Israeliness has become a mark of Cain abroad – and coming back home is no reliefShany Littman11:34 AM • August 23 2026 IDTIf I lived in the late 19th century and wanted to get from the East Coast of the United States to Ottoman Palestine, the trip would have taken around four weeks. It involved a steamship, trains, a ferry, another train, a wait at Marseilles and then a ship across the Mediterranean to Jaffa. Four weeks in transit is a fairly reasonable stretch for acclimating from one world to another.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel-PalestineIsrael - U.S.anti-Israel Campus protestsAntisemitismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankHind RajabTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHow Could I Move Back to Israel?Syria's Foreign Minister Sees Israel Security Talks Resuming Despite No TrustAttacking Erdogan or Clinging to the Status Quo? Israel's Turkey ParadoxIsraeli Settlers Call Them 'Hikes.' Palestinians Keep Ending Up DeadTrump's Envoy Was Right to Condemn Netanyahu Over Syria StrikeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to HideI Resist Historical Comparisons. Then Israel Marks People With Numbers