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While efforts are being made to enhance the study of Hebrew, youngsters are often taught little more than rudimentary elements by untrained teachers. Some educational experts and parents are up in arms

Visitors to the Israeli pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai are greeted by an enormous sculpture made up of letters written in the new font combining the two Semitic languages, and bearing a hopeful message

Sally Rooney’s refusal to work with Israeli publishers deemed complicit with the occupation certainly isn’t antisemitic. But adopting the BDS movement’s cultural boycott of Israel won’t help the Palestinian cause, either

The Hebrew-language publisher of Rooney’s first two books said last month that the author won’t allow her new book to be published in Hebrew due to her BDS support

The Hebrew-language publisher of Rooney’s first two books said last month that the author won’t allow her new book to be published in Hebrew due to her BDS support

The author of “Beautiful World, Where Are You” turned down an offer from an Israeli publisher to translate the novel to Hebrew, citing her support for Palestinians “in their struggle for freedom, justice and equality.”

From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel

Saying sorry does a lot more than convey regret – it's a ritual of self-humiliation that's needed to correct the imbalance caused by the offense

From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel

From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel