Did peace slip through our fingers?
A new television documentary has revealed how close Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas came to a peace agreement eight years ago.
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The building blocks of conflict: Architecture and ideology in Israel/Palestine
A post-colonial perspective on the study of the history of architecture in Israel throughout the 20th century.
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Israel for American eyes: Cross-cultural ‘adaptation’ of Israeli literature
How Israeli literature was modified by translators and editors to conform with the prevalent worldview of American Jews.
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“Well, what family doesn’t have its ups and downs?”
We discuss Bibi’s recent attempts to mend fences, bury hatchets, turn a new page, and otherwise fix relations with American Jews.
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What happened in Paris
The Paris terror attacks generated all kinds of reactions here in Israel, with many linking the tragedy to our own ongoing miseries.
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Bickering about stickering
The EU has issued new guidelines for the labeling of products from the occupied territories, and many Israelis are up in arms.
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Leaving the land
We ask whether or not it’s time to stick a fork in the old Zionist dream of Jews returning to the land and making it bloom.
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Stories and histories: 150 years of micro-history in Israel
A discussion on the benefits of oral history in understanding the lives and interactions of ordinary people in Israel throughout the generations.
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Sound salvation
Minister of Culture and Sports, Brigadier General Miri Regev, wants Israeli army radio station Galgalatz to play more Mizrahi music.
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Oh captain, our captain: Walt Whitman’s influence on Jewish-American poetry
How Whitman influenced future generations of Jewish-American poets in their quest to come to terms with their composite identity.
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