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Shin Bet to establish Islamic studies program to address Oct. 7 intelligence failures

The initiative aims to address failures exposed by investigations into the October 7 massacre, including the failure to understand Hamas's terror ideology and religious extremism.

Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025
Mustapha Ezzarghani,	founder of the Moroccan-Israeli Friendship Association

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DUDU TASSA (left) and Jonny Greenwood will perform material from their acclaimed collaborative project ‘Jarak Qaribak.’

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

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More Israelis are learning to speak Arabic than ever before

More Jewish Israelis are taking classes in spoken Arabic than ever before, both in formal and informal frameworks.

A page from Madrasa’s free online courses in Arabic for Hebrew speakers.

Israeli novel becomes first to be translated into Arabic in Morocco

"As a Moroccan Jew, I have come to realize a dream: that my works are read in my hometown is a source of great personal pride" • "there is yearning for the old times when Jews and Moslems coexisted"

The novel “A Girl in a Blue Shirt," written by Prof. Gabriel Bensimhon

It’s time for a semitically bilingual leader in Israel

Not being able to communicate directly to the 21% of Arab-Israelis in their language is practically a political sin.

CANADA’S CONSERVATIVE PARTY leader Erin O’Toole speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in October.

Birth preparation course in Arabic aims to tackle taboos in Arab society

The course includes five sessions and provides valuable information for soon-to-be parents about pregnancy and the lively process of giving birth.

Nurse-midwife Rania Sakas-Manasah, the Galilee Medical Center.

Keren Grinspoon Israel names new executive director

Arbel will replacing Galina Vromen, who is retiring from her role after serving KGI and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation for 18 years.

KGI's largest initiative, Sifriyat Pijama, which runs in partnership with the Education Ministry, works towards improving and promoting literacy across the world.

Arabic and Farsi videos mock US election ballot count

It's not only Americans who are sharing funny memes on the election - the Middle East is too.

A supporter of US President Donald Trump dressed with the US flag colors and a mask depicting Trump gives a thumbs up as votes continue to be counted. November 6, 2020

Israel’s secret weapon: 800 channels on social media

Relations with Arab world, country’s global standing improve thanks to social media department deep within Foreign Ministry.

The announcement of the Abraham Accords on IsraelArabic Twitter - Translation: Peace is possible

Educators urge comprehensive roll-out of Arabic studies for co-existence

Learning the Arabic language can be a conduit to better understanding of Arabic culture, fostering connections between Jews and Arabs.

Students settle in for the first day of the new school year, Mevo Horon, September 1

Ben-Gurion University professor plans Arabic language revolution in Israel

Dr. Yonatan Mendel wants the Jewish state to become a Middle Eastern hub for learning Arabic, drawing students from Europe and the United States

At the new Arabic in Arabic program at Ben-Gurion University, the teaching is different in method, style, skills and relation to Arab culture.

Bar-Ilan University appoints first Arab female full professor

Working in Bar-Ilan's Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Saiegh-Haddad's work specializes in developmental psycholinguistics and language acquisition.

Bar Ilan University's Institute for Nantechnology and Advanced Materials