screenshot)

Israel

‘We’re watching a lynching’: Jewish crowd in Israel beats Arab man as country erupts in unrest

By Ben Sales May 12, 2021 4:20 pm

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