When [White Girl] Feminism Harms Women
byWestern feminists forcing Hebrew women to chose between our Jewish and female identities leave us without recourse to address the unique challenges we face as women in Israeli society.
Westernization
Fighting the Culture War with Geva Rapp
byPanim el-Panim is on the front line of a struggle to protect Israel’s native culture and identity from powerful forces of cultural imperialism.
Peretz Attacks Ḥanukah-Christmas Conflation
byIsrael’s difficult balance between particularism and universalism is often highlighted around Ḥanukah, which celebrates the victory of a radical tribalist minority over the forces of cultural imperialism.
WoW: Struggle for Religious Freedom or Tool of Westernization?
byMost Israelis oppose what they perceive to be offensive mock Jewish practices at our sacred places and prefer such sites be maintained by those learned in Israel’s ancient laws and customs.
The Ethiopian Community was Victimized by Israel’s Westernization
byThe struggles of Israel’s Ethiopian community are deeply rooted in their initial absorption by the state into westernized urban centers.