Mya Guarnieri is a Jerusalem-based journalist and writer.
As Twitter and text messages force linguistic brevity, English starts to look more like vowel-free Hebrew
The 500 infant children of migrant workers currently facing deportation expose the unsettled nature of Israel’s immigration policy for foreign caregivers
Filipino migrant workers feel a strong religious connection to Israel, where thousands of them work, as the birthplace of Jesus. But a recent wave of deportations is threatening that bond.
A liberal Jewish journalist in Israel wonders where her allegiance lies
A thousand children of migrant workers await deportation from Israel
South Lebanon Army soldiers fought alongside IDF troops in their country and followed them south when Israel withdrew. Now they’re waiting for a chance to go home.
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