Linda Gradstein, Gilad Halpern and Noah Efron discuss (1) the 20th anniversary of the “disengagement plan” and the evacuation of 21 Jewish towns in Gaza, and its lasting impacts, and (2) the plan cooked up in the UN by 21 countries and organizations for setting up the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel.
Plus, a memorial homage to Israel’s greatest graphic artist, film festivals, wine festivals and lots of Tisha B’Av.
For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Artists issue a call to bring an end to war and to war crimes, making lots of people mad. How come?
Songs
Mashina goes back to the 1970s
- Shir Ahava Bedoui
- Balada Shel Hedva ve-Shemulik
- San Francisco Al Ha-Mayim
no mention of the following article? )or did I miss it?)
Elie Podeh
Israel’s 2005 Disengagement from Gaza: a multilateral move under unilateral façade
Middle Eastern Studies, 2025