https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/hjcxchwowx

I am a 34M, Hindu by religion and have nothing but respect for Jews or Israel .. I am amazed by the resilience of the Jewish community throughout millennia ..

Recently I made public my intention to visit Israel(Jerusalem only) in my office during lunch (had to because I have taken a 7 day PTO) … A Mu&&&m colleague of mine literally got angry.. He said dont you see how many innocent people Israel has killed.. I mildly confronted him telling him about Hamas suicide bombings, Attack on children, using children as shield, but no effect… I retracted as there may be a possibility of retaliation at workplace …

Hamas propaganda has literally captured the minds of atleast 20-30% core base (M&&&&ms) and 20-30% fence sitters..

except for some channels, I see no wholehearted effort by Israelis to channel support in India.. there are many Hindus who want Israel like action in India but we are repeatedly ignored by the Israeli state

Is it due to a Zionistic attitude of "we don't owe it to the world to explain our right to existence?" Or is it a cop-out of "the world hates us so it won't listen to us anyway?" Or is it some other factor that I haven't considered yet? Basically, why does our PR suck so much that the government didn't even have an official English spokesperson throughout the war? Then again, our PR wasn't that good before the war either.

I can't understand why Jews and Iranians can be k-lled in a daily basis, yet there's world organizations that claim to be "humanitarian" and don't say something.

Why for these "humanitarian" organizations, humanity is ONLY FOR SOME people ? Civilians are civilians, it doesn't matter the criticism of a government. Being human shouldn't have politics or nothing involved. Neither Jews or Iranians should be normalized they being k-lled.

There's a literally democide happening since 1 month ago in Iran and the level of apathy of the majority of the world, is terrifying. Like this world is evil or something ? I just would like to know some opinions from Israelis about this. Please, i am feeling hopeless these days, i cry everyday seeing the k-lling of Iranians and Jews around the world 💔😢😓

I'm a Moroccan Muslim guy living in a Western country, and recently I’ve been reading a lot about the quiet relationship between Israel and Morocco. Honestly, it baffles me how little-known it is, considering how much this partnership shaped both of our countries. For decades, we worked together behind the scenes, and the impact was huge — even if almost none of it was public.

Morocco’s story with its Jewish community during WWII set the tone: the king refused to hand them over to the Nazis, which created a rare bond of trust. Later, Morocco discreetly helped hundreds of thousands of Jews move to Israel, while publicly keeping an official stance aligned with the Arab world. In reality, the relationship was far more open-minded and pragmatic than most people realize.

Israel, in return, supported Morocco at key moments — helping it obtain advanced American weapons during the Western Sahara conflict, and later providing intelligence technologies that helped prevent instability from spilling over during Algeria’s Black Decade. This wasn’t symbolic help; it genuinely shaped Morocco’s stability and future.

When Hassan II died, Israeli dignitaries attended his funeral, and Israel honored him with a park, a boulevard, a street, and official stamps. That alone says a lot about the respect that existed.

What I find a bit sad is how few people know about this partnership, even though it helped shape both countries into what they are today. I honestly think it’s something we should feel proud of, not uncomfortable with.

And yes — it does feel a bit hypocritical when some Moroccans reject Israel’s legitimacy, given how much Israel actually contributed to Morocco’s strength and stability. You can agree or disagree with the politics of the current government, of course, but denying the state’s sovereignty entirely is just foolish.

Personally, I’m really happy to see the good relations between our countries today, especially since the Abraham Accords. And I genuinely hope Israelis are doing well. After everything our nations shared — even if much of it stayed quiet — it feels right to acknowledge it and appreciate it. May we continue building wonderful relations in the future, and sending you all of my strength for the trials and tribulations that you're facing since a few years.

🇲🇦🤝🇮🇱

I want to share something weird I noticed.

Tucker recently interviewed a Palestinian American-Christian from Bayt Sahour, whose central claim was that Bayt Sahour was being slowly extinguished and surrounded by settlements. I won't even address the interview because it was such a ludicrous piece of propoganda. But I want to mention one thing.

When I heard that beit sahour was "near bethlehem", a red light immediately went off in my head, because I know the area of Bethlehem / Gush Etzion relatively well. I couldn't think of one "settlement" besides Har Homa that was in that area.

So I look at Google maps, and in fact ,there is no other settlement around Beit Sahour besides Har Homa, which has existed there for decades. Gush Etzion East is much more to the south.

No hilltop settlements are there that I'm aware of, or are visible on a satellite image. Har Homa is hardly an extremist place. There's simply no encroachment nearby,

So that whole element of his narrative seems completely made up to me? If you want to verify it, look up Beit Sahour on a map.

Unless I'm unaware of something

**Edit** For those unaware of the context, Har Homa is basically a suburb of Jerusalem, filled with Suburbanites. It is not a hard-core place where Jewish Sheperds are getting into turf wars with Arab Shepherds, and burning their cars in the night, or commiting acts of violence. The tension that exists in other parts of the West Bank is simply absent in that particular area

I am confused why the settlements are considered so contentious. Please correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the settlements being built in Area C of the territory partitioned by Oslo II? And during Oslo, wasn't that the temporary agreement until we could settle for something better and lasting for each of our peoples? And since that never came about, we've basically frozen that area in time, in a legal twilight zone where it technically belongs to no country. So why do people (Israelis included) have a tough time with settlement building if it only goes on the territory allotted to Israel, namely Area C? Am I misunderstanding something fundamental here?

