Make an Effort
I’ve always enjoyed collaborative writing. Since April, I’ve written three essays about Israeli politics with my friend Keith Kahn-Harris. Our newest article, In Search of an Israeli Left, was just published by open Democracy.
Archived entries for Israel
The New Sensibility
Northern Bavaria is not known for its anti-occupation politics. Highway rest stop, Frankenwald area, 18/6.
Berlin is full of flags. Cafe Szimpla, Friedrichshain, 17/6.
No Control
On Thursday, I took part in a discussion about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent trip to Washington. Broadcast yesterday, on Russia Today, the twenty-six minute program is now available on YouTube.
War Stories
Two new pieces today, for France 24. One is a short collaborative article, with a paragraph quoting me (via phone). If you read French, it’s the piece on Gilad Shalit, featured in the lower left hand corner of the screenshot above.
The second is a long form editorial, about a controversial home video of Israeli troops dancing to the tune of Kesha‘s amusing “Tik Tok”, in Hebron. See the photo on the top right. Both articles are in English, French, and Arabic.
In German
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The very first German translation of my work has been published in the new edition of the Telegraph. Entitled “Actually Existing Israel,” the essay is a summary of one of Israel vs. Utopia‘s main points. This same article is also scheduled to appear in the Polish edition of Le Monde Diplomatique later this year. Download a PDF of the German version.
Between Germany and France
Last minute shopping, before takeoff. Schönefeld airport bookstore, June 11.
Forecast is Cloudy
A crisis foretold, again and again. My second collaboration with Keith Kahn-Harris, in Thursday’s openDemocracy.
Flotilla Midrash
On Tuesday, Italian daily Il Riformista ran an opinion sampling-piece on the Gaza flotilla fiasco. The talking heads were myself, speaking for the left, and Efraim Inbar, of Bar Ilan University, representing the right. Download the PDF.