Nationalism

A Jewish New Year’s wish: A future with less Jew-hatred - opinion

As almost every Israeli Jew plans to attend Rosh Hashanah dinner, joined by millions of Jews worldwide, we have much to celebrate.

AN IDF soldier exercises near the border with the Gaza Strip last week. This is a war of deterrence, not vengeance, says the writer.
'Israel stands as a rare example of a nation unashamed of its identity as an ethnic state – a country with a story.'

A nation and a story: Israel claims its destiny without shame - opinion

THEN-US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute gala in Palm Beach, Florida, last year. ADL’s branding of ‘America First’ as anti-Jewish makes it harder to build pro-Israel support inside the nationalist Right, says the writer.

The ADL’s dangerous own goal: Branding ‘America First’ as hate - opinion

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Bennett bets on a second chance: Will voters buy in? - analysis


Vigilance is key to protecting Jews, Israelis at Paris 2024 Olympics - editorial

The journey toward protecting athletes and fans from antisemitism in sports and ensuring the safety of Jewish participants and spectators is ongoing.

HANNA MINENKO and Yaakov Toumarkin lead the Israeli delegation of athletes at the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, in which the country captured four medals.

Europe's wake-up call: The end of global warming debates and the return to national pride - opinion

The European left is dead. It is disconnected. The Conservative government in England will fall, and the right to the right of the Conservatives will grow stronger.

 THE WRITER (front row, fourth from left) is among the members of the task force appearing at a European Parliament hearing.

WATCH: Two Palestinians arrested for throwing nail-filled molotov cocktails in Beit Hanina

Last month, there was a report of several fires that had caused damage near houses in Beit Hanina.

 Israeli security forces stand guard in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, February 13, 2023

Jailed Russian nationalist Girkin says he'd be better president than Putin

Since the death of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash last week, Girkin is the most prominent remaining critic of the way Moscow has waged its war in Ukraine.

Russian nationalist Kremlin critic and former military commander Igor Girkin, sits behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia August 29, 2023.

Hong Kong court sentences man to 3 months jail for insulting national anthem

The court heard how Cheng had uploaded a YouTube video in which he substituted China's national anthem with a popular protest song, "Glory to Hong Kong."

  Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

How reality surprised theory in the reform protests - opinion

Under certain conditions, not only is there no contradiction but, on the contrary, nationalistic loyalty strengthens the commitment to liberal and democratic values.

 MEMBERS OF the Brothers in Arms reservist movement meet with the media in Tel Aviv, in March.

Israel’s ‘sexual terrorism’ law passes preliminary reading

If the law passes, the current punishment of up to 16 years in prison could be doubled for sexual offenders with nationalistic motives.

 MK Limor Son Har Melech discussion in the Israeli parliament on the TV-show "Shtula" (Double agent), airing on Israeli TV,  November 21, 2022.

Is Israel's secular nationalism how God preserves Judaism? - opinion

There are millions of Jews whose sole affiliation with Judaism is their love and commitment to the State of Israel. Their nationalistic loyalty is merely the hidden hand of God.

 FLOWERS, SIRENS and songs are all cross-cultural, international symbols.

Smotrich & Palestinians - opinion

Steam-rollering extremist ideologies without regard to the effect on the beliefs or aspirations of others is not acceptable in a 21st-century democracy.

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with bereaved families in the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.

Law barring DR Congo’s only Jewish politician from presidency reconsidered

The bill has been criticized by human rights organizations, who are calling it unconstitutional, fearing that it could reignite violence in the recently war-torn state. 

Moises Katumbi speaks at the European Jewish Association's Jerusalem Day gala in Brussels, Belgium on June 4, 2016.

Serbian nationalists march in protest against Kosovo talks

Serbian nationalists, who want closer ties with Russia, criticize President Aleksandar Vucic for his role in talks over a Western-backed deal with Kosovo.

 Demonstrators hold flags during a rally in support of ethnic Serbs who are protesting against Pristina government actions in northern Kosovo, in Belgrade, Serbia, December 12, 2022.