Tag: Arabic
Israel translates stories of Oct. 7 sexual horrors to Arabic
Israel’s Foreign Ministry recently launched a campaign to present evidence of Hamas’s sexual crimes on Oct. 7 to the Arabic-speaking world.
The campaign material will be distributed through the ministry’s media channels, which together reach...
‘BBC’ in English is in many ways worse about Israel than ‘BBC Arabic’
On Sunday evening, Dec. 10, I gave my third interview for BBC Arabic TV since Oct. 7, a station that has a combined audience of tens of millions in the Middle East and Europe, as well as online.
Two...
In Arabic video, AJC explains Jewish connection to Israel
Knowledge and compassion are “critical tools to break the cycle of perpetual conflict and mutual demonization,” Benjamin Rogers, director of Middle East and North Africa initiatives at the American Jewish Committee, told JNS.
That’s why...
Central Shavuot text ‘all about kindness,’ says rabbi who published Arabic book of Ruth
This Shavuot, those interested can follow along during the reading of the book of Ruth and take in quotes like “Your people are my people, and your God is my God” in Arabic. That’s...
AJC releases latest Arabic-language video on explaining, fighting anti-Semitism
The American Jewish Committee released on Tuesday the eighth and latest in its series of Arabic-language online videos the organization said is aimed at raising awareness in the Arab world about the scourge of Jew-hatred.
“What is...
Doubled in 2021: Online visits to National Library of Israel in Arabic top 2...
The National Library of Israel (NLI) said 2021 saw a significant increase in Arab users of its website and online resources across the Arab world, within Israel and globally.
Compared to the previous year, 2021...
In a first, Israeli Hebrew novel is translated into Moroccan Arabic
For the first time, an Israeli novel has been translated into Arabic in Morocco and will be sold in Moroccan bookstores.
The groundbreaking novel, A Girl in a Blue Shirt, was written by Gabriel Bensimhon of...
MK Cotler-Wunsh submits bill to promote Arabic language in Israeli schools
Knesset member Michal Cotler-Wunsh of the Blue and White Party submitted a bill in Israel’s Knesset to require Arabic-language studies.
Proposed as an amendment to the law on public education, the bill would make it...
Israeli public broadcaster KAN makes news accessible to people with disabilities
The digital department of Israeli public broadcaster KAN has expanded its accessibility services, making the news broadcast more user-friendly for people with disabilities.
Starting on Monday, the 8 p.m. main edition has been made accessible...
Justice Ginsburg gives $9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew and Arabic
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced last month that she is giving $9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew and Arabic.
The grant went to schools run by Hand in Hand, which seeks to enable “integration...