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Marni DavimesThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Greta Thunberg built one of the most well-known activist movements of the 21st century around a quite simple proposition: listen to the scientists....
If you had asked me as a child whether an Israeli Jew and the daughter of an Iranian refugee could become inseparable friends, I wouldn’t have...
Reddit permanently banned my six-year-old account for hate speech last week. My offense, as best as I can tell, was explaining that Jews are an...
There are certain skills a person expects to acquire in adulthood. How to file taxes. How to negotiate a salary. How to cook something besides pasta....
Potential subtitle: My face keeps writing checks my vocabulary can’t cash. There is a brief moment that occurs several times a week in Israel when a...
Potential subtitle: Israel captured a medieval fortress only to be reminded that war no longer obeys medieval rules. Beaufort Castle is exactly the...
For a long time, many Jews believed antisemitism had survived mostly as a residue. Embarrassing residue. Fringe residue. The sort of thing muttered by...
I’ve spent enough time queuing in Israel to conclude two things. First: Israelis do not stand in line. Second: there are only five kinds of...
There is a peculiar experience that comes with being a left-wing Israeli today: discovering that, in certain circles, your politics are considered...