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Sheri Oz is a freelance writer whose articles appear on major websites and a member of the Arutz Sheva news staff. She lives in Israel and blogs at Israel Diaries

News by Sheri Oz

Op-ed:

“Bring them Home” is wrong. Here’s why

Don’t waste any more time on a misguided campaign. Opinion.

“Bring them Home” is wrong. Here’s why

Masha Gessen, you self-hating Jew, this is just wicked

Get Gessen a private viewing of that 40-minute Hamas Horror film immediately. When they promise to do it again, they also mean her. Op-ed.

Masha Gessen, you self-hating Jew, this is just wicked

Another day, another UNSC resolution. Yawn!

What happens when UN Security Council resolutions are ignored? Depends whether or not you are Israel. Op-ed.

Another day, another UNSC resolution. Yawn!

How to manufacture a case of "Settler Violence"

I hope this story will cause you to examine the source of any rumor of so-called "settler violence" before sharing it.

How to manufacture a case of "Settler Violence"

Turning the al-Aqsa Flood around

Can one change the attitude that says that the Palestinian Arabs must wrest control of the entire land from the Jews? Op-ed.

Turning the al-Aqsa Flood around

Lauren Wolfe spoils an interesting article about journalism with her talk about our war

The image used in her article shows destruction of a Gaza street with no hint of the destruction in Israel's south. That tells it all. Op-ed

Lauren Wolfe spoils an interesting article about journalism with her talk about our war

‘You don’t want to know’:

‘You don’t want to know’:The last thing Or Levy told his mother before his abduction

Arutz Sheva spoke with Michael Levy, the brother of Or Levy, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7th.

‘You don’t want to know’:The last thing Or Levy told his mother before his abduction

'So far, so good'

'So far, so good' - the last message from Ofir's abducted grandparents

Granddaughter of two hostages tells Arutz Sheva: "Before the Disengagement the Kibbutz lived with Gaza as neighbors".

'So far, so good' - the last message from Ofir's abducted grandparents

Bothsidism - an incurable Jewish disease?

Bothsidism -- a disease that appears to be uncurable among a certain segment of Jews who cannot believe that evil is a real thing. Opinion

Bothsidism - an incurable Jewish disease?

Amidst all the horrors, here are eight moments of grace

Amidst the horrors we have moments of grace where the happier face of Israel lifts our spirits as we fight for our survival in our land.

Amidst all the horrors, here are eight moments of grace

The Israeli Supreme Court in 1993

A look at "The Supreme Court of Israel: A Safeguard of the Rule of Law." by Shoshana Netanyahu, 1993. Op-ed.

The Israeli Supreme Court in 1993

How can readers know if they are reading information or propaganda?

The most recent newsletter by Friends of Givat Haviva provides the perfect opportunity to show the importance of reading critically. Op-ed.

How can readers know if they are reading information or propaganda?

"Unprecedented levels" of police violence?

In the 'disengagement', the Supreme Court conflated nonviolent civil disobedience with insurrection and sedition. Not today. Op-ed..

"Unprecedented levels" of police violence?

The Israel Medical Association has infected what was once a sterile environment

Why are Israeli doctors putting their politics in my face? Op-ed.

The Israel Medical Association has infected what was once a sterile environment

A disgraceful Knesset filibuster

If the committee meeting on the reasonableness clause was how the compromise talks were conducted, it is no wonder the talks blew up.Op-ed.

A disgraceful Knesset filibuster

Interview:

Interview: Haredi communities learn to cope with sex crimes in their midst

Dorit Balshan discusses advances in haredi communities and particularly brave rabbis standing up to fight against sex offenders.

Interview: Haredi communities learn to cope with sex crimes in their midst

Interview: Amatzia Baram

Interview: The War of Independence through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy

His kibbutz was surrounded by 10 Arab villages. Amatzia Baram describes the time leading up to and during the war.

Interview: The War of Independence through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy

Interview: Anna Rezan

Interview: Anna Rezan - Young Greek Jewish filmmaker and untold stories about WWII Greece

Anna Rezan, Greek actress turned filmmaker shares what is behind her documentary about Greek Holocaust survivors and WWII resistance.

Interview: Anna Rezan - Young Greek Jewish filmmaker and untold stories about WWII Greece

Smotrich stated he wanted to wipe out Huwara, but here is what people ignore

The thought of wiping out an Arab town today likely arouses guilt among Jews, but there is none about wiped out Jewish towns.

Smotrich stated he wanted to wipe out Huwara, but here is what people ignore

Op-Ed

Can Ben Gvir improve on the electronic monitoring bill he voted down?

The opposition electronic monitoring bill needs improvement if it is intended truly to protect women at risk. Op-ed.

Can Ben Gvir improve on the electronic monitoring bill he voted down?

Interview

Jewish Ukrainian refugee: Escaping war and rebuilding her life in Israel

Diana's life suddenly blew up with the first bombs landing in Odessa. She tells what it is like to have to escape and start over in Israel.

