Sigal Samuel is the Assistant Editor of Open Zion. Before joining The Daily Beast, she contributed to The Jerusalem Post and The Walrus, among other publications. Follow her @SigalSamuel.
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Women of the Wall's Opposition Lifts from the Settler Playbook
Women of the Wall's opposition is borrowing from the lexicon of terror employed by radical Israeli... MORE
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WATCH: Discussing Women of the Wall on Bloggingheads
On Bloggingheads, Sigal Samuel and Sarah Posner discuss Friday's clash between ultra-Orthodox Jews... MORE
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A Watershed Week For Jerusalem’s Women
Jerusalem saw an upswing in feminist victories this week, from Women of the Wall's first officially... MORE
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Olmert Plays The Clown At Jerusalem Post Conference
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was booed and heckled at the Jerusalem Post Conference, where he... MORE
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Should Americans Identify With Israel After Boston?
Netanyahu aide Ron Dermer says the Boston bombings will boost U.S. support for Israel.... MORE
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Can Ruth Calderon Unite Religious And Secular Israelis?
At this month's far-right Komemiyut Conference in Jerusalem, Israeli MK Ruth Calderon proposed a... MORE
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Why Does Kerry Think He Has Only Two Years To Make Peace?
Kerry says the two-state solution will die in a year and a half, two years max.... MORE
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Top 5 Reasons To Accept Sharansky’s Western Wall Compromise
It's not perfect, but Natan Sharansky's proposal for Women of the Wall has 5 big things going for... MORE
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Controversial Panel Debates Whether Israel Is A Democracy
Sigal Samuel reports on a controversial panel on Israel hosted by Congregation Beth Simchat Torah... MORE
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What's 'Legitimate' Israeli Fiction?
Is it 'legitimate' for Ayelet Tsabari to write stories that don’t mention Palestinians?... MORE
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NYC Jews Pray In Solidarity With Women Of The Wall
Hundreds of Jews joined together in a Manhattan synagogue to show their support for Women of the... MORE
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Fear Of BDS Spreads To Ansche Chesed
Sigal Samuel on the attempted cancellation of an Israel panel discussion at a major Upper West Side... MORE
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My Palestinian Shabbat Dinner
Sigal Samuel reviews an unusual cookbook, 'The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey,' in an... MORE
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Lapid Demands Civil Marriage In Israel
Sigal Samuel explains why Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid can keep his promises on the separation of... MORE