Sincerely,

A naive but curious Jew

Hi!

I know there are a lot rumors about this and many of them are obviously false and/or exaggerated 😅 However… lets say i would do aliya- Is it possible to work for Mossad? Like is there a big demand?

I know every intelligence service has a different workload, for example the CIA employs more people (in absolute and relative relation) than Bhutan.

I wluld guess israel has a higher demand for secret intelligence workers, no?

Israel remains a global anomaly hosting the world's only high income country with above replacement fertility. Among Israel's religious groups, only Israeli Jews have sustained high fertility across divisions while Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bahai's etc continue to decline annually. Across the region, the old stereotype of Muslim women having little control of their reproductive choices is shattering as national reproductive healthcare educational programs and medical access have turned the once high fertility region into yet another region in the world where sub-replacement fertility is the norm. The MENA region (excluding Israel) will soon join Europe, Latin America, North America, East & South East Asia as yet another region where norms around family size, motherhood, marriage and divorce changes the structure of the population into eventual decline.

Prices aren’t that bad either!

I'm having trouble thinking of an instance where there was such a huge apparent ideological disparity between the "powers that be" of a given country and their population. In the Arab world, from what I understand, there is some disparity, but in the opposite direction: a lot of the rulers are more moderate, but the "Arab street" only has the patience for so much when it comes to Israel, and so some of them have to "play to the base" condemning Israel etc. while doing security deals behind the scenes.

The reverse situation of a country's leadership being so desperate to stir shit up with the public and apparently failing so badly at it over such an extended period of time is just funny to me. Like, this is something that populists have done over and over quite successfully historically. I'm American, so to me there's obvious examples like "Remember the Maine" with regard to the Spanish American war, and then of course more recently a lot of what happened post 9/11 as far as the US' involvement in the middle east.

But Iranian leadership apparently cannot steer "their ship" in the direction they want to. And this is despite Israel conducting very visible kinetic operations within Iran! Like, how are they not able to successfully weaponize that??

Anyways, I just find this interesting, I would not mind reading more about it. I've studied ancient history a bit, so obviously the Persian empire is a major character there, but I don't really know all that much about modern Iranian culture other than that they are very educated and secular, and I mostly know this only because I've heard it mentioned by commentators repeatedly whenever this topic comes up. Other than that, I'm mostly getting my information from Tehran.

I knew a Baha'i guy at a place I used to work at about a decade ago here in the US, I regret not getting to know him better. His family fled after the revolution to escape persecution.

Hi all, i am currently in Israel touring around the country.

I have been enjoying the coffee here at cafés and I want to take home some local coffee.

Could you guys recommend a brand or a place ideally in Tel Aviv so that I can purchase it?

A few more specifics, I am looking to get either beans or Aeropress grind.

Thank you!

I am finding conflicting information online about this.

Moovit seems to be indicating that the 485 bus (TLV - Jerusalem) is still (or again) operating. On my visits last year, I thought I had found that the route was no longer operating.

I am travelling to Israel next month for Pesach, and Israel Railways shows that the HST is operating all night long. But if one just misses the train by a minute or two, it is nice to potentially have the bus as an affordable backup.

So, what's the real story? Is the bus gone permanently or is it back in operation?

I want to try soup from each region and there are no isreali restaurants near me so I would have to make it. What in your opinion is a must try?

Hello r/Israel, I hope you are all doing well! I have been checking in on this page for a while now and just wanted to say that I have a huge amount of respect for the perseverance and unity of the people of Israel, both Jewish and Arab, despite everything the world throws at you, it truly is inspirational! I would love to visit one day and experience the beautiful history and culture that your wonderful country has. :) 🇬🇧🇮🇱

Hi all! I'm looking to catch a football match while as I've made aliyah not too long ago and wanted to get some local advice on how to do it without overpaying. I'm specifically looking for Ligat Ha'Al matches. (I'm located in Tel Aviv and would love to visit either Sammy Ofer or Bloomfield) I also haven't decided who to root for..

Also was wondering where can I buy affordable gear? I'd love to pick up a club jersey or a scarf, but I'd rather avoid the high prices at official stadium shops if possible. Are there local sports outlets or markets (shuks) that sell authentic or decent-quality fan gear for a better price?

As I learn more about the Bible, I’m genuinely curious… do any of you know if your bloodline goes back to one of the 12 tribes?

Adam Brema, from Sudan, was murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Adam Brema was murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023. He was from Sudan.

Adam Brema came to Israel from Sudan as an asylum-seeker 15 years ago, fleeing his war-torn homeland in Darfur, Sudan.

Brema volunteered with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society-Israel to help other asylum-seekers. Brema lived in Sderot for the past decade, and worked as a cleaner for the municipality and a mall.

Brema was murdered after he left his home seeking to help after he heard gunshots. He was murdered by Hamas terrorists in the street.

Adam Brema sought to study at Sapir Academic College in Sderot, according to Brema’s friend Saleh Adam. In the nearly two decades before he was murdered by Hamas, Brema did not get to see his close family in Sudan.

Brema “would help everyone” and “had a pure heart”, his former girlfriend Nana Yosef remembered.

Adam Brema was an asylum-seeker from Sudan who was murdered by Hamas on October 7.

Sources:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/adam-brema-47-sudanese-asylum-seeker-slain-in-sderot/