Jewish Ukrainian refugee: Escaping war and rebuilding her life in Israel

Interview

Former South Sudanese refugee: What living in Israel taught me

Augustino Mayon Makuok: The experience in Israel keeps me alive now because of all that I learned there.

Former South Sudanese refugee: What living in Israel taught me

Interview

Canadian social work student confronts antisemitism in her program

I didn’t want to be in an environment with people that hate me. I think no other student needs to deal with that. Why did I?

Canadian social work student confronts antisemitism in her program

The Lapid Outline reminds me of two things, neither of them good

Lapid is insisting that the current coalition do what he did not do. Is every bill to be put on hold when the Right wins an election? Op-ed

The Lapid Outline reminds me of two things, neither of them good

Interview: Jewish woman flees from the Palestinian Authority

After 7 years, living under horrific conditions as a Moslem in a village north of Ramallah, Efrat (not her real name) escaped with her kids.

Interview: Jewish woman flees from the Palestinian Authority

Antisemitism

New Study: Jewish social work students in Canada subject to micro-aggressions, denigration

Social work curricula teaching students about hate and discrimination omit antisemitism from program.

New Study: Jewish social work students in Canada subject to micro-aggressions, denigration

A Moroccan Jewish museum in Manhattan: The ambitious dream

The Manhattan Sephardic Congregation knows how to build bridges. The museum is one of these. A conversation with Rabbi Benchimol.

A Moroccan Jewish museum in Manhattan: The ambitious dream

Interview

Elie Joseph says he is fighting for the soul of Israel

When we abandon those who saved Jewish lives, when we sell arms to genocidal countries, says Joseph, “we forget who we are.”

Elie Joseph says he is fighting for the soul of Israel

Interview

Ilana Shemesh, Israeli homebirth pioneer founds birthing center for Ugandan Jews

Story of timid child who grew up to fight Israeli medical establishment, then set up birthing center in Uganda under primitive conditions

Ilana Shemesh, Israeli homebirth pioneer founds birthing center for Ugandan Jews

Interview: Uzay Bulut

Exiled non-Jewish Turkish woman studies antisemitism in Turkey. Interview with Uzay Bulut

Turkish ex-Muslim Uzay Bulut is in self-imposed exile from the land she loves.

Exiled non-Jewish Turkish woman studies antisemitism in Turkey. Interview with Uzay Bulut

Interview

Merav Levi: I thought I would die a streetwalker

Merav Levi transformed the camera from being an instrument of her humiliation into an instrument of healing and a healthy future.

Merav Levi: I thought I would die a streetwalker

Interview:

Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India

She is second mother to 14 Indian girls nobody else wanted and she sold her house in the USA to be able to raise them to adulthood.

Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India

Dutch Glory: A smiling Anne Frank on tableware with tulips and chocolate sprinkles

Popular Dutch hand-designed tableware firm removes offensive Anna Frank bowl from their website and shelves. What WERE they thinking?Op-ed.

Dutch Glory: A smiling Anne Frank on tableware with tulips and chocolate sprinkles

Special Interview

George Borda: Compared to Qatar, what happened in Mexico was worse, a lot worse.

Interview with George Borda, who was on the Israeli national soccer team in the World Cup in Mexico in 1970.

George Borda: Compared to Qatar, what happened in Mexico was worse, a lot worse.

Interview: Inon Dan Kehati

Inon Dan Kehati: 'Peace will start at the Temple Mount'

Before the Druze gave an example of a proud people, Kehati set up an organization to promote Jewish pride in face of Palestinianism.

Inon Dan Kehati: 'Peace will start at the Temple Mount'

Interview: Shadi Khaloul

Shadi Khaloul and the unkept promise to the Aramaeans of Israel

Shadi Khaloul:“I am acting from an ideological position and in accordance with Herzl’s famous saying: ‘If you will it, it is no dream’.

Shadi Khaloul and the unkept promise to the Aramaeans of Israel

Why do they do it?

Criminologist explains what lies behind sexual crimes

Clinical Criminologist Dr. Idisis describes working with sex offenders and the motivations behind their crimes. It's not just sex.

Criminologist explains what lies behind sexual crimes

Analysis:

What racist laws did MK Ben Gvir propose in the 24th Knesset?

Convicted in 2007 of supporting the banned Kach movement, what has been MK Itamar Ben Gvir's record as a sitting member of Knesset?

What racist laws did MK Ben Gvir propose in the 24th Knesset?

Interview

Interview: The Jewish MK in the Arab party, Hadash, Ofer Cassif

Cassif: "It was difficult for me to pass the Rubicon in the sense of leaving the Zionist ideas behind."

Interview: The Jewish MK in the Arab party, Hadash, Ofer Cassif

When a Google ad slips through the cracks onto an Israeli news site

The ad? Tabo has produced an elegant and sophisticated program for acquiring land,, but it may be a cover for PA theft of Israeli land.Op-ed

When a Google ad slips through the cracks onto an Israeli news site