Mizrahi

Man arrested for threats after bullets, knives, and red X's placed at banks, supermarket

According to Walla, a bullet was found attached to the front door handle at the Bat Yam bank and at Rami Levy, while knives were stuck in the front door of the Tel Aviv branch of Mizrahi Bank.

A Bank Mizrahi in Tel Aviv.
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

Enough is enough: Israel must let minority Jews lead - opinion

JEWISH OLIM from Yemen near a tent in 1949

There is no distinction between Jews and Zionists - ask Jews from Arab countries - opinion

Daniel Voloshchuk's handmade Russian project won first-place in the My Family Story competition, exploring the gaps in many Jewish family histories.

Students from 31 countries explore their Jewish roots in ANU competition


How Israel’s Black Panthers radicalized its Mizrahi Jews, and changed the country

Puzzled Americans may wonder why Israelis have paid tribute to the radical African-American group that terrified the establishment in the 1960s, but local residents know better.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israeli Black Panthers founder, former MK Charlie Biton dead at 76

Biton served as an MK for the Communist party Hadash for 15 years, and then endorsed the Shas Party after retiring from political office.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israeli singer Lior Farhi dies of cardiac arrest at 53

Farhi's career began in the 80s, when he was still a teenager. He released his first album, "Like a Silent Stone," at the beginning of 1995.

 Lior Farhi.

Leader of Lebanon’s tiny Jewish community dies at 80

Arazi had grand plans for the synagogue but was realistic about restoring Jewish life in Lebanon.

 The restored Magen Avraham Synagogue in the Wadi Abu Jamil neighborhood of Beirut, seen in 2016.

This Mizrahi Heritage Month, we must be united for Israel - opinion

Many of us don’t present as white and our American immigration story is different from many of our Ashkenazi friends, so how are we categorized by anti-Israel protesters?

 IMAGERY FROM the ‘Distinctions’ quarterly journal, fall 2023 edition, appears as part of the effort to address current issues from a distinctly Sephardi and Mizrahi perspective while also uncovering the oft-forgotten history and culture.

Judicial reform protests started with the 1990s 'music revolution' - opinion

Perhaps it is the protest that did not happen that serves as a primary contributor to today’s situation: the “music revolution” of the 1990s.

 'CASSETTE INDUSTRY': Satisfying demand for Sephardi music.

Lack of diversity vs lack of human rights: Battle of Israeli blind spots - opinion

Imagine how much better off Israel would be if all protesters – and their rivals – since January had invested 15 minutes of every hour spent yelling into dialogue.

 ‘OUR PRESIDENT, Isaac Herzog, should encourage more of these dialogues. Sadly, most politicians prefer exploiting our differences to overcoming them,’ the writer argues.

Civil war clip from Israeli comedy show 'Eretz Nehederet' resurfaces, goes viral

This clip has recently resurfaced and gone viral, as citizens from all walks of life crowd the streets day after day with demonstrations against the judicial reforms.

 ASSI COHEN and Liat Harlev in their viral clip

‘The Hilula’ finds the laughs in ‘90s-era Israel - review

The film stars a Who’s Who of Israeli actors, including Shlomi Koriat, Orel Tsabari, Arik Mishali, Moris Cohen, Ofer Shechter, and Sharlin Haziza-Morai.

 A SCENE FROM ‘The Hilula.’

Right-wing NGO backs ousted anti-racism czar, calls to extend tenure

Btsalmo director Shai Glick said that Aweke Zena was a "tremendous asset" to the State of Israel, government service and the fight against racism. 

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.